| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $260,800,141 | 4,066 | $281,287,133 | 92.7% | Nov 18, 2011 | Summit Entertainment |
| 2 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $142,086,500 | 3,963 | $149,260,504 | 95.2% | Oct 28, 2011 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | Paranormal Activity 3 | - | - | - | $103,660,393 | 3,329 | $104,028,807 | 99.6% | Oct 21, 2011 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $83,606,183 | 3,440 | $85,468,508 | 97.8% | Oct 7, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | Immortals | - | - | - | $80,485,200 | 3,120 | $83,504,017 | 96.4% | Nov 11, 2011 | Relativity Media |
| 6 | Tower Heist | - | - | - | $74,504,950 | 3,370 | $78,046,570 | 95.5% | Nov 4, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $68,911,518 | 3,438 | $74,158,157 | 92.9% | Nov 11, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $66,626,460 | 3,440 | $88,631,237 | 75.2% | Nov 23, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $57,307,144 | 3,611 | $64,006,466 | 89.5% | Nov 18, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Footloose Original Release | - | - | - | $51,155,252 | 3,555 | $51,802,742 | 98.8% | Oct 14, 2011 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $44,411,643 | 3,018 | $75,605,492 | 58.7% | Sep 23, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | Dolphin Tale | - | - | - | $44,345,324 | 3,515 | $72,286,779 | 61.3% | Sep 23, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $40,494,432 | 2,199 | $40,962,534 | 98.9% | Oct 7, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | In Time | - | - | - | $36,493,128 | 3,127 | $37,520,095 | 97.3% | Oct 28, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $35,057,532 | 1,985 | $37,306,030 | 94% | Nov 9, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Hugo | - | - | - | $34,451,929 | 2,608 | $73,864,507 | 46.6% | Nov 23, 2011 | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $34,132,221 | 3,376 | $46,462,469 | 73.5% | Nov 23, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | - | - | - | $34,117,930 | 2,875 | $35,061,031 | 97.3% | Nov 4, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 50/50 | - | - | - | $32,019,899 | 2,479 | $35,014,192 | 91.4% | Sep 30, 2011 | Summit Entertainment |
| 20 | Courageous | - | - | - | $30,243,613 | 1,214 | $34,522,221 | 87.6% | Sep 30, 2011 | TriStar Pictures |
| 21 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $24,462,087 | 2,038 | $82,584,160 | 29.6% | Nov 16, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 22 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | - | - | - | $22,245,485 | 2,340 | $94,242,001 | 23.6% | Sep 16, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | The Three Musketeers | - | - | - | $20,247,442 | 3,017 | $20,374,484 | 99.4% | Oct 21, 2011 | Summit Entertainment |
| 24 | Dream House | - | - | - | $18,415,155 | 2,664 | $21,302,340 | 86.4% | Sep 30, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | The Thing | - | - | - | $16,928,670 | 2,996 | $16,928,670 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $15,321,654 | 3,505 | $54,544,638 | 28.1% | Dec 9, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | Contagion | - | - | - | $14,504,327 | 3,222 | $75,658,097 | 19.2% | Sep 9, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | The Rum Diary | - | - | - | $13,078,727 | 2,292 | $13,109,815 | 99.8% | Oct 28, 2011 | FilmDistrict |
| 29 | Abduction | - | - | - | $12,880,726 | 3,118 | $28,087,155 | 45.9% | Sep 23, 2011 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | What's Your Number? | - | - | - | $11,980,681 | 3,011 | $14,011,084 | 85.5% | Sep 30, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | The Help | - | - | - | $11,869,329 | 3,014 | $169,708,112 | 7% | Aug 10, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | The Sitter | - | - | - | $11,773,932 | 2,752 | $30,441,326 | 38.7% | Dec 9, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 33 | Killer Elite | - | - | - | $11,026,691 | 2,986 | $25,124,966 | 43.9% | Sep 23, 2011 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 34 | Drive | - | - | - | $9,969,249 | 2,904 | $35,061,555 | 28.4% | Sep 16, 2011 | FilmDistrict |
