| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 78 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | - | - | - | $257,954 | 4,375 | $381,011,219 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 1 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $276,943,638 | 4,066 | $281,287,133 | Nov 18 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 2 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $149,700,912 | 3,555 | $209,397,903 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 75 | Cars 2 | - | - | - | $295,351 | 4,115 | $191,452,396 | Jun 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $143,360,061 | 3,703 | $186,848,418 | Dec 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 61 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $797,609 | 3,691 | $176,760,185 | Aug 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 104 | Captain America: The First Avenger | - | - | - | $74,500 | 3,715 | $176,654,505 | Jul 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 43 | The Help | - | - | - | $2,433,270 | 3,014 | $169,708,112 | Aug 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $103,536,787 | 3,963 | $149,260,504 | Oct 28 | DreamWorks | false |
| 49 | The Smurfs | - | - | - | $1,646,127 | 3,427 | $142,614,158 | Jul 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $102,088,454 | 3,734 | $133,110,742 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | Paranormal Activity 3 | - | - | - | $17,245,753 | 3,329 | $104,028,807 | Oct 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $65,535,914 | 2,950 | $102,515,793 | Dec 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 55 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | - | - | - | $1,012,758 | 2,340 | $94,242,001 | Sep 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 76 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $292,293 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 6 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $84,202,906 | 3,440 | $88,631,237 | Nov 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 28 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $9,309,716 | 3,440 | $85,468,508 | Oct 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 68 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | - | - | - | $371,841 | 3,020 | $84,351,197 | Jul 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Immortals | - | - | - | $82,762,539 | 3,120 | $83,504,017 | Nov 11 | Relativity Media | false |
| 18 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $41,297,363 | 2,038 | $82,584,160 | Nov 16 | - | false |
| 16 | War Horse | - | - | - | $48,225,212 | 2,856 | $79,884,879 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | Tower Heist | - | - | - | $76,894,570 | 3,370 | $78,046,570 | Nov 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $55,280,275 | 3,087 | $77,591,831 | Dec 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 50 | Contagion | - | - | - | $1,406,982 | 3,222 | $75,658,097 | Sep 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $48,552,595 | 3,170 | $75,624,550 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 29 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $6,672,463 | 3,018 | $75,605,492 | Sep 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $71,813,086 | 3,438 | $74,158,157 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | Hugo | - | - | - | $51,030,057 | 2,608 | $73,864,507 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 35 | Dolphin Tale | - | - | - | $4,475,356 | 3,515 | $72,286,779 | Sep 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $61,129,609 | 3,611 | $64,006,466 | Nov 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 58 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $982,083 | 1,038 | $56,817,045 | May 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 14 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $48,760,797 | 3,505 | $54,544,638 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 148 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $15,350 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 54 | Hubble | - | - | - | $1,052,404 | 151 | $52,522,904 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,456,884 | 3,555 | $51,802,742 | Oct 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 17 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $46,337,847 | 3,376 | $46,462,469 | Nov 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 31 | The Artist | - | - | - | $5,977,501 | 1,756 | $44,671,682 | Nov 25 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 30 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $6,091,050 | 2,199 | $40,962,534 | Oct 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 81 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | - | - | - | $240,736 | 3,305 | $38,538,188 | Aug 19 | - | false |
