| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Help | $19,881,571 | - | 2,843 | - | $6,993 | $124,272,124 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Debt | $12,851,600 | - | 1,826 | - | $7,038 | $14,753,014 | 1 | Focus Features | true | false |
| 3 | - | Apollo 18 | $10,705,556 | - | 3,328 | - | $3,216 | $10,705,556 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 4 | - | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $10,325,485 | - | 3,193 | - | $3,233 | $162,550,178 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 5 | - | Shark Night | $10,126,458 | - | 2,806 | - | $3,608 | $10,126,458 | 1 | Relativity Media | true | false |
| 6 | - | Colombiana | $9,570,213 | - | 2,614 | - | $3,661 | $24,132,335 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Our Idiot Brother | $7,038,249 | - | 2,555 | - | $2,754 | $17,273,593 | 2 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 8 | - | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | $6,801,885 | - | 3,007 | - | $2,262 | $31,201,190 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 9 | - | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | $6,382,227 | - | 2,780 | - | $2,295 | $17,822,416 | 2 | FilmDistrict | false | false |
| 10 | - | The Smurfs | $5,724,093 | - | 2,706 | - | $2,115 | $133,676,705 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | - | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | $4,261,090 | - | 1,450 | - | $2,938 | $75,464,794 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | - | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $3,401,110 | - | 1,092 | - | $3,114 | $375,552,093 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | - | Captain America: The First Avenger | $2,573,586 | - | 1,050 | - | $2,451 | $172,272,760 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Cowboys & Aliens | $2,500,535 | - | 1,185 | - | $2,110 | $96,881,690 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | 30 Minutes or Less | $2,303,738 | - | 1,355 | - | $1,700 | $35,501,445 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 16 | - | Conan the Barbarian | $2,004,585 | - | 1,722 | - | $1,164 | $20,222,175 | 3 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 17 | - | Final Destination 5 | $1,842,163 | - | 1,226 | - | $1,502 | $40,887,561 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | - | Seven Days in Utopia | $1,801,599 | - | 561 | - | $3,211 | $1,801,599 | 1 | Visio Entertainment | true | false |
| 19 | - | Cars 2 | $1,777,989 | - | 2,043 | - | $870 | $189,256,895 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | One Day | $1,721,604 | - | 1,187 | - | $1,450 | $12,699,139 | 3 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 21 | - | Fright Night | $1,582,230 | - | 1,468 | - | $1,077 | $17,344,365 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | - | Bodyguard | $1,052,644 | - | 88 | - | $11,961 | $1,363,487 | 1 | Reliance Big Pictures | true | false |
| 23 | - | The Change-Up | $970,205 | - | 539 | - | $1,800 | $35,985,605 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 24 | - | Zookeeper | $954,574 | - | 401 | - | $2,380 | $78,230,732 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 25 | - | Midnight in Paris | $883,090 | - | 402 | - | $2,196 | $52,932,739 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 26 | - | Horrible Bosses | $880,893 | - | 422 | - | $2,087 | $115,035,541 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 27 | - | Sarah's Key | $838,532 | - | 319 | - | $2,628 | $5,260,696 | 7 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 28 | - | Private Pérez | $828,242 | - | 161 | - | $5,144 | $828,242 | 1 | Lionsgate | true | false |
| 29 | - | The Guard | $764,131 | - | 178 | - | $4,292 | $2,706,346 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 30 | - | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $740,268 | - | 424 | - | $1,745 | $350,500,012 | 10 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 31 | - | Bad Teacher | $559,155 | - | 986 | - | $567 | $98,859,543 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 32 | - | Kung Fu Panda 2 | $466,380 | - | 305 | - | $1,529 | $164,827,049 | 15 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 33 | - | Mr. Popper's Penguins | $385,209 | - | 252 | - | $1,528 | $67,506,728 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 34 | - | Super 8 | $353,203 | - | 240 | - | $1,471 | $126,529,509 | 13 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 35 | - | Bridesmaids | $342,095 | - | 220 | - | $1,554 | $168,517,430 | 17 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 36 | - | Winnie the Pooh | $329,717 | - | 352 | - | $936 | $26,505,367 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 37 | - | Born to Be Wild | $287,883 | - | 49 | - | $5,875 | $12,548,600 | 22 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 38 | - | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $252,802 | - | 186 | - | $1,359 | $240,794,584 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | - | Green Lantern | $249,799 | - | 185 | - | $1,350 | $116,313,419 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 40 | - | Friends with Benefits | $227,173 | - | 161 | - | $1,411 | $55,574,329 | 7 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 41 | - | Senna | $219,718 | - | 47 | - | $4,674 | $867,838 | 4 | - | false | false |
