Domestic 2011 Weekend 36
September 9-11, 2011
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Contagion | $22,403,596 | - | 3,222 | - | $6,953 | $22,403,596 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 1 | The Help | $8,926,142 | -38.8% | 2,935 | +92 | $3,041 | $137,327,800 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | - | Warrior | $5,242,107 | - | 1,869 | - | $2,804 | $5,242,107 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | 2 | The Debt | $4,770,720 | -51.9% | 1,874 | +48 | $2,545 | $21,867,676 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 5 | 6 | Colombiana | $3,947,582 | -47.1% | 2,354 | -260 | $1,676 | $29,726,288 | 3 | TriStar Pictures |
| 6 | 5 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $3,886,285 | -50.9% | 2,887 | -306 | $1,346 | $167,847,116 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | 4 | Shark Night | $3,408,413 | -59.4% | 2,848 | +42 | $1,196 | $14,672,592 | 2 | Relativity Media |
| 8 | 3 | Apollo 18 | $2,851,349 | -67.2% | 3,330 | +2 | $856 | $14,939,303 | 2 | - |
| 9 | 7 | Our Idiot Brother | $2,650,538 | -51.4% | 2,396 | -159 | $1,106 | $21,309,547 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 10 | 9 | The Survival of Humanity | $2,501,432 | -48.1% | 2,544 | -463 | $983 | $34,223,018 | 4 | - |
| 11 | 11 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | $2,168,387 | -34.4% | 1,310 | -140 | $1,655 | $78,417,448 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 8 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | $2,166,846 | -58.3% | 2,251 | -529 | $962 | $21,000,604 | 3 | FilmDistrict |
| 13 | - | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | $1,908,420 | - | 98 | - | $19,473 | $1,908,420 | 1 | Codeblack Entertainment |
| 14 | 10 | The Smurfs | $1,800,432 | -56.1% | 1,977 | -729 | $910 | $136,009,277 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | - | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | $1,415,023 | - | 1,500 | - | $943 | $1,415,023 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | 12 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $1,001,583 | -59.5% | 810 | -282 | $1,236 | $377,104,684 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 13 | Captain America: The First Avenger | $845,653 | -56.1% | 804 | -246 | $1,051 | $173,459,663 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | 14 | Cowboys & Aliens | $827,955 | -55.9% | 920 | -265 | $899 | $98,041,821 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | 19 | Seven Days in Utopia | $649,512 | -50.7% | 555 | -6 | $1,170 | $2,749,856 | 2 | Visio Entertainment |
| 20 | 25 | Horrible Bosses | $585,868 | -16.1% | 503 | +81 | $1,164 | $115,795,823 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | 17 | Final Destination 5 | $555,303 | -62.9% | 655 | -571 | $847 | $41,756,473 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | 15 | 30 Minutes or Less | $533,456 | -70.7% | 646 | -709 | $825 | $36,472,354 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | 24 | Zookeeper | $436,615 | -40.8% | 343 | -58 | $1,272 | $78,767,401 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 24 | 26 | Midnight in Paris | $415,831 | -37.9% | 350 | -52 | $1,188 | $53,531,714 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 25 | 30 | The Guard | $408,561 | -29.6% | 203 | +25 | $2,012 | $3,254,011 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 26 | - | Mere Brother Ki Dulhan | $403,017 | - | 74 | - | $5,446 | $403,017 | 1 | Yash Raj Films |
| 27 | 28 | Sarah's Key | $389,088 | -37.7% | 306 | -13 | $1,271 | $5,852,425 | 8 | The Weinstein Company |
| 28 | 18 | One Day | $384,769 | -71% | 492 | -695 | $782 | $13,436,991 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 29 | - | Creature | $327,000 | - | 1,507 | - | $216 | $327,000 | 1 | - |
