| Rank
             | Release
             | Genre
             | Budget
             | Running Time
             | Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
             | 
|---|
| 1 | Paranormal Activity 3 | - | - | - | $86,783,054 | 3,329 | $104,028,807 | 83.4% | Oct 21, 2011 | Paramount Pictures | 
| 2 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $75,343,242 | 3,440 | $85,468,508 | 88.2% | Oct 7, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 
| 3 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $42,473,038 | 3,963 | $149,260,504 | 28.5% | Oct 28, 2011 | DreamWorks | 
| 4 | Dolphin Tale | - | - | - | $40,836,780 | 3,515 | $72,286,779 | 56.5% | Sep 23, 2011 | Warner Bros. | 
| 5 | Footloose Original Release  | - | - | - | $40,249,620 | 3,555 | $51,802,742 | 77.7% | Oct 14, 2011 | Paramount Pictures | 
| 6 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $38,629,434 | 3,018 | $75,605,492 | 51.1% | Sep 23, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing | 
| 7 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $34,800,285 | 2,199 | $40,962,534 | 85% | Oct 7, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing | 
| 8 | 50/50 | - | - | - | $29,133,864 | 2,479 | $35,014,192 | 83.2% | Sep 30, 2011 | Summit Entertainment | 
| 9 | Courageous | - | - | - | $25,283,793 | 1,214 | $34,522,221 | 73.2% | Sep 30, 2011 | TriStar Pictures | 
| 10 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release  | - | - | - | $21,332,120 | 2,340 | $94,242,001 | 22.6% | Sep 16, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 
| 11 | Dream House | - | - | - | $18,058,345 | 2,664 | $21,302,340 | 84.8% | Sep 30, 2011 | Universal Pictures | 
| 12 | In Time | - | - | - | $16,508,645 | 3,127 | $37,520,095 | 44% | Oct 28, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox | 
| 13 | The Thing | - | - | - | $16,479,680 | 2,996 | $16,928,670 | 97.3% | Oct 14, 2011 | Universal Pictures | 
| 14 | The Three Musketeers | - | - | - | $16,348,996 | 3,017 | $20,374,484 | 80.2% | Oct 21, 2011 | Summit Entertainment | 
| 15 | Contagion | - | - | - | $13,106,900 | 3,222 | $75,658,097 | 17.3% | Sep 9, 2011 | Warner Bros. | 
| 16 | Abduction | - | - | - | $12,040,601 | 3,118 | $28,087,155 | 42.9% | Sep 23, 2011 | Lionsgate | 
| 17 | What's Your Number? | - | - | - | $11,850,734 | 3,011 | $14,011,084 | 84.6% | Sep 30, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox | 
| 18 | Killer Elite | - | - | - | $10,865,742 | 2,986 | $25,124,966 | 43.2% | Sep 23, 2011 | Open Road Films (II) | 
| 19 | The Help | - | - | - | $9,845,690 | 3,014 | $169,708,112 | 5.8% | Aug 10, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 
| 20 | Drive | - | - | - | $9,145,156 | 2,904 | $35,061,555 | 26.1% | Sep 16, 2011 | FilmDistrict | 
| 21 | The Rum Diary | - | - | - | $7,435,734 | 2,292 | $13,109,815 | 56.7% | Oct 28, 2011 | FilmDistrict | 
| 22 | Johnny English Reborn | - | - | - | $7,048,910 | 1,554 | $8,305,970 | 84.9% | Oct 21, 2011 | Universal Pictures | 
| 23 | The Big Year | - | - | - | $6,913,096 | 2,150 | $7,204,138 | 96% | Oct 14, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox | 
| 24 | The Smurfs | - | - | - | $2,360,043 | 3,427 | $142,614,158 | 1.7% | Jul 29, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing | 