| 35 | Johnny English Reborn | - | - | - | $8,305,970 | 1,554 | $8,305,970 | 100% | Oct 21, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | The Big Year | - | - | - | $7,204,138 | 2,150 | $7,204,138 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 37 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $5,310,421 | 630 | $14,600,347 | 36.4% | Nov 23, 2011 | The Weinstein Company |
| 38 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $4,982,847 | 199 | $5,354,039 | 93.1% | Oct 21, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 39 | Anonymous | - | - | - | $4,463,292 | 513 | $4,463,292 | 100% | Oct 28, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 40 | The Smurfs | - | - | - | $4,006,170 | 3,427 | $142,614,158 | 2.8% | Jul 29, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 41 | The Way 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,745,447 | 283 | $4,430,765 | 84.5% | Oct 7, 2011 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 42 | Like Crazy | - | - | - | $3,190,059 | 162 | $3,395,391 | 94% | Oct 28, 2011 | Paramount Vantage |
| 43 | The Skin I Live In | - | - | - | $2,856,551 | 116 | $3,185,812 | 89.7% | Oct 14, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 44 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | - | - | - | $2,834,048 | 183 | $2,990,625 | 94.8% | Oct 21, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 45 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $2,616,578 | 3,691 | $176,760,185 | 1.5% | Aug 5, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 46 | Ra.One | - | - | - | $2,511,689 | 189 | $2,511,689 | 100% | Oct 26, 2011 | Eros Worldwide |
| 47 | Melancholia | - | - | - | $2,004,030 | 145 | $3,030,848 | 66.1% | Nov 11, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 48 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | - | - | - | $1,969,440 | 4,375 | $381,011,219 | 0.5% | Jul 15, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | - | - | - | $1,959,729 | 287 | $7,706,436 | 25.4% | Sep 9, 2011 | Codeblack Entertainment |
| 50 | The Mighty Macs | - | - | - | $1,891,936 | 975 | $1,891,936 | 100% | Oct 21, 2011 | Quaker Media |
| 51 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | - | - | - | $1,859,738 | 3,020 | $84,351,197 | 2.2% | Jul 29, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | Cars 2 | - | - | - | $1,700,950 | 4,115 | $191,452,396 | 0.9% | Jun 24, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 53 | Captain America: The First Avenger | - | - | - | $1,638,996 | 3,715 | $176,654,505 | 0.9% | Jul 22, 2011 | Paramount Pictures |
| 54 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $1,635,595 | 1,038 | $56,817,045 | 2.9% | May 20, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 55 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $1,602,616 | 208 | $25,978,556 | 6.2% | Apr 8, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 56 | Take Shelter | - | - | - | $1,568,011 | 91 | $1,730,296 | 90.6% | Sep 30, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 57 | The Debt | - | - | - | $1,561,456 | 1,874 | $31,177,548 | 5% | Aug 31, 2011 | Focus Features |
| 58 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | - | - | - | $1,288,304 | 3,305 | $38,538,188 | 3.3% | Aug 19, 2011 | Dimension Films |
| 59 | Desi Boyz | - | - | - | $1,062,945 | 103 | $1,078,826 | 98.5% | Nov 25, 2011 | Eros Worldwide |
| 60 | Hubble | - | - | - | $1,042,222 | 151 | $52,522,904 | 2% | Mar 19, 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | The Guard | - | - | - | $1,014,477 | 203 | $5,360,274 | 18.9% | Jul 29, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 62 | Sarah's Key | - | - | - | $1,003,480 | 319 | $7,693,187 | 13% | Jul 22, 2011 | The Weinstein Company |
| 63 | Rockstar | - | - | - | $986,697 | 112 | $986,697 | 100% | Nov 11, 2011 | Eros Worldwide |
| 64 | Colombiana | - | - | - | $981,850 | 2,614 | $36,665,854 | 2.7% | Aug 26, 2011 | TriStar Pictures |
| 65 | The Artist | - | - | - | $963,858 | 1,756 | $44,671,682 | 2.2% | Nov 25, 2011 | The Weinstein Company |
| 66 | Warrior | - | - | - | $896,936 | 1,883 | $13,657,115 | 6.6% | Sep 9, 2011 | Lionsgate |
| 67 | Shame | - | - | - | $855,351 | 95 | $3,909,002 | 21.9% | Dec 2, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 68 | Cowboys & Aliens | - | - | - | $820,510 | 3,754 | $100,240,551 | 0.8% | Jul 29, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 69 | I Don't Know How She Does It | - | - | - | $714,003 | 2,490 | $9,662,284 | 7.4% | Sep 16, 2011 | The Weinstein Company |
