| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $8,679,264 | 476 | $10,973,594 | 79.1% | Dec 2, 2011 | Medusa Distribuzione |
| 2 | One Day More | - | - | - | $4,828,289 | 448 | $5,225,074 | 92.4% | Dec 2, 2011 | 01 Distribution |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $4,527,952 | 588 | $24,533,562 | 18.5% | Dec 16, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Change-Up | - | - | - | $3,784,105 | 98 | $382,483 | 989.4% | Dec 8, 2011 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 5 | It May Be Love But It Doesn't Show | - | - | - | $3,385,338 | 527 | $7,855,434 | 43.1% | Nov 24, 2011 | Medusa Distribuzione |
| 6 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $2,958,706 | 618 | $21,400,840 | 13.8% | Nov 24, 2011 | United International Pictures |
| 7 | Finalmente la felicità | - | - | - | $2,157,856 | 520 | $13,652,530 | 15.8% | Dec 16, 2011 | Medusa Distribuzione |
| 8 | Vacanze di Natale a Cortina | - | - | - | $2,118,102 | 559 | $14,847,186 | 14.3% | Dec 16, 2011 | Filmauro |
| 9 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $2,061,096 | 267 | $3,885,274 | 53% | Nov 24, 2011 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 10 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $1,753,249 | 409 | $3,333,412 | 52.6% | Nov 24, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $1,633,922 | 719 | $20,016,885 | 8.2% | Nov 17, 2011 | Eagle Pictures |
| 12 | The Awakening | - | - | - | $1,610,839 | 189 | $1,699,366 | 94.8% | Dec 2, 2011 | Eagle Pictures |
| 13 | The Nutcracker: The Untold Story | - | - | - | $1,536,365 | 224 | $1,730,099 | 88.8% | Dec 2, 2011 | N/A |
| 14 | Tower Heist | - | - | - | $1,159,855 | 204 | $2,238,078 | 51.8% | Nov 24, 2011 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 15 | Ligabue Campovolo: The 3D Movie | - | - | - | $912,785 | 358 | $1,884,892 | 48.4% | Dec 8, 2011 | Medusa Distribuzione |
| 16 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $865,673 | 254 | $5,217,138 | 16.6% | Dec 16, 2011 | 01 Distribution |
| 17 | Le Havre | - | - | - | $803,449 | 80 | $1,842,982 | 43.6% | Nov 24, 2011 | BIM Distribuzione |
| 18 | Easy! | - | - | - | $740,149 | 299 | $3,264,563 | 22.7% | Nov 17, 2011 | 01 Distribution |
| 19 | Napoletans | - | - | - | $491,063 | 58 | $525,196 | 93.5% | Dec 2, 2011 | N/A |
| 20 | Anonymous | - | - | - | $290,043 | 250 | $2,035,154 | 14.3% | Nov 17, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | The Artist | - | - | - | $277,863 | 127 | $3,528,704 | 7.9% | Dec 8, 2011 | BIM Distribuzione |
| 22 | Immortals | - | - | - | $241,152 | 341 | $5,595,234 | 4.3% | Nov 11, 2011 | 01 Distribution |
| 23 | I soliti idioti | - | - | - | $185,519 | 511 | $13,274,982 | 1.4% | Nov 3, 2011 | Medusa Distribuzione |
| 24 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | - | - | - | $184,315 | 332 | $5,516,068 | 3.3% | Nov 11, 2011 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 25 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | - | - | - | $171,900 | 27 | $386,385 | 44.5% | Dec 2, 2011 | Sacher Distribuzione |
| 26 | Pina | - | - | - | $167,792 | 53 | $1,586,232 | 10.6% | Nov 3, 2011 | BIM Distribuzione |
| 27 | Almanya: Welcome to Germany | - | - | - | $154,271 | 46 | $1,182,093 | 13.1% | Dec 8, 2011 | Teodora Film |
| 28 | The Secret World of Arrietty | - | - | - | $130,077 | 148 | $808,392 | 16.1% | Oct 14, 2011 | Lucky Red |
| 29 | The Big Heart of Girls | - | - | - | $75,715 | 305 | $2,212,893 | 3.4% | Nov 11, 2011 | Medusa Distribuzione |
| 30 | Kryptonite! | - | - | - | $55,665 | 137 | $1,229,609 | 4.5% | Nov 3, 2011 | Lucky Red |
| 31 | Faust | - | - | - | $48,749 | 22 | $591,696 | 8.2% | Oct 27, 2011 | N/A |
| 32 | One Day | - | - | - | $41,574 | 141 | $1,370,412 | 3% | Nov 11, 2011 | BIM Distribuzione |
| 33 | Warrior | - | - | - | $40,580 | 151 | $1,805,141 | 2.2% | Nov 3, 2011 | N/A |
| 34 | A Little Bit of Heaven | - | - | - | $37,412 | 68 | $263,460 | 14.2% | Nov 17, 2011 | N/A |
| 35 | A Separation | - | - | - | $26,351 | 29 | $685,113 | 3.8% | Oct 20, 2011 | Sacher Distribuzione |
| 36 | The First on the List | - | - | - | $23,924 | 14 | $173,276 | 13.8% | Nov 10, 2011 | Istituto Luce Cinecittà |
| 37 | Melancholia | - | - | - | $19,345 | 88 | $738,653 | 2.6% | Oct 20, 2011 | BIM Distribuzione |
| 38 | Monsters | - | - | - | $17,727 | 13 | $17,799 | 99.6% | Dec 8, 2011 | One Movie |
| 39 | Capitan Basilico 2 - I Fantastici 4+4 | - | - | - | $12,782 | 5 | $12,782 | 100% | Dec 2, 2011 | N/A |
| 40 | Shun Li and the Poet | - | - | - | $9,906 | 24 | $617,850 | 1.6% | Sep 22, 2011 | N/A |
| 41 | Carnage | - | - | - | $8,082 | 355 | $4,516,944 | 0.2% | Sep 16, 2011 | Medusa Distribuzione |
| 42 | London Boulevard | - | - | - | $6,696 | 120 | $825,402 | 0.8% | Jun 10, 2011 | 01 Distribution |
| 43 | My Tomorrow | - | - | - | $6,575 | 14 | $76,463 | 8.6% | Nov 3, 2011 | N/A |
| 44 | Ex 2: Still Friends? | - | - | - | $5,806 | 500 | $6,704,951 | <0.1% | Oct 6, 2011 | 01 Distribution |
| 45 | Il paese delle spose infelici | - | - | - | $5,549 | 24 | $118,984 | 4.7% | Nov 11, 2011 | Fandango |
| 46 | Win Win | - | - | - | $4,910 | 10 | $9,047 | 54.3% | Dec 8, 2011 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 47 | The Inbetweeners | - | - | - | $4,045 | 137 | $1,406,844 | 0.3% | Dec 23, 2011 | Eagle Pictures |
| 48 | Enter the Void | - | - | - | $3,731 | 8 | $5,856 | 63.7% | Dec 8, 2011 | BIM Distribuzione |
| 49 | A Dangerous Method | - | - | - | $2,416 | 168 | $3,143,375 | <0.1% | Sep 30, 2011 | BIM Distribuzione |
| 50 | Tomboy | - | - | - | $2,329 | 34 | $597,386 | 0.4% | Oct 6, 2011 | Teodora Film |
| 51 | Bar Sport | - | - | - | $2,248 | 368 | $3,687,123 | <0.1% | Oct 20, 2011 | 01 Distribution |
| 52 | Insidious | - | - | - | $2,010 | 196 | $2,837,985 | <0.1% | Oct 28, 2011 | Filmauro |