| 30 | 23 | The Change-Up | $321,640 | -58.6% | 374 | -165 | $860 | $36,485,325 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | 16 | Conan the Barbarian | $303,866 | -80.7% | 551 | -1,171 | $551 | $20,920,882 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | 27 | Private Pérez | $248,107 | -62.7% | 165 | +4 | $1,503 | $1,175,374 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 33 | 20 | Fright Night | $229,716 | -82.4% | 435 | -1,033 | $528 | $17,864,171 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | 22 | Bodyguard | $198,673 | -77% | 88 | - | $2,257 | $1,678,860 | 2 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 35 | 21 | Cars 2 | $181,185 | -85% | 353 | -1,690 | $513 | $189,630,393 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | 29 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $174,938 | -70.3% | 177 | -247 | $988 | $350,800,077 | 11 | DreamWorks |
| 37 | 33 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | $162,541 | -46.7% | 226 | -26 | $719 | $67,701,506 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 38 | 34 | Bridesmaids | $158,585 | -42.8% | 197 | -23 | $805 | $168,748,585 | 18 | Universal Pictures |
| 39 | 35 | Super 8 | $141,685 | -48.6% | 203 | -37 | $697 | $126,728,709 | 14 | Paramount Pictures |
| 40 | 32 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | $122,857 | -63.2% | 164 | -141 | $749 | $165,001,609 | 16 | DreamWorks |
| 41 | 45 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | $121,333 | +31.4% | 56 | +39 | $2,166 | $311,214 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | 40 | Green Lantern | $115,101 | -39.1% | 155 | -30 | $742 | $116,464,125 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | 36 | Winnie the Pooh | $104,664 | -58.6% | 247 | -105 | $423 | $26,644,662 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | 69 | Monte Carlo | $100,137 | +403.6% | 69 | +28 | $1,451 | $23,047,802 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 45 | 38 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $92,245 | -53.3% | 150 | -36 | $614 | $240,918,960 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 46 | 37 | Born to Be Wild | $91,290 | -55.8% | 49 | - | $1,863 | $12,682,099 | 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | 41 | Senna | $88,432 | -48.2% | 40 | -7 | $2,210 | $1,003,869 | 5 | - |
| 48 | 39 | Friends with Benefits | $78,445 | -59.3% | 114 | -47 | $688 | $55,705,000 | 8 | Screen Gems |
| 49 | 31 | Bad Teacher | $59,365 | -87.6% | 96 | -890 | $618 | $99,039,414 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 50 | 44 | The Whistleblower | $57,691 | -40.2% | 59 | -11 | $977 | $888,718 | 6 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 51 | 58 | Circumstance | $55,536 | +51.1% | 23 | +12 | $2,414 | $182,114 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 52 | 50 | The Hedgehog | $53,010 | -20.3% | 18 | +2 | $2,945 | $281,747 | 4 | NeoClassics Films |
| 53 | 46 | Attack the Block | $51,634 | -42.4% | 51 | -15 | $1,012 | $949,217 | 7 | Screen Gems |
| 54 | 48 | The Tree of Life | $47,109 | -40.8% | 62 | -24 | $759 | $13,090,521 | 16 | - |
| 55 | 47 | Hubble | $43,558 | -50.5% | 31 | +2 | $1,405 | $28,423,402 | 78 | Warner Bros. |
| 56 | 60 | Love Crime | $42,666 | +20.6% | 10 | +5 | $4,266 | $99,710 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 57 | 43 | X-Men: First Class | $40,255 | -62.5% | 67 | -34 | $600 | $146,358,175 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 58 | 56 | Buck | $39,355 | -17.2% | 78 | +5 | $504 | $3,955,363 | 13 | IFC Films |
| 59 | 52 | Point Blank | $33,096 | -46.6% | 28 | -5 | $1,182 | $533,167 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 60 | 49 | The Hangover Part II | $28,380 | -60.5% | 60 | -30 | $473 | $254,455,986 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | 51 | Bol | $26,138 | -58.2% | 38 | - | $687 | $153,369 | 2 | Eros Worldwide |
| 62 | 76 | Mozart's Sister | $24,575 | +98.8% | 12 | +5 | $2,047 | $130,739 | 4 | Music Box Films |
| 63 | 55 | Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame | $24,111 | -54.2% | 3 | - | $8,037 | $102,585 | 2 | - |
| 64 | 66 | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | $23,555 | -6.5% | 6 | +3 | $3,925 | $72,116 | 2 | Music Box Films |
| 65 | 61 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $23,212 | -30.5% | 12 | +2 | $1,934 | $4,171,126 | 68 | 3D Entertainment |
| 66 | 53 | Another Earth | $22,154 | -64% | 41 | -30 | $540 | $1,273,938 | 8 | - |
