| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Contagion | - | - | - | $24,058,918 | 3,222 | $75,658,097 | 31.8% | Sep 9, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Help | - | - | - | $13,807,498 | 3,014 | $169,708,112 | 8.1% | Aug 10, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | The Debt | - | - | - | $7,474,339 | 1,874 | $31,177,548 | 24% | Aug 31, 2011 | Focus Features |
| 4 | Colombiana | - | - | - | $5,902,560 | 2,614 | $36,665,854 | 16.1% | Aug 26, 2011 | TriStar Pictures |
| 5 | Warrior | - | - | - | $5,688,465 | 1,883 | $13,657,115 | 41.7% | Sep 9, 2011 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $5,554,643 | 3,691 | $176,760,185 | 3.1% | Aug 5, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | Shark Night | - | - | - | $4,742,512 | 2,848 | $18,877,153 | 25.1% | Sep 2, 2011 | Relativity Media |
| 8 | Apollo 18 | - | - | - | $4,426,408 | 3,330 | $17,687,709 | 25% | Sep 2, 2011 | Dimension Films |
| 9 | Our Idiot Brother | - | - | - | $4,267,418 | 2,555 | $24,816,118 | 17.2% | Aug 26, 2011 | The Weinstein Company |
| 10 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | - | - | - | $3,333,404 | 2,780 | $24,046,682 | 13.9% | Aug 26, 2011 | FilmDistrict |
| 11 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | - | - | - | $3,104,008 | 3,020 | $84,351,197 | 3.7% | Jul 29, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | - | - | - | $3,086,006 | 3,305 | $38,538,188 | 8% | Aug 19, 2011 | Dimension Films |
| 13 | The Smurfs | - | - | - | $2,407,774 | 3,427 | $142,614,158 | 1.7% | Jul 29, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | - | - | - | $2,051,996 | 287 | $7,706,436 | 26.6% | Sep 9, 2011 | Codeblack Entertainment |
| 15 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | - | - | - | $1,638,836 | 4,375 | $381,011,219 | 0.4% | Jul 15, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | - | - | - | $1,546,051 | 1,500 | $2,529,395 | 61.1% | Sep 9, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | Captain America: The First Avenger | - | - | - | $1,247,634 | 3,715 | $176,654,505 | 0.7% | Jul 22, 2011 | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | Cowboys & Aliens | - | - | - | $1,224,531 | 3,754 | $100,240,551 | 1.2% | Jul 29, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | 30 Minutes or Less | - | - | - | $1,016,435 | 2,888 | $37,053,924 | 2.7% | Aug 12, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | Seven Days in Utopia | - | - | - | $1,007,945 | 561 | $4,373,074 | 23% | Sep 2, 2011 | Visio Entertainment |
| 21 | Final Destination 5 | - | - | - | $906,892 | 3,155 | $42,587,643 | 2.1% | Aug 12, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Horrible Bosses | - | - | - | $817,623 | 3,134 | $117,538,559 | 0.7% | Jul 8, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $803,349 | 1,038 | $56,817,045 | 1.4% | May 20, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | One Day | - | - | - | $773,606 | 1,725 | $13,843,771 | 5.6% | Aug 19, 2011 | Focus Features |
| 25 | Conan the Barbarian | - | - | - | $731,975 | 3,015 | $21,295,021 | 3.4% | Aug 19, 2011 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | The Guard | - | - | - | $728,307 | 203 | $5,360,274 | 13.6% | Jul 29, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 27 | Sarah's Key | - | - | - | $628,231 | 319 | $7,693,187 | 8.2% | Jul 22, 2011 | The Weinstein Company |
| 28 | The Change-Up | - | - | - | $527,725 | 2,913 | $37,081,475 | 1.4% | Aug 5, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Zookeeper | - | - | - | $436,615 | 3,482 | $80,360,843 | 0.5% | Jul 8, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | Mere Brother Ki Dulhan | - | - | - | $403,017 | 74 | $496,172 | 81.2% | Sep 9, 2011 | Yash Raj Films |
