Domestic Box Office For 2011
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147 | A Separation | $7,099,055 | 282 | $59,481 | 0.8% | 3 | Dec 30 | Jun 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 598 | Angels Crest | $832 | 1 | $407 | 48.9% | 1 | Dec 30 | - | Magnolia Pictures |
| 100 | The Iron Lady | $30,017,992 | 1,244 | $220,409 | 0.7% | 4 | Dec 30 | Apr 26 | The Weinstein Company |
| 557 | El Sicario, Room 164 | $6,123 | 1 | $2,040 | 33.3% | 1 | Dec 28 | May 1 | Icarus Films |
| 222 | Pariah | $769,552 | 24 | $48,579 | 6.3% | 4 | Dec 28 | Mar 15 | Focus Features |
| 115 | The Darkest Hour | $21,443,494 | 2,327 | $2,993,519 | 14% | 2,324 | Dec 25 | Mar 1 | Summit Entertainment |
| 41 | War Horse | $79,884,879 | 2,856 | $7,515,402 | 9.4% | 2,376 | Dec 25 | May 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 97 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $31,847,881 | 2,630 | $72,348 | 0.2% | 6 | Dec 25 | Mar 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | We Bought a Zoo | $75,624,550 | 3,170 | $9,360,434 | 12.4% | 3,117 | Dec 23 | May 17 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 275 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $303,877 | 18 | $18,854 | 6.2% | 3 | Dec 23 | Mar 8 | FilmDistrict |
| 536 | Miss Minoes 2011 Re-release | $10,189 | 4 | $1,901 | 18.7% | 3 | Dec 23 | Feb 23 | Music Box Films |
| 167 | Pina | $3,524,826 | 84 | $68,012 | 1.9% | 3 | Dec 23 | May 10 | IFC Films |
| 535 | Prince of the Himalayas | $10,190 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 23 | Feb 12 | - |
| 166 | Don 2 | $3,680,306 | 167 | $1,673,921 | 45.5% | 157 | Dec 22 | Feb 2 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 44 | The Adventures of Tintin | $77,591,831 | 3,087 | $9,720,993 | 12.5% | 3,087 | Dec 21 | Mar 22 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $102,515,793 | 2,950 | $12,768,604 | 12.5% | 2,914 | Dec 21 | Mar 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $186,848,418 | 3,703 | $39,637,079 | 21.2% | 3,703 | Dec 16 | Apr 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $133,110,742 | 3,734 | $23,244,744 | 17.5% | 3,723 | Dec 16 | Jun 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 502 | Cook County | $17,977 | 5 | $7,579 | 42.2% | 5 | Dec 16 | Feb 12 | Hannover House |
| 177 | Carnage | $2,547,047 | 494 | $79,795 | 3.1% | 5 | Dec 16 | May 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 551 | Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel | $7,000 | 2 | $7,000 | 100% | 2 | Dec 16 | Dec 18 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 7 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $209,397,903 | 3,555 | $12,785,204 | 6.1% | 425 | Dec 16 | Apr 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 430 | Addiction Incorporated | $40,106 | 5 | $1,629 | 4.1% | 1 | Dec 14 | Apr 5 | Variance Films |
| 554 | I Melt with You | $6,361 | 2 | $2,729 | 42.9% | 2 | Dec 9 | Dec 29 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 110 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $24,149,393 | 886 | $310,562 | 1.3% | 4 | Dec 9 | Mar 22 | Focus Features |
| 585 | Knuckle | $2,647 | 3 | $2,647 | 100% | 3 | Dec 9 | Dec 11 | Vitagraph Films |