| 25 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | - | - | - | $1,904,842 | 287 | $7,706,436 | 24.7% | Sep 9, 2011 | Codeblack Entertainment | 
| 26 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $1,874,162 | 3,691 | $176,760,185 | 1.1% | Aug 5, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox | 
| 27 | Ra.One | - | - | - | $1,845,010 | 189 | $2,511,689 | 73.5% | Oct 26, 2011 | Eros Worldwide | 
| 28 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $1,798,510 | 199 | $5,354,039 | 33.6% | Oct 21, 2011 | Roadside Attractions | 
| 29 | The Way 2010 Re-release  | - | - | - | $1,788,960 | 283 | $4,430,765 | 40.4% | Oct 7, 2011 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | 
| 30 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | - | - | - | $1,711,486 | 4,375 | $381,011,219 | 0.4% | Jul 15, 2011 | Warner Bros. | 
| 31 | The Mighty Macs | - | - | - | $1,642,958 | 975 | $1,891,936 | 86.8% | Oct 21, 2011 | Quaker Media | 
| 32 | Captain America: The First Avenger | - | - | - | $1,564,496 | 3,715 | $176,654,505 | 0.9% | Jul 22, 2011 | Paramount Pictures | 
| 33 | The Debt | - | - | - | $1,561,456 | 1,874 | $31,177,548 | 5% | Aug 31, 2011 | Focus Features | 
| 34 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | - | - | - | $1,487,897 | 3,020 | $84,351,197 | 1.8% | Jul 29, 2011 | Warner Bros. | 
| 35 | Anonymous | - | - | - | $1,450,326 | 513 | $4,463,292 | 32.5% | Oct 28, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing | 
| 36 | Cars 2 | - | - | - | $1,406,638 | 4,115 | $191,452,396 | 0.7% | Jun 24, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 
| 37 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | - | - | - | $1,048,714 | 3,305 | $38,538,188 | 2.7% | Aug 19, 2011 | Dimension Films | 
| 38 | Colombiana | - | - | - | $981,850 | 2,614 | $36,665,854 | 2.7% | Aug 26, 2011 | TriStar Pictures | 
| 39 | The Skin I Live In | - | - | - | $932,623 | 116 | $3,185,812 | 29.3% | Oct 14, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics | 
| 40 | Warrior | - | - | - | $896,936 | 1,883 | $13,657,115 | 6.6% | Sep 9, 2011 | Lionsgate | 
| 41 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $856,288 | 1,038 | $56,817,045 | 1.5% | May 20, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics | 
| 42 | Take Shelter | - | - | - | $844,691 | 91 | $1,730,296 | 48.8% | Sep 30, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics | 
| 43 | Cowboys & Aliens | - | - | - | $820,510 | 3,754 | $100,240,551 | 0.8% | Jul 29, 2011 | Universal Pictures | 
| 44 | The Guard | - | - | - | $801,989 | 203 | $5,360,274 | 15% | Jul 29, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics | 
| 45 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $771,779 | 208 | $25,978,556 | 3% | Apr 8, 2011 | Warner Bros. | 
| 46 | I Don't Know How She Does It | - | - | - | $657,653 | 2,490 | $9,662,284 | 6.8% | Sep 16, 2011 | The Weinstein Company | 
| 47 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | - | - | - | $565,252 | 183 | $2,990,625 | 18.9% | Oct 21, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | 
| 48 | Zookeeper | - | - | - | $555,349 | 3,482 | $80,360,843 | 0.7% | Jul 8, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing | 
