Domestic 2011 Weekend 40
October 7-9, 2011
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Real Steel | $27,319,677 | - | 3,440 | - | $7,941 | $27,319,677 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | - | The Ides of March | $10,470,143 | - | 2,199 | - | $4,761 | $10,470,143 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 1 | Dolphin Tale | $9,131,091 | -34.4% | 3,478 | -37 | $2,625 | $49,040,736 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 2 | Moneyball | $7,453,989 | -38% | 3,018 | +25 | $2,469 | $49,207,167 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 5 | 50/50 | $5,652,149 | -34.6% | 2,479 | +21 | $2,280 | $17,482,521 | 2 | Summit Entertainment |
| 6 | 4 | Courageous | $4,867,876 | -46.6% | 1,161 | - | $4,192 | $16,160,032 | 2 | TriStar Pictures |
| 7 | 3 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $4,598,606 | -56.7% | 2,267 | -73 | $2,028 | $86,008,595 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 6 | Dream House | $4,475,525 | -44.9% | 2,664 | +3 | $1,680 | $14,467,490 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | 8 | What's Your Number? | $3,126,782 | -42.3% | 3,011 | +9 | $1,038 | $10,382,800 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 10 | Contagion | $2,942,322 | -40% | 2,250 | -494 | $1,307 | $69,026,543 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | 7 | Abduction | $2,893,684 | -48.4% | 2,591 | -527 | $1,116 | $23,362,826 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | 9 | Killer Elite | $2,201,362 | -55.2% | 2,411 | -575 | $913 | $21,646,929 | 3 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 13 | 12 | The Help | $1,945,048 | -35.5% | 2,064 | -441 | $942 | $162,652,363 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | 11 | Drive | $1,842,563 | -44% | 1,330 | -644 | $1,385 | $30,107,885 | 4 | FilmDistrict |
| 15 | 25 | The Smurfs | $512,056 | +52.4% | 515 | +104 | $994 | $139,381,799 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | 13 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | $467,823 | -36.4% | 248 | -30 | $1,886 | $6,929,751 | 5 | Codeblack Entertainment |
| 17 | 26 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $405,861 | +48.5% | 407 | +155 | $997 | $379,750,747 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | 18 | Captain America: The First Avenger | $311,753 | -28.5% | 303 | -47 | $1,028 | $175,805,853 | 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | 15 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $295,891 | -45.3% | 382 | -209 | $774 | $174,937,803 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | 23 | Cars 2 | $284,613 | -25.5% | 262 | +7 | $1,086 | $190,462,898 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | 14 | The Debt | $248,929 | -60.4% | 358 | -245 | $695 | $30,564,766 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 22 | 20 | Colombiana | $227,769 | -44.1% | 245 | -167 | $929 | $36,206,217 | 7 | TriStar Pictures |
| 23 | 22 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | $202,241 | -49.2% | 222 | -183 | $910 | $83,120,914 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 17 | Warrior | $170,753 | -62.9% | 319 | -388 | $535 | $13,427,854 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 25 | - | Rascals | $168,082 | - | 61 | - | $2,755 | $168,082 | 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 26 | 24 | The Survival of Humanity | $158,889 | -55.8% | 365 | -345 | $435 | $37,763,533 | 8 | - |
| 27 | 27 | Zookeeper | $147,469 | -30.2% | 198 | -55 | $744 | $80,112,560 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 28 | 30 | Cowboys & Aliens | $147,290 | -21.1% | 206 | -35 | $715 | $99,768,671 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | 31 | Midnight in Paris | $130,882 | -27.5% | 119 | -21 | $1,099 | $54,905,643 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | 29 | The Guard | $119,125 | -38.4% | 124 | -33 | $960 | $4,646,796 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | 40 | Machine Gun Preacher | $112,566 | +32.8% | 93 | +60 | $1,210 | $291,198 | 3 | Relativity Media |