| 31 | Private Pérez | - | - | - | $365,150 | 165 | $1,400,726 | 26.1% | Sep 2, 2011 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | Bodyguard | - | - | - | $325,255 | 88 | $1,834,384 | 17.7% | Aug 31, 2011 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 33 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | - | - | - | $313,733 | 4,088 | $352,390,543 | <0.1% | Jun 29, 2011 | DreamWorks |
| 34 | Creature | - | - | - | $290,692 | 1,507 | $508,714 | 57.1% | Sep 9, 2011 | The Bubble Factory |
| 35 | Fright Night | - | - | - | $290,090 | 3,114 | $18,302,607 | 1.6% | Aug 19, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | Bridesmaids | - | - | - | $244,945 | 2,958 | $169,106,725 | 0.1% | May 13, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 37 | Winnie the Pooh | - | - | - | $232,251 | 2,405 | $26,692,846 | 0.9% | Jul 15, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | Super 8 | - | - | - | $210,710 | 3,424 | $127,004,179 | 0.2% | Jun 10, 2011 | Paramount Pictures |
| 39 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | - | - | - | $201,692 | 3,342 | $68,224,452 | 0.3% | Jun 17, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 40 | Cars 2 | - | - | - | $192,313 | 4,115 | $191,452,396 | 0.1% | Jun 24, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 41 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | - | - | - | $192,008 | 4,164 | $241,071,802 | <0.1% | May 20, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 42 | Senna | - | - | - | $190,610 | 47 | $1,612,430 | 11.8% | Aug 12, 2011 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 43 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | - | - | - | $181,787 | 3,952 | $165,249,063 | 0.1% | May 26, 2011 | DreamWorks |
| 44 | Bad Teacher | - | - | - | $179,871 | 3,049 | $100,292,856 | 0.2% | Jun 24, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 45 | Green Lantern | - | - | - | $158,158 | 3,816 | $116,601,172 | 0.1% | Jun 17, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $153,689 | 81 | $841,733 | 18.3% | Aug 26, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 47 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $142,496 | 208 | $25,978,556 | 0.5% | Apr 8, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 48 | The Whistleblower | - | - | - | $118,852 | 70 | $1,124,966 | 10.6% | Aug 5, 2011 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 49 | Hubble | - | - | - | $112,748 | 151 | $52,522,904 | 0.2% | Mar 19, 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | Monte Carlo | - | - | - | $108,697 | 2,473 | $23,186,769 | 0.5% | Jul 1, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 51 | Attack the Block | - | - | - | $91,036 | 66 | $1,024,175 | 8.9% | Jul 29, 2011 | Screen Gems |
| 52 | The Hedgehog | - | - | - | $90,710 | 40 | $707,945 | 12.8% | Aug 19, 2011 | NeoClassics Films |
| 53 | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | - | - | - | $85,809 | 143 | $200,227 | 42.9% | Sep 2, 2011 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 54 | The Tree of Life | - | - | - | $82,844 | 237 | $13,303,319 | 0.6% | May 27, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 55 | Friends with Benefits | - | - | - | $78,445 | 2,926 | $55,802,754 | 0.1% | Jul 22, 2011 | Screen Gems |
| 56 | Circumstance | - | - | - | $72,973 | 31 | $454,121 | 16.1% | Aug 26, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 57 | Point Blank | - | - | - | $71,089 | 37 | $708,215 | 10% | Jul 29, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 58 | Buck | - | - | - | $70,115 | 152 | $4,038,912 | 1.7% | Jun 17, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 59 | Bol | - | - | - | $67,434 | 38 | $188,850 | 35.7% | Aug 31, 2011 | Eros Worldwide |
| 60 | X-Men: First Class | - | - | - | $61,943 | 3,692 | $146,408,305 | <0.1% | Jun 3, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 61 | Love Crime | - | - | - | $58,511 | 29 | $539,792 | 10.8% | Sep 2, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 62 | Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame | - | - | - | $52,330 | 48 | $459,836 | 11.4% | Sep 2, 2011 | Indomina Releasing |