| 49 | Straw Dogs | - | - | - | $549,182 | 2,408 | $10,324,441 | 5.3% | Sep 16, 2011 | Screen Gems | 
| 50 | Hubble | - | - | - | $497,177 | 151 | $52,522,904 | 0.9% | Mar 19, 2010 | Warner Bros. | 
| 51 | Horrible Bosses | - | - | - | $431,297 | 3,134 | $117,538,559 | 0.4% | Jul 8, 2011 | Warner Bros. | 
| 52 | Machine Gun Preacher | - | - | - | $429,349 | 93 | $538,690 | 79.7% | Sep 23, 2011 | Relativity Media | 
| 53 | Shark Night | - | - | - | $424,562 | 2,848 | $18,877,153 | 2.2% | Sep 2, 2011 | Relativity Media | 
| 54 | Sarah's Key | - | - | - | $379,468 | 319 | $7,693,187 | 4.9% | Jul 22, 2011 | The Weinstein Company | 
| 55 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | - | - | - | $370,906 | 2,780 | $24,046,682 | 1.5% | Aug 26, 2011 | FilmDistrict | 
| 56 | Senna | - | - | - | $367,812 | 47 | $1,612,430 | 22.8% | Aug 12, 2011 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | 
| 57 | Weekend | - | - | - | $353,054 | 26 | $484,592 | 72.9% | Sep 23, 2011 | IFC Films | 
| 58 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | - | - | - | $316,640 | 4,088 | $352,390,543 | <0.1% | Jun 29, 2011 | DreamWorks | 
| 59 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | - | - | - | $302,912 | 41 | $666,557 | 45.4% | Sep 16, 2011 | Cohen Media Group | 
| 60 | Rascals | - | - | - | $273,829 | 61 | $273,829 | 100% | Oct 7, 2011 | Eros Worldwide | 
| 61 | The Hedgehog | - | - | - | $253,747 | 40 | $707,945 | 35.8% | Aug 19, 2011 | NeoClassics Films | 
| 62 | Bad Teacher | - | - | - | $245,220 | 3,049 | $100,292,856 | 0.2% | Jun 24, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing | 
| 63 | Mozart's Sister | - | - | - | $243,064 | 36 | $707,885 | 34.3% | Aug 19, 2011 | Music Box Films | 
| 64 | Love Crime | - | - | - | $240,429 | 29 | $539,792 | 44.5% | Sep 2, 2011 | IFC Films | 
| 65 | Munger Road | - | - | - | $233,140 | 32 | $266,689 | 87.4% | Sep 30, 2011 | Freestyle Releasing | 
| 66 | War of the Arrows | - | - | - | $230,815 | 16 | $251,200 | 91.9% | Sep 30, 2011 | CJ Entertainment | 
| 67 | Seven Days in Utopia | - | - | - | $229,656 | 561 | $4,373,074 | 5.3% | Sep 2, 2011 | Visio Entertainment | 
| 68 | The Women on the 6th Floor | - | - | - | $222,814 | 17 | $719,823 | 31% | Oct 7, 2011 | Strand Releasing | 
| 69 | Fright Night | - | - | - | $217,096 | 3,114 | $18,302,607 | 1.2% | Aug 19, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 
| 70 | Our Idiot Brother | - | - | - | $212,378 | 2,555 | $24,816,118 | 0.9% | Aug 26, 2011 | The Weinstein Company | 
| 71 | Tucker and Dale vs Evil | - | - | - | $198,693 | 44 | $223,838 | 88.8% | Sep 30, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures | 
| 72 | The Afflicted | - | - | - | $191,870 | 13 | $212,940 | 90.1% | Oct 21, 2011 | Nocturnal Features | 
| 73 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | - | - | - | $190,628 | 29 | $906,666 | 21% | Jul 8, 2011 | International Film Circuit | 
| 74 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release  | - | - | - | $187,052 | 81 | $841,733 | 22.2% | Aug 26, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics | 
| 75 | Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust | - | - | - | $185,998 | 11 | $202,531 | 91.8% | Sep 30, 2011 | Nocturnal Features | 
