| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $44,118,783 | 3,555 | $209,397,903 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $31,100,513 | 3,703 | $186,848,418 | Dec 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $19,528,294 | 3,734 | $133,110,742 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $19,492,812 | 2,950 | $102,515,793 | Dec 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $15,136,129 | 3,087 | $77,591,831 | Dec 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $14,604,645 | 3,170 | $75,624,550 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 7 | War Horse | - | - | - | $14,527,972 | 2,856 | $79,884,879 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $5,191,532 | 3,505 | $54,544,638 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | The Darkest Hour | - | - | - | $5,062,479 | 2,327 | $21,443,494 | Dec 25 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 10 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $3,271,980 | 2,038 | $82,584,160 | Nov 16 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 11 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $3,269,337 | 3,440 | $88,631,237 | Nov 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 12 | Hugo | - | - | - | $3,121,614 | 2,608 | $73,864,507 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Young Adult | - | - | - | $2,666,740 | 987 | $16,311,571 | Dec 9 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 14 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $2,509,147 | 3,376 | $46,462,469 | Nov 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | The Sitter | - | - | - | $2,497,342 | 2,752 | $30,441,326 | Dec 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 16 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $2,380,941 | 4,066 | $281,287,133 | Nov 18 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 17 | Don 2 | - | - | - | $2,023,288 | 167 | $3,680,306 | Dec 22 | Reliance Big Pictures | false |
| 18 | The Artist | - | - | - | $1,315,261 | 1,756 | $44,671,682 | Nov 25 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 19 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - | - | - | $1,056,072 | 886 | $24,149,393 | Dec 9 | Focus Features | false |
| 20 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $875,560 | 630 | $14,600,347 | Nov 23 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 21 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $667,967 | 3,963 | $149,260,504 | Oct 28 | DreamWorks | false |
| 22 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $341,199 | 3,611 | $64,006,466 | Nov 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | A Dangerous Method | - | - | - | $288,904 | 365 | $5,704,709 | Nov 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 24 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $258,925 | 3,438 | $74,158,157 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $223,808 | 1,985 | $37,306,030 | Nov 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $215,652 | 3,440 | $85,468,508 | Oct 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 27 | Tower Heist | - | - | - | $205,175 | 3,370 | $78,046,570 | Nov 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 28 | Shame | - | - | - | $189,340 | 95 | $3,909,002 | Dec 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 29 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $188,037 | 3,018 | $75,605,492 | Sep 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 30 | Immortals | - | - | - | $171,725 | 3,120 | $83,504,017 | Nov 11 | Relativity Media | false |
| 31 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | - | - | - | $157,350 | 2,875 | $35,061,031 | Nov 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Courageous | - | - | - | $153,581 | 1,214 | $34,522,221 | Sep 30 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 33 | Dolphin Tale | - | - | - | $126,047 | 3,515 | $72,286,779 | Sep 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | - | - | - | $114,718 | 2,630 | $31,847,881 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | Pina | - | - | - | $91,823 | 84 | $3,524,826 | Dec 23 | IFC Films | false |
| 36 | Carnage | - | - | - | $81,383 | 494 | $2,547,047 | Dec 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 37 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $75,077 | 25 | $711,168 | Nov 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $72,330 | 3,555 | $51,802,742 | Oct 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 39 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $72,234 | 2,199 | $40,962,534 | Oct 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 40 | In Time | - | - | - | $68,699 | 3,127 | $37,520,095 | Oct 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 41 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $65,503 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 42 | Melancholia | - | - | - | $62,206 | 145 | $3,030,848 | Nov 11 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 43 | Hubble | - | - | - | $47,341 | 151 | $52,522,904 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | The Way 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $46,305 | 283 | $4,430,765 | Oct 7 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | false |
| 45 | Paranormal Activity 3 | - | - | - | $46,117 | 3,329 | $104,028,807 | Oct 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 46 | The Help | - | - | - | $35,134 | 3,014 | $169,708,112 | Aug 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 47 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $32,752 | 199 | $5,354,039 | Oct 21 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 48 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | - | - | - | $25,459 | 18 | $303,877 | Dec 23 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 49 | The Skin I Live In | - | - | - | $22,986 | 116 | $3,185,812 | Oct 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 50 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $19,269 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 51 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $19,188 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 52 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $18,240 | 1,038 | $56,817,045 | May 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 53 | Drive | - | - | - | $18,023 | 2,904 | $35,061,555 | Sep 16 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 54 | The Three Musketeers | - | - | - | $12,415 | 3,017 | $20,374,484 | Oct 21 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 55 | Like Crazy | - | - | - | $11,655 | 162 | $3,395,391 | Oct 28 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 56 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | - | - | - | $8,986 | 183 | $2,990,625 | Oct 21 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 57 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | - | - | - | $8,189 | 15 | $304,052 | Oct 21 | Submarine Deluxe | false |
| 58 | Take Shelter | - | - | - | $8,111 | 91 | $1,730,296 | Sep 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 59 | 50/50 | - | - | - | $6,759 | 2,479 | $35,014,192 | Sep 30 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 60 | The Women on the 6th Floor | - | - | - | $6,681 | 17 | $719,823 | Oct 7 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 61 | My Reincarnation | - | - | - | $6,151 | 5 | $92,822 | Oct 28 | Long Shot Factory | false |
| 62 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | - | - | - | $4,736 | 2,340 | $94,242,001 | Sep 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 63 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $3,263 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 64 | Miss Minoes 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,599 | 4 | $10,189 | Dec 23 | Music Box Films | false |
| 65 | The Guard | - | - | - | $2,275 | 203 | $5,360,274 | Jul 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 66 | Sleeping Beauty | - | - | - | $2,197 | 4 | $36,578 | Dec 2 | IFC Films | false |
| 67 | Mozart's Sister | - | - | - | $1,562 | 36 | $707,885 | Aug 19 | Music Box Films | false |
| 68 | Into the Abyss | - | - | - | $1,480 | 30 | $223,880 | Nov 11 | IFC Films | false |
| 69 | Blackthorn | - | - | - | $1,463 | 21 | $200,558 | Oct 7 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 70 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $1,116 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 71 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $795 | 81 | $841,733 | Aug 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 72 | I Melt with You | - | - | - | $777 | 2 | $6,361 | Dec 9 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 73 | Young Goethe in Love | - | - | - | $544 | 9 | $162,138 | Nov 4 | Music Box Films | false |
| 74 | Tyrannosaur | - | - | - | $319 | 5 | $22,321 | Nov 18 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 75 | The Whale | - | - | - | $290 | 5 | $81,881 | Sep 9 | Paladin | false |
