| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Paranormal Activity 3 | - | - | - | $95,116,745 | 3,329 | $104,028,807 | 91.4% | Oct 21, 2011 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | - | - | - | $93,346,978 | 2,340 | $94,242,001 | 99.1% | Sep 16, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $78,779,328 | 3,440 | $85,468,508 | 92.2% | Oct 7, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $75,527,682 | 3,963 | $149,260,504 | 50.6% | Oct 28, 2011 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | Contagion | - | - | - | $74,467,640 | 3,222 | $75,658,097 | 98.4% | Sep 9, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $70,213,831 | 3,018 | $75,605,492 | 92.9% | Sep 23, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | Dolphin Tale | - | - | - | $68,617,383 | 3,515 | $72,286,779 | 94.9% | Sep 23, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Footloose Original Release | - | - | - | $44,719,755 | 3,555 | $51,802,742 | 86.3% | Oct 14, 2011 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | The Help | - | - | - | $42,822,537 | 3,014 | $169,708,112 | 25.2% | Aug 10, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $36,738,482 | 2,199 | $40,962,534 | 89.7% | Oct 7, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | Drive | - | - | - | $34,064,642 | 2,904 | $35,061,555 | 97.2% | Sep 16, 2011 | FilmDistrict |
| 12 | 50/50 | - | - | - | $32,974,877 | 2,479 | $35,014,192 | 94.2% | Sep 30, 2011 | Summit Entertainment |
| 13 | Courageous | - | - | - | $29,951,296 | 1,214 | $34,522,221 | 86.8% | Sep 30, 2011 | TriStar Pictures |
| 14 | Abduction | - | - | - | $27,366,475 | 3,118 | $28,087,155 | 97.4% | Sep 23, 2011 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | Killer Elite | - | - | - | $25,006,548 | 2,986 | $25,124,966 | 99.5% | Sep 23, 2011 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 16 | Tower Heist | - | - | - | $24,025,190 | 3,370 | $78,046,570 | 30.8% | Nov 4, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | In Time | - | - | - | $23,988,645 | 3,127 | $37,520,095 | 63.9% | Oct 28, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | Dream House | - | - | - | $21,146,855 | 2,664 | $21,302,340 | 99.3% | Sep 30, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | The Three Musketeers | - | - | - | $18,047,630 | 3,017 | $20,374,484 | 88.6% | Oct 21, 2011 | Summit Entertainment |
| 20 | The Thing | - | - | - | $16,744,635 | 2,996 | $16,928,670 | 98.9% | Oct 14, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | The Debt | - | - | - | $16,424,534 | 1,874 | $31,177,548 | 52.7% | Aug 31, 2011 | Focus Features |
| 22 | What's Your Number? | - | - | - | $13,917,083 | 3,011 | $14,011,084 | 99.3% | Sep 30, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | Warrior | - | - | - | $13,657,115 | 1,883 | $13,657,115 | 100% | Sep 9, 2011 | Lionsgate |
| 24 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $13,412,398 | 3,691 | $176,760,185 | 7.6% | Aug 5, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | - | - | - | $12,954,142 | 2,875 | $35,061,031 | 36.9% | Nov 4, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Colombiana | - | - | - | $12,533,519 | 2,614 | $36,665,854 | 34.2% | Aug 26, 2011 | TriStar Pictures |
| 27 | The Rum Diary | - | - | - | $10,356,215 | 2,292 | $13,109,815 | 79% | Oct 28, 2011 | FilmDistrict |
| 28 | Straw Dogs | - | - | - | $10,324,441 | 2,408 | $10,324,441 | 100% | Sep 16, 2011 | Screen Gems |
| 29 | I Don't Know How She Does It | - | - | - | $9,608,794 | 2,490 | $9,662,284 | 99.4% | Sep 16, 2011 | The Weinstein Company |
| 30 | Shark Night | - | - | - | $8,710,966 | 2,848 | $18,877,153 | 46.1% | Sep 2, 2011 | Relativity Media |
| 31 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | - | - | - | $8,644,806 | 3,020 | $84,351,197 | 10.2% | Jul 29, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Johnny English Reborn | - | - | - | $7,725,155 | 1,554 | $8,305,970 | 93% | Oct 21, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 33 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | - | - | - | $7,673,913 | 287 | $7,706,436 | 99.6% | Sep 9, 2011 | Codeblack Entertainment |
| 34 | The Smurfs | - | - | - | $7,594,830 | 3,427 | $142,614,158 | 5.3% | Jul 29, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 35 | Our Idiot Brother | - | - | - | $7,518,167 | 2,555 | $24,816,118 | 30.3% | Aug 26, 2011 | The Weinstein Company |
| 36 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | - | - | - | $7,154,020 | 3,305 | $38,538,188 | 18.6% | Aug 19, 2011 | Dimension Films |