| 76 | Apollo 18 | - | - | - | $180,110 | 3,330 | $17,687,709 | 1% | Sep 2, 2011 | Dimension Films | 
| 77 | The Greatest Miracle | - | - | - | $179,751 | 87 | $555,166 | 32.4% | Oct 14, 2011 | - | 
| 78 | Like Crazy | - | - | - | $177,996 | 162 | $3,395,391 | 5.2% | Oct 28, 2011 | Paramount Vantage | 
| 79 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 | - | - | - | $157,350 | 13 | $273,749 | 57.5% | Sep 9, 2011 | IFC Films | 
| 80 | Mausam | - | - | - | $156,874 | 96 | $728,316 | 21.5% | Sep 23, 2011 | Eros Worldwide | 
| 81 | Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame | - | - | - | $150,821 | 48 | $459,836 | 32.8% | Sep 2, 2011 | Indomina Releasing | 
| 82 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | - | - | - | $146,975 | 3,342 | $68,224,452 | 0.2% | Jun 17, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox | 
| 83 | The Mill and the Cross | - | - | - | $138,134 | 17 | $312,187 | 44.2% | Sep 14, 2011 | Kino Lorber Studio Classics | 
| 84 | Blackthorn | - | - | - | $138,060 | 21 | $200,558 | 68.8% | Oct 7, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures | 
| 85 | Red Lips | - | - | - | $136,163 | 67 | $136,163 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | Lionsgate | 
| 86 | 1911 | - | - | - | $133,815 | 33 | $135,739 | 98.6% | Oct 7, 2011 | Variance Films | 
| 87 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $130,020 | 108 | $36,262,926 | 0.4% | Feb 13, 2009 | Warner Bros. | 
| 88 | Final Destination 5 | - | - | - | $121,770 | 3,155 | $42,587,643 | 0.3% | Aug 12, 2011 | Warner Bros. | 
| 89 | The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) | - | - | - | $120,623 | 24 | $141,877 | 85% | Oct 7, 2011 | IFC Films | 
| 90 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $119,705 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.1% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX | 
| 91 | October Baby | - | - | - | $117,914 | 14 | $199,442 | 59.1% | Oct 28, 2011 | Five & Two Pictures | 
| 92 | Restless | - | - | - | $103,153 | 126 | $163,265 | 63.2% | Sep 16, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics | 
| 93 | Circumstance | - | - | - | $102,042 | 31 | $454,121 | 22.5% | Aug 26, 2011 | Roadside Attractions | 
| 94 | The Whistleblower | - | - | - | $90,987 | 70 | $1,124,966 | 8.1% | Aug 5, 2011 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | 
| 95 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | - | - | - | $88,600 | 14 | $6,096,582 | 1.5% | May 28, 2010 | 3D Entertainment | 
| 96 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | - | - | - | $84,138 | 8 | $183,342 | 45.9% | Sep 23, 2011 | First Run | 
| 97 | Inkubus | - | - | - | $81,600 | 16 | $81,600 | 100% | Oct 28, 2011 | Screen Media Films | 
| 98 | Oranges and Sunshine | - | - | - | $76,445 | 15 | $143,480 | 53.3% | Oct 21, 2011 | Cohen Media Group | 
| 99 | Thunder Soul | - | - | - | $73,978 | 37 | $143,986 | 51.4% | Sep 23, 2011 | Roadside Attractions | 
| 100 | Le Havre | - | - | - | $71,500 | 25 | $611,709 | 11.7% | Oct 21, 2011 | Janus Films | 
| 101 | Fireflies in the Garden 2011 Re-release  | - | - | - | $70,600 | 14 | $70,600 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | N/A | 
