| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Inbetweeners | - | - | - | $71,189,362 | 486 | $21,763,826 | 30.6% | 453 | Aug 19 | - | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 2 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $32,001,594 | 494 | $9,501,164 | 29.7% | 488 | Aug 12 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 3 | The Smurfs | - | - | - | $28,118,099 | 484 | $6,151,730 | 21.9% | 447 | Aug 12 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | - | - | - | $13,503,230 | 475 | $2,485,072 | 18.4% | 474 | Aug 5 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 5 | One Day | - | - | - | $12,527,080 | 447 | $3,616,353 | 28.9% | 429 | Aug 26 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 6 | Super 8 | - | - | - | $12,103,827 | 497 | $3,619,679 | 29.9% | 497 | Aug 5 | - | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 7 | Cowboys & Aliens | - | - | - | $9,034,965 | 478 | $2,926,690 | 32.4% | 477 | Aug 19 | - | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 8 | Final Destination 5 | - | - | - | $8,813,747 | 410 | $2,374,851 | 26.9% | 410 | Aug 26 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | - | - | - | $6,889,008 | 432 | $1,157,749 | 16.8% | 420 | Aug 19 | - | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 10 | The Skin I Live In | - | - | - | $2,291,603 | 125 | $532,695 | 23.2% | 125 | Aug 26 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | Conan the Barbarian | - | - | - | $2,200,242 | 345 | $1,018,842 | 46.3% | 345 | Aug 26 | - | Lionsgate | false |
| 12 | The Devil's Double | - | - | - | $1,150,515 | 209 | $518,622 | 45.1% | 209 | Aug 12 | - | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 13 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | - | - | - | $1,150,126 | 303 | $586,667 | 51% | 303 | Aug 19 | - | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 14 | Sarah's Key | - | - | - | $784,963 | 43 | $190,591 | 24.3% | 34 | Aug 5 | - | Optimum Releasing | false |
| 15 | Beautiful Lies | - | - | - | $382,502 | 45 | $93,962 | 24.6% | 45 | Aug 12 | - | Trinity Filmed Entertainment | false |
| 16 | The Salt of Life | - | - | - | $293,474 | 17 | $69,587 | 23.7% | 17 | Aug 12 | - | Artificial Eye | false |
| 17 | Aarakshan | - | - | - | $269,898 | 41 | $123,371 | 45.7% | 41 | Aug 12 | - | Reliance Big Pictures | false |
| 18 | Salt of This Sea 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $174,383 | 17 | - | - | - | Aug 12 | - | - | false |
| 19 | Project Nim | - | - | - | $172,490 | 16 | $37,247 | 21.6% | 13 | Aug 12 | - | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 20 | In a Better World | - | - | - | $129,998 | 28 | $35,084 | 27% | 28 | Aug 19 | - | Axiom Films | false |
| 21 | Kind Hearts and Coronets 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $52,119 | 6 | $11,025 | 21.2% | 3 | Aug 19 | - | Optimum Releasing | false |
| 22 | Knuckle | - | - | - | $22,008 | 5 | $11,838 | 53.8% | 5 | Aug 5 | - | Revolver Entertainment | false |
| 23 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | - | - | - | $10,690 | 14 | $10,690 | 100% | 14 | Aug 12 | - | Revolver Entertainment | false |
| 24 | French Cancan | - | - | - | $8,259 | 2 | $8,259 | 100% | 2 | Aug 5 | - | British Film Institute (BFI) | false |
| 25 | Villain | - | - | - | $8,096 | 4 | $3,796 | 46.9% | 4 | Aug 19 | - | - | false |
| 26 | Aardman Double Bill | - | - | - | $6,369 | 68 | $6,369 | 100% | 68 | Aug 26 | - | - | false |
| 27 | Powder | - | - | - | $4,082 | 2 | $956 | 23.4% | 2 | Aug 26 | - | Soda Pictures | false |
| 28 | The Interrupters | - | - | - | $4,009 | 4 | $4,009 | 100% | 4 | Aug 12 | - | - | false |
| 29 | The Tree | - | - | - | $2,890 | 6 | $2,890 | 100% | 6 | Aug 5 | - | Artificial Eye | false |
| 30 | The Referees | - | - | - | $1,458 | 4 | $1,458 | 100% | 4 | Aug 5 | - | Soda Pictures | false |
| 31 | The Taqwacores | - | - | - | $1,394 | 4 | $1,394 | 100% | 4 | Aug 12 | - | - | false |