| 37 | The Big Year | - | - | - | $6,971,527 | 2,150 | $7,204,138 | 96.8% | Oct 14, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 38 | Apollo 18 | - | - | - | $6,958,132 | 3,330 | $17,687,709 | 39.3% | Sep 2, 2011 | Dimension Films |
| 39 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | - | - | - | $6,197,683 | 2,780 | $24,046,682 | 25.8% | Aug 26, 2011 | FilmDistrict |
| 40 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | - | - | - | $5,320,927 | 4,375 | $381,011,219 | 1.4% | Jul 15, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | Captain America: The First Avenger | - | - | - | $4,364,056 | 3,715 | $176,654,505 | 2.5% | Jul 22, 2011 | Paramount Pictures |
| 42 | Cowboys & Aliens | - | - | - | $3,358,861 | 3,754 | $100,240,551 | 3.4% | Jul 29, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 43 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $2,792,765 | 1,038 | $56,817,045 | 4.9% | May 20, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 44 | Anonymous | - | - | - | $2,683,332 | 513 | $4,463,292 | 60.1% | Oct 28, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 45 | The Guard | - | - | - | $2,672,718 | 203 | $5,360,274 | 49.9% | Jul 29, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 46 | Seven Days in Utopia | - | - | - | $2,571,475 | 561 | $4,373,074 | 58.8% | Sep 2, 2011 | Visio Entertainment |
| 47 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | - | - | - | $2,529,395 | 1,500 | $2,529,395 | 100% | Sep 9, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 48 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $2,516,349 | 199 | $5,354,039 | 47% | Oct 21, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 49 | Horrible Bosses | - | - | - | $2,503,018 | 3,134 | $117,538,559 | 2.1% | Jul 8, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | Zookeeper | - | - | - | $2,482,040 | 3,482 | $80,360,843 | 3.1% | Jul 8, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 51 | Sarah's Key | - | - | - | $2,077,764 | 319 | $7,693,187 | 27% | Jul 22, 2011 | The Weinstein Company |
| 52 | Ra.One | - | - | - | $2,050,738 | 189 | $2,511,689 | 81.6% | Oct 26, 2011 | Eros Worldwide |
| 53 | The Way 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,007,528 | 283 | $4,430,765 | 45.3% | Oct 7, 2011 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 54 | Cars 2 | - | - | - | $1,900,150 | 4,115 | $191,452,396 | 1% | Jun 24, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 55 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | - | - | - | $1,890,531 | 4,088 | $352,390,543 | 0.5% | Jun 29, 2011 | DreamWorks |
| 56 | The Mighty Macs | - | - | - | $1,737,273 | 975 | $1,891,936 | 91.8% | Oct 21, 2011 | Quaker Media |
| 57 | Final Destination 5 | - | - | - | $1,700,082 | 3,155 | $42,587,643 | 4% | Aug 12, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 58 | 30 Minutes or Less | - | - | - | $1,552,479 | 2,888 | $37,053,924 | 4.2% | Aug 12, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 59 | Bad Teacher | - | - | - | $1,433,313 | 3,049 | $100,292,856 | 1.4% | Jun 24, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 60 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $1,415,449 | 208 | $25,978,556 | 5.4% | Apr 8, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | One Day | - | - | - | $1,144,632 | 1,725 | $13,843,771 | 8.3% | Aug 19, 2011 | Focus Features |
| 62 | The Skin I Live In | - | - | - | $1,132,681 | 116 | $3,185,812 | 35.6% | Oct 14, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 63 | The Change-Up | - | - | - | $1,095,870 | 2,913 | $37,081,475 | 3% | Aug 5, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 64 | Conan the Barbarian | - | - | - | $1,072,846 | 3,015 | $21,295,021 | 5% | Aug 19, 2011 | Lionsgate |
| 65 | Take Shelter | - | - | - | $960,372 | 91 | $1,730,296 | 55.5% | Sep 30, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 66 | Fright Night | - | - | - | $943,381 | 3,114 | $18,302,607 | 5.2% | Aug 19, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 67 | Hubble | - | - | - | $887,622 | 151 | $52,522,904 | 1.7% | Mar 19, 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 68 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | - | - | - | $837,304 | 183 | $2,990,625 | 28% | Oct 21, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 69 | Senna | - | - | - | $793,671 | 47 | $1,612,430 | 49.2% | Aug 12, 2011 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 70 | Mausam | - | - | - | $728,316 | 96 | $728,316 | 100% | Sep 23, 2011 | Eros Worldwide |