| 102 | The Tree of Life | - | - | - | $69,079 | 237 | $13,303,319 | 0.5% | May 27, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | 
| 103 | Point Blank | - | - | - | $65,946 | 37 | $708,215 | 9.3% | Jul 29, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures | 
| 104 | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | - | - | - | $64,752 | 19 | $233,007 | 27.8% | Aug 31, 2011 | Music Box Films | 
| 105 | Conan the Barbarian | - | - | - | $61,256 | 3,015 | $21,295,021 | 0.3% | Aug 19, 2011 | Lionsgate | 
| 106 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | - | - | - | $57,573 | 123 | $5,304,920 | 1.1% | Apr 29, 2011 | IFC Films | 
| 107 | Snowmen | - | - | - | $54,805 | 16 | $54,805 | 100% | Oct 21, 2011 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group | 
| 108 | Finding Joe | - | - | - | $53,866 | 7 | $55,518 | 97% | Sep 30, 2011 | Balcony Releasing | 
| 109 | Dirty Girl | - | - | - | $51,702 | 10 | $55,125 | 93.8% | Oct 7, 2011 | The Weinstein Company | 
| 110 | Brighton Rock | - | - | - | $49,320 | 24 | $229,653 | 21.5% | Aug 26, 2011 | IFC Films | 
| 111 | The Interrupters | - | - | - | $47,820 | 10 | $282,448 | 16.9% | Jul 29, 2011 | The Cinema Guild | 
| 112 | Revenge of the Electric Car | - | - | - | $46,572 | 11 | $150,886 | 30.9% | Oct 21, 2011 | Area 23a | 
| 113 | Margaret | - | - | - | $44,423 | 14 | $46,495 | 95.5% | Sep 30, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | 
| 114 | Passione | - | - | - | $42,512 | 5 | $255,355 | 16.6% | Jun 22, 2011 | Abramorama | 
| 115 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | - | - | - | $41,094 | 15 | $304,052 | 13.5% | Oct 21, 2011 | Submarine Deluxe | 
| 116 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | - | - | - | $38,532 | 10 | $237,181 | 16.2% | Jul 27, 2011 | - | 
| 117 | The Double | - | - | - | $38,367 | 45 | $137,921 | 27.8% | Oct 28, 2011 | Image Entertainment | 
| 118 | Texas Killing Fields | - | - | - | $37,710 | 10 | $45,469 | 82.9% | Oct 14, 2011 | Anchor Bay Films | 
| 119 | Limelight | - | - | - | $37,113 | 4 | $60,335 | 61.5% | Sep 23, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures | 
| 120 | The Future | - | - | - | $36,645 | 31 | $568,662 | 6.4% | Jul 29, 2011 | Roadside Attractions | 
| 121 | Sigur Rós: Inni | - | - | - | $36,326 | 7 | $123,482 | 29.4% | Oct 28, 2011 | Cinema Purgatorio | 
| 122 | Pearl Jam Twenty | - | - | - | $32,682 | 60 | $471,334 | 6.9% | Sep 20, 2011 | Abramorama | 
| 123 | Puncture | - | - | - | $31,131 | 5 | $68,945 | 45.2% | Sep 23, 2011 | Millennium Entertainment | 
| 124 | The Last Ride | - | - | - | $27,000 | 7 | $27,000 | 100% | Oct 21, 2011 | Category One Entertainment Group | 
| 125 | Mysteries of Lisbon | - | - | - | $26,957 | 6 | $110,507 | 24.4% | Aug 5, 2011 | Music Box Films | 
| 126 | American Teacher | - | - | - | $26,862 | 2 | $33,144 | 81% | Sep 30, 2011 | First Run | 
| 127 | The Names of Love | - | - | - | $26,278 | 24 | $514,237 | 5.1% | Jun 24, 2011 | Music Box Films | 
| 128 | Muran | - | - | - | $24,995 | 10 | $30,116 | 83% | Sep 30, 2011 | UTV Motion Pictures | 
| 129 | Trespass | - | - | - | $24,094 | 10 | $24,094 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | Millennium Entertainment | 
| 130 | All's Faire in Love | - | - | - | $22,180 | 75 | $22,180 | 100% | Oct 28, 2011 | Hannover House | 