| 531 | Happy Magic | $10,697 | 5 | $5,125 | 47.9% | 5 | Dec 9 | Dec 18 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 125 | Young Adult | $16,311,571 | 987 | $310,263 | 1.9% | 8 | Dec 9 | Feb 23 | Paramount Pictures |
| 63 | New Year's Eve | $54,544,638 | 3,505 | $13,019,180 | 23.9% | 3,505 | Dec 9 | Feb 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 186 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $1,738,692 | 80 | $24,587 | 1.4% | 1 | Dec 9 | May 20 | Oscilloscope |
| 552 | My Piece of the Pie | $6,850 | 2 | $4,213 | 61.5% | 2 | Dec 9 | Dec 15 | IFC Films |
| 99 | The Sitter | $30,441,326 | 2,752 | $9,851,435 | 32.4% | 2,750 | Dec 9 | Feb 16 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 549 | London River 2011 Re-release | $7,200 | 2 | $1,044 | 14.5% | 1 | Dec 7 | Jan 15 | - |
| 438 | Kinyarwanda | $35,412 | 9 | $21,097 | 59.6% | 7 | Dec 2 | Dec 29 | - |
| 488 | Answers to Nothing | $22,029 | 21 | $14,262 | 64.7% | 21 | Dec 2 | Dec 18 | Roadside Attractions |
| 165 | Shame | $3,909,002 | 95 | $361,000 | - | 10 | Dec 2 | Mar 15 | - |
| 435 | Sleeping Beauty | $36,578 | 4 | $9,207 | 25.2% | 2 | Dec 2 | Dec 29 | IFC Films |
| 312 | Pastorela | $161,194 | 55 | $82,175 | 51% | 55 | Dec 2 | Dec 22 | Lionsgate Films |
| 416 | Outrage | $44,745 | 7 | $6,518 | 14.6% | 2 | Dec 2 | Feb 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 432 | Khodorkovsky | $39,522 | 2 | $6,110 | 15.5% | 1 | Nov 30 | - | Kino Lorber |
| 228 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | $711,168 | 25 | $55,299 | 7.8% | 19 | Nov 25 | Jan 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 71 | The Artist | $44,671,682 | 1,756 | $204,878 | 0.5% | 4 | Nov 25 | Jun 21 | The Weinstein Company |
| 498 | House of Tolerance | $19,327 | 3 | $4,766 | 24.7% | 1 | Nov 25 | Dec 18 | IFC Films |
| 208 | Desi Boyz | $1,078,826 | 103 | $702,325 | 65.1% | 103 | Nov 25 | Dec 15 | Eros Worldwide |
| 359 | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | $86,202 | 5 | $10,304 | 12% | 1 | Nov 25 | Aug 9 | - |
| 49 | Hugo | $73,864,507 | 2,608 | $11,364,505 | 15.4% | 1,277 | Nov 23 | Apr 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | The Muppets | $88,631,237 | 3,440 | $29,239,026 | 33% | 3,440 | Nov 23 | Apr 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 128 | My Week with Marilyn | $14,600,347 | 630 | $1,750,507 | 12% | 244 | Nov 23 | Apr 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 69 | Arthur Christmas | $46,462,469 | 3,376 | $12,068,931 | 26% | 3,376 | Nov 23 | Jan 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 152 | A Dangerous Method | $5,704,709 | 365 | $167,953 | 2.9% | 4 | Nov 23 | May 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 526 | Rid of Me | $11,740 | 2 | $2,070 | 17.6% | 1 | Nov 18 | Jan 12 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 548 | King of Devil's Island | $7,615 | 2 | $1,039 | 13.6% | 1 | Nov 18 | Feb 9 | Film Movement |
| 534 | The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch 2011 Re-release | $10,352 | 4 | $2,830 | 27.3% | 4 | Nov 18 | Feb 23 | Music Box Films |
| 545 | Another Happy Day | $8,464 | 2 | $8,464 | 100% | 2 | Nov 18 | Nov 20 | Phase 4 Films |
| 580 | The Lie | $3,000 | 1 | $3,000 | 100% | 1 | Nov 18 | Nov 20 | Screen Media Films |
