| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $20,983,603 | 553 | $42,159,124 | Dec 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $16,414,751 | 845 | $34,138,253 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $13,255,640 | 510 | $24,035,077 | Dec 9 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $12,062,593 | 512 | $23,778,315 | Dec 16 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 5 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $8,351,023 | 438 | $11,659,393 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $7,181,233 | 495 | $9,173,770 | Dec 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $6,955,941 | 546 | $48,806,194 | Nov 18 | Entertainment One | false |
| 8 | Hugo | - | - | - | $6,721,230 | 447 | $8,743,731 | Dec 2 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 9 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $2,261,305 | 398 | $5,137,004 | Nov 25 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 10 | The Thing | - | - | - | $1,869,460 | 313 | $1,869,460 | Dec 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 11 | Don 2 | - | - | - | $1,558,113 | 76 | $2,233,312 | Dec 23 | Reliance Big Pictures | false |
| 12 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $1,191,045 | 512 | $25,927,543 | Oct 26 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 13 | 50/50 | - | - | - | $979,543 | 228 | $2,357,318 | Nov 25 | Lionsgate | false |
| 14 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | - | - | - | $900,984 | 166 | $900,984 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Immortals | - | - | - | $808,390 | 428 | $9,780,526 | Nov 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 16 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $577,590 | 170 | $1,299,055 | Nov 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | In Time | - | - | - | $522,601 | 428 | $8,634,105 | Nov 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 18 | Dream House | - | - | - | $431,506 | 215 | $1,288,780 | Nov 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Tower Heist | - | - | - | $428,861 | 417 | $7,060,653 | Nov 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 20 | The Deep Blue Sea | - | - | - | $386,841 | 59 | $802,745 | Nov 25 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 21 | Another Earth | - | - | - | $335,504 | 116 | $363,659 | Dec 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 22 | Desi Boyz | - | - | - | $322,166 | 52 | $928,010 | Nov 25 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 23 | The Big Year | - | - | - | $320,280 | 175 | $320,280 | Dec 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 24 | Ladies vs. Ricky Bahl | - | - | - | $259,080 | 34 | $259,080 | Dec 9 | Yash Raj Films | false |
| 25 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $254,099 | 217 | $4,731,759 | Oct 28 | Entertainment One | false |
| 26 | The Help | - | - | - | $246,881 | 335 | $6,845,373 | Oct 28 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 27 | The Dirty Picture | - | - | - | $206,342 | 16 | $206,342 | Dec 2 | - | false |
| 28 | Buried Secrets 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $180,586 | 32 | $222,494 | Dec 2 | - | false |
| 29 | The Rum Diary | - | - | - | $127,165 | 324 | $2,499,158 | Nov 11 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 30 | Wuthering Heights | - | - | - | $120,120 | 81 | $963,993 | Nov 11 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 31 | Dreams of a Life | - | - | - | $111,119 | 18 | $283,493 | Dec 16 | - | false |
| 32 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $108,337 | 153 | $4,391,381 | Oct 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | - | - | - | $106,387 | 117 | $3,518,623 | Oct 21 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 34 | We Have a Pope | - | - | - | $93,751 | 16 | $114,512 | Dec 2 | Soda Pictures | false |
| 35 | Take Shelter | - | - | - | $75,640 | 55 | $293,933 | Nov 25 | The Works UK Distribution | false |
| 36 | Las Acacias | - | - | - | $68,022 | 19 | $68,022 | Dec 2 | Verve Pictures | false |
| 37 | Margaret | - | - | - | $65,416 | 23 | $93,888 | Dec 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 38 | Johnny English Reborn | - | - | - | $60,096 | 552 | $33,096,980 | Oct 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 39 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | - | - | - | $57,979 | 452 | $19,578,622 | Oct 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 40 | Dolphin Tale | - | - | - | $47,914 | 448 | $3,714,821 | Oct 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Drive | - | - | - | $45,723 | 190 | $4,693,696 | Sep 23 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 42 | Osthi | - | - | - | $44,286 | 13 | $44,286 | Dec 9 | Ayngaran International | false |
| 43 | Horrid Henry: The Movie | - | - | - | $42,866 | 428 | $10,320,372 | Jul 29 | Vertigo Films | false |
| 44 | Weekend | - | - | - | $39,375 | 20 | $351,043 | Nov 4 | Peccadillo Pictures | false |
| 45 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - | - | - | $36,805 | 468 | $22,550,697 | Sep 16 | StudioCanal UK | false |
| 46 | The Awakening | - | - | - | $30,267 | 139 | $1,042,550 | Nov 11 | StudioCanal UK | false |
| 47 | The Three Musketeers | - | - | - | $28,419 | 485 | $5,437,499 | Oct 14 | Entertainment One | false |
| 48 | Meet Me in St. Louis 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $20,285 | 9 | $82,411 | Dec 16 | British Film Institute (BFI) | false |
| 49 | Contagion | - | - | - | $14,981 | 404 | $8,640,500 | Oct 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | Ra.One | - | - | - | $13,805 | 94 | $2,320,862 | Oct 28 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 51 | Resistance | - | - | - | $10,931 | 13 | $68,548 | Nov 25 | Metrodome Distribution | false |
| 52 | Seeking Justice | - | - | - | $10,495 | 245 | $948,244 | Nov 18 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 53 | Mayakkam Enna | - | - | - | $8,261 | 7 | $56,035 | Nov 25 | - | false |
| 54 | Poraali | - | - | - | $7,684 | 5 | $7,684 | Dec 2 | Ayngaran International | false |
| 55 | Anonymous | - | - | - | $7,108 | 214 | $737,043 | Oct 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 56 | The Story of Lovers Rock | - | - | - | $6,305 | 5 | $91,205 | Oct 14 | Verve Pictures | false |
| 57 | The Snowtown Murders | - | - | - | $5,920 | 26 | $169,177 | Nov 18 | Revolver Entertainment | false |
| 58 | Wreckers | - | - | - | $5,867 | 3 | $10,962 | Dec 16 | Artificial Eye | false |
| 59 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | - | - | - | $5,736 | 6 | $5,736 | Dec 9 | Pathé | false |
| 60 | Mambattiyan | - | - | - | $4,907 | 9 | $4,907 | Dec 16 | Ayngaran International | false |
| 61 | Mysteries of Lisbon | - | - | - | $4,505 | 2 | $4,505 | Dec 9 | New Wave Films | false |
| 62 | Ghett'a Life | - | - | - | $3,966 | 13 | $3,966 | Dec 2 | - | false |
| 63 | Surviving Life 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,899 | 1 | $3,899 | Dec 2 | Verve Pictures | false |
| 64 | The Last Waltz 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,602 | 1 | $3,602 | Dec 2 | Park Circus | false |
| 65 | Swapna Sanchari | - | - | - | $2,188 | 4 | $2,188 | Dec 9 | - | false |
| 66 | Tyrannosaur | - | - | - | $1,498 | 39 | $430,845 | Oct 7 | StudioCanal | false |
| 67 | The British Guide to Showing Off | - | - | - | $568 | 4 | $15,496 | Nov 11 | Entertainment Film Distributors | false |
| 68 | One Day | - | - | - | $520 | 447 | $12,527,080 | Aug 26 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 69 | Happy Magic | - | - | - | $432 | 3 | $432 | Dec 16 | Metrodome Distribution | false |