| 131 | 3 | - | - | - | $21,048 | 6 | $59,954 | 35.1% | Sep 16, 2011 | Strand Releasing | 
| 132 | Happy, Happy | - | - | - | $20,932 | 7 | $45,154 | 46.4% | Sep 16, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures | 
| 133 | Paul Goodman Changed My Life | - | - | - | $20,236 | 2 | $35,671 | 56.7% | Oct 19, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films | 
| 134 | Hell and Back Again | - | - | - | $19,695 | 4 | $40,634 | 48.5% | Oct 5, 2011 | Docurama Films | 
| 135 | Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology | - | - | - | $18,858 | 7 | $46,782 | 40.3% | Sep 16, 2011 | Paladin | 
| 136 | Metropolis Giorgio Moroder Presents  | - | - | - | $18,435 | 16 | $27,362 | 67.4% | Oct 7, 2011 | Kino Lorber Studio Classics | 
| 137 | Amigo | - | - | - | $17,779 | 10 | $184,705 | 9.6% | Aug 19, 2011 | Variance Films | 
| 138 | Granito | - | - | - | $17,539 | 5 | $43,942 | 39.9% | Sep 14, 2011 | International Film Circuit | 
| 139 | Where Soldiers Come From | - | - | - | $17,258 | 5 | $39,201 | 44% | Sep 9, 2011 | International Film Circuit | 
| 140 | Buck | - | - | - | $15,789 | 152 | $4,038,912 | 0.4% | Jun 17, 2011 | IFC Films | 
| 141 | Life, Above All | - | - | - | $15,362 | 18 | $134,461 | 11.4% | Jul 15, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics | 
| 142 | The Trip | - | - | - | $14,617 | 62 | $2,030,962 | 0.7% | Jun 10, 2011 | IFC Films | 
| 143 | Tabloid | - | - | - | $14,362 | 37 | $696,921 | 2.1% | Jul 15, 2011 | IFC Films | 
| 144 | My Reincarnation | - | - | - | $14,339 | 5 | $92,822 | 15.4% | Oct 28, 2011 | Long Shot Factory | 
| 145 | Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place | - | - | - | $14,333 | 18 | $154,521 | 9.3% | Aug 5, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures | 
| 146 | Benda Bilili! | - | - | - | $13,007 | 3 | $13,420 | 96.9% | Sep 30, 2011 | National Geographic Entertainment | 
| 147 | The Whale | - | - | - | $12,822 | 5 | $81,881 | 15.7% | Sep 9, 2011 | Paladin | 
| 148 | Bellflower | - | - | - | $12,493 | 13 | $168,226 | 7.4% | Aug 5, 2011 | Oscilloscope | 
| 149 | Incendiary | - | - | - | $12,401 | 3 | $22,457 | 55.2% | Sep 23, 2011 | Truly Indie | 
| 150 | The Tree | - | - | - | $12,253 | 8 | $71,158 | 17.2% | Jul 15, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films | 
| 151 | Another Earth | - | - | - | $12,018 | 94 | $1,321,194 | 0.9% | Jul 22, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | 
| 152 | My Suicide | - | - | - | $11,280 | 1 | $17,282 | 65.3% | Sep 23, 2011 | Rocket Releasing | 
| 153 | Oka! | - | - | - | $11,027 | 2 | $18,364 | 60% | Oct 14, 2011 | Dada Films | 
| 154 | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | - | - | - | $10,826 | 24 | $386,073 | 2.8% | Jun 24, 2011 | Hannover House | 
| 155 | Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster | - | - | - | $10,761 | 9 | $14,231 | 75.6% | Sep 30, 2011 | UTV Motion Pictures | 
| 156 | City of Life and Death | - | - | - | $9,920 | 9 | $122,558 | 8.1% | May 11, 2011 | Kino International | 
| 157 | Project Nim | - | - | - | $9,678 | 22 | $411,184 | 2.4% | Jul 8, 2011 | Roadside Attractions | 
| 158 | Sarah Palin: You Betcha! | - | - | - | $8,853 | 6 | $10,935 | 81% | Sep 30, 2011 | Freestyle Releasing | 