| 42 | - | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | $154,604 | - | 143 | - | $1,081 | $154,604 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | true | false |
| 43 | - | The Whistleblower | $131,815 | - | 70 | - | $1,883 | $798,340 | 5 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 44 | - | X-Men: First Class | $130,012 | - | 101 | - | $1,287 | $146,300,000 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 45 | - | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | $122,598 | - | 17 | - | $7,211 | $166,182 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 46 | - | Attack the Block | $119,239 | - | 66 | - | $1,806 | $865,268 | 6 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 47 | - | Hubble | $115,034 | - | 29 | - | $3,966 | $28,345,551 | 77 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 48 | - | The Tree of Life | $104,448 | - | 86 | - | $1,214 | $13,013,549 | 15 | - | false | false |
| 49 | - | Bol | $87,449 | - | 38 | - | $2,301 | $105,354 | 1 | Eros Worldwide | true | false |
| 50 | - | The Hangover Part II | $83,334 | - | 90 | - | $925 | $254,416,436 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 51 | - | Point Blank | $83,030 | - | 33 | - | $2,516 | $481,494 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 52 | - | Another Earth | $82,754 | - | 71 | - | $1,165 | $1,233,196 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 53 | - | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | $72,622 | - | 64 | - | $1,134 | $11,830,275 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 54 | - | Buck | $64,559 | - | 73 | - | $884 | $3,895,661 | 12 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 55 | - | The Devil's Double | $58,426 | - | 49 | - | $1,192 | $1,284,399 | 6 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 56 | - | Beginners | $47,283 | - | 34 | - | $1,390 | $5,776,314 | 14 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 57 | - | Circumstance | $47,077 | - | 11 | - | $4,279 | $114,389 | 2 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 58 | - | Love Crime | $46,439 | - | 5 | - | $9,287 | $46,439 | 1 | IFC Films | true | false |
| 59 | - | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $41,159 | - | 15 | - | $2,743 | $493,222 | 9 | International Film Circuit | false | false |
| 60 | - | Brighton Rock | $36,044 | - | 13 | - | $2,772 | $92,300 | 2 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 61 | - | Under the Sea 3D | $35,266 | - | 10 | - | $3,526 | $28,363,510 | 134 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 62 | - | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | $33,991 | - | 3 | - | $11,330 | $39,029 | 1 | Music Box Films | true | false |
| 63 | - | The Names of Love | $32,328 | - | 16 | - | $2,020 | $423,185 | 11 | Music Box Films | false | false |
| 64 | - | The Future | $32,229 | - | 17 | - | $1,895 | $447,770 | 6 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 65 | - | The Trip | $30,455 | - | 36 | - | $845 | $1,957,321 | 13 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 66 | - | Monte Carlo | $27,337 | - | 41 | - | $666 | $22,944,305 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 67 | - | Tabloid | $20,713 | - | 25 | - | $828 | $645,819 | 8 | IFC Films | false | false |
| 68 | - | Amigo | $19,284 | - | 10 | - | $1,928 | $100,168 | 3 | Variance Films | false | false |
| 69 | - | Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place | $18,473 | - | 11 | - | $1,679 | $100,127 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 70 | - | 3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy | $17,407 | - | 9 | - | $1,934 | $131,987 | 4 | China Lion Film Distribution | false | false |
| 71 | - | The Interrupters | $16,848 | - | 10 | - | $1,684 | $121,288 | 6 | The Cinema Guild | false | false |
| 72 | - | Mozart's Sister | $16,685 | - | 7 | - | $2,383 | $102,102 | 3 | Music Box Films | false | false |
| 73 | - | Insidious | $16,116 | - | 4 | - | $4,029 | $54,008,791 | 23 | FilmDistrict | false | false |
| 74 | - | Rio | $15,782 | - | 25 | - | $631 | $143,618,384 | 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 75 | - | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | $14,822 | - | 100 | - | $148 | $3,096,451 | 8 | Eros Worldwide | false | false |
| 76 | - | Terri | $13,353 | - | 17 | - | $785 | $621,676 | 10 | ATO Pictures | false | false |
| 77 | - | Project Nim | $12,949 | - | 15 | - | $863 | $364,518 | 9 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 78 | - | Incendies | $12,291 | - | 8 | - | $1,536 | $2,055,969 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 79 | - | InSight | $11,100 | - | 22 | - | $504 | $11,100 | 1 | Check Entertainment | true | true |
