| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Captain America: The First Avenger | $65,827,000 | $65,058,524 | -$768,476 | -1.2% | 3,715 | $65,827,000 | $65,058,524 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $48,065,000 | $47,422,212 | -$642,788 | -1.3% | 4,375 | $274,182,000 | $273,539,281 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Friends with Benefits | $18,500,000 | $18,622,150 | +$122,150 | +0.7% | 2,926 | $18,500,000 | $18,622,150 | 1 | Screen Gems | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $12,000,000 | $12,051,735 | +$51,735 | +0.4% | 3,375 | $325,789,000 | $325,841,185 | 4 | DreamWorks | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | Horrible Bosses | $11,720,000 | $11,884,319 | +$164,319 | +1.4% | 3,104 | $82,402,000 | $82,566,703 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Zookeeper | $8,700,000 | $8,702,055 | +$2,055 | <0.1% | 3,215 | $59,204,000 | $59,206,255 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | Cars 2 | $5,726,000 | $5,655,857 | -$70,143 | -1.2% | 2,668 | $176,445,000 | $176,375,295 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | Winnie the Pooh | $5,141,000 | $5,162,046 | +$21,046 | +0.4% | 2,405 | $17,573,000 | $17,594,297 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Bad Teacher | $2,600,000 | $2,610,925 | +$10,925 | +0.4% | 2,034 | $94,355,000 | $94,365,688 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Midnight in Paris | $1,899,000 | - | - | - | 621 | $44,878,000 | - | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Bridesmaids | $1,346,000 | $1,325,985 | -$20,015 | -1.5% | 680 | $163,853,000 | $163,832,870 | 11 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | Larry Crowne | $1,030,000 | $1,019,475 | -$10,525 | -1% | 1,035 | $34,338,000 | $34,327,405 | 4 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | Mr. Popper's Penguins | $925,000 | $935,068 | +$10,068 | +1.1% | 591 | $63,491,000 | $63,500,820 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 14 | 14 | - | Super 8 | $760,000 | $760,042 | +$42 | <0.1% | 658 | $124,235,000 | $124,235,102 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 15 | 16 | +1 | The Tree of Life | $560,000 | $555,573 | -$4,427 | -0.8% | 230 | $11,043,000 | $11,038,150 | 9 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 16 | 17 | +1 | Monte Carlo | $475,000 | $475,973 | +$973 | +0.2% | 360 | $21,772,000 | $21,772,588 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 17 | 18 | +1 | Beginners | $431,000 | $425,205 | -$5,795 | -1.3% | 157 | $4,607,000 | $4,607,418 | 8 | Focus Features | - |
| 18 | 19 | +1 | Green Lantern | $390,000 | $381,612 | -$8,388 | -2.2% | 421 | $113,930,000 | $113,920,209 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 19 | 20 | +1 | X-Men: First Class | $335,000 | $348,046 | +$13,046 | +3.9% | 295 | $144,197,000 | $144,210,364 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 20 | 21 | +1 | Thor | $335,000 | $343,000 | +$8,000 | +2.4% | 236 | $180,128,000 | $180,136,188 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 21 | 22 | +1 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | $325,000 | $317,481 | -$7,519 | -2.3% | 250 | $160,784,000 | $160,776,083 | 9 | DreamWorks | - |
| 22 | 24 | +2 | Rio | $303,000 | $304,210 | +$1,210 | +0.4% | 210 | $142,578,000 | $142,579,551 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 23 | 23 | - | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $300,000 | $311,464 | +$11,464 | +3.8% | 246 | $238,010,000 | $238,021,773 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 24 | 26 | +2 | Buck | $282,000 | $266,508 | -$15,492 | -5.5% | 128 | $2,694,000 | $2,679,230 | 6 | IFC Films | - |
| 25 | 28 | +3 | A Better Life | $222,000 | $215,376 | -$6,624 | -3% | 182 | $1,421,000 | $1,413,960 | 5 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 26 | 29 | +3 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | $197,000 | $200,333 | +$3,333 | +1.7% | 61 | $408,000 | $411,133 | 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 27 | 30 | +3 | Fast Five | $164,000 | $169,650 | +$5,650 | +3.4% | 174 | $209,441,000 | $209,445,775 | 13 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 28 | 32 | +4 | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | $155,000 | $145,256 | -$9,744 | -6.3% | 54 | $515,000 | $595,728 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 29 | 34 | +5 | The Trip | $143,000 | $129,612 | -$13,388 | -9.4% | 46 | $1,283,000 | $1,269,925 | 7 | IFC Films | - |
| 30 | 36 | +6 | Tabloid | $139,000 | $121,057 | -$17,943 | -12.9% | 31 | $283,000 | $263,523 | 2 | IFC Films | - |
| 31 | 37 | +6 | Sarah's Key | $117,000 | $115,708 | -$1,292 | -1.1% | 5 | $117,000 | $115,708 | 1 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 32 | 40 | +8 | Another Earth | $78,400 | $77,740 | -$660 | -0.8% | 4 | $78,400 | $77,740 | 1 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 33 | 43 | +10 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | $63,000 | $54,410 | -$8,590 | -13.6% | 42 | $5,041,000 | $5,032,515 | 13 | IFC Films | - |
| 34 | 47 | +13 | A Little Help | $48,000 | $44,870 | -$3,130 | -6.5% | 24 | $48,000 | $44,870 | 1 | Freestyle Releasing | - |
| 35 | 54 | +19 | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | $27,000 | $25,841 | -$1,159 | -4.3% | 8 | $260,000 | $258,383 | 5 | Hannover House | - |
| 36 | 55 | +19 | The Undefeated | $24,000 | $24,664 | +$664 | +2.8% | 14 | $101,000 | $101,382 | 2 | Arc Entertainment | - |
| 37 | 56 | +19 | Submarine | $23,000 | $21,376 | -$1,624 | -7.1% | 18 | $429,000 | $426,904 | 8 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 38 | 58 | +20 | Life, Above All | $17,800 | $15,571 | -$2,229 | -12.5% | 10 | $41,400 | $39,168 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 39 | 64 | +25 | The Myth of the American Sleepover | $9,100 | $8,700 | -$400 | -4.4% | 1 | $9,100 | $8,700 | 1 | IFC Films | - |
