| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Cowboys & Aliens | $36,200,000 | $36,431,290 | +$231,290 | +0.6% | 3,750 | $36,200,000 | $36,431,290 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | The Smurfs | $36,200,000 | $35,611,637 | -$588,363 | -1.6% | 3,395 | $36,200,000 | $35,611,637 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Captain America: The First Avenger | $24,905,000 | $25,554,303 | +$649,303 | +2.6% | 3,715 | $116,772,000 | $117,421,571 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $21,925,000 | $21,977,093 | +$52,093 | +0.2% | 4,145 | $318,460,000 | $318,511,602 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | $19,300,000 | $19,104,303 | -$195,697 | -1% | 3,020 | $19,300,000 | $19,104,303 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Friends with Benefits | $9,300,000 | $9,275,692 | -$24,308 | -0.3% | 2,926 | $38,200,000 | $38,175,973 | 2 | Screen Gems | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | Horrible Bosses | $7,100,000 | $7,189,365 | +$89,365 | +1.3% | 2,510 | $96,202,000 | $96,290,917 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $5,970,000 | $6,086,311 | +$116,311 | +1.9% | 2,604 | $337,892,000 | $338,007,725 | 5 | DreamWorks | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Zookeeper | $4,200,000 | $4,301,893 | +$101,893 | +2.4% | 2,418 | $68,731,000 | $68,832,733 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | Cars 2 | $2,301,000 | $2,349,142 | +$48,142 | +2.1% | 1,763 | $182,070,000 | $182,118,690 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Winnie the Pooh | $1,751,000 | $1,777,625 | +$26,625 | +1.5% | 1,632 | $22,409,000 | $22,435,490 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | Midnight in Paris | $1,220,000 | - | - | - | 471 | $46,915,000 | - | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | Bridesmaids | $845,000 | $859,095 | +$14,095 | +1.7% | 484 | $165,443,000 | $165,457,080 | 12 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 14 | 14 | - | Bad Teacher | $800,000 | $842,740 | +$42,740 | +5.3% | 765 | $96,675,000 | $96,718,147 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 15 | 15 | - | Kung Fu Panda 2 | $658,000 | $662,153 | +$4,153 | +0.6% | 319 | $161,678,000 | $161,681,667 | 10 | DreamWorks | - |
| 16 | 17 | +1 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | $445,000 | $467,542 | +$22,542 | +5.1% | 412 | $64,603,000 | $64,625,469 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 17 | 19 | +2 | Sarah's Key | $369,000 | $366,690 | -$2,310 | -0.6% | 33 | $539,000 | $536,650 | 2 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 18 | 21 | +3 | The Tree of Life | $324,000 | $332,997 | +$8,997 | +2.8% | 196 | $11,676,000 | $11,685,371 | 10 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 19 | 22 | +3 | Super 8 | $284,000 | $303,794 | +$19,794 | +7% | 325 | $124,954,000 | $124,973,831 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 20 | 23 | +3 | X-Men: First Class | $275,000 | $287,509 | +$12,509 | +4.5% | 254 | $144,711,000 | $144,723,842 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 21 | 24 | +3 | Larry Crowne | $268,000 | $263,005 | -$4,995 | -1.9% | 335 | $35,113,000 | $35,107,945 | 5 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 22 | 26 | +4 | Beginners | $236,000 | $231,217 | -$4,783 | -2% | 147 | $5,030,000 | $5,032,405 | 9 | Focus Features | - |
| 23 | 27 | +4 | Thor | $203,000 | $207,531 | +$4,531 | +2.2% | 190 | $180,577,000 | $180,580,795 | 13 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 24 | 33 | +9 | Buck | $181,000 | $178,919 | -$2,081 | -1.1% | 113 | $3,015,000 | $3,013,757 | 7 | IFC Films | - |
| 25 | 31 | +6 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | $181,000 | $183,896 | +$2,896 | +1.6% | 93 | $707,000 | $710,015 | 3 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 26 | 32 | +6 | Green Lantern | $166,000 | $183,505 | +$17,505 | +10.5% | 135 | $114,310,000 | $114,327,614 | 7 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 27 | 36 | +9 | Monte Carlo | $143,000 | $135,839 | -$7,161 | -5% | 168 | $22,283,000 | $22,275,895 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 28 | 35 | +7 | Fast Five | $132,000 | $138,110 | +$6,110 | +4.6% | 125 | $209,682,000 | $209,688,235 | 14 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 29 | 34 | +5 | Attack the Block | $130,000 | $139,506 | +$9,506 | +7.3% | 8 | $130,000 | $139,506 | 1 | Screen Gems | - |
| 30 | 39 | +9 | The Trip | $128,000 | $99,394 | -$28,606 | -22.3% | 55 | $1,429,000 | $1,420,863 | 8 | IFC Films | - |
| 31 | 37 | +6 | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | $126,000 | $117,549 | -$8,451 | -6.7% | 43 | $801,000 | $791,600 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 32 | 38 | +6 | Another Earth | $107,000 | $109,226 | +$2,226 | +2.1% | 20 | $220,000 | $221,492 | 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 33 | 40 | +7 | The Devil's Double | $95,000 | $96,414 | +$1,414 | +1.5% | 5 | $95,000 | $96,414 | 1 | Lionsgate | - |
| 34 | 41 | +7 | The Guard | $80,400 | $76,834 | -$3,566 | -4.4% | 4 | $80,400 | $76,834 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 35 | 43 | +8 | Tabloid | $77,100 | $73,322 | -$3,778 | -4.9% | 37 | $398,000 | $392,463 | 3 | IFC Films | - |
| 36 | 42 | +6 | A Better Life | $77,000 | $76,724 | -$276 | -0.4% | 108 | $1,586,000 | $1,585,558 | 6 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 37 | 48 | +11 | Life in a Day | $45,500 | $45,202 | -$298 | -0.7% | 11 | $89,500 | $89,202 | 1 | National Geographic Entertainment | - |
| 38 | 53 | +15 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | $33,000 | $35,546 | +$2,546 | +7.7% | 33 | $5,125,000 | $5,102,891 | 14 | IFC Films | - |
| 39 | 55 | +16 | The Future | $28,200 | $27,137 | -$1,063 | -3.8% | 1 | $28,200 | $27,137 | 1 | Roadside Attractions | - |
| 40 | 73 | +33 | The Myth of the American Sleepover | $14,000 | $7,704 | -$6,296 | -45% | 2 | $26,000 | $19,733 | 2 | IFC Films | - |
| 41 | 68 | +27 | Submarine | $11,000 | $10,466 | -$534 | -4.9% | 19 | $450,000 | $449,303 | 9 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 42 | 90 | +48 | The Harvest/La Cosecha | $4,700 | $2,245 | -$2,455 | -52.2% | 1 | $4,700 | $2,245 | 1 | Cinema Libre Studio | - |