| 70 | Zookeeper | - | - | - | $555,349 | 3,482 | $80,360,843 | 0.7% | Jul 8, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 71 | Straw Dogs | - | - | - | $549,182 | 2,408 | $10,324,441 | 5.3% | Sep 16, 2011 | Screen Gems |
| 72 | A Dangerous Method | - | - | - | $537,584 | 365 | $5,704,709 | 9.4% | Nov 23, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 73 | Shark Night | - | - | - | $490,362 | 2,848 | $18,877,153 | 2.6% | Sep 2, 2011 | Relativity Media |
| 74 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $458,486 | 3,170 | $75,624,550 | 0.6% | Dec 23, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 75 | Machine Gun Preacher | - | - | - | $454,961 | 93 | $538,690 | 84.5% | Sep 23, 2011 | Relativity Media |
| 76 | Weekend | - | - | - | $441,350 | 26 | $484,592 | 91.1% | Sep 23, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 77 | Horrible Bosses | - | - | - | $431,297 | 3,134 | $117,538,559 | 0.4% | Jul 8, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 78 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | - | - | - | $429,417 | 2,780 | $24,046,682 | 1.8% | Aug 26, 2011 | FilmDistrict |
| 79 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $428,570 | 3,555 | $209,397,903 | 0.2% | Dec 16, 2011 | Paramount Pictures |
| 80 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | - | - | - | $409,137 | 41 | $666,557 | 61.4% | Sep 16, 2011 | Cohen Media Group |
| 81 | The Greatest Miracle | - | - | - | $406,266 | 87 | $555,166 | 73.2% | Oct 14, 2011 | - |
| 82 | The Women on the 6th Floor | - | - | - | $399,191 | 17 | $719,823 | 55.5% | Oct 7, 2011 | Strand Releasing |
| 83 | Mozart's Sister | - | - | - | $393,067 | 36 | $707,885 | 55.5% | Aug 19, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 84 | Senna | - | - | - | $388,851 | 47 | $1,612,430 | 24.1% | Aug 12, 2011 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 85 | Young Adult | - | - | - | $377,401 | 987 | $16,311,571 | 2.3% | Dec 9, 2011 | Paramount Pictures |
| 86 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - | - | - | $373,420 | 886 | $24,149,393 | 1.5% | Dec 9, 2011 | Focus Features |
| 87 | Le Havre | - | - | - | $318,727 | 25 | $611,709 | 52.1% | Oct 21, 2011 | Janus Films |
| 88 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $316,713 | 25 | $711,168 | 44.5% | Nov 25, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 89 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | - | - | - | $316,640 | 4,088 | $352,390,543 | <0.1% | Jun 29, 2011 | DreamWorks |
| 90 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $306,604 | 108 | $36,262,926 | 0.8% | Feb 13, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 91 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $292,625 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.3% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 92 | Love Crime | - | - | - | $284,202 | 29 | $539,792 | 52.7% | Sep 2, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 93 | Rascals | - | - | - | $273,829 | 61 | $273,829 | 100% | Oct 7, 2011 | Eros Worldwide |
| 94 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | - | - | - | $266,953 | 29 | $906,666 | 29.4% | Jul 8, 2011 | International Film Circuit |
| 95 | Our Idiot Brother | - | - | - | $256,629 | 2,555 | $24,816,118 | 1% | Aug 26, 2011 | The Weinstein Company |
| 96 | The Hedgehog | - | - | - | $253,747 | 40 | $707,945 | 35.8% | Aug 19, 2011 | NeoClassics Films |
| 97 | Munger Road | - | - | - | $250,913 | 32 | $266,689 | 94.1% | Sep 30, 2011 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 98 | War of the Arrows | - | - | - | $246,653 | 16 | $251,200 | 98.2% | Sep 30, 2011 | CJ Entertainment |
| 99 | Bad Teacher | - | - | - | $245,220 | 3,049 | $100,292,856 | 0.2% | Jun 24, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 100 | Apollo 18 | - | - | - | $239,920 | 3,330 | $17,687,709 | 1.4% | Sep 2, 2011 | Dimension Films |
| 101 | Fright Night | - | - | - | $231,957 | 3,114 | $18,302,607 | 1.3% | Aug 19, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 102 | Seven Days in Utopia | - | - | - | $229,656 | 561 | $4,373,074 | 5.3% | Sep 2, 2011 | Visio Entertainment |
