| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $41,683,574 | 4,066 | $281,287,133 | Nov 18 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 2 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $29,239,026 | 3,440 | $88,631,237 | Nov 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $13,397,346 | 3,611 | $64,006,466 | Nov 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $12,068,931 | 3,376 | $46,462,469 | Nov 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | Hugo | - | - | - | $11,364,505 | 2,608 | $73,864,507 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $10,000,142 | 3,438 | $74,158,157 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Immortals | - | - | - | $8,875,905 | 3,120 | $83,504,017 | Nov 11 | Relativity Media | false |
| 8 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $7,511,036 | 3,963 | $149,260,504 | Oct 28 | DreamWorks | false |
| 9 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $7,200,000 | 2,038 | $82,584,160 | Nov 16 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | true |
| 10 | Tower Heist | - | - | - | $7,174,615 | 3,370 | $78,046,570 | Nov 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $4,975,172 | 1,985 | $37,306,030 | Nov 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $1,750,507 | 630 | $14,600,347 | Nov 23 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 13 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | - | - | - | $1,594,054 | 2,875 | $35,061,031 | Nov 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | In Time | - | - | - | $760,000 | 3,127 | $37,520,095 | Oct 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | true |
| 15 | Desi Boyz | - | - | - | $702,325 | 103 | $1,078,826 | Nov 25 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 16 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $458,486 | 3,170 | $75,624,550 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | Like Crazy | - | - | - | $425,116 | 162 | $3,395,391 | Oct 28 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 18 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $330,377 | 3,440 | $85,468,508 | Oct 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 19 | Melancholia | - | - | - | $329,622 | 145 | $3,030,848 | Nov 11 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Help | - | - | - | $311,076 | 3,014 | $169,708,112 | Aug 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $293,825 | 199 | $5,354,039 | Oct 21 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 22 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $288,787 | 3,555 | $51,802,742 | Oct 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 23 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $285,687 | 3,018 | $75,605,492 | Sep 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | Paranormal Activity 3 | - | - | - | $275,373 | 3,329 | $104,028,807 | Oct 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 25 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $254,648 | 2,199 | $40,962,534 | Oct 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 26 | The Smurfs | - | - | - | $239,511 | 3,427 | $142,614,158 | Jul 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | The Three Musketeers | - | - | - | $229,830 | 3,017 | $20,374,484 | Oct 21 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 28 | Courageous | - | - | - | $209,123 | 1,214 | $34,522,221 | Sep 30 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 29 | The Way 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $205,441 | 283 | $4,430,765 | Oct 7 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | false |
| 30 | The Artist | - | - | - | $204,878 | 1,756 | $44,671,682 | Nov 25 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 31 | 50/50 | - | - | - | $197,651 | 2,479 | $35,014,192 | Sep 30 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 32 | Dolphin Tale | - | - | - | $185,854 | 3,515 | $72,286,779 | Sep 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | The Skin I Live In | - | - | - | $184,737 | 116 | $3,185,812 | Oct 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 34 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | - | - | - | $176,158 | 183 | $2,990,625 | Oct 21 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 35 | A Dangerous Method | - | - | - | $167,953 | 365 | $5,704,709 | Nov 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 36 | Contagion | - | - | - | $155,298 | 3,222 | $75,658,097 | Sep 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | Abduction | - | - | - | $132,281 | 3,118 | $28,087,155 | Sep 23 | Lionsgate | false |
| 38 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | - | - | - | $105,747 | 2,340 | $94,242,001 | Sep 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | Drive | - | - | - | $93,344 | 2,904 | $35,061,555 | Sep 16 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 40 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $89,022 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $77,065 | 3,691 | $176,760,185 | Aug 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | Hubble | - | - | - | $71,141 | 151 | $52,522,904 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 43 | Anonymous | - | - | - | $69,211 | 513 | $4,463,292 | Oct 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 44 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $58,955 | 1,038 | $56,817,045 | May 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 45 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $55,299 | 25 | $711,168 | Nov 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | The Rum Diary | - | - | - | $54,243 | 2,292 | $13,109,815 | Oct 28 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 47 | Take Shelter | - | - | - | $50,282 | 91 | $1,730,296 | Sep 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 48 | Rockstar | - | - | - | $35,787 | 112 | $986,697 | Nov 11 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 49 | Cars 2 | - | - | - | $28,394 | 4,115 | $191,452,396 | Jun 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 50 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | - | - | - | $26,764 | 3,305 | $38,538,188 | Aug 19 | Dimension Films | false |
| 51 | Le Havre | - | - | - | $26,738 | 25 | $611,709 | Oct 21 | Janus Films | false |
