| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $27,500,000 | $27,832,307 | +$332,307 | +1.2% | 3,691 | $104,876,000 | $105,208,226 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | The Help | $25,525,000 | $26,044,590 | +$519,590 | +2% | 2,534 | $35,399,000 | $35,918,416 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Final Destination 5 | $18,400,000 | $18,031,396 | -$368,604 | -2% | 3,155 | $18,400,000 | $18,031,396 | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | The Smurfs | $13,500,000 | $13,733,081 | +$233,081 | +1.7% | 3,427 | $101,546,000 | $101,778,741 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | 30 Minutes or Less | $13,000,000 | $13,330,118 | +$330,118 | +2.5% | 2,888 | $13,000,000 | $13,330,118 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Cowboys & Aliens | $7,613,000 | $7,811,305 | +$198,305 | +2.6% | 3,310 | $81,476,000 | $81,674,015 | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 7 | 8 | +1 | Captain America: The First Avenger | $7,125,000 | $7,210,902 | +$85,902 | +1.2% | 2,835 | $156,885,000 | $156,971,108 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 8 | 9 | +1 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | $6,930,000 | $7,054,228 | +$124,228 | +1.8% | 2,635 | $55,402,000 | $55,526,524 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 9 | 7 | -2 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $6,875,000 | $7,251,414 | +$376,414 | +5.5% | 2,414 | $356,961,000 | $357,337,355 | 5 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | The Change-Up | $6,219,000 | $6,306,645 | +$87,645 | +1.4% | 2,913 | $25,751,000 | $25,838,850 | 2 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | $5,700,000 | $5,961,231 | +$261,231 | +4.6% | 2,040 | $5,700,000 | $5,961,231 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | Horrible Bosses | $2,440,000 | $2,438,498 | -$1,502 | <0.1% | 1,338 | $110,005,000 | $110,003,144 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | Friends with Benefits | $1,800,000 | $1,846,455 | +$46,455 | +2.6% | 1,294 | $53,033,000 | $53,079,337 | 4 | Screen Gems | - |
| 14 | 14 | - | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $1,350,000 | $1,384,632 | +$34,632 | +2.6% | 886 | $347,234,000 | $347,268,800 | 7 | DreamWorks | - |
| 15 | 15 | - | Zookeeper | $1,000,000 | $1,003,255 | +$3,255 | +0.3% | 748 | $75,797,000 | $75,800,690 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 16 | 16 | - | Midnight in Paris | $676,000 | $703,277 | +$27,277 | +4% | 328 | $49,637,000 | $49,664,598 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 17 | 17 | - | Cars 2 | $657,000 | $659,901 | +$2,901 | +0.4% | 494 | $186,193,000 | $186,196,557 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 18 | 18 | - | Sarah's Key | $467,000 | $486,096 | +$19,096 | +4.1% | 101 | $2,005,000 | $2,024,025 | 4 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 19 | 22 | +3 | Bridesmaids | $366,000 | $360,520 | -$5,480 | -1.5% | 285 | $167,176,000 | $167,169,895 | 14 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 20 | 21 | +1 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | $360,000 | $386,856 | +$26,856 | +7.5% | 294 | $66,067,000 | $66,094,291 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 21 | 23 | +2 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | $345,000 | $351,096 | +$6,096 | +1.8% | 252 | $163,428,000 | $163,433,627 | 12 | DreamWorks | - |
| 22 | 20 | -2 | Winnie the Pooh | $342,000 | $387,446 | +$45,446 | +13.3% | 409 | $25,250,000 | $25,295,510 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 23 | 25 | +2 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $305,000 | $329,678 | +$24,678 | +8.1% | 254 | $239,655,000 | $239,679,520 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 24 | 26 | +2 | The Guard | $279,000 | $282,678 | +$3,678 | +1.3% | 47 | $666,000 | $670,082 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 25 | 27 | +2 | The Devil's Double | $250,000 | $260,263 | +$10,263 | +4.1% | 89 | $689,000 | $698,794 | 3 | Lionsgate | - |
| 26 | 29 | +3 | Bad Teacher | $202,000 | $203,827 | +$1,827 | +0.9% | 149 | $97,900,000 | $97,901,421 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 27 | 34 | +7 | The Tree of Life | $160,000 | $158,988 | -$1,012 | -0.6% | 118 | $12,474,000 | $12,472,585 | 12 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 28 | 33 | +5 | Another Earth | $148,000 | $164,418 | +$16,418 | +11.1% | 82 | $683,000 | $699,059 | 4 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 29 | 51 | +22 | Thor | $115,000 | $55,036 | -$59,964 | -52.1% | 81 | $180,955,000 | $180,952,828 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 30 | 36 | +6 | The Whistleblower | $113,000 | $115,395 | +$2,395 | +2.1% | 22 | $201,000 | $202,776 | 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | - |
| 31 | 37 | +6 | Super 8 | $105,000 | $108,276 | +$3,276 | +3.1% | 108 | $125,517,000 | $125,520,061 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 32 | 39 | +7 | Attack the Block | $100,000 | $107,951 | +$7,951 | +8% | 40 | $446,000 | $454,087 | 3 | Screen Gems | - |
| 33 | 40 | +7 | Beginners | $95,500 | $101,331 | +$5,831 | +6.1% | 103 | $5,513,000 | $5,526,446 | 11 | Focus Features | - |
| 34 | 41 | +7 | Larry Crowne | $89,000 | $92,960 | +$3,960 | +4.4% | 166 | $35,562,000 | $35,565,975 | 7 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 35 | 43 | +8 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | $71,000 | $82,058 | +$11,058 | +15.6% | 104 | $1,185,000 | $1,195,867 | 5 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 36 | 49 | +13 | The Future | $64,900 | $63,695 | -$1,205 | -1.9% | 20 | $236,000 | $234,552 | 3 | Roadside Attractions | - |
| 37 | 50 | +13 | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | $54,500 | $55,356 | +$856 | +1.6% | 35 | $1,039,000 | $1,039,442 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 38 | 57 | +19 | Gun Hill Road | $24,100 | $23,382 | -$718 | -3% | 10 | $76,100 | $75,409 | 2 | Motion Film Group | - |
| 39 | 64 | +25 | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | $17,600 | $17,713 | +$113 | +0.6% | 12 | $337,000 | $336,645 | 8 | Hannover House | - |
| 40 | 65 | +25 | A Better Life | $15,000 | $17,428 | +$2,428 | +16.2% | 51 | $1,696,000 | $1,697,973 | 8 | Summit Entertainment | - |
| 41 | 68 | +27 | Life in a Day | $15,000 | $16,265 | +$1,265 | +8.4% | 17 | $190,000 | $191,717 | 3 | National Geographic Entertainment | - |
| 42 | 89 | +47 | Submarine | $3,500 | $3,196 | -$304 | -8.7% | 7 | $467,000 | $466,702 | 11 | The Weinstein Company | - |