| 22 | In Time | - | - | - | $20,614,316 | 3,127 | $37,520,095 | Oct 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 19 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $36,751,832 | 1,985 | $37,306,030 | Nov 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 73 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $325,747 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 56 | Drive | - | - | - | $989,135 | 2,904 | $35,061,555 | Sep 16 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 20 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | - | - | - | $34,977,776 | 2,875 | $35,061,031 | Nov 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | 50/50 | - | - | - | $2,992,951 | 2,479 | $35,014,192 | Sep 30 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 32 | Courageous | - | - | - | $5,741,115 | 1,214 | $34,522,221 | Sep 30 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 179 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $5,389 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 67 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | - | - | - | $399,544 | 2,630 | $31,847,881 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | The Sitter | - | - | - | $27,568,135 | 2,752 | $30,441,326 | Dec 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 72 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $344,295 | 1,244 | $30,017,992 | Dec 30 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 59 | Abduction | - | - | - | $851,434 | 3,118 | $28,087,155 | Sep 23 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 51 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $1,371,671 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 87 | Killer Elite | - | - | - | $160,949 | 2,986 | $25,124,966 | Sep 23 | Open Road Films (II) | false |
| 116 | Our Idiot Brother | - | - | - | $44,251 | 2,555 | $24,816,118 | Aug 26 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 34 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - | - | - | $4,651,149 | 886 | $24,149,393 | Dec 9 | Focus Features | false |
| 109 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | - | - | - | $58,511 | 2,780 | $24,046,682 | Aug 26 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 24 | The Darkest Hour | - | - | - | $15,566,289 | 2,327 | $21,443,494 | Dec 25 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 71 | Dream House | - | - | - | $356,810 | 2,664 | $21,302,340 | Sep 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Three Musketeers | - | - | - | $4,025,488 | 3,017 | $20,374,484 | Oct 21 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 106 | Shark Night | - | - | - | $65,800 | 2,848 | $18,877,153 | Sep 2 | Relativity Media | false |
| 97 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $97,973 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 150 | Fright Night | - | - | - | $14,861 | 3,114 | $18,302,607 | Aug 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 108 | Apollo 18 | - | - | - | $59,810 | 3,330 | $17,687,709 | Sep 2 | - | false |
| 65 | The Thing | - | - | - | $448,990 | 2,996 | $16,928,670 | Oct 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 25 | Young Adult | - | - | - | $13,466,504 | 987 | $16,311,571 | Dec 9 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 27 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $9,631,013 | 630 | $14,600,347 | Nov 23 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 89 | What's Your Number? | - | - | - | $129,947 | 3,011 | $14,011,084 | Sep 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 33 | The Rum Diary | - | - | - | $5,674,081 | 2,292 | $13,109,815 | Oct 28 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 111 | I Don't Know How She Does It | - | - | - | $56,350 | 2,490 | $9,662,284 | Sep 16 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 52 | Johnny English Reborn | - | - | - | $1,257,060 | 1,554 | $8,305,970 | Oct 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 112 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | - | - | - | $55,358 | 287 | $7,706,436 | Sep 9 | Codeblack Entertainment | false |
| 64 | Sarah's Key | - | - | - | $624,012 | 319 | $7,693,187 | Jul 22 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 77 | The Big Year | - | - | - | $291,042 | 2,150 | $7,204,138 | Oct 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 93 | A Separation | - | - | - | $105,408 | 282 | $7,099,055 | Dec 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 90 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | - | - | - | $129,918 | 14 | $6,096,582 | May 28 | 3D Entertainment | false |