| 67 | 57 | The Devil's Double | $21,929 | -48.5% | 33 | -16 | $664 | $1,321,122 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 68 | 63 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $20,931 | -24.7% | 17 | +2 | $1,231 | $522,739 | 10 | International Film Circuit |
| 69 | - | Shaolin | $19,132 | - | 9 | - | $2,125 | $19,132 | 1 | Variance Films |
| 70 | 68 | The Future | $18,230 | -23.9% | 26 | +9 | $701 | $475,951 | 7 | Roadside Attractions |
| 71 | 64 | Brighton Rock | $17,317 | -34.4% | 13 | - | $1,332 | $118,969 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 72 | - | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 | $17,316 | - | 2 | - | $8,658 | $17,316 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 73 | - | My Kingdom | $16,816 | - | 20 | - | $840 | $16,816 | 1 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 74 | 65 | The Names of Love | $15,115 | -41.9% | 18 | +2 | $839 | $445,743 | 12 | Music Box Films |
| 75 | - | Love in Space | $13,795 | - | 16 | - | $862 | $13,795 | 1 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 76 | 67 | The Trip | $13,379 | -44.4% | 29 | -7 | $461 | $1,980,296 | 14 | IFC Films |
| 77 | 80 | Terri | $13,256 | +31% | 17 | - | $779 | $638,310 | 11 | ATO Pictures |
| 78 | 75 | Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place | $13,048 | +2.8% | 18 | +7 | $724 | $118,396 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 79 | 74 | The Interrupters | $11,868 | -11.9% | 10 | - | $1,186 | $138,778 | 7 | The Cinema Guild |
| 80 | 62 | Under the Sea 3D | $10,295 | -66.6% | 10 | - | $1,029 | $28,383,353 | 135 | Warner Bros. |
| 81 | 96 | Jig | $9,704 | +142.4% | 5 | +4 | $1,940 | $178,682 | 13 | Screen Media Films |
| 82 | 90 | Bill Cunningham: New York | $9,206 | +63.5% | 3 | +2 | $3,068 | $1,496,071 | 26 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 83 | 54 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | $8,315 | -84.4% | 19 | -45 | $437 | $11,847,551 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 84 | 87 | Bellflower | $8,064 | +25.9% | 9 | +4 | $896 | $122,379 | 6 | Oscilloscope |
| 85 | 70 | Amigo | $7,426 | -57.4% | 7 | -3 | $1,060 | $112,938 | 4 | Variance Films |
| 86 | 85 | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | $7,329 | -4.8% | 16 | +7 | $458 | $1,154,503 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 87 | 99 | Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles | $7,244 | +137.2% | 1 | - | $7,244 | $14,862 | 2 | Argot Pictures |
| 88 | - | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $6,455 | - | 1 | - | $6,455 | $34,097,461 | 312 | IMAX |
| 89 | - | After | $6,333 | - | 1 | - | $6,333 | $6,333 | 1 | N/A |
| 90 | 72 | Tabloid | $6,079 | -60.6% | 13 | -12 | $467 | $658,106 | 9 | IFC Films |
| 91 | 79 | Project Nim | $5,909 | -42.7% | 11 | -4 | $537 | $373,944 | 10 | Roadside Attractions |
| 92 | 81 | Incendies | $5,652 | -43.4% | 6 | -2 | $942 | $2,064,985 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 93 | 77 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | $5,137 | -58.2% | 100 | - | $51 | $3,103,656 | 9 | Eros Worldwide |
| 94 | 84 | Life in a Day | $5,052 | -35.8% | 8 | -1 | $631 | $230,913 | 7 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 95 | 111 | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | $4,965 | +169.7% | 2 | -1 | $2,482 | $372,213 | 12 | Hannover House |
| 96 | 73 | 3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy | $4,922 | -66% | 6 | -3 | $820 | $143,942 | 5 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 97 | - | The Whale | $4,835 | - | 2 | - | $2,417 | $4,835 | 1 | Paladin |
| 98 | - | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | $4,644 | - | 1 | - | $4,644 | $4,644 | 1 | The Film Desk |
| 99 | 82 | Space Station 3D | $3,800 | -59.9% | 1 | - | $3,800 | $84,246,317 | 491 | IMAX |
| 100 | 114 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | $3,701 | +235.5% | 3 | - | $1,233 | $78,344 | 12 | Rialto Pictures |
| 101 | 103 | Rebirth | $3,387 | +23.6% | 3 | +2 | $1,129 | $12,253 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
| 102 | - | Viva Riva! | $3,340 | - | 2 | - | $1,670 | $61,759 | 14 | Music Box Films |