| 159 | Page One | - | - | - | $8,734 | 65 | $1,067,028 | 0.8% | Jun 17, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures | 
| 160 | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | - | - | - | $8,718 | 54 | $1,200,326 | 0.7% | Jul 8, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics | 
| 161 | October | - | - | - | $8,195 | 2 | $32,127 | 25.5% | May 6, 2011 | New Yorker Films | 
| 162 | America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments | - | - | - | $8,113 | 3 | $12,366 | 65.6% | Oct 14, 2011 | Rogers & Cowan/PMK | 
| 163 | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | - | - | - | $7,820 | 3 | $34,023 | 23% | Sep 9, 2011 | The Film Desk | 
| 164 | Bill Cunningham: New York | - | - | - | $7,704 | 34 | $1,510,026 | 0.5% | Mar 16, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films | 
| 165 | Gun Hill Road | - | - | - | $7,643 | 10 | $148,994 | 5.1% | Aug 5, 2011 | Motion Film Group | 
| 166 | Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace | - | - | - | $7,486 | 3 | $12,139 | 61.7% | Sep 16, 2011 | Fisher Klingenstein Films | 
| 167 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | - | - | - | $7,291 | 6 | $100,072 | 7.3% | Jun 24, 2011 | Rialto Pictures | 
| 168 | Shaolin | - | - | - | $6,801 | 11 | $66,099 | 10.3% | Sep 9, 2011 | Variance Films | 
| 169 | The Last Circus | - | - | - | $6,149 | 6 | $40,548 | 15.2% | Aug 19, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures | 
| 170 | Farmageddon | - | - | - | $5,384 | 7 | $56,573 | 9.5% | Jun 17, 2011 | - | 
| 171 | A Bird of the Air | - | - | - | $5,341 | 2 | $10,152 | 52.6% | Sep 23, 2011 | Paladin | 
| 172 | Jane's Journey | - | - | - | $5,181 | 3 | $27,253 | 19% | Sep 16, 2011 | First Run | 
| 173 | And They're Off | - | - | - | $5,154 | 10 | $5,154 | 100% | Oct 28, 2011 | Kinobild Releasing | 
| 174 | Elevate | - | - | - | $5,000 | 2 | $5,580 | 89.6% | Oct 21, 2011 | Variance Films | 
| 175 | Went the Day Well? | - | - | - | $4,471 | 1 | $47,214 | 9.5% | May 20, 2011 | Rialto Pictures | 
| 176 | Bride Flight 2011 Re-release  | - | - | - | $4,432 | 27 | $501,360 | 0.9% | Jun 10, 2011 | Music Box Films | 
| 177 | The Catechism Cataclysm | - | - | - | $4,373 | 1 | $4,373 | 100% | Oct 19, 2011 | IFC Films | 
| 178 | My Joy | - | - | - | $4,324 | 1 | $6,298 | 68.7% | Sep 30, 2011 | Kino Lorber | 
| 179 | Shut Up Little Man | - | - | - | $3,889 | 8 | $23,901 | 16.3% | Aug 26, 2011 | Tribeca Films | 
| 180 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $3,818 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX | 
| 181 | Janie Jones | - | - | - | $3,297 | 2 | $6,840 | 48.2% | Oct 28, 2011 | Tribeca Films | 
| 182 | The Sons of Tennessee Williams | - | - | - | $3,242 | 1 | $3,242 | 100% | Oct 7, 2011 | First Run | 
| 183 | Balls to the Wall | - | - | - | $3,140 | 10 | $3,140 | 100% | Oct 21, 2011 | Rocky Mountain Pictures | 
| 184 | Nostalgia for the Light | - | - | - | $3,041 | 6 | $163,962 | 1.9% | Jan 13, 2011 | Icarus Films | 
| 185 | !Women Art Revolution | - | - | - | $2,727 | 4 | $52,681 | 5.2% | Jun 1, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films | 
| 186 | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release  | - | - | - | $2,452 | 2 | $43,839 | 5.6% | Jun 9, 2011 | The Film Desk | 