| 48 | A Dangerous Method | - | - | - | $1,796,898 | 365 | $5,704,709 | Nov 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 82 | The Guard | - | - | - | $236,387 | 203 | $5,360,274 | Jul 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 37 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $3,469,898 | 199 | $5,354,039 | Oct 21 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 40 | Anonymous | - | - | - | $3,012,966 | 513 | $4,463,292 | Oct 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 44 | The Way 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,426,749 | 283 | $4,430,765 | Oct 7 | - | false |
| 46 | Shame | - | - | - | $2,156,610 | 95 | $3,909,002 | Dec 2 | - | false |
| 38 | Don 2 | - | - | - | $3,415,537 | 167 | $3,680,306 | Dec 22 | Reliance Big Pictures | false |
| 74 | Pina | - | - | - | $301,041 | 84 | $3,524,826 | Dec 23 | IFC Films | false |
| 39 | Like Crazy | - | - | - | $3,202,776 | 162 | $3,395,391 | Oct 28 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 47 | The Skin I Live In | - | - | - | $2,131,500 | 116 | $3,185,812 | Oct 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 42 | Melancholia | - | - | - | $2,588,758 | 145 | $3,030,848 | Nov 11 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 45 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | - | - | - | $2,425,373 | 183 | $2,990,625 | Oct 21 | - | false |
| 66 | Carnage | - | - | - | $421,187 | 494 | $2,547,047 | Dec 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 63 | Ra.One | - | - | - | $666,679 | 189 | $2,511,689 | Oct 26 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 79 | The Mighty Macs | - | - | - | $248,978 | 975 | $1,891,936 | Oct 21 | Quaker Media | false |
| 122 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | - | - | - | $39,297 | 80 | $1,738,692 | Dec 9 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 60 | Take Shelter | - | - | - | $824,312 | 91 | $1,730,296 | Sep 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 138 | Senna | - | - | - | $21,039 | 47 | $1,612,430 | Aug 12 | - | false |
| 210 | Bill Cunningham: New York | - | - | - | $1,677 | 34 | $1,510,026 | Mar 16 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 209 | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | - | - | - | $1,770 | 54 | $1,200,326 | Jul 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 53 | Desi Boyz | - | - | - | $1,078,826 | 103 | $1,078,826 | Nov 25 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 57 | Rockstar | - | - | - | $986,697 | 112 | $986,697 | Nov 11 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 101 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | - | - | - | $86,144 | 29 | $906,666 | Jul 8 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 127 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $31,628 | 81 | $841,733 | Aug 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 91 | Pariah | - | - | - | $123,439 | 24 | $769,552 | Dec 28 | Focus Features | false |
| 80 | The Women on the 6th Floor | - | - | - | $248,864 | 17 | $719,823 | Oct 7 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 62 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $711,198 | 25 | $711,168 | Nov 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 153 | Point Blank | - | - | - | $11,105 | 37 | $708,215 | Jul 29 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 85 | Mozart's Sister | - | - | - | $190,962 | 36 | $707,885 | Aug 19 | Music Box Films | false |
| 92 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | - | - | - | $106,225 | 41 | $666,557 | Sep 16 | Cohen Media Group | false |
| 69 | Le Havre | - | - | - | $366,776 | 25 | $611,709 | Oct 21 | Janus Films | false |
| 206 | The Future | - | - | - | $2,160 | 31 | $568,662 | Jul 29 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 70 | The Greatest Miracle | - | - | - | $362,997 | 87 | $555,166 | Oct 14 | - | false |
| 118 | Love Crime | - | - | - | $43,773 | 29 | $539,792 | Sep 2 | IFC Films | false |
| 133 | Machine Gun Preacher | - | - | - | $25,612 | 93 | $538,690 | Sep 23 | Relativity Media | false |
| 177 | The Names of Love | - | - | - | $5,837 | 24 | $514,237 | Jun 24 | Music Box Films | false |
| 199 | Bride Flight 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,900 | 27 | $501,360 | Jun 10 | Music Box Films | false |
| 99 | Weekend | - | - | - | $88,296 | 26 | $484,592 | Sep 23 | IFC Films | false |
| 140 | Circumstance | - | - | - | $20,837 | 31 | $454,121 | Aug 26 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 184 | Project Nim | - | - | - | $5,086 | 22 | $411,184 | Jul 8 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 105 | The Mill and the Cross | - | - | - | $73,124 | 17 | $312,187 | Sep 14 | - | false |