| 32 | - | The Way 2010 Re-release | $110,418 | - | 33 | - | $3,346 | $110,418 | 1 | - |
| 33 | 35 | Born to Be Wild | $104,093 | -7% | 49 | - | $2,124 | $13,336,197 | 27 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | 32 | Horrible Bosses | $101,021 | -41.2% | 142 | -80 | $711 | $117,388,069 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | 21 | I Don't Know How She Does It | $100,112 | -75.1% | 240 | -505 | $417 | $9,486,477 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 36 | 19 | Straw Dogs | $87,594 | -79.5% | 181 | -693 | $483 | $10,324,441 | 4 | Screen Gems |
| 37 | 28 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $82,901 | -58.7% | 143 | -65 | $579 | $352,358,779 | 15 | DreamWorks |
| 38 | 34 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | $70,221 | -45.6% | 114 | -102 | $615 | $23,820,076 | 7 | FilmDistrict |
| 39 | 33 | Shark Night | $66,288 | -53.2% | 145 | -147 | $457 | $18,595,988 | 6 | Relativity Media |
| 40 | 36 | Sarah's Key | $58,670 | -46.6% | 113 | -26 | $519 | $6,882,893 | 12 | The Weinstein Company |
| 41 | 51 | Hubble | $57,598 | +19.4% | 19 | -7 | $3,031 | $28,798,076 | 82 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | - | 1911 | $55,850 | - | 33 | - | $1,692 | $55,850 | 1 | Variance Films |
| 43 | 41 | Seven Days in Utopia | $53,315 | -36.7% | 77 | -58 | $692 | $4,289,468 | 6 | Visio Entertainment |
| 44 | 47 | Take Shelter | $52,002 | <0.1% | 11 | +8 | $4,727 | $126,223 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 45 | 56 | Munger Road | $51,704 | +41.2% | 9 | +8 | $5,744 | $98,861 | 2 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 46 | 59 | War of the Arrows | $50,470 | +109.9% | 14 | +13 | $3,605 | $82,263 | 2 | CJ Entertainment |
| 47 | - | The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) | $49,456 | - | 18 | - | $2,747 | $49,456 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 48 | 50 | Weekend | $49,342 | +1.9% | 14 | +8 | $3,524 | $162,694 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 49 | 38 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | $45,500 | -48.8% | 40 | -1 | $1,137 | $303,000 | 4 | Cohen Media Group |
| 50 | 52 | The Hedgehog | $43,610 | -9.4% | 30 | +4 | $1,453 | $558,192 | 8 | NeoClassics Films |
| 51 | 39 | Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust | $40,992 | -52.4% | 8 | -3 | $5,124 | $156,723 | 2 | Nocturnal Features |
| 52 | 45 | Tucker and Dale vs Evil | $39,776 | -24.7% | 44 | +14 | $904 | $111,342 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 53 | 54 | Love Crime | $36,847 | -21.4% | 29 | +8 | $1,270 | $348,717 | 6 | IFC Films |
| 54 | 43 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | $36,778 | -47.1% | 68 | -35 | $540 | $68,181,940 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 55 | 70 | Thunder Soul | $34,440 | +108.2% | 37 | +24 | $930 | $120,651 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 56 | 63 | Restless | $33,464 | +59.7% | 126 | +83 | $265 | $117,602 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 57 | 16 | Bad Teacher | $32,554 | -93.1% | 64 | -290 | $508 | $100,292,856 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 58 | 48 | Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame | $32,118 | -38.1% | 26 | -8 | $1,235 | $406,419 | 6 | - |
| 59 | 42 | Final Destination 5 | $30,599 | -59.5% | 61 | -83 | $501 | $42,575,718 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | 44 | Our Idiot Brother | $28,178 | -56.1% | 67 | -69 | $420 | $24,657,728 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 61 | 37 | Mausam | $27,966 | -72.9% | 96 | - | $291 | $712,826 | 3 | Eros Worldwide |