| 63 | Another Earth | - | - | - | $43,765 | 94 | $1,321,194 | 3.3% | Jul 22, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 64 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | - | - | - | $41,763 | 14 | $6,096,582 | 0.7% | May 28, 2010 | 3D Entertainment |
| 65 | The Hangover Part II | - | - | - | $41,493 | 3,675 | $254,464,305 | <0.1% | May 26, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | - | - | - | $40,231 | 19 | $233,007 | 17.3% | Aug 31, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 67 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | - | - | - | $39,362 | 29 | $906,666 | 4.3% | Jul 8, 2011 | International Film Circuit |
| 68 | The Devil's Double | - | - | - | $39,361 | 89 | $1,361,512 | 2.9% | Jul 29, 2011 | Lionsgate |
| 69 | Brighton Rock | - | - | - | $34,655 | 24 | $229,653 | 15.1% | Aug 26, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 70 | The Names of Love | - | - | - | $31,735 | 24 | $514,237 | 6.2% | Jun 24, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 71 | The Future | - | - | - | $30,614 | 31 | $568,662 | 5.4% | Jul 29, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 72 | Mozart's Sister | - | - | - | $29,793 | 36 | $707,885 | 4.2% | Aug 19, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 73 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $29,178 | 108 | $36,262,926 | <0.1% | Feb 13, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 74 | The Trip | - | - | - | $28,323 | 62 | $2,030,962 | 1.4% | Jun 10, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 75 | The Interrupters | - | - | - | $22,761 | 10 | $282,448 | 8.1% | Jul 29, 2011 | The Cinema Guild |
| 76 | Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place | - | - | - | $21,040 | 18 | $154,521 | 13.6% | Aug 5, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 77 | Terri | - | - | - | $19,190 | 36 | $655,802 | 2.9% | Jul 1, 2011 | ATO Pictures |
| 78 | Amigo | - | - | - | $17,955 | 10 | $184,705 | 9.7% | Aug 19, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 79 | Tabloid | - | - | - | $17,583 | 37 | $696,921 | 2.5% | Jul 15, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 80 | Shaolin | - | - | - | $15,384 | 11 | $66,099 | 23.3% | Sep 9, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 81 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $15,267 | 64 | $93,383,953 | <0.1% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 82 | 3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy | - | - | - | $15,173 | 10 | $153,215 | 9.9% | Aug 12, 2011 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 83 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 | - | - | - | $14,996 | 13 | $273,749 | 5.5% | Sep 9, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 84 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $14,710 | 252 | $23,746,066 | <0.1% | Oct 5, 2007 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 85 | Beginners | - | - | - | $14,580 | 170 | $5,790,894 | 0.3% | Jun 3, 2011 | Focus Features |
| 86 | Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles | - | - | - | $14,073 | 1 | $21,242 | 66.3% | Sep 2, 2011 | Argot Pictures |
| 87 | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | - | - | - | $13,416 | 54 | $1,200,326 | 1.1% | Jul 8, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 88 | My Kingdom | - | - | - | $13,332 | 20 | $36,533 | 36.5% | Sep 9, 2011 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 89 | Life in a Day | - | - | - | $12,090 | 19 | $252,788 | 4.8% | Jul 29, 2011 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 90 | Incendies | - | - | - | $11,460 | 90 | $2,071,334 | 0.6% | Apr 22, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 91 | Love in Space | - | - | - | $11,272 | 16 | $34,787 | 32.4% | Sep 9, 2011 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 92 | Bellflower | - | - | - | $10,684 | 13 | $168,226 | 6.4% | Aug 5, 2011 | Oscilloscope |
