| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Smurfs | - | - | - | $9,286,227 | 559 | $15,043,455 | Sep 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | - | - | - | $7,163,174 | 809 | $15,945,378 | Aug 24 | United International Pictures | false |
| 3 | Super 8 | - | - | - | $4,183,787 | 384 | $4,465,802 | Sep 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 4 | Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films | - | - | - | $3,347,847 | 304 | $3,974,349 | Sep 9 | Moviemax | false |
| 5 | Carnage | - | - | - | $3,098,238 | 355 | $4,516,944 | Sep 16 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 6 | Bad Teacher | - | - | - | $2,494,644 | 272 | $2,777,525 | Aug 31 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Green Lantern | - | - | - | $2,463,214 | 375 | $3,162,104 | Aug 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $2,321,725 | 489 | $4,564,102 | Sep 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 9 | Contagion | - | - | - | $1,924,074 | 300 | $2,072,333 | Sep 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Things from Another World 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,811,659 | 265 | $1,963,597 | Sep 2 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 11 | Terraferma | - | - | - | $1,307,642 | 209 | $2,141,333 | Sep 7 | 01 Distribution | false |
| 12 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | - | - | - | $1,192,918 | 223 | $1,257,494 | Sep 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | The Skin I Live In | - | - | - | $1,184,569 | 308 | $2,436,148 | Sep 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Seeking Justice | - | - | - | $967,184 | 249 | $967,184 | Sep 2 | Eagle Pictures | false |
| 15 | I Don't Know How She Does It | - | - | - | $902,373 | 193 | $1,754,897 | Sep 22 | Moviemax | false |
| 16 | Horrible Bosses | - | - | - | $724,278 | 330 | $2,987,850 | Aug 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | The Eagle | - | - | - | $611,881 | 164 | $645,870 | Sep 16 | BIM Distribuzione | false |
| 18 | Questa storia qua | - | - | - | $606,434 | 228 | $1,051,919 | Sep 7 | Lucky Red | false |
| 19 | Nothing to Declare | - | - | - | $483,855 | 206 | $835,415 | Sep 22 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 20 | The Debt | - | - | - | $380,334 | 177 | $415,755 | Sep 16 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 21 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | - | - | - | $363,846 | 277 | $3,972,634 | Aug 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 22 | Bridesmaids | - | - | - | $326,627 | 275 | $1,842,301 | Aug 19 | United International Pictures | false |
| 23 | Fright Night | - | - | - | $260,539 | 245 | $784,802 | Aug 26 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 24 | The Mechanic | - | - | - | $242,670 | 125 | $690,772 | Aug 24 | 01 Distribution | false |
| 25 | Rust | - | - | - | $215,618 | 48 | $223,845 | Sep 2 | - | false |
| 26 | This Is England 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $189,005 | 28 | $304,710 | Aug 26 | - | false |
| 27 | Mozzarella Stories | - | - | - | $169,600 | 156 | $224,494 | Sep 22 | Eagle Pictures | false |
| 28 | Tutta colpa della musica | - | - | - | $145,267 | 102 | $148,994 | Sep 9 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 29 | Flypaper | - | - | - | $136,184 | 138 | $412,584 | Aug 26 | Eagle Pictures | false |
| 30 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | - | - | - | $134,602 | 34 | $134,602 | Sep 16 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 31 | The Last Man on Earth | - | - | - | $131,945 | 43 | $159,846 | Sep 9 | Fandango | false |
| 32 | Shun Li and the Poet | - | - | - | $85,348 | 24 | $617,850 | Sep 22 | - | false |
| 33 | Come trovare nel modo giusto l'uomo sbagliato | - | - | - | $65,409 | 77 | $195,943 | Aug 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 34 | The Tree of Life | - | - | - | $44,914 | 181 | $3,863,901 | May 18 | 01 Distribution | false |
| 35 | Chatroom | - | - | - | $32,908 | 43 | $32,908 | Sep 2 | BIM Distribuzione | false |
| 36 | The Conformist 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $29,348 | 5 | $55,031 | Aug 26 | - | false |
| 37 | Soul Surfer | - | - | - | $28,434 | 14 | $28,434 | Sep 16 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 38 | Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame | - | - | - | $28,380 | 42 | $105,896 | Aug 26 | - | false |
| 39 | The Women on the 6th Floor | - | - | - | $22,141 | 61 | $1,673,306 | Jun 10 | - | false |
| 40 | Conan the Barbarian | - | - | - | $10,538 | 320 | $1,120,116 | Aug 18 | 01 Distribution | false |
| 41 | Stan Helsing | - | - | - | $9,157 | 184 | $1,120,672 | Aug 17 | Eagle Pictures | false |
| 42 | The First Assignment | - | - | - | $6,652 | 21 | $260,294 | May 6 | Teodora Film | false |
| 43 | Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl | - | - | - | $5,539 | 3 | $117,740 | Sep 2 | - | false |
| 44 | Of Love and Shadows 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,437 | 1 | $1,161,472 | Apr 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 45 | The Decoy Bride | - | - | - | $4,766 | 7 | $4,764 | Sep 16 | - | false |
| 46 | Crazy Heart | - | - | - | $4,565 | 10 | $158,110 | Mar 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 47 | The French Kissers | - | - | - | $2,292 | 6 | $2,292 | Sep 22 | - | false |
| 48 | Super 8 Stories 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,992 | 5 | $160,356 | Sep 9 | Fandango | false |
| 49 | Et in terra pax | - | - | - | $1,056 | 3 | $34,007 | May 27 | - | false |
| 50 | Black Swan | - | - | - | $918 | 286 | $8,127,017 | Feb 18 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 51 | Pink Subaru | - | - | - | $877 | 1 | $9,325 | Sep 1 | - | false |
| 52 | Hands Up | - | - | - | $613 | 32 | $191,105 | Jun 1 | Teodora Film | false |
| 53 | The Dust of Time | - | - | - | $602 | 18 | $135,977 | Jun 1 | - | false |
| 54 | Angel of Evil | - | - | - | $475 | 304 | $4,067,358 | Jan 21 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 55 | Hanna | - | - | - | $410 | 231 | $567,320 | Aug 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 56 | The Adjustment Bureau | - | - | - | $393 | 295 | $2,640,766 | Jun 17 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 57 | In the Market | - | - | - | $215 | 4 | $68,871 | Aug 12 | - | false |
| 58 | What a Beautiful Day | - | - | - | $179 | 798 | $59,370,498 | Jan 5 | Medusa Distribuzione | false |
| 59 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | - | - | - | $85 | 100 | $533,730 | Jul 28 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