| 54 | Happy Feet Two | $64,006,466 | 3,611 | $21,237,068 | 33.2% | 3,606 | Nov 18 | Mar 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 484 | Tyrannosaur | $22,321 | 5 | $7,635 | 34.2% | 5 | Nov 18 | Mar 15 | Strand Releasing |
| 3 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $281,287,133 | 4,066 | $138,122,261 | 49.1% | 4,061 | Nov 18 | Feb 23 | Summit Entertainment |
| 461 | Garbo: The Spy 2011 Re-release | $28,563 | 2 | $5,593 | 19.6% | 1 | Nov 18 | Feb 2 | First Run |
| 345 | Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview | $105,710 | 13 | - | - | - | Nov 16 | Jun 28 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 333 | Tomboy | $129,834 | 10 | $7,078 | 5.5% | 1 | Nov 16 | Mar 22 | Dada Films |
| 39 | The Descendants | $82,584,160 | 2,038 | $1,190,096 | 1.4% | 29 | Nov 16 | Apr 19 | - |
| 369 | The Conquest | $74,474 | 8 | $16,273 | 21.9% | 6 | Nov 11 | Mar 15 | Music Box Films |
| 317 | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | $153,088 | 12 | - | - | - | Nov 11 | Mar 29 | First Run |
| 214 | Rockstar | $986,697 | 112 | $612,235 | 62% | 112 | Nov 11 | Dec 8 | Eros Worldwide |
| 350 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | $100,119 | 7 | $8,648 | 8.6% | 1 | Nov 11 | Mar 4 | Variance Films |
| 48 | Jack and Jill | $74,158,157 | 3,438 | $25,003,575 | 33.7% | 3,438 | Nov 11 | Feb 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 292 | Into the Abyss | $223,880 | 30 | $47,559 | 21.2% | 12 | Nov 11 | Dec 29 | IFC Films |
| 448 | 11-11-11 | $32,771 | 17 | $32,771 | 100% | 17 | Nov 11 | Nov 13 | Rocket Releasing |
| 173 | Melancholia | $3,030,848 | 145 | $257,174 | 8.5% | 19 | Nov 11 | Mar 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 38 | Immortals | $83,504,017 | 3,120 | $32,206,425 | 38.6% | 3,112 | Nov 11 | Feb 23 | Relativity Media |
| 507 | London Boulevard | $16,075 | 2 | $3,431 | 21.3% | 1 | Nov 11 | Dec 1 | IFC Films |
| 83 | J. Edgar | $37,306,030 | 1,985 | $11,217,324 | 30.1% | 1,910 | Nov 9 | Feb 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 601 | A Good Day to Die | $573 | 1 | - | - | - | Nov 4 | Nov 10 | - |
| 311 | Young Goethe in Love | $162,138 | 9 | $17,143 | 10.6% | 6 | Nov 4 | May 10 | Music Box Films |
| 347 | In the Family | $101,934 | 5 | - | - | - | Nov 4 | - | In the Family |
| 417 | The Bride Wore Black | $44,566 | 2 | $6,463 | 14.5% | 1 | Nov 4 | May 1 | The Film Desk |
| 393 | The Other F Word | $53,714 | 6 | $15,792 | 29.4% | 2 | Nov 4 | Dec 15 | Oscilloscope |
| 453 | The Son of No One | $30,680 | 10 | $18,015 | 58.7% | 10 | Nov 4 | Nov 17 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 43 | Tower Heist | $78,046,570 | 3,370 | $24,025,190 | 30.8% | 3,367 | Nov 4 | Feb 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 494 | The Look | $19,988 | 2 | $5,905 | 29.5% | 2 | Nov 4 | - | Kino Lorber |
| 92 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $35,061,031 | 2,875 | $12,954,142 | 36.9% | 2,875 | Nov 4 | Jan 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 599 | Redneck Carnage | $706 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 29 | Jan 29 | - |
| 553 | Janie Jones | $6,840 | 2 | - | - | - | Oct 28 | - | Tribeca Films |
| 583 | Restitution | $2,664 | 1 | $1,779 | 66.8% | 1 | Oct 28 | Nov 10 | Monterey Media |
| 365 | Inkubus | $81,600 | 16 | - | - | - | Oct 28 | Nov 3 | Screen Media Films |