| 62 | 55 | Senna | $26,220 | -40.3% | 31 | -1 | $845 | $1,310,969 | 9 | - |
| 63 | - | The Women on the 6th Floor | $26,200 | - | 6 | - | $4,366 | $26,636 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 64 | 58 | Mozart's Sister | $25,925 | -20.2% | 23 | +5 | $1,127 | $322,056 | 8 | Music Box Films |
| 65 | 69 | Fright Night | $23,775 | +42.1% | 22 | -1 | $1,080 | $18,114,159 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 66 | 53 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | $18,977 | -60.5% | 34 | -17 | $558 | $701,052 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 67 | - | Dirty Girl | $17,859 | - | 9 | - | $1,984 | $17,859 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 68 | 65 | Under the Sea 3D | $17,488 | -13.3% | 8 | -2 | $2,186 | $28,496,952 | 139 | Warner Bros. |
| 69 | 46 | Apollo 18 | $17,124 | -67.2% | 46 | -68 | $372 | $17,520,167 | 6 | - |
| 70 | 57 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 | $16,702 | -48.9% | 8 | -1 | $2,087 | $161,313 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 71 | 64 | Circumstance | $16,163 | -20.7% | 18 | -5 | $897 | $371,963 | 7 | Roadside Attractions |
| 72 | - | Blackthorn | $15,254 | - | 8 | - | $1,906 | $15,254 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 73 | 62 | The Mill and the Cross | $13,777 | -34.3% | 8 | +1 | $1,722 | $102,117 | 4 | - |
| 74 | 87 | Margaret | $13,129 | +74.5% | 14 | +12 | $937 | $24,950 | 2 | - |
| 75 | 60 | The Whistleblower | $12,335 | -45.9% | 30 | -4 | $411 | $1,074,892 | 10 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 76 | 68 | The Tree of Life | $9,872 | -44.4% | 11 | -18 | $897 | $13,279,566 | 20 | - |
| 77 | 86 | Space Station 3D | $9,390 | +24% | 1 | - | $9,390 | $84,327,745 | 495 | IMAX |
| 78 | 66 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $9,132 | -52.5% | 10 | - | $913 | $4,289,620 | 72 | 3D Entertainment |
| 79 | 74 | Brighton Rock | $8,466 | -37.5% | 23 | -1 | $368 | $200,721 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 80 | 73 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | $7,497 | -45.5% | 3 | - | $2,499 | $47,717 | 3 | First Run |
| 81 | 71 | Muran | $7,413 | -55% | 7 | -3 | $1,059 | $27,208 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 82 | 83 | Mysteries of Lisbon | $7,278 | -10.6% | 5 | - | $1,455 | $100,592 | 10 | Music Box Films |
| 83 | 82 | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | $6,930 | -16.2% | 5 | +1 | $1,386 | $140,004 | 6 | Music Box Films |
| 84 | 67 | Point Blank | $6,850 | -63.7% | 16 | -8 | $428 | $661,720 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 85 | 77 | Puncture | $6,700 | -33.9% | 5 | +1 | $1,340 | $55,986 | 3 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 86 | 91 | American Teacher | $5,860 | -2.9% | 1 | -1 | $5,860 | $16,725 | 2 | First Run |
| 87 | 80 | Finding Joe | $5,511 | -37% | 2 | +1 | $2,755 | $17,039 | 2 | Balcony Releasing |
| 88 | 94 | The Interrupters | $4,902 | -0.7% | 6 | +1 | $817 | $209,130 | 11 | The Cinema Guild |
| 89 | 72 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $4,629 | -71.6% | 7 | -5 | $661 | $592,952 | 14 | International Film Circuit |
| 90 | 89 | Limelight | $4,460 | -29.4% | 1 | - | $4,460 | $32,884 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 91 | 93 | The Names of Love | $4,222 | -19.2% | 2 | -9 | $2,111 | $492,620 | 16 | Music Box Films |
| 92 | 81 | The Future | $3,933 | -54.6% | 15 | -1 | $262 | $544,787 | 11 | Roadside Attractions |
| 93 | 76 | Passione | $3,920 | -61.6% | 2 | -1 | $1,960 | $225,506 | 16 | Abramorama |
| 94 | - | Amigo | $3,661 | - | 5 | - | $732 | $139,049 | 8 | Variance Films |
| 95 | - | Hell and Back Again | $3,413 | - | 1 | - | $3,413 | $4,809 | 1 | - |
