Domestic 2011 Weekend 38
September 23-25, 2011
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $22,130,000 | $21,929,332 | -$200,668 | -0.9% | 2,330 | $61,676,000 | $61,475,402 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | - | Moneyball | $20,600,000 | $19,501,302 | -$1,098,698 | -5.3% | 2,993 | $20,600,000 | $19,501,302 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 3 | - | Dolphin Tale | $20,260,000 | $19,152,401 | -$1,107,599 | -5.5% | 3,507 | $20,260,000 | $19,152,401 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 4 | - | Abduction | $11,200,000 | $10,925,253 | -$274,747 | -2.5% | 3,118 | $11,200,000 | $10,925,253 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | 5 | - | Killer Elite | $9,500,000 | $9,352,008 | -$147,992 | -1.6% | 2,986 | $9,500,000 | $9,352,008 | 1 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 6 | 6 | - | Contagion | $8,565,000 | $8,451,226 | -$113,774 | -1.3% | 3,136 | $57,122,000 | $57,007,898 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 7 | - | Drive | $5,771,000 | $5,763,998 | -$7,002 | -0.1% | 2,904 | $21,425,000 | $21,417,373 | 2 | FilmDistrict |
| 8 | 8 | - | The Help | $4,400,000 | $4,370,051 | -$29,949 | -0.7% | 2,695 | $154,444,000 | $154,414,153 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 9 | - | Straw Dogs | $2,100,000 | $2,051,333 | -$48,667 | -2.3% | 2,408 | $8,884,000 | $8,835,187 | 2 | Screen Gems |
| 10 | 10 | - | I Don't Know How She Does It | $2,053,000 | $2,002,040 | -$50,960 | -2.5% | 2,490 | $8,019,000 | $7,968,465 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 11 | 11 | - | The Debt | $1,289,000 | $1,260,611 | -$28,389 | -2.2% | 1,067 | $28,995,000 | $28,967,074 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 12 | 13 | +1 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | $1,184,000 | $1,135,157 | -$48,843 | -4.1% | 287 | $5,215,000 | $5,165,631 | 3 | Codeblack Entertainment |
| 13 | 12 | -1 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $1,175,000 | $1,162,288 | -$12,712 | -1.1% | 1,178 | $173,614,000 | $173,600,811 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | 14 | - | Warrior | $1,080,000 | $1,119,835 | +$39,835 | +3.7% | 1,411 | $12,171,000 | $12,210,126 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | 15 | - | Colombiana | $965,000 | $934,728 | -$30,272 | -3.1% | 847 | $35,150,000 | $35,120,171 | 5 | TriStar Pictures |
| 16 | 16 | - | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | $785,000 | $783,376 | -$1,624 | -0.2% | 675 | $82,071,000 | $82,068,926 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 17 | - | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | $701,000 | $718,442 | +$17,442 | +2.5% | 1,207 | $37,010,000 | $37,026,880 | 6 | Dimension Films |
| 18 | 18 | - | The Smurfs | $560,000 | $541,836 | -$18,164 | -3.2% | 669 | $138,372,000 | $138,353,892 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | 23 | +4 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | $346,000 | $353,762 | +$7,762 | +2.2% | 424 | $23,469,000 | $23,477,283 | 5 | FilmDistrict |
| 20 | 26 | +6 | Cowboys & Aliens | $292,000 | $277,750 | -$14,250 | -4.9% | 345 | $99,290,000 | $99,276,266 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | 29 | +8 | The Guard | $276,000 | $249,325 | -$26,675 | -9.7% | 167 | $4,192,000 | $4,165,154 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | 28 | +6 | Our Idiot Brother | $249,000 | $252,998 | +$3,998 | +1.6% | 411 | $24,434,000 | $24,438,384 | 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 23 | 30 | +7 | Seven Days in Utopia | $235,000 | $236,004 | +$1,004 | +0.4% | 272 | $4,019,000 | $4,019,819 | 4 | Visio Entertainment |
| 24 | 31 | +7 | Midnight in Paris | $233,000 | $222,430 | -$10,570 | -4.5% | 165 | $54,443,000 | $54,432,211 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 25 | 32 | +7 | Apollo 18 | $184,000 | $187,526 | +$3,526 | +1.9% | 339 | $17,381,000 | $17,384,906 | 4 | Dimension Films |
| 26 | 35 | +9 | Sarah's Key | $131,000 | $132,564 | +$1,564 | +1.2% | 151 | $6,591,000 | $6,592,747 | 10 | The Weinstein Company |
| 27 | 38 | +11 | The Change-Up | $113,000 | $105,610 | -$7,390 | -6.5% | 169 | $37,043,000 | $37,035,845 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | 41 | +13 | Bridesmaids | $78,800 | $78,255 | -$545 | -0.7% | 111 | $169,077,300 | $169,076,745 | 20 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | 43 | +14 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | $77,700 | $77,700 | $0 | - | 29 | $109,400 | $109,400 | 2 | Cohen Media Group |
| 30 | 46 | +16 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | $74,000 | $70,134 | -$3,866 | -5.2% | 64 | $581,000 | $577,221 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | 48 | +17 | Thunder Soul | $55,800 | $51,260 | -$4,540 | -8.1% | 35 | $55,800 | $51,260 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 32 | 51 | +19 | Machine Gun Preacher | $44,000 | $45,130 | +$1,130 | +2.6% | 4 | $44,000 | $45,130 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 33 | 61 | +28 | Puncture | $35,700 | $29,175 | -$6,525 | -18.3% | 4 | $35,700 | $29,175 | 1 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 34 | 59 | +25 | Private Pérez | $31,600 | $31,195 | -$405 | -1.3% | 44 | $1,392,200 | $1,391,770 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 35 | 62 | +27 | Weekend | $25,200 | $27,245 | +$2,045 | +8.1% | 1 | $25,200 | $27,245 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 36 | 66 | +30 | Conan the Barbarian | $20,800 | $20,491 | -$309 | -1.5% | 56 | $21,211,300 | $21,211,016 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 37 | 70 | +33 | Restless | $17,400 | $15,528 | -$1,872 | -10.8% | 17 | $41,300 | $39,509 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 38 | 84 | +46 | The Devil's Double | $15,500 | $7,577 | -$7,923 | -51.1% | 48 | $1,365,000 | $1,357,042 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 39 | 87 | +48 | Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology | $7,300 | $7,300 | $0 | - | 7 | $22,900 | $22,900 | 2 | Paladin |
| 40 | 86 | +46 | Incendiary | $6,200 | $7,308 | +$1,108 | +17.9% | 1 | $6,200 | $7,308 | 1 | Truly Indie |
| 41 | 56 | +15 | Circumstance | $1,300 | $32,802 | +$31,502 | +2,423.2% | 29 | $314,700 | $310,251 | 5 | Roadside Attractions |