| 103 | Tucker and Dale vs Evil | - | - | - | $213,610 | 44 | $223,838 | 95.4% | Sep 30, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 104 | The Afflicted | - | - | - | $212,940 | 13 | $212,940 | 100% | Oct 21, 2011 | Nocturnal Features |
| 105 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $212,297 | 81 | $841,733 | 25.2% | Aug 26, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 106 | Into the Abyss | - | - | - | $202,459 | 30 | $223,880 | 90.4% | Nov 11, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 107 | The Mill and the Cross | - | - | - | $200,839 | 17 | $312,187 | 64.3% | Sep 14, 2011 | Kino Lorber Studio Classics |
| 108 | October Baby | - | - | - | $199,442 | 14 | $199,442 | 100% | Oct 28, 2011 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 109 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | - | - | - | $192,918 | 15 | $304,052 | 63.4% | Oct 21, 2011 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 110 | Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust | - | - | - | $185,998 | 11 | $202,531 | 91.8% | Sep 30, 2011 | Nocturnal Features |
| 111 | Blackthorn | - | - | - | $175,596 | 21 | $200,558 | 87.6% | Oct 7, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 112 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 | - | - | - | $172,920 | 13 | $273,749 | 63.2% | Sep 9, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 113 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | - | - | - | $165,402 | 14 | $6,096,582 | 2.7% | May 28, 2010 | 3D Entertainment |
| 114 | Mausam | - | - | - | $156,874 | 96 | $728,316 | 21.5% | Sep 23, 2011 | Eros Worldwide |
| 115 | Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame | - | - | - | $150,821 | 48 | $459,836 | 32.8% | Sep 2, 2011 | Indomina Releasing |
| 116 | Revenge of the Electric Car | - | - | - | $148,835 | 11 | $150,886 | 98.6% | Oct 21, 2011 | Area 23a |
| 117 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | - | - | - | $146,975 | 3,342 | $68,224,452 | 0.2% | Jun 17, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 118 | The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) | - | - | - | $141,877 | 24 | $141,877 | 100% | Oct 7, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 119 | Pastorela | - | - | - | $141,761 | 55 | $161,194 | 87.9% | Dec 2, 2011 | Lionsgate |
| 120 | The Double | - | - | - | $137,921 | 45 | $137,921 | 100% | Oct 28, 2011 | Image Entertainment |
| 121 | Red Lips | - | - | - | $136,163 | 67 | $136,163 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | Lionsgate |
| 122 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | - | - | - | $136,131 | 8 | $183,342 | 74.2% | Sep 23, 2011 | First Run |
| 123 | 1911 | - | - | - | $135,739 | 33 | $135,739 | 100% | Oct 7, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 124 | Circumstance | - | - | - | $122,046 | 31 | $454,121 | 26.9% | Aug 26, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 125 | Final Destination 5 | - | - | - | $121,770 | 3,155 | $42,587,643 | 0.3% | Aug 12, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 126 | Sigur Rós: Inni | - | - | - | $114,806 | 7 | $123,482 | 93% | Oct 28, 2011 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 127 | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | - | - | - | $111,661 | 12 | $153,088 | 72.9% | Nov 11, 2011 | First Run |
| 128 | Restless | - | - | - | $108,766 | 126 | $163,265 | 66.6% | Sep 16, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 129 | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | - | - | - | $106,077 | 19 | $233,007 | 45.5% | Aug 31, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 130 | The Whistleblower | - | - | - | $90,987 | 70 | $1,124,966 | 8.1% | Aug 5, 2011 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 131 | Inkubus | - | - | - | $81,600 | 16 | $81,600 | 100% | Oct 28, 2011 | Screen Media Films |
| 132 | Young Goethe in Love | - | - | - | $81,041 | 9 | $162,138 | 50% | Nov 4, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 133 | Point Blank | - | - | - | $77,051 | 37 | $708,215 | 10.9% | Jul 29, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 134 | Oranges and Sunshine | - | - | - | $76,445 | 15 | $143,480 | 53.3% | Oct 21, 2011 | Cohen Media Group |
| 135 | Tomboy | - | - | - | $74,583 | 10 | $129,834 | 57.4% | Nov 16, 2011 | Dada Films |