| 71 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | - | - | - | $717,724 | 3,342 | $68,224,452 | 1.1% | Jun 17, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 72 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $687,577 | 81 | $841,733 | 81.7% | Aug 26, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 73 | Bridesmaids | - | - | - | $589,295 | 2,958 | $169,106,725 | 0.3% | May 13, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 74 | Private Pérez | - | - | - | $572,484 | 165 | $1,400,726 | 40.9% | Sep 2, 2011 | Lionsgate |
| 75 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | - | - | - | $560,332 | 41 | $666,557 | 84.1% | Sep 16, 2011 | Cohen Media Group |
| 76 | The Hedgehog | - | - | - | $525,786 | 40 | $707,945 | 74.3% | Aug 19, 2011 | NeoClassics Films |
| 77 | Machine Gun Preacher | - | - | - | $520,504 | 93 | $538,690 | 96.6% | Sep 23, 2011 | Relativity Media |
| 78 | Creature | - | - | - | $508,714 | 1,507 | $508,714 | 100% | Sep 9, 2011 | The Bubble Factory |
| 79 | Mere Brother Ki Dulhan | - | - | - | $496,172 | 74 | $496,172 | 100% | Sep 9, 2011 | Yash Raj Films |
| 80 | Super 8 | - | - | - | $474,670 | 3,424 | $127,004,179 | 0.4% | Jun 10, 2011 | Paramount Pictures |
| 81 | Pearl Jam Twenty | - | - | - | $471,334 | 60 | $471,334 | 100% | Sep 20, 2011 | Abramorama |
| 82 | Love Crime | - | - | - | $471,063 | 29 | $539,792 | 87.3% | Sep 2, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 83 | Bodyguard | - | - | - | $470,897 | 88 | $1,834,384 | 25.7% | Aug 31, 2011 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 84 | Like Crazy | - | - | - | $444,510 | 162 | $3,395,391 | 13.1% | Oct 28, 2011 | Paramount Vantage |
| 85 | Mozart's Sister | - | - | - | $424,865 | 36 | $707,885 | 60% | Aug 19, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 86 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | - | - | - | $422,014 | 3,952 | $165,249,063 | 0.3% | May 26, 2011 | DreamWorks |
| 87 | Weekend | - | - | - | $421,255 | 26 | $484,592 | 86.9% | Sep 23, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 88 | Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame | - | - | - | $414,992 | 48 | $459,836 | 90.2% | Sep 2, 2011 | Indomina Releasing |
| 89 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | - | - | - | $367,199 | 4,164 | $241,071,802 | 0.2% | May 20, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 90 | The Whistleblower | - | - | - | $364,439 | 70 | $1,124,966 | 32.4% | Aug 5, 2011 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 91 | Circumstance | - | - | - | $321,956 | 31 | $454,121 | 70.9% | Aug 26, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 92 | Winnie the Pooh | - | - | - | $308,995 | 2,405 | $26,692,846 | 1.2% | Jul 15, 2011 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 93 | Friends with Benefits | - | - | - | $295,941 | 2,926 | $55,802,754 | 0.5% | Jul 22, 2011 | Screen Gems |
| 94 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | - | - | - | $292,377 | 29 | $906,666 | 32.2% | Jul 8, 2011 | International Film Circuit |
| 95 | The Tree of Life | - | - | - | $289,770 | 237 | $13,303,319 | 2.2% | May 27, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 96 | Green Lantern | - | - | - | $287,753 | 3,816 | $116,601,172 | 0.2% | Jun 17, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 97 | Rascals | - | - | - | $273,829 | 61 | $273,829 | 100% | Oct 7, 2011 | Eros Worldwide |
| 98 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 | - | - | - | $262,736 | 13 | $273,749 | 96% | Sep 9, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 99 | Munger Road | - | - | - | $258,989 | 32 | $266,689 | 97.1% | Sep 30, 2011 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 100 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $247,245 | 108 | $36,262,926 | 0.7% | Feb 13, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 101 | Point Blank | - | - | - | $243,152 | 37 | $708,215 | 34.3% | Jul 29, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 102 | Monte Carlo | - | - | - | $242,464 | 2,473 | $23,186,769 | 1% | Jul 1, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 103 | War of the Arrows | - | - | - | $242,148 | 16 | $251,200 | 96.4% | Sep 30, 2011 | CJ Entertainment |
| 104 | The Women on the 6th Floor | - | - | - | $237,367 | 17 | $719,823 | 33% | Oct 7, 2011 | Strand Releasing |
| 105 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | - | - | - | $226,193 | 14 | $6,096,582 | 3.7% | May 28, 2010 | 3D Entertainment |
