| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release
| Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | - | The Amazing Spider-Man | $65,000,000 | $62,004,688 | -$2,995,312 | -4.6% | 4,318 | $140,000,000 | $137,022,258 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - |
| 2 | 2 | - | Ted | $32,593,000 | $32,202,395 | -$390,605 | -1.2% | 3,256 | $120,240,000 | $119,849,740 | 2 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | Brave | $20,162,000 | $19,612,370 | -$549,630 | -2.7% | 3,891 | $174,519,000 | $173,969,341 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 4 | 4 | - | Savages | $16,162,000 | $16,016,910 | -$145,090 | -0.9% | 2,628 | $16,162,000 | $16,016,910 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 5 | 5 | - | Magic Mike | $15,610,000 | $15,642,337 | +$32,337 | +0.2% | 3,120 | $72,797,000 | $72,829,107 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 6 | 6 | - | Madea's Witness Protection | $10,200,000 | $10,177,029 | -$22,971 | -0.2% | 2,161 | $45,846,000 | $45,822,984 | 2 | Lionsgate | - |
| 7 | 7 | - | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $7,700,000 | $7,520,690 | -$179,310 | -2.3% | 2,861 | $196,020,000 | $195,905,126 | 5 | DreamWorks | - |
| 8 | 8 | - | Katy Perry: Part of Me | $7,150,000 | $7,138,266 | -$11,734 | -0.2% | 2,730 | $10,250,000 | $10,240,213 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 9 | 9 | - | Moonrise Kingdom | $4,642,000 | $4,519,195 | -$122,805 | -2.6% | 884 | $26,893,000 | $26,780,989 | 7 | Focus Features | - |
| 10 | 10 | - | To Rome with Love | $3,502,000 | - | - | - | 806 | $5,621,000 | - | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 11 | 11 | - | People Like Us | $2,256,000 | $2,194,535 | -$61,465 | -2.7% | 2,055 | $9,253,000 | $9,190,902 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 12 | 12 | - | The Avengers | $2,170,000 | $2,168,124 | -$1,876 | <0.1% | 1,125 | $611,130,000 | $611,127,884 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 13 | 13 | - | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $1,900,000 | $1,944,534 | +$44,534 | +2.3% | 1,657 | $34,006,000 | $34,050,910 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 14 | 15 | +1 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $1,866,000 | $1,768,355 | -$97,645 | -5.2% | 1,152 | $149,854,000 | $149,756,565 | 6 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 15 | 14 | -1 | Prometheus | $1,825,000 | $1,815,500 | -$9,500 | -0.5% | 1,105 | $122,400,000 | $122,390,274 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 16 | 17 | +1 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $783,000 | $741,091 | -$41,909 | -5.4% | 359 | $42,034,000 | $41,991,873 | 10 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 17 | 18 | +1 | Rock of Ages | $650,000 | $639,406 | -$10,594 | -1.6% | 701 | $36,985,000 | $36,974,619 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 18 | 21 | +3 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $376,000 | $374,057 | -$1,943 | -0.5% | 19 | $745,000 | $743,846 | 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | - |
| 19 | 22 | +3 | The Hunger Games | $340,000 | $315,479 | -$24,521 | -7.2% | 228 | $404,407,000 | $404,382,133 | 16 | Lionsgate | - |
| 20 | 25 | +5 | The Intouchables | $284,000 | $272,797 | -$11,203 | -3.9% | 60 | $3,107,000 | $3,095,889 | 7 | The Weinstein Company | - |
| 21 | 24 | +3 | Battleship | $265,000 | $285,105 | +$20,105 | +7.6% | 249 | $64,315,010 | $64,334,950 | 8 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 22 | 26 | +4 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $260,000 | $252,956 | -$7,044 | -2.7% | 109 | $2,177,000 | $2,170,062 | 5 | FilmDistrict | - |
| 23 | 27 | +4 | Bernie | $259,000 | $250,914 | -$8,086 | -3.1% | 113 | $7,779,000 | $7,770,795 | 11 | Millennium Entertainment | - |
| 24 | 31 | +7 | Your Sister's Sister | $188,000 | $152,836 | -$35,164 | -18.7% | 95 | $1,029,000 | $994,245 | 4 | IFC Films | - |
| 25 | 30 | +5 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $175,000 | $208,257 | +$33,257 | +19% | 236 | $40,387,000 | $40,420,546 | 8 | Lionsgate | - |
| 26 | 33 | +7 | The Dictator | $135,000 | $143,881 | +$8,881 | +6.6% | 186 | $59,303,000 | $59,310,551 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 27 | 34 | +7 | The Lorax | $134,000 | $132,945 | -$1,055 | -0.8% | 175 | - | $213,494,660 | 19 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 28 | 41 | +13 | Outlaws | $49,000 | $47,220 | -$1,780 | -3.6% | 39 | $5,416,000 | $5,414,375 | 6 | Arc Entertainment | - |
| 29 | 43 | +14 | The Cabin in the Woods | $43,000 | $43,369 | +$369 | +0.9% | 83 | $42,043,000 | $42,043,633 | 13 | Lionsgate | - |
| 30 | 56 | +26 | Neil Young Journeys | $11,700 | $10,974 | -$726 | -6.2% | 5 | $34,100 | $33,882 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | - |
| 31 | 66 | +35 | Dark Horse | $4,700 | $5,494 | +$794 | +16.9% | 4 | $74,500 | $75,285 | 5 | Brainstorm Media | - |
| 32 | 72 | +40 | China Heavyweight | $4,000 | $3,792 | -$208 | -5.2% | 1 | $4,000 | $3,792 | 1 | Zeitgeist Films | - |