| 136 | Thunder Soul | - | - | - | $74,257 | 37 | $143,986 | 51.6% | Sep 23, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 137 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | - | - | - | $71,392 | 10 | $237,181 | 30.1% | Jul 27, 2011 | - |
| 138 | Fireflies in the Garden 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $70,600 | 14 | $70,600 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | N/A |
| 139 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | - | - | - | $70,246 | 7 | $100,119 | 70.2% | Nov 11, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 140 | The Tree of Life | - | - | - | $69,079 | 237 | $13,303,319 | 0.5% | May 27, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 141 | The Interrupters | - | - | - | $64,870 | 10 | $282,448 | 23% | Jul 29, 2011 | The Cinema Guild |
| 142 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $62,894 | 14 | $18,630,372 | 0.3% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 143 | Conan the Barbarian | - | - | - | $61,256 | 3,015 | $21,295,021 | 0.3% | Aug 19, 2011 | Lionsgate |
| 144 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | - | - | - | $57,573 | 123 | $5,304,920 | 1.1% | Apr 29, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 145 | Dirty Girl | - | - | - | $55,125 | 10 | $55,125 | 100% | Oct 7, 2011 | The Weinstein Company |
| 146 | Snowmen | - | - | - | $54,805 | 16 | $54,805 | 100% | Oct 21, 2011 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 147 | Brighton Rock | - | - | - | $54,342 | 24 | $229,653 | 23.7% | Aug 26, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 148 | Finding Joe | - | - | - | $53,866 | 7 | $55,518 | 97% | Sep 30, 2011 | Balcony Releasing |
| 149 | The Other F Word | - | - | - | $52,983 | 6 | $53,714 | 98.6% | Nov 4, 2011 | Oscilloscope |
| 150 | Passione | - | - | - | $48,421 | 5 | $255,355 | 19% | Jun 22, 2011 | Abramorama |
| 151 | Texas Killing Fields | - | - | - | $45,469 | 10 | $45,469 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 152 | Margaret | - | - | - | $44,423 | 14 | $46,495 | 95.5% | Sep 30, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 153 | The Whale | - | - | - | $41,438 | 5 | $81,881 | 50.6% | Sep 9, 2011 | Paladin |
| 154 | Limelight | - | - | - | $40,611 | 4 | $60,335 | 67.3% | Sep 23, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 155 | Amigo | - | - | - | $39,949 | 10 | $184,705 | 21.6% | Aug 19, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 156 | The Conquest | - | - | - | $39,163 | 8 | $74,474 | 52.6% | Nov 11, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 157 | The Future | - | - | - | $38,731 | 31 | $568,662 | 6.8% | Jul 29, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 158 | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | - | - | - | $34,771 | 5 | $86,202 | 40.3% | Nov 25, 2011 | - |
| 159 | Hell and Back Again | - | - | - | $33,974 | 4 | $40,634 | 83.6% | Oct 5, 2011 | Docurama Films |
| 160 | My Reincarnation | - | - | - | $33,960 | 5 | $92,822 | 36.6% | Oct 28, 2011 | Long Shot Factory |
| 161 | 11-11-11 | - | - | - | $32,771 | 17 | $32,771 | 100% | Nov 11, 2011 | Rocket Releasing |
| 162 | Pearl Jam Twenty | - | - | - | $32,682 | 60 | $471,334 | 6.9% | Sep 20, 2011 | Abramorama |
| 163 | The Names of Love | - | - | - | $32,115 | 24 | $514,237 | 6.2% | Jun 24, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 164 | Kinyarwanda | - | - | - | $31,749 | 9 | $35,412 | 89.7% | Dec 2, 2011 | - |
| 165 | Puncture | - | - | - | $31,131 | 5 | $68,945 | 45.2% | Sep 23, 2011 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 166 | The Son of No One | - | - | - | $30,680 | 10 | $30,680 | 100% | Nov 4, 2011 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 167 | American Teacher | - | - | - | $29,733 | 2 | $33,144 | 89.7% | Sep 30, 2011 | First Run |
| 168 | 3 | - | - | - | $29,631 | 6 | $59,954 | 49.4% | Sep 16, 2011 | Strand Releasing |
| 169 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | - | - | - | $28,065 | 80 | $1,738,692 | 1.6% | Dec 9, 2011 | Oscilloscope |
| 170 | Granito | - | - | - | $27,663 | 5 | $43,942 | 63% | Sep 14, 2011 | International Film Circuit |
| 171 | Mysteries of Lisbon | - | - | - | $27,579 | 6 | $110,507 | 25% | Aug 5, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 172 | Happy, Happy | - | - | - | $27,374 | 7 | $45,154 | 60.6% | Sep 16, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 173 | The Last Ride | - | - | - | $27,000 | 7 | $27,000 | 100% | Oct 21, 2011 | Category One Entertainment Group |