| 106 | Tucker and Dale vs Evil | - | - | - | $212,158 | 44 | $223,838 | 94.8% | Sep 30, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 107 | The Mill and the Cross | - | - | - | $207,952 | 17 | $312,187 | 66.6% | Sep 14, 2011 | Kino Lorber Studio Classics |
| 108 | Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust | - | - | - | $202,531 | 11 | $202,531 | 100% | Sep 30, 2011 | Nocturnal Features |
| 109 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $200,859 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.2% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 110 | The Greatest Miracle | - | - | - | $198,258 | 87 | $555,166 | 35.7% | Oct 14, 2011 | - |
| 111 | The Afflicted | - | - | - | $198,116 | 13 | $212,940 | 93% | Oct 21, 2011 | Nocturnal Features |
| 112 | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | - | - | - | $168,999 | 19 | $233,007 | 72.5% | Aug 31, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 113 | Buck | - | - | - | $159,291 | 152 | $4,038,912 | 3.9% | Jun 17, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 114 | Attack the Block | - | - | - | $158,607 | 66 | $1,024,175 | 15.5% | Jul 29, 2011 | Screen Gems |
| 115 | Restless | - | - | - | $158,401 | 126 | $163,265 | 97% | Sep 16, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 116 | Thunder Soul | - | - | - | $143,707 | 37 | $143,986 | 99.8% | Sep 23, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 117 | Blackthorn | - | - | - | $142,125 | 21 | $200,558 | 70.9% | Oct 7, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 118 | October Baby | - | - | - | $137,375 | 14 | $199,442 | 68.9% | Oct 28, 2011 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 119 | Red Lips | - | - | - | $136,163 | 67 | $136,163 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | Lionsgate |
| 120 | 1911 | - | - | - | $134,637 | 33 | $135,739 | 99.2% | Oct 7, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 121 | The Interrupters | - | - | - | $128,438 | 10 | $282,448 | 45.5% | Jul 29, 2011 | The Cinema Guild |
| 122 | Brighton Rock | - | - | - | $128,001 | 24 | $229,653 | 55.7% | Aug 26, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 123 | The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) | - | - | - | $121,658 | 24 | $141,877 | 85.7% | Oct 7, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 124 | The Future | - | - | - | $119,273 | 31 | $568,662 | 21% | Jul 29, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 125 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | - | - | - | $114,350 | 8 | $183,342 | 62.4% | Sep 23, 2011 | First Run |
| 126 | Bol | - | - | - | $108,473 | 38 | $188,850 | 57.4% | Aug 31, 2011 | Eros Worldwide |
| 127 | X-Men: First Class | - | - | - | $108,305 | 3,692 | $146,408,305 | <0.1% | Jun 3, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 128 | The Double | - | - | - | $98,560 | 45 | $137,921 | 71.5% | Oct 28, 2011 | Image Entertainment |
| 129 | The Names of Love | - | - | - | $95,100 | 24 | $514,237 | 18.5% | Jun 24, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 130 | Le Havre | - | - | - | $88,828 | 25 | $611,709 | 14.5% | Oct 21, 2011 | Janus Films |
| 131 | Another Earth | - | - | - | $87,998 | 94 | $1,321,194 | 6.7% | Jul 22, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 132 | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | - | - | - | $85,809 | 143 | $200,227 | 42.9% | Sep 2, 2011 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 133 | Inkubus | - | - | - | $81,600 | 16 | $81,600 | 100% | Oct 28, 2011 | Screen Media Films |
| 134 | The Trip | - | - | - | $81,208 | 62 | $2,030,962 | 4% | Jun 10, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 135 | The Devil's Double | - | - | - | $77,113 | 89 | $1,361,512 | 5.7% | Jul 29, 2011 | Lionsgate |
| 136 | Oranges and Sunshine | - | - | - | $76,445 | 15 | $143,480 | 53.3% | Oct 21, 2011 | Cohen Media Group |
| 137 | Fireflies in the Garden 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $70,600 | 14 | $70,600 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | N/A |
| 138 | Puncture | - | - | - | $68,945 | 5 | $68,945 | 100% | Sep 23, 2011 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 139 | Shaolin | - | - | - | $66,099 | 11 | $66,099 | 100% | Sep 9, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 140 | Revenge of the Electric Car | - | - | - | $61,239 | 11 | $150,886 | 40.6% | Oct 21, 2011 | Area 23a |
| 141 | Amigo | - | - | - | $60,348 | 10 | $184,705 | 32.7% | Aug 19, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 142 | Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place | - | - | - | $59,325 | 18 | $154,521 | 38.4% | Aug 5, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 143 | Passione | - | - | - | $58,934 | 5 | $255,355 | 23.1% | Jun 22, 2011 | Abramorama |