| 563 | And They're Off | $5,154 | 10 | $5,154 | 100% | 10 | Oct 28 | - | Kinobild Releasing |
| 327 | The Double | $137,921 | 45 | $26,640 | 19.3% | 11 | Oct 28 | Nov 17 | Image Entertainment |
| 168 | Like Crazy | $3,395,391 | 162 | $123,140 | 3.6% | 4 | Oct 28 | Jan 12 | Paramount Vantage |
| 81 | In Time | $37,520,095 | 3,127 | $12,050,368 | 32.1% | 3,122 | Oct 28 | Feb 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 300 | October Baby | $199,442 | 14 | $102,096 | 51.2% | 13 | Oct 28 | Nov 17 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 336 | Sigur Rós: Inni | $123,482 | 7 | $14,903 | 12.1% | 3 | Oct 28 | Jan 15 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 486 | All's Faire in Love | $22,180 | 75 | $16,440 | 74.1% | 75 | Oct 28 | Nov 3 | Hannover House |
| 355 | My Reincarnation | $92,822 | 5 | $6,498 | 7% | 1 | Oct 28 | May 10 | Long Shot Factory |
| 133 | The Rum Diary | $13,109,815 | 2,292 | $5,135,369 | 39.2% | 2,273 | Oct 28 | Dec 22 | FilmDistrict |
| 158 | Anonymous | $4,463,292 | 513 | $1,021,768 | 22.9% | 265 | Oct 28 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | Puss in Boots | $149,260,504 | 3,963 | $34,077,439 | 22.8% | 3,952 | Oct 28 | Mar 1 | DreamWorks |
| 179 | Ra.One | $2,511,689 | 189 | - | - | 189 | Oct 26 | Dec 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 587 | Sidewalls | $2,377 | 1 | $1,304 | 54.9% | 1 | Oct 26 | Nov 3 | IFC Films |
| 577 | Balls to the Wall | $3,140 | 10 | $3,140 | 100% | 10 | Oct 21 | - | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 323 | Oranges and Sunshine | $143,480 | 15 | $18,600 | 13% | 4 | Oct 21 | Nov 6 | Cohen Media Group |
| 119 | The Three Musketeers | $20,374,484 | 3,017 | $8,674,452 | 42.6% | 3,017 | Oct 21 | Dec 29 | Summit Entertainment |
| 467 | The Last Ride | $27,000 | 7 | $16,270 | 60.3% | 7 | Oct 21 | Nov 3 | - |
| 26 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $104,028,807 | 3,329 | $52,568,183 | 50.5% | 3,321 | Oct 21 | Jan 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 239 | Le Havre | $611,709 | 25 | $26,363 | 4.3% | 6 | Oct 21 | Apr 15 | Janus Films |
| 183 | The Mighty Macs | $1,891,936 | 975 | $963,221 | 50.9% | 975 | Oct 21 | Dec 1 | Quaker Media |
| 174 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $2,990,625 | 183 | $137,651 | 4.6% | 4 | Oct 21 | Dec 29 | - |
| 320 | Revenge of the Electric Car | $150,886 | 11 | $17,482 | 11.6% | 2 | Oct 21 | Jan 1 | Area 23a |
| 274 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $304,052 | 15 | $22,963 | 7.6% | 1 | Oct 21 | Apr 26 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 154 | Margin Call | $5,354,039 | 199 | $561,906 | 10.5% | 56 | Oct 21 | Feb 16 | Roadside Attractions |
| 562 | Elevate | $5,580 | 2 | $3,547 | 63.6% | 1 | Oct 21 | Nov 10 | Variance Films |
| 143 | Johnny English Reborn | $8,305,970 | 1,554 | $3,833,300 | 46.2% | 1,552 | Oct 21 | Nov 24 | Universal Pictures |
| 392 | Snowmen | $54,805 | 16 | $54,333 | 99.1% | 16 | Oct 21 | Oct 27 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 295 | The Afflicted | $212,940 | 13 | $90,272 | 42.4% | 13 | Oct 21 | Nov 13 | Nocturnal Features |