| 174 | Metropolis Giorgio Moroder Presents | - | - | - | $26,435 | 16 | $27,362 | 96.6% | Oct 7, 2011 | Kino Lorber Studio Classics |
| 175 | Muran | - | - | - | $24,995 | 10 | $30,116 | 83% | Sep 30, 2011 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 176 | Paul Goodman Changed My Life | - | - | - | $24,124 | 2 | $35,671 | 67.6% | Oct 19, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 177 | Trespass | - | - | - | $24,094 | 10 | $24,094 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 178 | All's Faire in Love | - | - | - | $22,180 | 75 | $22,180 | 100% | Oct 28, 2011 | Hannover House |
| 179 | Sleeping Beauty | - | - | - | $21,793 | 4 | $36,578 | 59.6% | Dec 2, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 180 | Answers to Nothing | - | - | - | $21,600 | 21 | $22,029 | 98.1% | Dec 2, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 181 | Khodorkovsky | - | - | - | $21,005 | 2 | $39,522 | 53.1% | Nov 30, 2011 | Kino Lorber |
| 182 | Where Soldiers Come From | - | - | - | $20,550 | 5 | $39,201 | 52.4% | Sep 9, 2011 | International Film Circuit |
| 183 | Outrage | - | - | - | $19,373 | 7 | $44,745 | 43.3% | Dec 2, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 184 | Life, Above All | - | - | - | $19,330 | 18 | $134,461 | 14.4% | Jul 15, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 185 | Pianomania | - | - | - | $19,301 | 6 | $49,852 | 38.7% | May 27, 2011 | First Run |
| 186 | Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology | - | - | - | $18,858 | 7 | $46,782 | 40.3% | Sep 16, 2011 | Paladin |
| 187 | The Tree | - | - | - | $18,258 | 8 | $71,158 | 25.7% | Jul 15, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 188 | Garbo: The Spy 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $16,360 | 2 | $28,563 | 57.3% | Nov 18, 2011 | First Run |
| 189 | London Boulevard | - | - | - | $16,075 | 2 | $16,075 | 100% | Nov 11, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 190 | Buck | - | - | - | $15,789 | 152 | $4,038,912 | 0.4% | Jun 17, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 191 | The Bride Wore Black | - | - | - | $15,761 | 2 | $44,566 | 35.4% | Nov 4, 2011 | The Film Desk |
| 192 | House of Tolerance | - | - | - | $15,374 | 3 | $19,327 | 79.5% | Nov 25, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 193 | Tyrannosaur | - | - | - | $15,189 | 5 | $22,321 | 68% | Nov 18, 2011 | Strand Releasing |
| 194 | Bellflower | - | - | - | $14,669 | 13 | $168,226 | 8.7% | Aug 5, 2011 | Oscilloscope |
| 195 | The Trip | - | - | - | $14,617 | 62 | $2,030,962 | 0.7% | Jun 10, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 196 | Tabloid | - | - | - | $14,362 | 37 | $696,921 | 2.1% | Jul 15, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 197 | Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place | - | - | - | $14,333 | 18 | $154,521 | 9.3% | Aug 5, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 198 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | - | - | - | $14,251 | 6 | $100,072 | 14.2% | Jun 24, 2011 | Rialto Pictures |
| 199 | Project Nim | - | - | - | $14,092 | 22 | $411,184 | 3.4% | Jul 8, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 200 | Benda Bilili! | - | - | - | $13,007 | 3 | $13,420 | 96.9% | Sep 30, 2011 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 201 | Oka! | - | - | - | $12,999 | 2 | $18,364 | 70.8% | Oct 14, 2011 | Dada Films |
| 202 | Incendiary | - | - | - | $12,401 | 3 | $22,457 | 55.2% | Sep 23, 2011 | Truly Indie |
| 203 | America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments | - | - | - | $12,366 | 3 | $12,366 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | Rogers & Cowan/PMK |
| 204 | Another Earth | - | - | - | $12,018 | 94 | $1,321,194 | 0.9% | Jul 22, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 205 | The Look | - | - | - | $11,650 | 2 | $19,988 | 58.3% | Nov 4, 2011 | Kino Lorber |
| 206 | Farmageddon | - | - | - | $11,420 | 7 | $56,573 | 20.2% | Jun 17, 2011 | - |
| 207 | My Suicide | - | - | - | $11,280 | 1 | $17,282 | 65.3% | Sep 23, 2011 | Rocket Releasing |
| 208 | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | - | - | - | $10,826 | 24 | $386,073 | 2.8% | Jun 24, 2011 | Hannover House |