| 93 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | - | - | - | $10,680 | 100 | $3,108,485 | 0.3% | Jul 15, 2011 | Eros Worldwide |
| 94 | Project Nim | - | - | - | $10,072 | 22 | $411,184 | 2.4% | Jul 8, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 95 | Bill Cunningham: New York | - | - | - | $9,271 | 34 | $1,510,026 | 0.6% | Mar 16, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 96 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | - | - | - | $8,961 | 2,040 | $11,862,398 | <0.1% | Aug 12, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 97 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $8,936 | 82 | $34,137,524 | <0.1% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 98 | Jig | - | - | - | $8,124 | 5 | $183,790 | 4.4% | Jun 17, 2011 | Screen Media Films |
| 99 | Page One | - | - | - | $8,077 | 65 | $1,067,028 | 0.8% | Jun 17, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 100 | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | - | - | - | $7,467 | 24 | $386,073 | 1.9% | Jun 24, 2011 | Hannover House |
| 101 | After | - | - | - | $6,500 | 1 | $24,544 | 26.5% | Sep 9, 2011 | N/A |
| 102 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | - | - | - | $6,306 | 116 | $1,348,205 | 0.5% | Jul 15, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 103 | Bride Flight 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,167 | 27 | $501,360 | 1.2% | Jun 10, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 104 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | - | - | - | $5,777 | 10 | $237,181 | 2.4% | Jul 27, 2011 | - |
| 105 | The Tree | - | - | - | $5,050 | 8 | $71,158 | 7.1% | Jul 15, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 106 | Rebirth | - | - | - | $4,593 | 4 | $12,358 | 37.2% | Aug 31, 2011 | Oscilloscope |
| 107 | Littlerock | - | - | - | $4,477 | 3 | $17,309 | 25.9% | Aug 12, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 108 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | - | - | - | $4,383 | 6 | $100,072 | 4.4% | Jun 24, 2011 | Rialto Pictures |
| 109 | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | - | - | - | $4,204 | 3 | $34,023 | 12.4% | Sep 9, 2011 | The Film Desk |
| 110 | The Whale | - | - | - | $4,048 | 5 | $81,881 | 4.9% | Sep 9, 2011 | Paladin |
| 111 | Life, Above All | - | - | - | $3,986 | 18 | $134,461 | 3% | Jul 15, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 112 | I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive | - | - | - | $3,596 | 1 | $8,705 | 41.3% | Sep 2, 2011 | Strand Releasing |
| 113 | The Last Circus | - | - | - | $3,541 | 6 | $40,548 | 8.7% | Aug 19, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 114 | Passione | - | - | - | $3,270 | 5 | $255,355 | 1.3% | Jun 22, 2011 | Abramorama |
| 115 | Tanner Hall | - | - | - | $3,246 | 5 | $5,073 | 64% | Sep 9, 2011 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 116 | Crime After Crime | - | - | - | $3,012 | 5 | $60,291 | 5% | Jul 1, 2011 | Life Sentence Films |
| 117 | Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | - | - | - | $2,831 | 3 | $51,301 | 5.5% | Aug 10, 2011 | - |
| 118 | Tuesday, After Christmas | - | - | - | $2,736 | 2 | $27,813 | 9.8% | May 25, 2011 | Lorber Films |
| 119 | CornerStore | - | - | - | $2,697 | 2 | $45,176 | 6% | Aug 12, 2011 | Shotown Pictures |
| 120 | The Mill and the Cross | - | - | - | $2,336 | 17 | $312,187 | 0.7% | Sep 14, 2011 | Kino Lorber Studio Classics |
| 121 | Troll Hunter | - | - | - | $2,297 | 21 | $253,444 | 0.9% | Jun 10, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 122 | Gun Hill Road | - | - | - | $2,247 | 10 | $148,994 | 1.5% | Aug 5, 2011 | Motion Film Group |