| 437 | Paul Goodman Changed My Life | $35,671 | 2 | $5,754 | 16.1% | 1 | Oct 19 | Mar 1 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 567 | The Catechism Cataclysm | $4,373 | 1 | $897 | 20.5% | 1 | Oct 19 | Oct 27 | IFC Films |
| 124 | The Thing | $16,928,670 | 2,996 | $8,493,665 | 50.2% | 2,996 | Oct 14 | Nov 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 243 | The Greatest Miracle | $555,166 | 87 | $35,768 | 6.4% | 13 | Oct 14 | Jan 19 | - |
| 413 | Texas Killing Fields | $45,469 | 10 | $8,772 | 19.3% | 3 | Oct 14 | Nov 17 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 371 | Fireflies in the Garden 2011 Re-release | $70,600 | 14 | $36,884 | 52.2% | 5 | Oct 14 | - | - |
| 476 | Trespass | $24,094 | 10 | $16,816 | 69.8% | 10 | Oct 14 | Oct 20 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 500 | Oka! | $18,364 | 2 | $4,461 | 24.3% | 1 | Oct 14 | Jan 29 | Dada Films |
| 328 | Red Lips | $136,163 | 67 | $73,476 | 54% | 67 | Oct 14 | Nov 3 | Lionsgate Films |
| 170 | The Skin I Live In | $3,185,812 | 116 | $223,119 | 7% | 6 | Oct 14 | Mar 29 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 591 | Chalet Girl | $1,710 | 1 | $192 | 11.2% | 1 | Oct 14 | Oct 27 | IFC Films |
| 146 | The Big Year | $7,204,138 | 2,150 | $3,251,884 | 45.1% | 2,150 | Oct 14 | Dec 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 521 | America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments | $12,366 | 3 | $5,599 | 45.3% | 3 | Oct 14 | Dec 8 | Rogers & Cowan/PMK |
| 67 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $51,802,742 | 3,555 | $15,556,113 | 30% | 3,549 | Oct 14 | Jan 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 464 | Metropolis Giorgio Moroder Presents | $27,362 | 16 | - | - | - | Oct 7 | Jan 5 | - |
| 330 | 1911 | $135,739 | 33 | $55,850 | 41.1% | 33 | Oct 7 | Nov 10 | Variance Films |
| 575 | The Sons of Tennessee Williams | $3,242 | 1 | $1,492 | 46% | 1 | Oct 7 | Oct 20 | First Run |
| 391 | Dirty Girl | $55,125 | 10 | $17,859 | 32.4% | 9 | Oct 7 | Nov 10 | The Weinstein Company |
| 277 | Rascals | $273,829 | 61 | $168,082 | 61.4% | 61 | Oct 7 | Oct 20 | Eros Worldwide |
| 227 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $719,823 | 17 | $26,200 | 3.6% | 6 | Oct 7 | Jun 28 | Strand Releasing |
| 324 | The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) | $141,877 | 24 | $49,456 | 34.9% | 18 | Oct 7 | Nov 10 | IFC Films |
| 161 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $4,430,765 | 283 | $110,418 | 2.5% | 33 | Oct 7 | Mar 15 | - |
| 151 | Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | $5,705,874 | 27 | - | - | - | Oct 7 | - | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 74 | The Ides of March | $40,962,534 | 2,199 | $10,470,143 | 25.6% | 2,199 | Oct 7 | Jan 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 35 | Real Steel | $85,468,508 | 3,440 | $27,319,677 | 32% | 3,440 | Oct 7 | Feb 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 298 | Blackthorn | $200,558 | 21 | $15,254 | 7.6% | 8 | Oct 7 | Feb 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 427 | Hell and Back Again | $40,634 | 4 | $3,413 | 8.4% | 1 | Oct 5 | Apr 5 | - |
| 117 | Dream House | $21,302,340 | 2,664 | $8,129,355 | 38.2% | 2,661 | Sep 30 | Nov 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 287 | War of the Arrows | $251,200 | 16 | $24,041 | 9.6% | 1 | Sep 30 | Nov 10 | CJ Entertainment |
