| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Real Steel | $30,728,105 | - | 3,440 | - | $8,932 | $30,728,105 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | The Ides of March | $11,797,750 | - | 2,199 | - | $5,365 | $11,797,750 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 3 | - | Dolphin Tale | $10,846,576 | - | 3,478 | - | $3,118 | $50,756,221 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | - | Moneyball | $8,474,183 | - | 3,018 | - | $2,807 | $50,227,361 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | - | 50/50 | $6,440,869 | - | 2,479 | - | $2,598 | $18,271,241 | 2 | Summit Entertainment | false | false |
| 6 | - | Courageous | $5,456,156 | - | 1,161 | - | $4,699 | $16,748,312 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $5,399,502 | - | 2,267 | - | $2,381 | $86,809,491 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Dream House | $4,968,365 | - | 2,664 | - | $1,865 | $14,960,330 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | What's Your Number? | $3,547,719 | - | 3,011 | - | $1,178 | $10,803,737 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | - | Contagion | $3,348,524 | - | 2,250 | - | $1,488 | $69,432,745 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | - | Abduction | $3,268,190 | - | 2,591 | - | $1,261 | $23,737,332 | 3 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 12 | - | Killer Elite | $2,537,522 | - | 2,411 | - | $1,052 | $21,983,089 | 3 | Open Road Films (II) | false | false |
| 13 | - | The Help | $2,271,144 | - | 2,064 | - | $1,100 | $162,978,459 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Drive | $2,125,848 | - | 1,330 | - | $1,598 | $30,391,170 | 4 | FilmDistrict | false | false |
| 15 | - | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | $526,422 | - | 248 | - | $2,122 | $6,988,350 | 5 | Codeblack Entertainment | false | false |
| 16 | - | The Smurfs | $512,056 | - | 515 | - | $994 | $139,381,799 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | - | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $471,424 | - | 407 | - | $1,158 | $379,816,310 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | - | Captain America: The First Avenger | $354,768 | - | 303 | - | $1,170 | $175,848,868 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $337,599 | - | 382 | - | $883 | $174,979,511 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 20 | - | The Debt | $290,698 | - | 358 | - | $812 | $30,606,535 | 6 | Focus Features | false | false |
| 21 | - | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | $229,715 | - | 222 | - | $1,034 | $83,148,388 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | - | Colombiana | $227,769 | - | 245 | - | $929 | $36,206,217 | 7 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | - | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | $202,836 | - | 365 | - | $555 | $37,807,480 | 8 | - | false | false |
| 24 | - | Warrior | $194,950 | - | 319 | - | $611 | $13,452,051 | 5 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 25 | - | Cowboys & Aliens | $165,830 | - | 206 | - | $805 | $99,787,211 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | - | Zookeeper | $147,469 | - | 198 | - | $744 | $80,112,560 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 27 | - | Machine Gun Preacher | $131,190 | - | 93 | - | $1,410 | $309,822 | 3 | Relativity Media | false | false |
| 28 | - | Born to Be Wild | $128,905 | - | 49 | - | $2,630 | $13,361,009 | 27 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 29 | - | I Don't Know How She Does It | $115,227 | - | 240 | - | $480 | $9,501,592 | 4 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 30 | - | Horrible Bosses | $114,000 | - | 142 | - | $802 | $117,401,048 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 31 | - | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $93,183 | - | 143 | - | $651 | $352,369,061 | 15 | DreamWorks | false | false |
| 32 | - | Straw Dogs | $87,594 | - | 181 | - | $483 | $10,324,441 | 4 | Screen Gems | false | false |
| 33 | - | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | $77,745 | - | 114 | - | $681 | $23,827,600 | 7 | FilmDistrict | false | false |
| 34 | - | Shark Night | $74,226 | - | 145 | - | $511 | $18,603,926 | 6 | Relativity Media | false | false |
| 35 | - | Sarah's Key | $69,013 | - | 113 | - | $610 | $6,893,236 | 12 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 36 | - | Seven Days in Utopia | $61,313 | - | 77 | - | $796 | $4,297,466 | 6 | Visio Entertainment | false | false |
| 37 | - | Munger Road | $56,855 | - | 9 | - | $6,317 | $104,642 | 2 | Freestyle Releasing | false | false |
| 38 | - | Mr. Popper's Penguins | $43,959 | - | 68 | - | $646 | $68,189,121 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 39 | - | Thunder Soul | $39,261 | - | 37 | - | $1,061 | $125,472 | 3 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 40 | - | Final Destination 5 | $34,048 | - | 61 | - | $558 | $42,579,167 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 41 | - | Our Idiot Brother | $33,199 | - | 67 | - | $495 | $24,662,749 | 7 | The Weinstein Company | false | false |
| 42 | - | Bad Teacher | $32,554 | - | 64 | - | $508 | $100,292,856 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 43 | - | Dirty Girl | $20,657 | - | 9 | - | $2,295 | $20,657 | 1 | The Weinstein Company | true | false |
| 44 | - | Circumstance | $19,914 | - | 18 | - | $1,106 | $375,714 | 7 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 45 | - | Apollo 18 | $19,184 | - | 46 | - | $417 | $17,522,227 | 6 | - | false | false |
| 46 | - | Margaret | $16,308 | - | 14 | - | $1,164 | $28,129 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 47 | - | Muran | $8,979 | - | 7 | - | $1,282 | $28,774 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 48 | - | The Future | $4,471 | - | 15 | - | $298 | $545,325 | 11 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
| 49 | - | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | $2,707 | - | 4 | - | $676 | $378,930 | 16 | Hannover House | false | false |
| 50 | - | Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster | $2,416 | - | 9 | - | $268 | $13,730 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 51 | - | Sarah Palin: You Betcha! | $1,038 | - | 4 | - | $259 | $10,616 | 2 | Freestyle Releasing | false | false |
| 52 | - | The Man Who Fell to Earth | $1,023 | - | 2 | - | $511 | $89,239 | 16 | Rialto Pictures | false | false |
| 53 | - | Project Nim | $311 | - | 6 | - | $51 | $399,062 | 14 | Roadside Attractions | false | false |