| 187 | Make Believe | - | - | - | $2,444 | 1 | $19,085 | 12.8% | May 13, 2011 | - | 
| 188 | Restitution | - | - | - | $2,345 | 1 | $2,664 | 88% | Oct 28, 2011 | Monterey Media | 
| 189 | Film socialisme | - | - | - | $2,244 | 3 | $42,925 | 5.2% | Jun 3, 2011 | Lorber Films | 
| 190 | Sidewalls | - | - | - | $2,140 | 1 | $2,377 | 90% | Oct 26, 2011 | IFC Films | 
| 191 | The Pool Boys | - | - | - | $1,944 | 101 | $2,269 | 85.7% | Sep 30, 2011 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group | 
| 192 | Chalet Girl | - | - | - | $1,710 | 1 | $1,710 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | IFC Films | 
| 193 | How to Live Forever | - | - | - | $1,705 | 4 | $60,630 | 2.8% | May 13, 2011 | Variance Films | 
| 194 | Special Treatment | - | - | - | $1,626 | 1 | $8,856 | 18.4% | Aug 26, 2011 | First Run | 
| 195 | Rapt 2011 Re-release  | - | - | - | $1,556 | 3 | $45,759 | 3.4% | Jul 6, 2011 | Lorber Films | 
| 196 | Jig | - | - | - | $1,283 | 5 | $183,790 | 0.7% | Jun 17, 2011 | Screen Media Films | 
| 197 | Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | - | - | - | $1,282 | 3 | $51,301 | 2.5% | Aug 10, 2011 | - | 
| 198 | Tuesday, After Christmas | - | - | - | $1,140 | 2 | $27,813 | 4.1% | May 25, 2011 | Lorber Films | 
| 199 | The Sleeping Beauty | - | - | - | $1,066 | 3 | $29,066 | 3.7% | Jul 8, 2011 | Strand Releasing | 
| 200 | Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre | - | - | - | $816 | 5 | $25,844 | 3.2% | Sep 16, 2011 | Nocturnal Features | 
| 201 | Aurora | - | - | - | $815 | 1 | $5,677 | 14.4% | Jun 29, 2011 | The Cinema Guild | 
| 202 | Bol | - | - | - | $720 | 38 | $188,850 | 0.4% | Aug 31, 2011 | Eros Worldwide | 
| 203 | Pianomania | - | - | - | $714 | 6 | $49,852 | 1.4% | May 27, 2011 | First Run | 
| 204 | The Strange Case of Angelica | - | - | - | $706 | 2 | $50,135 | 1.4% | Dec 29, 2010 | The Cinema Guild | 
| 205 | Leap Year | - | - | - | $702 | 2 | $12,979 | 5.4% | Jun 24, 2011 | Strand Releasing | 
| 206 | Putty Hill | - | - | - | $635 | 3 | $49,918 | 1.3% | Feb 18, 2011 | The Cinema Guild | 
| 207 | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | - | - | - | $600 | 1 | $22,039 | 2.7% | Jul 20, 2011 | The Film Desk | 
| 208 | Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles | - | - | - | $573 | 1 | $21,242 | 2.7% | Sep 2, 2011 | Argot Pictures | 
| 209 | Crime After Crime | - | - | - | $570 | 5 | $60,291 | 0.9% | Jul 1, 2011 | Life Sentence Films | 
| 210 | 3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy | - | - | - | $500 | 10 | $153,215 | 0.3% | Aug 12, 2011 | China Lion Film Distribution | 
| 211 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $426 | 47 | $46,412,757 | <0.1% | Mar 3, 2006 | Warner Bros. | 
| 212 | Le Amiche | - | - | - | $412 | 1 | $68,167 | 0.6% | Jun 18, 2010 | The Film Desk | 
| 213 | Redneck Carnage | - | - | - | $325 | 1 | $706 | 46% | Oct 29, 2011 | - | 
| 214 | The Worst Movie Ever! | - | - | - | $252 | 2 | $25,206 | 1% | Aug 19, 2011 | Driving With Our Eyes Shut | 
| 215 | The Robber | - | - | - | $162 | 6 | $83,451 | 0.2% | Feb 3, 2011 | Kino International | 
| 216 | Raw Faith | - | - | - | $145 | 1 | $23,667 | 0.6% | Jun 24, 2011 | - |