Domestic Box Office For August 2011
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $176,760,185 | 3,691 | $54,806,191 | 31% | 3,648 | Aug 5 | Dec 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | The Help | $169,708,112 | 3,014 | $26,044,590 | 15.3% | 2,534 | Aug 10 | Mar 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Final Destination 5 | $42,587,643 | 3,155 | $18,031,396 | 42.3% | 3,155 | Aug 12 | Oct 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | $38,538,188 | 3,305 | $11,644,672 | 30.2% | 3,295 | Aug 19 | Dec 15 | Dimension Films |
| 5 | The Change-Up | $37,081,475 | 2,913 | $13,531,115 | 36.5% | 2,913 | Aug 5 | Sep 29 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | 30 Minutes or Less | $37,053,924 | 2,888 | $13,330,118 | 36% | 2,888 | Aug 12 | Sep 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | Colombiana | $36,665,854 | 2,614 | $10,408,176 | 28.4% | 2,614 | Aug 26 | Nov 3 | TriStar Pictures |
| 8 | The Debt | $31,177,548 | 1,874 | $9,909,499 | 31.8% | 1,826 | Aug 31 | Nov 3 | Focus Features |
| 9 | Our Idiot Brother | $24,816,118 | 2,555 | $7,011,631 | 28.3% | 2,555 | Aug 26 | Nov 24 | The Weinstein Company |
| 10 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | $24,046,682 | 2,780 | $8,525,728 | 35.5% | 2,760 | Aug 26 | Nov 17 | FilmDistrict |
| 11 | Conan the Barbarian | $21,295,021 | 3,015 | $10,021,215 | 47.1% | 3,015 | Aug 19 | Oct 6 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | Fright Night | $18,302,607 | 3,114 | $7,714,388 | 42.1% | 3,114 | Aug 19 | Nov 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | One Day | $13,843,771 | 1,725 | $5,079,566 | 36.7% | 1,719 | Aug 19 | Sep 22 | Focus Features |
| 14 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | $11,862,398 | 2,040 | $5,961,231 | 50.3% | 2,040 | Aug 12 | Sep 29 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | Bodyguard | $1,834,384 | 88 | $863,751 | 47.1% | 88 | Aug 31 | Sep 29 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 16 | Senna | $1,612,430 | 47 | $73,497 | 4.6% | 2 | Aug 12 | Dec 1 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 17 | The Whistleblower | $1,124,966 | 70 | $61,002 | 5.4% | 7 | Aug 5 | Oct 27 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 18 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | $841,733 | 81 | $21,495 | 2.6% | 3 | Aug 26 | Jan 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 19 | The Hedgehog | $707,945 | 40 | $39,276 | 5.5% | 6 | Aug 19 | Oct 27 | NeoClassics Films |
| 20 | Mozart's Sister | $707,885 | 36 | $34,046 | 4.8% | 7 | Aug 19 | Feb 23 | Music Box Films |
| 21 | Aarakshan | $651,096 | 91 | $344,661 | 52.9% | 91 | Aug 12 | Sep 22 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 22 | Circumstance | $454,121 | 31 | $43,318 | 9.5% | 7 | Aug 26 | Dec 15 | Roadside Attractions |
| 23 | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | $233,007 | 19 | $25,189 | 10.8% | 3 | Aug 31 | Jan 12 | Music Box Films |
| 24 | Brighton Rock | $229,653 | 24 | $32,774 | 14.3% | 12 | Aug 26 | Nov 3 | IFC Films |
| 25 | Bol | $188,850 | 38 | $62,473 | 33.1% | 38 | Aug 31 | Oct 6 | Eros Worldwide |
| 26 | Amigo | $184,705 | 10 | $37,324 | 20.2% | 10 | Aug 19 | Apr 19 | Variance Films |
| 27 | Bellflower | $168,226 | 13 | $22,279 | 13.2% | 2 | Aug 5 | Nov 10 | Oscilloscope |
| 28 | Chasing Madoff | $157,612 | 9 | - | - | - | Aug 26 | - | Cohen Media Group |
| 29 | Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place | $154,521 | 18 | $14,367 | 9.3% | 4 | Aug 5 | Nov 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 30 | 3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy | $153,215 | 10 | $903 | 0.6% | 1 | Aug 12 | Oct 20 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 31 | Gun Hill Road | $148,994 | 10 | $37,963 | 25.5% | 3 | Aug 5 | Oct 27 | Motion Film Group |
| 32 | Mysteries of Lisbon | $110,507 | 6 | $12,308 | 11.1% | 2 | Aug 5 | Nov 10 | Music Box Films |
| 33 | Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | $51,301 | 3 | $7,272 | 14.2% | 1 | Aug 10 | Mar 1 | - |
| 34 | CornerStore | $45,176 | 2 | $12,743 | 28.2% | 1 | Aug 12 | Jan 29 | Shotown Pictures |
| 35 | The Last Circus | $40,548 | 6 | $4,757 | 11.7% | 1 | Aug 19 | Nov 10 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 36 | Evidence of a Haunting | $29,904 | 10 | $16,800 | 56.2% | 10 | Aug 26 | Sep 1 | Nocturnal Features |
| 37 | Redemption Road | $29,384 | 26 | $19,152 | 65.2% | 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 8 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 38 | The Worst Movie Ever! | $25,206 | 2 | $11 | <0.1% | 1 | Aug 19 | - | Driving With Our Eyes Shut |
| 39 | Shut Up Little Man | $23,901 | 8 | - | - | - | Aug 26 | Oct 20 | Tribeca Films |
| 40 | 5 Days of War | $17,479 | 6 | $6,254 | 35.8% | 2 | Aug 19 | Sep 15 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 41 | Littlerock | $17,309 | 3 | - | - | - | Aug 12 | Dec 22 | Variance Films |
| 42 | Rebirth | $12,358 | 4 | $2,740 | 22.2% | 1 | Aug 31 | Sep 15 | Oscilloscope |
| 43 | Special Treatment | $8,856 | 1 | $678 | 7.7% | 1 | Aug 26 | Nov 20 | First Run |
| 44 | The Family Tree | $6,035 | 2 | $3,658 | 60.6% | 2 | Aug 26 | Sep 8 | Entertainment One |
| 45 | Flypaper | $5,043 | 2 | $1,098 | 21.8% | 2 | Aug 19 | Aug 25 | IFC Films |
| 46 | Protector 2010 Re-release | $2,968 | 2 | $2,968 | 100% | 2 | Aug 5 | - | Film Movement |
| 47 | The Tunnel | $1,532 | 1 | $507 | 33.1% | 1 | Aug 5 | Aug 18 | Blackrock Films |