| 84 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | - | - | - | $212,089 | 15 | $304,052 | Oct 21 | Submarine Deluxe | false |
| 110 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | - | - | - | $58,392 | 18 | $303,877 | Dec 23 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 130 | The Interrupters | - | - | - | $30,369 | 10 | $282,448 | Jul 29 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 147 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 | - | - | - | $15,570 | 13 | $273,749 | Sep 9 | IFC Films | false |
| 143 | Munger Road | - | - | - | $17,773 | 32 | $266,689 | Sep 30 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 176 | Passione | - | - | - | $5,909 | 5 | $255,355 | Jun 22 | Abramorama | false |
| 146 | War of the Arrows | - | - | - | $15,838 | 16 | $251,200 | Sep 30 | CJ Entertainment | false |
| 115 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | - | - | - | $44,330 | 10 | $237,181 | Jul 27 | - | false |
| 120 | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | - | - | - | $42,127 | 19 | $233,007 | Aug 31 | Music Box Films | false |
| 185 | Brighton Rock | - | - | - | $5,022 | 24 | $229,653 | Aug 26 | IFC Films | false |
| 83 | Into the Abyss | - | - | - | $223,880 | 30 | $223,880 | Nov 11 | IFC Films | false |
| 149 | Tucker and Dale vs Evil | - | - | - | $14,917 | 44 | $223,838 | Sep 30 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 137 | The Afflicted | - | - | - | $21,070 | 13 | $212,940 | Oct 21 | Nocturnal Features | false |
| 114 | Blackthorn | - | - | - | $50,657 | 21 | $200,558 | Oct 7 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 102 | October Baby | - | - | - | $81,528 | 14 | $199,442 | Oct 28 | Five & Two Pictures | false |
| 131 | Amigo | - | - | - | $28,735 | 10 | $184,705 | Aug 19 | Variance Films | false |
| 107 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | - | - | - | $62,964 | 8 | $183,342 | Sep 23 | First Run | false |
| 205 | Bellflower | - | - | - | $2,176 | 13 | $168,226 | Aug 5 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 174 | Restless | - | - | - | $6,145 | 126 | $163,265 | Sep 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 95 | Young Goethe in Love | - | - | - | $103,577 | 9 | $162,138 | Nov 4 | Music Box Films | false |
| 86 | Pastorela | - | - | - | $161,194 | 55 | $161,194 | Dec 2 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 88 | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | - | - | - | $139,813 | 12 | $153,088 | Nov 11 | First Run | false |
| 196 | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | - | - | - | $3,056 | 6 | $152,408 | Jan 4 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 94 | Revenge of the Electric Car | - | - | - | $104,314 | 11 | $150,886 | Oct 21 | Area 23a | false |
| 231 | Thunder Soul | - | - | - | $279 | 37 | $143,986 | Sep 23 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 136 | The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) | - | - | - | $21,254 | 24 | $141,877 | Oct 7 | IFC Films | false |
| 96 | The Double | - | - | - | $99,554 | 45 | $137,921 | Oct 28 | Image Entertainment | false |
| 208 | 1911 | - | - | - | $1,924 | 33 | $135,739 | Oct 7 | Variance Films | false |
| 189 | Life, Above All | - | - | - | $3,968 | 18 | $134,461 | Jul 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 98 | Tomboy | - | - | - | $96,159 | 10 | $129,834 | Nov 16 | Dada Films | false |
| 103 | Sigur Rós: Inni | - | - | - | $81,521 | 7 | $123,482 | Oct 28 | Cinema Purgatorio | false |
| 214 | City of Life and Death | - | - | - | $877 | 9 | $122,558 | May 11 | Kino International | false |
| 223 | Mysteries of Lisbon | - | - | - | $622 | 6 | $110,507 | Aug 5 | Music Box Films | false |
| 100 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | - | - | - | $86,725 | 7 | $100,119 | Nov 11 | Variance Films | false |
| 167 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | - | - | - | $6,960 | 6 | $100,072 | Jun 24 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 117 | My Reincarnation | - | - | - | $43,909 | 5 | $92,822 | Oct 28 | Long Shot Factory | false |
| 227 | American: The Bill Hicks Story | - | - | - | $452 | 11 | $92,234 | Apr 8 | Variance Films | false |
| 119 | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | - | - | - | $43,742 | 5 | $86,202 | Nov 25 | - | false |
| 125 | The Whale | - | - | - | $33,647 | 5 | $81,881 | Sep 9 | Paladin | false |
| 121 | The Conquest | - | - | - | $41,130 | 8 | $74,474 | Nov 11 | Music Box Films | false |