| 103 | 94 | Page One | $3,059 | -30.8% | 8 | +1 | $382 | $1,048,963 | 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 104 | 89 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | $2,912 | -48.9% | 8 | -4 | $364 | $1,337,919 | 9 | - |
| 105 | - | Tanner Hall | $2,803 | - | 5 | - | $560 | $2,803 | 1 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 106 | 105 | Life, Above All | $2,779 | +6.8% | 10 | +4 | $277 | $97,551 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 107 | 88 | Bride Flight 2011 Re-release | $2,192 | -63.8% | 4 | -6 | $548 | $484,527 | 14 | Music Box Films |
| 108 | 121 | Special Treatment | $2,137 | +264.7% | 1 | - | $2,137 | $4,992 | 3 | First Run |
| 109 | 108 | The Last Circus | $2,001 | -5.5% | 4 | +2 | $500 | $18,542 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 110 | - | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $2,000 | - | 2 | - | $1,000 | $23,746,066 | 206 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 111 | 93 | Littlerock | $1,986 | -57.1% | 2 | -1 | $993 | $12,162 | 5 | Variance Films |
| 112 | 95 | The Tree | $1,689 | -60.4% | 3 | -1 | $563 | $42,730 | 9 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 113 | - | Main Street | $1,553 | - | 1 | - | $1,553 | $1,553 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 114 | 98 | I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive | $1,413 | -54.7% | 1 | - | $1,413 | $6,988 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 115 | 117 | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release | $1,257 | +38% | 2 | +1 | $628 | $32,839 | 14 | The Film Desk |
| 116 | - | Nostalgia for the Light | $1,196 | - | 1 | - | $1,196 | $147,941 | 35 | Icarus Films |
| 117 | 112 | Troll Hunter | $1,009 | -41.4% | 2 | -2 | $504 | $249,354 | 14 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 118 | - | Burke and Hare | $947 | - | 1 | - | $947 | $947 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 119 | 100 | CornerStore | $883 | -70.3% | 1 | -1 | $883 | $39,289 | 5 | Shotown Pictures |
| 120 | 91 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $857 | -81.8% | 4 | -1 | $214 | $107,297 | 7 | - |
| 121 | 106 | Rapt 2011 Re-release | $854 | -65.6% | 1 | -1 | $854 | $38,484 | 10 | Lorber Films |
| 122 | 86 | Aarakshan | $796 | -88.6% | 2 | -10 | $398 | $649,791 | 5 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 123 | - | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | $753 | - | 1 | - | $753 | $10,720 | 8 | The Film Desk |
| 124 | - | Nine Nation Animation | $663 | - | 2 | - | $331 | $38,191 | 50 | The World According to Shorts |
| 125 | 92 | Passione | $622 | -86.6% | 1 | -2 | $622 | $195,220 | 12 | Abramorama |
| 126 | - | Farmageddon | $601 | - | 2 | - | $300 | $27,217 | 13 | - |
| 127 | 119 | Everything Must Go | $573 | -13.1% | 4 | - | $143 | $2,711,210 | 18 | Roadside Attractions |
| 128 | - | My Perestroika | $564 | - | 1 | - | $564 | $241,875 | 25 | International Film Circuit |
| 129 | 101 | Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | $479 | -83.4% | 1 | - | $479 | $40,004 | 5 | - |
| 130 | 113 | !Women Art Revolution | $338 | -70.1% | 1 | - | $338 | $46,813 | 15 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 131 | 97 | 5 Days of War | $305 | -91% | 1 | -2 | $305 | $17,243 | 4 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 132 | - | The Robber | $296 | - | 2 | - | $148 | $82,468 | 32 | Kino International |
| 133 | - | How to Live Forever | $284 | - | 1 | - | $284 | $58,764 | 18 | Variance Films |
| 134 | 120 | The Music Never Stopped | $208 | -67.1% | 1 | - | $208 | $258,077 | 26 | Roadside Attractions |
| 135 | 122 | Little Girl | $207 | -60.6% | 1 | - | $207 | $1,255 | 2 | First Run |
| 136 | 126 | Singham | $165 | -51.5% | 1 | - | $165 | $350,631 | 8 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 137 | - | Pianomania | $130 | - | 1 | - | $130 | $26,651 | 16 | First Run |
| 138 | 124 | Galapagos | $118 | -69.9% | 2 | - | $59 | $17,975,661 | 620 | IMAX |
| 139 | 130 | The Conspirator | $32 | +33.3% | 1 | - | $32 | $11,538,204 | 22 | Roadside Attractions |
