Domestic Box Office For September 2011
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $94,242,001 | 2,340 | $30,151,614 | 32% | 2,330 | Sep 16 | Jan 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Contagion | $75,658,097 | 3,222 | $22,403,596 | 29.6% | 3,222 | Sep 9 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Moneyball | $75,605,492 | 3,018 | $19,501,302 | 25.8% | 2,993 | Sep 23 | Feb 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | Dolphin Tale | $72,286,779 | 3,515 | $19,152,401 | 26.5% | 3,507 | Sep 23 | Jan 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Drive | $35,061,555 | 2,904 | $11,340,461 | 32.3% | 2,886 | Sep 16 | Feb 9 | FilmDistrict |
| 6 | 50/50 | $35,014,192 | 2,479 | $8,644,095 | 24.7% | 2,458 | Sep 30 | Dec 29 | Summit Entertainment |
| 7 | Courageous | $34,522,221 | 1,214 | $9,112,839 | 26.4% | 1,161 | Sep 30 | Jan 26 | TriStar Pictures |
| 8 | Abduction | $28,087,155 | 3,118 | $10,925,253 | 38.9% | 3,118 | Sep 23 | Dec 15 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Killer Elite | $25,124,966 | 2,986 | $9,352,008 | 37.2% | 2,986 | Sep 23 | Nov 17 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 10 | Dream House | $21,302,340 | 2,664 | $8,129,355 | 38.2% | 2,661 | Sep 30 | Nov 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | Shark Night | $18,877,153 | 2,848 | $8,404,260 | 44.5% | 2,806 | Sep 2 | Nov 24 | Relativity Media |
| 12 | Apollo 18 | $17,687,709 | 3,330 | $8,704,271 | 49.2% | 3,328 | Sep 2 | Nov 24 | Dimension Films |
| 13 | What's Your Number? | $14,011,084 | 3,011 | $5,421,669 | 38.7% | 3,002 | Sep 30 | Nov 24 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | Warrior | $13,657,115 | 1,883 | $5,242,107 | 38.4% | 1,869 | Sep 9 | Nov 3 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | Straw Dogs | $10,324,441 | 2,408 | $5,123,760 | 49.6% | 2,408 | Sep 16 | Oct 13 | Screen Gems |
| 16 | I Don't Know How She Does It | $9,662,284 | 2,490 | $4,402,201 | 45.6% | 2,476 | Sep 16 | Nov 24 | The Weinstein Company |
| 17 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | $2,529,395 | 1,500 | $1,415,023 | 55.9% | 1,500 | Sep 9 | Sep 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | Creature | $508,714 | 1,507 | $327,000 | 64.3% | 1,507 | Sep 9 | Sep 15 | The Bubble Factory |