| 52 | The Big Year | - | - | - | $25,014 | 2,150 | $7,204,138 | Oct 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 53 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $24,980 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 54 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $20,178 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 55 | The Guard | - | - | - | $19,930 | 203 | $5,360,274 | Jul 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 56 | Into the Abyss | - | - | - | $19,002 | 30 | $223,880 | Nov 11 | IFC Films | false |
| 57 | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | - | - | - | $18,335 | 12 | $153,088 | Nov 11 | First Run | false |
| 58 | Tomboy | - | - | - | $17,947 | 10 | $129,834 | Nov 16 | Dada Films | false |
| 59 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | - | - | - | $17,514 | 15 | $304,052 | Oct 21 | Submarine Deluxe | false |
| 60 | The Women on the 6th Floor | - | - | - | $17,242 | 17 | $719,823 | Oct 7 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 61 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | - | - | - | $12,609 | 14 | $6,096,582 | May 28 | 3D Entertainment | false |
| 62 | The Mighty Macs | - | - | - | $11,897 | 975 | $1,891,936 | Oct 21 | Quaker Media | false |
| 63 | Mozart's Sister | - | - | - | $10,974 | 36 | $707,885 | Aug 19 | Music Box Films | false |
| 64 | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | - | - | - | $10,304 | 5 | $86,202 | Nov 25 | - | false |
| 65 | Sarah's Key | - | - | - | $10,061 | 319 | $7,693,187 | Jul 22 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 66 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $9,836 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 67 | Weekend | - | - | - | $9,212 | 26 | $484,592 | Sep 23 | IFC Films | false |
| 68 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | - | - | - | $9,118 | 7 | $100,119 | Nov 11 | Variance Films | false |
| 69 | Sigur Rós: Inni | - | - | - | $7,002 | 7 | $123,482 | Oct 28 | Cinema Purgatorio | false |
| 70 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | - | - | - | $6,667 | 10 | $237,181 | Jul 27 | - | false |
| 71 | The Whale | - | - | - | $6,604 | 5 | $81,881 | Sep 9 | Paladin | false |
| 72 | Love Crime | - | - | - | $6,439 | 29 | $539,792 | Sep 2 | IFC Films | false |
| 73 | The Greatest Miracle | - | - | - | $6,410 | 87 | $555,166 | Oct 14 | - | false |
| 74 | Revenge of the Electric Car | - | - | - | $5,307 | 11 | $150,886 | Oct 21 | Area 23a | false |
| 75 | Young Goethe in Love | - | - | - | $5,173 | 9 | $162,138 | Nov 4 | Music Box Films | false |
| 76 | Garbo: The Spy 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,000 | 2 | $28,563 | Nov 18 | First Run | false |
| 77 | House of Tolerance | - | - | - | $4,766 | 3 | $19,327 | Nov 25 | IFC Films | false |
| 78 | Machine Gun Preacher | - | - | - | $4,247 | 93 | $538,690 | Sep 23 | Relativity Media | false |
| 79 | The Other F Word | - | - | - | $3,887 | 6 | $53,714 | Nov 4 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 80 | The Mill and the Cross | - | - | - | $3,762 | 17 | $312,187 | Sep 14 | Kino Lorber Studio Classics | false |
| 81 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | - | - | - | $2,986 | 29 | $906,666 | Jul 8 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 82 | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | - | - | - | $2,498 | 1 | $22,039 | Jul 20 | The Film Desk | false |
| 83 | Ra.One | - | - | - | $2,303 | 189 | $2,511,689 | Oct 26 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 84 | London Boulevard | - | - | - | $2,205 | 2 | $16,075 | Nov 11 | IFC Films | false |
| 85 | Blackthorn | - | - | - | $2,201 | 21 | $200,558 | Oct 7 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 86 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | - | - | - | $2,167 | 287 | $7,706,436 | Sep 9 | Codeblack Entertainment | false |
| 87 | Senna | - | - | - | $1,959 | 47 | $1,612,430 | Aug 12 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | false |
| 88 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | - | - | - | $1,578 | 6 | $100,072 | Jun 24 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 89 | Granito | - | - | - | $1,524 | 5 | $43,942 | Sep 14 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 90 | The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,360 | 4 | $10,352 | Nov 18 | Music Box Films | false |
| 91 | Tucker and Dale vs Evil | - | - | - | $1,269 | 44 | $223,838 | Sep 30 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 92 | The Conquest | - | - | - | $1,246 | 8 | $74,474 | Nov 11 | Music Box Films | false |
| 93 | Amigo | - | - | - | $1,193 | 10 | $184,705 | Aug 19 | Variance Films | false |
| 94 | Bill Cunningham: New York | - | - | - | $1,172 | 34 | $1,510,026 | Mar 16 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 95 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $992 | 81 | $841,733 | Aug 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 96 | Restless | - | - | - | $835 | 126 | $163,265 | Sep 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 97 | Tyrannosaur | - | - | - | $804 | 5 | $22,321 | Nov 18 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 98 | Rid of Me | - | - | - | $715 | 2 | $11,740 | Nov 18 | Submarine Deluxe | false |
| 99 | The Names of Love | - | - | - | $654 | 24 | $514,237 | Jun 24 | Music Box Films | false |
| 100 | 3 | - | - | - | $599 | 6 | $59,954 | Sep 16 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 101 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | - | - | - | $529 | 8 | $183,342 | Sep 23 | First Run | false |
| 102 | The Interrupters | - | - | - | $404 | 10 | $282,448 | Jul 29 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 103 | Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace | - | - | - | $346 | 3 | $12,139 | Sep 16 | Fisher Klingenstein Films | false |
| 104 | The Woodmans | - | - | - | $287 | 3 | $46,623 | Jan 19 | Lorber Films | false |
| 105 | Project Nim | - | - | - | $231 | 22 | $411,184 | Jul 8 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 106 | Oka! | - | - | - | $168 | 2 | $18,364 | Oct 14 | Dada Films | false |
| 107 | I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive | - | - | - | $147 | 1 | $8,705 | Sep 2 | Strand Releasing | false |