| 144 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | - | - | - | $57,573 | 123 | $5,304,920 | 1.1% | Apr 29, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 145 | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | - | - | - | $57,499 | 54 | $1,200,326 | 4.8% | Jul 8, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 146 | Limelight | - | - | - | $57,182 | 4 | $60,335 | 94.8% | Sep 23, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 147 | Bellflower | - | - | - | $56,697 | 13 | $168,226 | 33.7% | Aug 5, 2011 | Oscilloscope |
| 148 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | - | - | - | $56,576 | 10 | $237,181 | 23.9% | Jul 27, 2011 | - |
| 149 | Tabloid | - | - | - | $56,429 | 37 | $696,921 | 8.1% | Jul 15, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 150 | Finding Joe | - | - | - | $55,518 | 7 | $55,518 | 100% | Sep 30, 2011 | Balcony Releasing |
| 151 | Snowmen | - | - | - | $54,805 | 16 | $54,805 | 100% | Oct 21, 2011 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 152 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | - | - | - | $53,856 | 15 | $304,052 | 17.7% | Oct 21, 2011 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 153 | Dirty Girl | - | - | - | $53,630 | 10 | $55,125 | 97.3% | Oct 7, 2011 | The Weinstein Company |
| 154 | 3 | - | - | - | $52,082 | 6 | $59,954 | 86.9% | Sep 16, 2011 | Strand Releasing |
| 155 | Mysteries of Lisbon | - | - | - | $48,173 | 6 | $110,507 | 43.6% | Aug 5, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 156 | The Hangover Part II | - | - | - | $47,869 | 3,675 | $254,464,305 | <0.1% | May 26, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 157 | Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology | - | - | - | $46,782 | 7 | $46,782 | 100% | Sep 16, 2011 | Paladin |
| 158 | Margaret | - | - | - | $46,495 | 14 | $46,495 | 100% | Sep 30, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 159 | Sigur Rós: Inni | - | - | - | $45,251 | 7 | $123,482 | 36.6% | Oct 28, 2011 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 160 | Texas Killing Fields | - | - | - | $42,237 | 10 | $45,469 | 92.9% | Oct 14, 2011 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 161 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $42,228 | 1,985 | $37,306,030 | 0.1% | Nov 9, 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 162 | Project Nim | - | - | - | $41,924 | 22 | $411,184 | 10.2% | Jul 8, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 163 | Happy, Happy | - | - | - | $39,678 | 7 | $45,154 | 87.9% | Sep 16, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 164 | Red State | - | - | - | $39,253 | 5 | $1,104,682 | 3.6% | Mar 5, 2011 | SModcast Pictures |
| 165 | Terri | - | - | - | $37,918 | 36 | $655,802 | 5.8% | Jul 1, 2011 | ATO Pictures |
| 166 | Life, Above All | - | - | - | $37,725 | 18 | $134,461 | 28.1% | Jul 15, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 167 | Where Soldiers Come From | - | - | - | $36,869 | 5 | $39,201 | 94.1% | Sep 9, 2011 | International Film Circuit |
| 168 | My Kingdom | - | - | - | $36,533 | 20 | $36,533 | 100% | Sep 9, 2011 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 169 | Granito | - | - | - | $34,926 | 5 | $43,942 | 79.5% | Sep 14, 2011 | International Film Circuit |
| 170 | Love in Space | - | - | - | $34,787 | 16 | $34,787 | 100% | Sep 9, 2011 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 171 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | - | - | - | $32,123 | 2,040 | $11,862,398 | 0.3% | Aug 12, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 172 | The Whale | - | - | - | $31,746 | 5 | $81,881 | 38.8% | Sep 9, 2011 | Paladin |
| 173 | Life in a Day | - | - | - | $31,577 | 19 | $252,788 | 12.5% | Jul 29, 2011 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 174 | Muran | - | - | - | $30,116 | 10 | $30,116 | 100% | Sep 30, 2011 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 175 | American Teacher | - | - | - | $29,228 | 2 | $33,144 | 88.2% | Sep 30, 2011 | First Run |
| 176 | The Tree | - | - | - | $28,519 | 8 | $71,158 | 40.1% | Jul 15, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 177 | The Last Ride | - | - | - | $27,000 | 7 | $27,000 | 100% | Oct 21, 2011 | Category One Entertainment Group |
| 178 | Gun Hill Road | - | - | - | $26,635 | 10 | $148,994 | 17.9% | Aug 5, 2011 | Motion Film Group |
