| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $528,399 | 19 | $759,691 | Dec 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $247,381 | 15 | $457,074 | Dec 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 3 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $169,210 | 16 | $206,356 | Dec 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $144,173 | 15 | $399,799 | Nov 17 | Manfer Films | false |
| 5 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $117,340 | 14 | $184,577 | Dec 22 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 6 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $103,380 | 13 | $354,094 | Nov 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 7 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $92,368 | 20 | $208,136 | Nov 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $91,230 | 10 | $237,078 | Dec 22 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 9 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $54,764 | 8 | $62,978 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Tower Heist | - | - | - | $51,541 | 6 | $51,541 | Dec 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 11 | In Time | - | - | - | $48,358 | 10 | $48,358 | Dec 1 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 12 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $45,548 | 9 | $375,791 | Dec 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | Paranormal Activity 3 | - | - | - | $17,858 | 9 | $265,827 | Oct 27 | United International Pictures | false |
| 14 | Messengers 2: The Scarecrow 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $13,169 | 3 | $51,501 | Dec 29 | Trade International | false |
| 15 | Courageous | - | - | - | $11,606 | 3 | $11,606 | Dec 14 | - | false |
| 16 | 11-11-11 | - | - | - | $11,204 | 6 | $81,324 | Nov 10 | Trade International | false |
| 17 | The Change-Up | - | - | - | $8,402 | 4 | $19,944 | Dec 29 | United International Pictures | false |
| 18 | Vanishing on 7th Street | - | - | - | $5,104 | 3 | $5,104 | Dec 8 | - | false |
| 19 | Shark Night | - | - | - | $3,266 | 6 | $63,109 | Nov 17 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 20 | Colombiana | - | - | - | $3,025 | 6 | $14,060 | Nov 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | Daybreakers 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $724 | 1 | $724 | Dec 15 | Trade International | false |
| 22 | The Box 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $645 | 1 | $645 | Dec 8 | Trade International | false |
| 23 | Bridesmaids | - | - | - | $466 | 4 | $10,259 | Nov 24 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