| 209 | City of Life and Death | - | - | - | $10,797 | 9 | $122,558 | 8.8% | May 11, 2011 | Kino International |
| 210 | Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster | - | - | - | $10,761 | 9 | $14,231 | 75.6% | Sep 30, 2011 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 211 | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | - | - | - | $10,488 | 54 | $1,200,326 | 0.9% | Jul 8, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 212 | October | - | - | - | $9,609 | 2 | $32,127 | 29.9% | May 6, 2011 | New Yorker Films |
| 213 | Bill Cunningham: New York | - | - | - | $9,381 | 34 | $1,510,026 | 0.6% | Mar 16, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 214 | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | - | - | - | $8,938 | 3 | $34,023 | 26.3% | Sep 9, 2011 | The Film Desk |
| 215 | Sarah Palin: You Betcha! | - | - | - | $8,853 | 6 | $10,935 | 81% | Sep 30, 2011 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 216 | Page One | - | - | - | $8,734 | 65 | $1,067,028 | 0.8% | Jun 17, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 217 | Another Happy Day | - | - | - | $8,464 | 2 | $8,464 | 100% | Nov 18, 2011 | Phase 4 Films |
| 218 | The Woodmans | - | - | - | $8,293 | 3 | $46,623 | 17.8% | Jan 19, 2011 | Lorber Films |
| 219 | Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace | - | - | - | $7,974 | 3 | $12,139 | 65.7% | Sep 16, 2011 | Fisher Klingenstein Films |
| 220 | Gun Hill Road | - | - | - | $7,643 | 10 | $148,994 | 5.1% | Aug 5, 2011 | Motion Film Group |
| 221 | The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,630 | 4 | $10,352 | 73.7% | Nov 18, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 222 | Bride Flight 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,332 | 27 | $501,360 | 1.5% | Jun 10, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 223 | The Last Circus | - | - | - | $7,310 | 6 | $40,548 | 18% | Aug 19, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 224 | Janie Jones | - | - | - | $6,840 | 2 | $6,840 | 100% | Oct 28, 2011 | Tribeca Films |
| 225 | Shaolin | - | - | - | $6,801 | 11 | $66,099 | 10.3% | Sep 9, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 226 | Went the Day Well? | - | - | - | $6,440 | 1 | $47,214 | 13.6% | May 20, 2011 | Rialto Pictures |
| 227 | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | - | - | - | $6,421 | 1 | $22,039 | 29.1% | Jul 20, 2011 | The Film Desk |
| 228 | Happy Magic | - | - | - | $6,110 | 5 | $10,697 | 57.1% | Dec 9, 2011 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 229 | Elevate | - | - | - | $5,580 | 2 | $5,580 | 100% | Oct 21, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 230 | Public Speaking | - | - | - | $5,484 | 2 | $62,173 | 8.8% | Feb 23, 2011 | Rialto Pictures |
| 231 | A Bird of the Air | - | - | - | $5,341 | 2 | $10,152 | 52.6% | Sep 23, 2011 | Paladin |
| 232 | Jane's Journey | - | - | - | $5,181 | 3 | $27,253 | 19% | Sep 16, 2011 | First Run |
| 233 | And They're Off | - | - | - | $5,154 | 10 | $5,154 | 100% | Oct 28, 2011 | Kinobild Releasing |
| 234 | Rapt 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,023 | 3 | $45,759 | 11% | Jul 6, 2011 | Lorber Films |
| 235 | My Piece of the Pie | - | - | - | $4,890 | 2 | $6,850 | 71.4% | Dec 9, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 236 | My Joy | - | - | - | $4,667 | 1 | $6,298 | 74.1% | Sep 30, 2011 | Kino Lorber |
| 237 | The Catechism Cataclysm | - | - | - | $4,373 | 1 | $4,373 | 100% | Oct 19, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 238 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $3,966 | 82 | $34,137,524 | <0.1% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 239 | Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | - | - | - | $3,902 | 3 | $51,301 | 7.6% | Aug 10, 2011 | - |
| 240 | Shut Up Little Man | - | - | - | $3,889 | 8 | $23,901 | 16.3% | Aug 26, 2011 | Tribeca Films |
| 241 | Rid of Me | - | - | - | $3,722 | 2 | $11,740 | 31.7% | Nov 18, 2011 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 242 | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,580 | 2 | $43,839 | 8.2% | Jun 9, 2011 | The Film Desk |
| 243 | !Women Art Revolution | - | - | - | $3,502 | 4 | $52,681 | 6.6% | Jun 1, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 244 | The Sons of Tennessee Williams | - | - | - | $3,242 | 1 | $3,242 | 100% | Oct 7, 2011 | First Run |