| 123 | Aarakshan | - | - | - | $2,127 | 91 | $651,096 | 0.3% | Aug 12, 2011 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 124 | Rapt 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,048 | 3 | $45,759 | 4.5% | Jul 6, 2011 | Lorber Films |
| 125 | Film socialisme | - | - | - | $1,884 | 3 | $42,925 | 4.4% | Jun 3, 2011 | Lorber Films |
| 126 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $1,821 | 38 | $53,354,743 | <0.1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 127 | Mysteries of Lisbon | - | - | - | $1,755 | 6 | $110,507 | 1.6% | Aug 5, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 128 | Main Street | - | - | - | $1,460 | 1 | $2,560 | 57% | Sep 9, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 129 | Rio | - | - | - | $1,425 | 3,842 | $143,619,809 | <0.1% | Apr 15, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 130 | 5 Days of War | - | - | - | $1,415 | 6 | $17,479 | 8.1% | Aug 19, 2011 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 131 | Nostalgia for the Light | - | - | - | $1,375 | 6 | $163,962 | 0.8% | Jan 13, 2011 | Icarus Films |
| 132 | Granito | - | - | - | $1,368 | 5 | $43,942 | 3.1% | Sep 14, 2011 | International Film Circuit |
| 133 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $1,170 | 47 | $46,412,757 | <0.1% | Mar 3, 2006 | Warner Bros. |
| 134 | Conan O'Brien Can't Stop | - | - | - | $1,170 | 24 | $267,965 | 0.4% | Jun 24, 2011 | Abramorama |
| 135 | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,106 | 2 | $43,839 | 2.5% | Jun 9, 2011 | The Film Desk |
| 136 | !Women Art Revolution | - | - | - | $1,038 | 4 | $52,681 | 2% | Jun 1, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 137 | Everything Must Go | - | - | - | $1,011 | 245 | $2,711,643 | <0.1% | May 13, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 138 | Redemption Road | - | - | - | $909 | 26 | $29,384 | 3.1% | Aug 26, 2011 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 139 | Burke and Hare | - | - | - | $904 | 1 | $4,833 | 18.7% | Sep 9, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 140 | Vito Bonafacci | - | - | - | $813 | 1 | $9,570 | 8.5% | May 6, 2011 | Cavu Pictures |
| 141 | The Robber | - | - | - | $701 | 6 | $83,451 | 0.8% | Feb 3, 2011 | Kino International |
| 142 | Shut Up Little Man | - | - | - | $630 | 8 | $23,901 | 2.6% | Aug 26, 2011 | Tribeca Films |
| 143 | The Perfect Host | - | - | - | $576 | 10 | $48,764 | 1.2% | Jul 1, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 144 | The Family Tree | - | - | - | $504 | 2 | $6,035 | 8.4% | Aug 26, 2011 | Entertainment One |
| 145 | Special Treatment | - | - | - | $468 | 1 | $8,856 | 5.3% | Aug 26, 2011 | First Run |
| 146 | Little Girl | - | - | - | $447 | 1 | $1,350 | 33.1% | Sep 2, 2011 | First Run |
| 147 | Insidious | - | - | - | $359 | 2,419 | $54,009,150 | <0.1% | Apr 1, 2011 | FilmDistrict |
| 148 | In a Better World | - | - | - | $345 | 51 | $1,008,098 | <0.1% | Apr 1, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 149 | The Music Never Stopped | - | - | - | $334 | 33 | $258,223 | 0.1% | Mar 18, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 150 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $324 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 151 | Poetry | - | - | - | $249 | 17 | $356,149 | <0.1% | Feb 11, 2011 | Kino International |
| 152 | Went the Day Well? | - | - | - | $230 | 1 | $47,214 | 0.5% | May 20, 2011 | Rialto Pictures |
| 153 | Singham | - | - | - | $219 | 50 | $350,864 | <0.1% | Jul 22, 2011 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 154 | InSight | - | - | - | $100 | 22 | $11,100 | 0.9% | Sep 2, 2011 | Check Entertainment |
| 155 | Le Quattro Volte | - | - | - | $90 | 6 | $152,530 | <0.1% | Mar 30, 2011 | Lorber Films |
| 156 | Road to Nowhere | - | - | - | $45 | 7 | $40,294 | 0.1% | Jun 10, 2011 | Monterey Media |
| 157 | The Conspirator | - | - | - | $32 | 849 | $11,538,204 | <0.1% | Apr 15, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