| 175 | The Tree | - | - | - | $6,005 | 8 | $71,158 | Jul 15 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 178 | Public Speaking | - | - | - | $5,484 | 2 | $62,173 | Feb 23 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 193 | Limelight | - | - | - | $3,498 | 4 | $60,335 | Sep 23 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 218 | Crime After Crime | - | - | - | $780 | 5 | $60,291 | Jul 1 | - | false |
| 158 | 3 | - | - | - | $9,051 | 6 | $59,954 | Sep 16 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 173 | Farmageddon | - | - | - | $6,240 | 7 | $56,573 | Jun 17 | - | false |
| 194 | Dirty Girl | - | - | - | $3,423 | 10 | $55,125 | Oct 7 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 113 | The Other F Word | - | - | - | $53,714 | 6 | $53,714 | Nov 4 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 219 | !Women Art Revolution | - | - | - | $775 | 4 | $52,681 | Jun 1 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 202 | Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | - | - | - | $2,620 | 3 | $51,301 | Aug 10 | - | false |
| 222 | Putty Hill | - | - | - | $639 | 3 | $49,918 | Feb 18 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 142 | Pianomania | - | - | - | $18,587 | 6 | $49,852 | May 27 | First Run | false |
| 207 | Went the Day Well? | - | - | - | $1,969 | 1 | $47,214 | May 20 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 161 | The Woodmans | - | - | - | $8,293 | 3 | $46,623 | Jan 19 | Lorber Films | false |
| 192 | Rapt 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,517 | 3 | $45,759 | Jul 6 | Lorber Films | false |
| 163 | Texas Killing Fields | - | - | - | $7,759 | 10 | $45,469 | Oct 14 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 171 | Happy, Happy | - | - | - | $6,442 | 7 | $45,154 | Sep 16 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 128 | Outrage | - | - | - | $31,596 | 7 | $44,745 | Dec 2 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 139 | The Bride Wore Black | - | - | - | $20,976 | 2 | $44,566 | Nov 4 | The Film Desk | false |
| 155 | Granito | - | - | - | $10,159 | 5 | $43,942 | Sep 14 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 203 | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,403 | 2 | $43,839 | Jun 9 | The Film Desk | false |
| 229 | Film socialisme | - | - | - | $337 | 3 | $42,925 | Jun 3 | Lorber Films | false |
| 151 | Hell and Back Again | - | - | - | $14,740 | 4 | $40,634 | Oct 5 | - | false |
| 213 | The Last Circus | - | - | - | $1,161 | 6 | $40,548 | Aug 19 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 165 | Addiction Incorporated | - | - | - | $7,063 | 5 | $40,106 | Dec 14 | Variance Films | false |
| 132 | Khodorkovsky | - | - | - | $27,718 | 2 | $39,522 | Nov 30 | Kino Lorber | false |
| 195 | Where Soldiers Come From | - | - | - | $3,292 | 5 | $39,201 | Sep 9 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 123 | Sleeping Beauty | - | - | - | $36,578 | 4 | $36,578 | Dec 2 | IFC Films | false |
| 169 | Paul Goodman Changed My Life | - | - | - | $6,755 | 2 | $35,671 | Oct 19 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 124 | Kinyarwanda | - | - | - | $35,412 | 9 | $35,412 | Dec 2 | - | false |
| 204 | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | - | - | - | $2,379 | 3 | $34,023 | Sep 9 | The Film Desk | false |
| 221 | Mississippi Mermaid | - | - | - | $650 | 1 | $33,216 | Jul 10 | The Film Desk | false |
| 187 | American Teacher | - | - | - | $4,729 | 2 | $33,144 | Sep 30 | First Run | false |
| 126 | 11-11-11 | - | - | - | $32,771 | 17 | $32,771 | Nov 11 | Rocket Releasing | false |
| 212 | October | - | - | - | $1,414 | 2 | $32,127 | May 6 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 129 | The Son of No One | - | - | - | $30,680 | 10 | $30,680 | Nov 4 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 134 | Garbo: The Spy 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $22,233 | 2 | $28,563 | Nov 18 | First Run | false |
| 159 | Metropolis Giorgio Moroder Presents | - | - | - | $8,927 | 16 | $27,362 | Oct 7 | - | false |
| 182 | Jane's Journey | - | - | - | $5,171 | 3 | $27,253 | Sep 16 | First Run | false |
| 186 | The Worst Movie Ever! | - | - | - | $4,980 | 2 | $25,206 | Aug 19 | Driving With Our Eyes Shut | false |
| 215 | Raw Faith | - | - | - | $876 | 1 | $23,667 | Jun 24 | - | false |
| 144 | Tyrannosaur | - | - | - | $16,097 | 5 | $22,321 | Nov 18 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 170 | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | - | - | - | $6,630 | 1 | $22,039 | Jul 20 | The Film Desk | false |
| 135 | Answers to Nothing | - | - | - | $22,029 | 21 | $22,029 | Dec 2 | Roadside Attractions | false |