| 245 | Balls to the Wall | - | - | - | $3,140 | 10 | $3,140 | 100% | Oct 21, 2011 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 246 | Nostalgia for the Light | - | - | - | $3,041 | 6 | $163,962 | 1.9% | Jan 13, 2011 | Icarus Films |
| 247 | The Lie | - | - | - | $3,000 | 1 | $3,000 | 100% | Nov 18, 2011 | Screen Media Films |
| 248 | I Melt with You | - | - | - | $2,945 | 2 | $6,361 | 46.3% | Dec 9, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 249 | Restitution | - | - | - | $2,664 | 1 | $2,664 | 100% | Oct 28, 2011 | Monterey Media |
| 250 | Knuckle | - | - | - | $2,647 | 3 | $2,647 | 100% | Dec 9, 2011 | Vitagraph Films |
| 251 | Film socialisme | - | - | - | $2,581 | 3 | $42,925 | 6% | Jun 3, 2011 | Lorber Films |
| 252 | Make Believe | - | - | - | $2,444 | 1 | $19,085 | 12.8% | May 13, 2011 | - |
| 253 | Sidewalls | - | - | - | $2,377 | 1 | $2,377 | 100% | Oct 26, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 254 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $2,355 | 38 | $53,354,743 | <0.1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 255 | Littlerock | - | - | - | $2,183 | 3 | $17,309 | 12.6% | Aug 12, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 256 | The Worst Movie Ever! | - | - | - | $2,062 | 2 | $25,206 | 8.2% | Aug 19, 2011 | Driving With Our Eyes Shut |
| 257 | Special Treatment | - | - | - | $1,970 | 1 | $8,856 | 22.2% | Aug 26, 2011 | First Run |
| 258 | The Pool Boys | - | - | - | $1,944 | 101 | $2,269 | 85.7% | Sep 30, 2011 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 259 | Chalet Girl | - | - | - | $1,710 | 1 | $1,710 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 260 | How to Live Forever | - | - | - | $1,705 | 4 | $60,630 | 2.8% | May 13, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 261 | Addiction Incorporated | - | - | - | $1,465 | 5 | $40,106 | 3.7% | Dec 14, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 262 | Crime After Crime | - | - | - | $1,350 | 5 | $60,291 | 2.2% | Jul 1, 2011 | Life Sentence Films |
| 263 | Jig | - | - | - | $1,283 | 5 | $183,790 | 0.7% | Jun 17, 2011 | Screen Media Films |
| 264 | Putty Hill | - | - | - | $1,274 | 3 | $49,918 | 2.6% | Feb 18, 2011 | The Cinema Guild |
| 265 | London River 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,175 | 2 | $7,200 | 16.3% | Dec 7, 2011 | Cinéma Libre |
| 266 | Tuesday, After Christmas | - | - | - | $1,140 | 2 | $27,813 | 4.1% | May 25, 2011 | Lorber Films |
| 267 | The Sleeping Beauty | - | - | - | $1,066 | 3 | $29,066 | 3.7% | Jul 8, 2011 | Strand Releasing |
| 268 | King of Devil's Island | - | - | - | $1,039 | 2 | $7,615 | 13.6% | Nov 18, 2011 | Film Movement |
| 269 | Raw Faith | - | - | - | $1,021 | 1 | $23,667 | 4.3% | Jun 24, 2011 | - |
| 270 | Aurora | - | - | - | $934 | 1 | $5,677 | 16.5% | Jun 29, 2011 | The Cinema Guild |
| 271 | To Die Is Hard | - | - | - | $848 | 1 | $5,129 | 16.5% | Dec 17, 2010 | Driving With Our Eyes Shut |
| 272 | Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre | - | - | - | $816 | 5 | $25,844 | 3.2% | Sep 16, 2011 | Nocturnal Features |
| 273 | I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive | - | - | - | $741 | 1 | $8,705 | 8.5% | Sep 2, 2011 | Strand Releasing |
| 274 | Bol | - | - | - | $720 | 38 | $188,850 | 0.4% | Aug 31, 2011 | Eros Worldwide |
| 275 | The Strange Case of Angelica | - | - | - | $706 | 2 | $50,135 | 1.4% | Dec 29, 2010 | The Cinema Guild |
| 276 | Leap Year | - | - | - | $702 | 2 | $12,979 | 5.4% | Jun 24, 2011 | Strand Releasing |
| 277 | A Good Day to Die | - | - | - | $573 | 1 | $573 | 100% | Nov 4, 2011 | - |
| 278 | Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles | - | - | - | $573 | 1 | $21,242 | 2.7% | Sep 2, 2011 | Argot Pictures |
| 279 | 3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy | - | - | - | $500 | 10 | $153,215 | 0.3% | Aug 12, 2011 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 280 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $426 | 47 | $46,412,757 | <0.1% | Mar 3, 2006 | Warner Bros. |
| 281 | Le Amiche | - | - | - | $412 | 1 | $68,167 | 0.6% | Jun 18, 2010 | The Film Desk |
| 282 | Redneck Carnage | - | - | - | $325 | 1 | $706 | 46% | Oct 29, 2011 | - |
| 283 | The Robber | - | - | - | $162 | 6 | $83,451 | 0.2% | Feb 3, 2011 | Kino International |