| 179 | Page One | - | - | - | $26,437 | 65 | $1,067,028 | 2.5% | Jun 17, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 180 | Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre | - | - | - | $25,844 | 5 | $25,844 | 100% | Sep 16, 2011 | Nocturnal Features |
| 181 | The Last Circus | - | - | - | $25,102 | 6 | $40,548 | 61.9% | Aug 19, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 182 | Bill Cunningham: New York | - | - | - | $24,907 | 34 | $1,510,026 | 1.6% | Mar 16, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 183 | 3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy | - | - | - | $24,668 | 10 | $153,215 | 16.1% | Aug 12, 2011 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 184 | After | - | - | - | $24,544 | 1 | $24,544 | 100% | Sep 9, 2011 | N/A |
| 185 | Trespass | - | - | - | $24,094 | 10 | $24,094 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 186 | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | - | - | - | $24,006 | 3 | $34,023 | 70.6% | Sep 9, 2011 | The Film Desk |
| 187 | Farmageddon | - | - | - | $23,717 | 7 | $56,573 | 41.9% | Jun 17, 2011 | - |
| 188 | Incendiary | - | - | - | $22,457 | 3 | $22,457 | 100% | Sep 23, 2011 | Truly Indie |
| 189 | All's Faire in Love | - | - | - | $22,180 | 75 | $22,180 | 100% | Oct 28, 2011 | Hannover House |
| 190 | Hell and Back Again | - | - | - | $21,628 | 4 | $40,634 | 53.2% | Oct 5, 2011 | Docurama Films |
| 191 | Bride Flight 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $21,546 | 27 | $501,360 | 4.3% | Jun 10, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 192 | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | - | - | - | $21,327 | 24 | $386,073 | 5.5% | Jun 24, 2011 | Hannover House |
| 193 | Paul Goodman Changed My Life | - | - | - | $20,941 | 2 | $35,671 | 58.7% | Oct 19, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 194 | Metropolis Giorgio Moroder Presents | - | - | - | $20,574 | 16 | $27,362 | 75.2% | Oct 7, 2011 | Kino Lorber Studio Classics |
| 195 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | - | - | - | $19,619 | 6 | $100,072 | 19.6% | Jun 24, 2011 | Rialto Pictures |
| 196 | Shut Up Little Man | - | - | - | $18,967 | 8 | $23,901 | 79.4% | Aug 26, 2011 | Tribeca Films |
| 197 | Incendies | - | - | - | $18,709 | 90 | $2,071,334 | 0.9% | Apr 22, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 198 | Jane's Journey | - | - | - | $18,575 | 3 | $27,253 | 68.2% | Sep 16, 2011 | First Run |
| 199 | The Son of No One | - | - | - | $18,015 | 10 | $30,680 | 58.7% | Nov 4, 2011 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 200 | Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles | - | - | - | $17,706 | 1 | $21,242 | 83.4% | Sep 2, 2011 | Argot Pictures |
| 201 | My Suicide | - | - | - | $17,282 | 1 | $17,282 | 100% | Sep 23, 2011 | Rocket Releasing |
| 202 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | - | - | - | $17,202 | 100 | $3,108,485 | 0.6% | Jul 15, 2011 | Eros Worldwide |
| 203 | City of Life and Death | - | - | - | $17,085 | 9 | $122,558 | 13.9% | May 11, 2011 | Kino International |
| 204 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $16,710 | 252 | $23,746,066 | <0.1% | Oct 5, 2007 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 205 | Jig | - | - | - | $16,528 | 5 | $183,790 | 9% | Jun 17, 2011 | Screen Media Films |
| 206 | My Reincarnation | - | - | - | $16,457 | 5 | $92,822 | 17.7% | Oct 28, 2011 | Long Shot Factory |
| 207 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | - | - | - | $15,974 | 116 | $1,348,205 | 1.2% | Jul 15, 2011 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 208 | Beginners | - | - | - | $14,580 | 170 | $5,790,894 | 0.3% | Jun 3, 2011 | Focus Features |
| 209 | Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster | - | - | - | $14,231 | 9 | $14,231 | 100% | Sep 30, 2011 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 210 | Benda Bilili! | - | - | - | $13,420 | 3 | $13,420 | 100% | Sep 30, 2011 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 211 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $12,245 | 82 | $34,137,524 | <0.1% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 212 | Young Goethe in Love | - | - | - | $11,787 | 9 | $162,138 | 7.3% | Nov 4, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 213 | Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace | - | - | - | $11,651 | 3 | $12,139 | 96% | Sep 16, 2011 | Fisher Klingenstein Films |
| 214 | Oka! | - | - | - | $11,624 | 2 | $18,364 | 63.3% | Oct 14, 2011 | Dada Films |