| 530 | Sarah Palin: You Betcha! | $10,935 | 6 | $6,911 | 63.2% | 6 | Sep 30 | Oct 13 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 94 | Courageous | $34,522,221 | 1,214 | $9,112,839 | 26.4% | 1,161 | Sep 30 | Jan 26 | TriStar Pictures |
| 187 | Take Shelter | $1,730,296 | 91 | $52,041 | 3% | 3 | Sep 30 | Mar 22 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 93 | 50/50 | $35,014,192 | 2,479 | $8,644,095 | 24.7% | 2,458 | Sep 30 | Dec 29 | Summit Entertainment |
| 293 | Tucker and Dale vs Evil | $223,838 | 44 | $52,843 | 23.6% | 30 | Sep 30 | Dec 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 281 | Munger Road | $266,689 | 32 | $36,605 | 13.7% | 1 | Sep 30 | Nov 16 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 445 | American Teacher | $33,144 | 2 | $6,036 | 18.2% | 2 | Sep 30 | Dec 22 | First Run |
| 297 | Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust | $202,531 | 11 | $86,086 | 42.5% | 11 | Sep 30 | Oct 27 | Nocturnal Features |
| 389 | Finding Joe | $55,518 | 7 | $8,753 | 15.8% | 1 | Sep 30 | Nov 3 | Balcony Releasing |
| 517 | Benda Bilili! | $13,420 | 3 | $1,678 | 12.5% | 1 | Sep 30 | Oct 20 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 588 | The Pool Boys | $2,269 | 101 | - | - | - | Sep 30 | - | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 454 | Muran | $30,116 | 10 | $16,490 | 54.8% | 10 | Sep 30 | Oct 13 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 410 | Margaret | $46,495 | 14 | $7,525 | 16.2% | 2 | Sep 30 | Oct 27 | - |
| 556 | My Joy | $6,298 | 1 | $2,077 | 33% | 1 | Sep 30 | Jan 26 | Kino Lorber |
| 129 | What's Your Number? | $14,011,084 | 3,011 | $5,421,669 | 38.7% | 3,002 | Sep 30 | Nov 24 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 515 | Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster | $14,231 | 9 | $9,548 | 67.1% | 9 | Sep 30 | - | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 483 | Incendiary | $22,457 | 3 | $7,308 | 32.5% | 1 | Sep 23 | Oct 20 | Truly Indie |
| 373 | Puncture | $68,945 | 5 | $29,175 | 42.3% | 4 | Sep 23 | Oct 27 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 505 | My Suicide | $17,282 | 1 | $3,657 | 21.2% | 1 | Sep 23 | Oct 6 | Rocket Releasing |
| 107 | Killer Elite | $25,124,966 | 2,986 | $9,352,008 | 37.2% | 2,986 | Sep 23 | Nov 17 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 305 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | $183,342 | 8 | $15,411 | 8.4% | 1 | Sep 23 | Mar 1 | First Run |
| 103 | Abduction | $28,087,155 | 3,118 | $10,925,253 | 38.9% | 3,118 | Sep 23 | Dec 15 | Lionsgate Films |
| 51 | Dolphin Tale | $72,286,779 | 3,515 | $19,152,401 | 26.5% | 3,507 | Sep 23 | Jan 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | Moneyball | $75,605,492 | 3,018 | $19,501,302 | 25.8% | 2,993 | Sep 23 | Feb 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 322 | Thunder Soul | $143,986 | 37 | $51,260 | 35.6% | 35 | Sep 23 | Dec 8 | Roadside Attractions |
| 537 | A Bird of the Air | $10,152 | 2 | $3,819 | 37.6% | 1 | Sep 23 | Oct 20 | Paladin |
| 253 | Weekend | $484,592 | 26 | $27,245 | 5.6% | 1 | Sep 23 | Dec 1 | IFC Films |
| 226 | Mausam | $728,316 | 96 | $459,024 | 63% | 96 | Sep 23 | Oct 20 | Eros Worldwide |