| 96 | 113 | A Bird of the Air | $3,146 | +288.9% | 2 | +1 | $1,573 | $8,899 | 3 | Paladin |
| 97 | 108 | 3 | $2,995 | +90.9% | 3 | +1 | $998 | $35,070 | 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 98 | 100 | Page One | $2,759 | +12.8% | 3 | -4 | $919 | $1,065,151 | 17 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 99 | 120 | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | $2,680 | +597.9% | 2 | +1 | $1,340 | $20,264 | 5 | The Film Desk |
| 100 | 115 | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | $2,445 | +278.5% | 4 | +3 | $611 | $378,668 | 16 | Hannover House |
| 101 | 105 | Life, Above All | $2,325 | +30.8% | 9 | +2 | $258 | $119,688 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 102 | 78 | Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster | $2,320 | -75.7% | 9 | - | $257 | $13,634 | 2 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 103 | 84 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $2,248 | -72% | 3 | -4 | $749 | $135,306 | 11 | - |
| 104 | 96 | Incendiary | $2,058 | -50% | 3 | +1 | $686 | $18,114 | 3 | Truly Indie |
| 105 | 90 | Happy, Happy | $1,962 | -67.6% | 2 | -5 | $981 | $27,746 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 106 | - | The Sons of Tennessee Williams | $1,492 | - | 1 | - | $1,492 | $1,492 | 1 | First Run |
| 107 | 99 | Bellflower | $1,418 | -43.6% | 8 | -5 | $177 | $160,981 | 10 | Oscilloscope |
| 108 | 106 | Benda Bilili! | $1,400 | -16.6% | 2 | +1 | $700 | $5,600 | 2 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 109 | 85 | Where Soldiers Come From | $1,353 | -82.7% | 3 | - | $451 | $26,712 | 5 | International Film Circuit |
| 110 | - | Jig | $1,283 | - | 1 | - | $1,283 | $183,790 | 17 | Screen Media Films |
| 111 | 98 | Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place | $1,178 | -61.1% | 4 | -1 | $294 | $145,056 | 10 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 112 | 97 | The Tree | $1,107 | -68.7% | 3 | -3 | $369 | $58,675 | 13 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 113 | 122 | Bill Cunningham: New York | $976 | +178.9% | 1 | - | $976 | $1,502,683 | 30 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 114 | 88 | Sarah Palin: You Betcha! | $946 | -86.3% | 4 | -2 | $236 | $10,524 | 2 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 115 | - | Shaolin | $913 | - | 1 | - | $913 | $64,327 | 5 | Variance Films |
| 116 | 103 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | $810 | -58.6% | 2 | - | $405 | $89,026 | 16 | Rialto Pictures |
| 117 | 114 | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | $810 | +4.7% | 2 | -2 | $405 | $1,192,106 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 118 | 95 | The Whale | $757 | -83.4% | 1 | -1 | $757 | $20,542 | 5 | Paladin |
| 119 | 102 | My Joy | $702 | -66.2% | 1 | - | $702 | $3,756 | 2 | Kino Lorber |
| 120 | 127 | Rapt 2011 Re-release | $652 | +616.5% | 3 | +2 | $217 | $41,584 | 14 | Lorber Films |
| 121 | 101 | Granito | $600 | -74.1% | 2 | - | $300 | $19,415 | 4 | International Film Circuit |
| 122 | 110 | Jane's Journey | $555 | -42.1% | 2 | - | $277 | $15,137 | 4 | First Run |
| 123 | 107 | The Last Circus | $512 | -68.7% | 2 | -3 | $256 | $35,478 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 124 | - | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release | $381 | - | 1 | - | $381 | $34,098 | 18 | The Film Desk |
| 125 | - | Special Treatment | $351 | - | 1 | - | $351 | $7,237 | 7 | First Run |
| 126 | 104 | Project Nim | $250 | -86.5% | 6 | -1 | $41 | $399,001 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 127 | 112 | !Women Art Revolution | $178 | -78.2% | 1 | - | $178 | $51,067 | 19 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 128 | - | Make Believe | $153 | - | 1 | - | $153 | $17,442 | 22 | - |
| 129 | - | Galapagos | $109 | - | 1 | - | $109 | $17,976,291 | 624 | IMAX |