| 215 | Sarah Palin: You Betcha! | - | - | - | $10,935 | 6 | $10,935 | 100% | Sep 30, 2011 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 216 | Marriage Italian Style 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,600 | 1 | $10,600 | 100% | Sep 23, 2011 | Kino Lorber Studio Classics |
| 217 | A Bird of the Air | - | - | - | $10,152 | 2 | $10,152 | 100% | Sep 23, 2011 | Paladin |
| 218 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $9,119 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 219 | America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments | - | - | - | $8,812 | 3 | $12,366 | 71.3% | Oct 14, 2011 | Rogers & Cowan/PMK |
| 220 | October | - | - | - | $8,801 | 2 | $32,127 | 27.4% | May 6, 2011 | New Yorker Films |
| 221 | The Other F Word | - | - | - | $8,337 | 6 | $53,714 | 15.5% | Nov 4, 2011 | Oscilloscope |
| 222 | Special Treatment | - | - | - | $8,262 | 1 | $8,856 | 93.3% | Aug 26, 2011 | First Run |
| 223 | Littlerock | - | - | - | $7,064 | 3 | $17,309 | 40.8% | Aug 12, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 224 | !Women Art Revolution | - | - | - | $6,607 | 4 | $52,681 | 12.5% | Jun 1, 2011 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 225 | Troll Hunter | - | - | - | $6,392 | 21 | $253,444 | 2.5% | Jun 10, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 226 | Tuesday, After Christmas | - | - | - | $6,386 | 2 | $27,813 | 23% | May 25, 2011 | Lorber Films |
| 227 | Nostalgia for the Light | - | - | - | $6,371 | 6 | $163,962 | 3.9% | Jan 13, 2011 | Icarus Films |
| 228 | Crime After Crime | - | - | - | $6,195 | 5 | $60,291 | 10.3% | Jul 1, 2011 | Life Sentence Films |
| 229 | Rebirth | - | - | - | $6,093 | 4 | $12,358 | 49.3% | Aug 31, 2011 | Oscilloscope |
| 230 | Rapt 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,088 | 3 | $45,759 | 13.3% | Jul 6, 2011 | Lorber Films |
| 231 | Make Believe | - | - | - | $5,944 | 1 | $19,085 | 31.1% | May 13, 2011 | - |
| 232 | Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | - | - | - | $5,799 | 3 | $51,301 | 11.3% | Aug 10, 2011 | - |
| 233 | Went the Day Well? | - | - | - | $5,690 | 1 | $47,214 | 12.1% | May 20, 2011 | Rialto Pictures |
| 234 | The Bride Wore Black | - | - | - | $5,469 | 2 | $44,566 | 12.3% | Nov 4, 2011 | The Film Desk |
| 235 | Elevate | - | - | - | $5,246 | 2 | $5,580 | 94% | Oct 21, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 236 | Film socialisme | - | - | - | $5,216 | 3 | $42,925 | 12.2% | Jun 3, 2011 | Lorber Films |
| 237 | And They're Off | - | - | - | $5,154 | 10 | $5,154 | 100% | Oct 28, 2011 | Kinobild Releasing |
| 238 | Tanner Hall | - | - | - | $5,073 | 5 | $5,073 | 100% | Sep 9, 2011 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 239 | My Joy | - | - | - | $4,855 | 1 | $6,298 | 77.1% | Sep 30, 2011 | Kino Lorber |
| 240 | Burke and Hare | - | - | - | $4,833 | 1 | $4,833 | 100% | Sep 9, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 241 | I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive | - | - | - | $4,759 | 1 | $8,705 | 54.7% | Sep 2, 2011 | Strand Releasing |
| 242 | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,639 | 2 | $43,839 | 10.6% | Jun 9, 2011 | The Film Desk |
| 243 | Janie Jones | - | - | - | $4,473 | 2 | $6,840 | 65.4% | Oct 28, 2011 | Tribeca Films |
| 244 | The Catechism Cataclysm | - | - | - | $4,373 | 1 | $4,373 | 100% | Oct 19, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 245 | The Look | - | - | - | $4,167 | 2 | $19,988 | 20.8% | Nov 4, 2011 | Kino Lorber |
| 246 | CornerStore | - | - | - | $3,920 | 2 | $45,176 | 8.7% | Aug 12, 2011 | Shotown Pictures |
| 247 | Aarakshan | - | - | - | $3,417 | 91 | $651,096 | 0.5% | Aug 12, 2011 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 248 | Viva Riva! | - | - | - | $3,340 | 5 | $61,759 | 5.4% | Jun 10, 2011 | Music Box Films |
| 249 | The Sons of Tennessee Williams | - | - | - | $3,242 | 1 | $3,242 | 100% | Oct 7, 2011 | First Run |
| 250 | Balls to the Wall | - | - | - | $3,140 | 10 | $3,140 | 100% | Oct 21, 2011 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 251 | Main Street | - | - | - | $2,560 | 1 | $2,560 | 100% | Sep 9, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 252 | Restitution | - | - | - | $2,480 | 1 | $2,664 | 93.1% | Oct 28, 2011 | Monterey Media |
| 253 | Sidewalls | - | - | - | $2,377 | 1 | $2,377 | 100% | Oct 26, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 254 | The Pool Boys | - | - | - | $2,269 | 101 | $2,269 | 100% | Sep 30, 2011 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 255 | Pianomania | - | - | - | $2,220 | 6 | $49,852 | 4.5% | May 27, 2011 | First Run |