| 384 | Limelight | $60,335 | 4 | $9,259 | 15.3% | 1 | Sep 23 | Nov 17 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 247 | Machine Gun Preacher | $538,690 | 93 | $45,130 | 8.4% | 4 | Sep 23 | Dec 1 | Relativity Media |
| 532 | Marriage Italian Style 2011 Re-release | $10,600 | 1 | $4,967 | 46.9% | 1 | Sep 23 | Sep 29 | - |
| 255 | Pearl Jam Twenty | $471,334 | 60 | $102,448 | 21.7% | 7 | Sep 20 | Oct 6 | Abramorama |
| 465 | Jane's Journey | $27,253 | 3 | $6,193 | 22.7% | 1 | Sep 16 | Feb 9 | First Run |
| 578 | The Weird World of Blowfly | $3,062 | 1 | $1,036 | 33.8% | 1 | Sep 16 | Oct 20 | Variance Films |
| 523 | Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace | $12,139 | 3 | $3,425 | 28.2% | 1 | Sep 16 | Dec 1 | - |
| 310 | Restless | $163,265 | 126 | $15,467 | 9.5% | 5 | Sep 16 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 234 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | $666,557 | 41 | $20,900 | - | 2 | Sep 16 | Nov 10 | Cohen Media Group |
| 386 | 3 | $59,954 | 6 | $9,821 | 16.4% | 4 | Sep 16 | Dec 22 | Strand Releasing |
| 91 | Drive | $35,061,555 | 2,904 | $11,340,461 | 32.3% | 2,886 | Sep 16 | Feb 9 | FilmDistrict |
| 408 | Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology | $46,782 | 7 | $13,301 | 28.4% | 3 | Sep 16 | Nov 3 | Paladin |
| 415 | Happy, Happy | $45,154 | 7 | $7,125 | 15.8% | 4 | Sep 16 | Nov 24 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 596 | Romeos | $1,081 | 1 | $773 | 71.5% | 1 | Sep 16 | Sep 22 | Strand Releasing |
| 468 | Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre | $25,844 | 5 | $11,375 | 44% | 5 | Sep 16 | Oct 6 | Nocturnal Features |
| 142 | I Don't Know How She Does It | $9,662,284 | 2,490 | $4,402,201 | 45.6% | 2,476 | Sep 16 | Nov 24 | The Weinstein Company |
| 138 | Straw Dogs | $10,324,441 | 2,408 | $5,123,760 | 49.6% | 2,408 | Sep 16 | Oct 13 | Screen Gems |
| 33 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $94,242,001 | 2,340 | $30,151,614 | 32% | 2,330 | Sep 16 | Jan 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 419 | Granito | $43,942 | 5 | $4,330 | 9.9% | 1 | Sep 14 | Mar 8 | International Film Circuit |
| 273 | The Mill and the Cross | $312,187 | 17 | $11,354 | 3.6% | 1 | Sep 14 | Feb 9 | - |
| 440 | Love in Space | $34,787 | 16 | $13,795 | 39.7% | 16 | Sep 9 | Sep 29 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 376 | Shaolin | $66,099 | 11 | $19,132 | 28.9% | 9 | Sep 9 | Oct 13 | Variance Films |
| 278 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 | $273,749 | 13 | $17,316 | 6.3% | 2 | Sep 9 | Nov 10 | IFC Films |
| 436 | My Kingdom | $36,533 | 20 | $16,816 | 46% | 20 | Sep 9 | Sep 29 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 475 | After | $24,544 | 1 | $6,333 | 25.8% | 1 | Sep 9 | Sep 22 | - |
| 45 | Contagion | $75,658,097 | 3,222 | $22,403,596 | 29.6% | 3,222 | Sep 9 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 178 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | $2,529,395 | 1,500 | $1,415,023 | 55.9% | 1,500 | Sep 9 | Sep 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 250 | Creature | $508,714 | 1,507 | $327,000 | 64.3% | 1,507 | Sep 9 | Sep 15 | - |
| 433 | Where Soldiers Come From | $39,201 | 5 | - | - | - | Sep 9 | Nov 17 | International Film Circuit |
