Domestic 2011 Weekend 40
October 7-9, 2011
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | Real Steel | $27,300,000 | $27,319,677 | +$19,677 | <0.1% | 3,440 | $27,300,000 | $27,319,677 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | - | The Ides of March | $10,400,000 | $10,470,143 | +$70,143 | +0.7% | 2,199 | $10,400,000 | $10,470,143 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 3 | - | Dolphin Tale | $9,160,000 | $9,131,091 | -$28,909 | -0.3% | 3,478 | $49,070,000 | $49,040,736 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 5 | +1 | 50/50 | $5,500,000 | $5,652,149 | +$152,149 | +2.8% | 2,479 | $17,300,000 | $17,482,521 | 2 | Summit Entertainment |
| 5 | 6 | +1 | Courageous | $4,600,000 | $4,867,876 | +$267,876 | +5.8% | 1,161 | $15,892,000 | $16,160,032 | 2 | TriStar Pictures |
| 6 | 7 | +1 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $4,552,000 | $4,598,606 | +$46,606 | +1% | 2,267 | $85,962,000 | $86,008,595 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 8 | +1 | Dream House | $4,500,000 | $4,475,525 | -$24,475 | -0.5% | 2,664 | $14,500,000 | $14,467,490 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 4 | -4 | Moneyball | $3,230,000 | $7,453,989 | +$4,223,989 | +130.8% | 3,018 | $49,253,000 | $49,207,167 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 9 | - | What's Your Number? | $3,050,000 | $3,126,782 | +$76,782 | +2.5% | 3,011 | $10,306,000 | $10,382,800 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 11 | +1 | Abduction | $2,900,000 | $2,893,684 | -$6,316 | -0.2% | 2,591 | $23,369,000 | $23,362,826 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | 10 | -1 | Contagion | $2,845,000 | $2,942,322 | +$97,322 | +3.4% | 2,250 | $68,929,000 | $69,026,543 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 12 | - | Killer Elite | $2,150,000 | $2,201,362 | +$51,362 | +2.4% | 2,411 | $21,596,000 | $21,646,929 | 3 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 13 | 13 | - | The Help | $2,005,000 | $1,945,048 | -$59,952 | -3% | 2,064 | $162,712,000 | $162,652,363 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | 14 | - | Drive | $1,812,000 | $1,842,563 | +$30,563 | +1.7% | 1,330 | $30,078,000 | $30,107,885 | 4 | FilmDistrict |
| 15 | 16 | +1 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | $436,000 | $467,823 | +$31,823 | +7.3% | 248 | $6,898,000 | $6,929,751 | 5 | Codeblack Entertainment |
| 16 | 19 | +3 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $290,000 | $295,891 | +$5,891 | +2% | 382 | $174,932,000 | $174,937,803 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | 20 | +3 | Cars 2 | $287,000 | $284,613 | -$2,387 | -0.8% | 262 | $190,465,000 | $190,462,898 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | 21 | +3 | The Debt | $239,000 | $248,929 | +$9,929 | +4.2% | 358 | $30,513,704 | $30,564,766 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 19 | 24 | +5 | Warrior | $180,000 | $170,753 | -$9,247 | -5.1% | 319 | $13,437,000 | $13,427,854 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 20 | 29 | +9 | Midnight in Paris | $160,000 | $130,882 | -$29,118 | -18.2% | 119 | $54,936,000 | $54,905,643 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | 26 | +5 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | $156,000 | $158,889 | +$2,889 | +1.9% | 365 | $37,761,000 | $37,763,533 | 8 | Dimension Films |
| 22 | 28 | +6 | Cowboys & Aliens | $144,200 | $147,290 | +$3,090 | +2.1% | 206 | $99,766,000 | $99,768,671 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | 30 | +7 | The Guard | $132,000 | $119,125 | -$12,875 | -9.8% | 124 | $4,660,000 | $4,646,796 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | 31 | +7 | Machine Gun Preacher | $113,000 | $112,566 | -$434 | -0.4% | 93 | $292,000 | $291,198 | 3 | Relativity Media |
| 25 | 35 | +10 | I Don't Know How She Does It | $93,000 | $100,112 | +$7,112 | +7.6% | 240 | $9,480,000 | $9,486,477 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 26 | 48 | +22 | Weekend | $56,000 | $49,342 | -$6,658 | -11.9% | 14 | $170,000 | $162,694 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 27 | 44 | +17 | Take Shelter | $55,600 | $52,002 | -$3,598 | -6.5% | 11 | $129,900 | $126,223 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | 40 | +12 | Sarah's Key | $54,000 | $58,670 | +$4,670 | +8.6% | 113 | $6,878,000 | $6,882,893 | 12 | The Weinstein Company |
| 29 | 47 | +18 | The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) | $54,000 | $49,456 | -$4,544 | -8.4% | 18 | $54,000 | $49,456 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 30 | 43 | +13 | Seven Days in Utopia | $50,000 | $53,315 | +$3,315 | +6.6% | 77 | $4,286,000 | $4,289,468 | 6 | Visio Entertainment |
| 31 | 49 | +18 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | $45,500 | $45,500 | $0 | - | 40 | $302,965 | $303,000 | 4 | Cohen Media Group |
| 32 | 55 | +23 | Thunder Soul | $35,300 | $34,440 | -$860 | -2.4% | 37 | $121,500 | $120,651 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 33 | 60 | +27 | Our Idiot Brother | $30,000 | $28,178 | -$1,822 | -6.1% | 67 | $24,659,000 | $24,657,728 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 34 | 63 | +29 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $26,200 | $26,200 | $0 | - | 6 | $26,200 | $26,636 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 35 | 67 | +32 | Dirty Girl | $17,500 | $17,859 | +$359 | +2.1% | 9 | $17,500 | $17,859 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 36 | 69 | +33 | Apollo 18 | $15,000 | $17,124 | +$2,124 | +14.2% | 46 | $17,518,000 | $17,520,167 | 6 | Dimension Films |
| 37 | 74 | +37 | Margaret | $12,800 | $13,129 | +$329 | +2.6% | 14 | $24,700 | $24,950 | 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 38 | 85 | +47 | Puncture | $6,600 | $6,700 | +$100 | +1.5% | 5 | $55,900 | $55,986 | 3 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 39 | 108 | +69 | Benda Bilili! | $1,400 | $1,400 | $0 | - | 2 | $5,600 | $5,600 | 2 | National Geographic Entertainment |