| 256 | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | - | - | - | $2,158 | 1 | $22,039 | 9.8% | Jul 20, 2011 | The Film Desk |
| 257 | How to Live Forever | - | - | - | $2,150 | 4 | $60,630 | 3.5% | May 13, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 258 | The Weird World of Blowfly | - | - | - | $1,956 | 1 | $3,062 | 63.9% | Sep 16, 2011 | Variance Films |
| 259 | Aurora | - | - | - | $1,942 | 1 | $5,677 | 34.2% | Jun 29, 2011 | The Cinema Guild |
| 260 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $1,821 | 38 | $53,354,743 | <0.1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 261 | Chalet Girl | - | - | - | $1,710 | 1 | $1,710 | 100% | Oct 14, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 262 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $1,667 | 47 | $46,412,757 | <0.1% | Mar 3, 2006 | Warner Bros. |
| 263 | Battleship Potemkin | - | - | - | $1,642 | 5 | $51,198 | 3.2% | Jan 14, 2011 | Kino International |
| 264 | 5 Days of War | - | - | - | $1,586 | 6 | $17,479 | 9.1% | Aug 19, 2011 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 265 | Rio | - | - | - | $1,425 | 3,842 | $143,619,809 | <0.1% | Apr 15, 2011 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 266 | My Perestroika | - | - | - | $1,396 | 19 | $242,707 | 0.6% | Mar 23, 2011 | International Film Circuit |
| 267 | The Robber | - | - | - | $1,360 | 6 | $83,451 | 1.6% | Feb 3, 2011 | Kino International |
| 268 | Everything Must Go | - | - | - | $1,298 | 245 | $2,711,643 | <0.1% | May 13, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 269 | Public Speaking | - | - | - | $1,241 | 2 | $62,173 | 2% | Feb 23, 2011 | Rialto Pictures |
| 270 | The Strange Case of Angelica | - | - | - | $1,207 | 2 | $50,135 | 2.4% | Dec 29, 2010 | The Cinema Guild |
| 271 | Conan O'Brien Can't Stop | - | - | - | $1,170 | 24 | $267,965 | 0.4% | Jun 24, 2011 | Abramorama |
| 272 | Romeos | - | - | - | $1,081 | 1 | $1,081 | 100% | Sep 16, 2011 | Strand Releasing |
| 273 | The Sleeping Beauty | - | - | - | $1,066 | 3 | $29,066 | 3.7% | Jul 8, 2011 | Strand Releasing |
| 274 | Small Change | - | - | - | $994 | 2 | $38,296 | 2.6% | Nov 24, 2009 | The Film Desk |
| 275 | Little Girl | - | - | - | $956 | 1 | $1,350 | 70.8% | Sep 2, 2011 | First Run |
| 276 | Redemption Road | - | - | - | $909 | 26 | $29,384 | 3.1% | Aug 26, 2011 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 277 | Nine Nation Animation | - | - | - | $854 | 2 | $38,382 | 2.2% | Sep 29, 2010 | The World According to Shorts |
| 278 | Leap Year | - | - | - | $823 | 2 | $12,979 | 6.3% | Jun 24, 2011 | Strand Releasing |
| 279 | Vito Bonafacci | - | - | - | $813 | 1 | $9,570 | 8.5% | May 6, 2011 | Cavu Pictures |
| 280 | Putty Hill | - | - | - | $635 | 3 | $49,918 | 1.3% | Feb 18, 2011 | The Cinema Guild |
| 281 | The Perfect Host | - | - | - | $576 | 10 | $48,764 | 1.2% | Jul 1, 2011 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 282 | The Family Tree | - | - | - | $504 | 2 | $6,035 | 8.4% | Aug 26, 2011 | Entertainment One |
| 283 | Every Man for Himself | - | - | - | $469 | 2 | $47,262 | 1% | Nov 12, 2010 | The Film Desk |
| 284 | The Music Never Stopped | - | - | - | $464 | 33 | $258,223 | 0.2% | Mar 18, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 285 | Singham | - | - | - | $452 | 50 | $350,864 | 0.1% | Jul 22, 2011 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 286 | Le Amiche | - | - | - | $412 | 1 | $68,167 | 0.6% | Jun 18, 2010 | The Film Desk |
| 287 | Insidious | - | - | - | $359 | 2,419 | $54,009,150 | <0.1% | Apr 1, 2011 | FilmDistrict |
| 288 | Le Quattro Volte | - | - | - | $350 | 6 | $152,530 | 0.2% | Mar 30, 2011 | Lorber Films |
| 289 | In a Better World | - | - | - | $345 | 51 | $1,008,098 | <0.1% | Apr 1, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 290 | Redneck Carnage | - | - | - | $325 | 1 | $706 | 46% | Oct 29, 2011 | - |
| 291 | The Worst Movie Ever! | - | - | - | $252 | 2 | $25,206 | 1% | Aug 19, 2011 | Driving With Our Eyes Shut |
| 292 | Poetry | - | - | - | $249 | 17 | $356,149 | <0.1% | Feb 11, 2011 | Kino International |
| 293 | A Good Day to Die | - | - | - | $243 | 1 | $573 | 42.4% | Nov 4, 2011 | - |
| 294 | Raw Faith | - | - | - | $145 | 1 | $23,667 | 0.6% | Jun 24, 2011 | - |
| 295 | Road to Nowhere | - | - | - | $113 | 7 | $40,294 | 0.3% | Jun 10, 2011 | Monterey Media |
| 296 | InSight | - | - | - | $100 | 22 | $11,100 | 0.9% | Sep 2, 2011 | Check Entertainment |
| 297 | The Conspirator | - | - | - | $41 | 849 | $11,538,204 | <0.1% | Apr 15, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