| 80 | - | Life in a Day | $10,855 | - | 9 | - | $1,206 | $225,861 | 6 | National Geographic Entertainment | false | false |
| 81 | - | Space Station 3D | $10,677 | - | 1 | - | $10,677 | $84,240,217 | 490 | IMAX | false | false |
| 82 | - | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | $10,088 | - | 9 | - | $1,120 | $1,144,045 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 83 | - | Aarakshan | $8,797 | - | 12 | - | $733 | $647,679 | 4 | Reliance Big Pictures | false | false |
| 84 | - | Bellflower | $8,305 | - | 5 | - | $1,661 | $113,209 | 5 | Oscilloscope | false | false |
| 85 | - | Bride Flight 2011 Re-release | $7,274 | - | 10 | - | $727 | $479,852 | 13 | Music Box Films | false | false |
| 86 | - | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $7,191 | - | 5 | - | $1,438 | $104,534 | 6 | - | false | false |
| 87 | - | Page One | $6,818 | - | 7 | - | $974 | $1,040,325 | 12 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 88 | - | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | $6,688 | - | 12 | - | $557 | $1,332,231 | 8 | - | false | false |
| 89 | - | Bill Cunningham: New York | $6,120 | - | 1 | - | $6,120 | $1,485,502 | 25 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 90 | - | Littlerock | $5,518 | - | 3 | - | $1,839 | $8,868 | 4 | Variance Films | false | false |
| 91 | - | Passione | $5,478 | - | 3 | - | $1,826 | $194,464 | 11 | Abramorama | false | false |
| 92 | - | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | $5,449 | - | 3 | - | $1,816 | $364,746 | 11 | Hannover House | false | false |
| 93 | - | The Tree | $5,068 | - | 4 | - | $1,267 | $39,907 | 8 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 94 | - | Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | $4,348 | - | 1 | - | $4,348 | $38,484 | 4 | - | false | false |
| 95 | - | I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive | $4,308 | - | 1 | - | $4,308 | $4,308 | 1 | Strand Releasing | true | false |
| 96 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $4,256 | - | 1 | - | $4,256 | $53,232,426 | 672 | IMAX | false | false |
| 97 | - | 5 Days of War | $4,135 | - | 3 | - | $1,378 | $15,893 | 3 | Anchor Bay Films | false | false |
| 98 | - | Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles | $3,536 | - | 1 | - | $3,536 | $3,536 | 1 | Argot Pictures | true | false |
| 99 | - | Rebirth | $3,511 | - | 1 | - | $3,511 | $6,303 | 1 | Oscilloscope | true | false |
| 100 | - | CornerStore | $3,486 | - | 2 | - | $1,743 | $37,416 | 4 | Shotown Pictures | false | false |
| 101 | - | Redemption Road | $3,228 | - | 10 | - | $322 | $28,475 | 2 | Freestyle Releasing | false | false |
| 102 | - | Life, Above All | $3,109 | - | 6 | - | $518 | $94,001 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 103 | - | Rapt 2011 Re-release | $2,799 | - | 2 | - | $1,399 | $36,983 | 9 | Lorber Films | false | false |
| 104 | - | The Last Circus | $2,787 | - | 2 | - | $1,393 | $15,217 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 105 | - | Deep Sea | $2,732 | - | 2 | - | $1,366 | $44,388,746 | 288 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 106 | - | Conan O'Brien Can't Stop | $2,239 | - | 3 | - | $746 | $267,473 | 11 | Abramorama | false | false |
| 107 | - | Troll Hunter | $2,003 | - | 4 | - | $500 | $247,330 | 13 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 108 | - | Mysteries of Lisbon | $1,733 | - | 1 | - | $1,733 | $62,393 | 5 | Music Box Films | false | false |
| 109 | - | !Women Art Revolution | $1,564 | - | 1 | - | $1,564 | $46,059 | 14 | Zeitgeist Films | false | false |
| 110 | - | Vito Bonafacci | $1,547 | - | 1 | - | $1,547 | $9,217 | 18 | - | false | false |
| 111 | - | The Man Who Fell to Earth | $1,384 | - | 3 | - | $461 | $74,347 | 11 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 112 | - | The Perfect Host | $1,011 | - | 1 | - | $1,011 | $48,430 | 10 | Magnolia Pictures | false | false |
| 113 | - | The Music Never Stopped | $856 | - | 1 | - | $856 | $257,759 | 25 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 114 | - | Special Treatment | $808 | - | 1 | - | $808 | $2,568 | 2 | First Run | false | false |
| 115 | - | Everything Must Go | $789 | - | 4 | - | $197 | $2,710,345 | 17 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 116 | - | Little Girl | $778 | - | 1 | - | $778 | $778 | 1 | First Run | true | false |
| 117 | - | In a Better World | $620 | - | 1 | - | $620 | $1,007,908 | 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
| 118 | - | Singham | $560 | - | 1 | - | $560 | $350,412 | 7 | Reliance Big Pictures | false | false |
| 119 | - | Galapagos | $452 | - | 2 | - | $226 | $17,975,406 | 619 | IMAX | false | false |
| 120 | - | Tuesday, After Christmas | $367 | - | 1 | - | $367 | $25,866 | 15 | Lorber Films | false | false |
| 121 | - | Went the Day Well? | $287 | - | 1 | - | $287 | $39,810 | 16 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 122 | - | Le Quattro Volte | $216 | - | 1 | - | $216 | $152,270 | 23 | Lorber Films | false | false |
