List of 2011 box office number-one films in the United States
Appearance
This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2011.[1]
Number-one films
[edit]# | Weekend end date | Film | Gross | Notes | Ref |
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1 | January 9, 2011 | True Grit | $14,605,135 | True Grit reached #1 in its third weekend of release. | [2] |
2 | January 16, 2011 | The Green Hornet | $33,526,876 | [3][4] | |
3 | January 23, 2011 | No Strings Attached | $19,652,921 | [5] | |
4 | January 30, 2011 | The Rite | $14,789,393 | [6] | |
5 | February 6, 2011 | The Roommate | $15,002,635 | [7] | |
6 | February 13, 2011 | Just Go with It | $30,514,732 | [8] | |
7 | February 20, 2011 | Unknown | $21,856,389 | [9][10] | |
8 | February 27, 2011 | Hall Pass | $13,535,374 | Initial estimates had Gnomeo and Juliet ahead of Hall Pass. | [11] |
9 | March 6, 2011 | Rango | $38,079,323 | [12] | |
10 | March 13, 2011 | Battle: Los Angeles | $35,573,187 | [13] | |
11 | March 20, 2011 | Limitless | $18,907,302 | [14] | |
12 | March 27, 2011 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | $23,751,502 | [15] | |
13 | April 3, 2011 | Hop | $37,543,710 | [16] | |
14 | April 10, 2011 | $21,298,240 | [17] | ||
15 | April 17, 2011 | Rio | $39,225,962 | [18] | |
16 | April 24, 2011 | $26,323,321 | [19][20] | ||
17 | May 1, 2011 | Fast Five | $86,198,765 | Fast Five broke Fast & Furious' record ($71 million) for the highest weekend debut in April. | [21] |
18 | May 8, 2011 | Thor | $65,723,338 | [22] | |
19 | May 15, 2011 | $34,703,035 | [23] | ||
20 | May 22, 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $90,151,958 | [24] | |
21 | May 29, 2011 | The Hangover Part II | $85,946,294 | The Hangover Part II broke The Simpsons Movie's record ($74 million) for the highest weekend debut for a comedy. It also broke Austin Powers in Goldmember's record ($73 million) for the highest weekend debut for a live-action comedy. | [25][26] |
22 | June 5, 2011 | X-Men: First Class | $55,101,604 | [27] | |
23 | June 12, 2011 | Super 8 | $35,451,168 | [28] | |
24 | June 19, 2011 | Green Lantern | $53,174,303 | [29] | |
25 | June 26, 2011 | Cars 2 | $66,135,507 | [30] | |
26 | July 3, 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $97,852,865 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon broke Spider-Man 2's record ($88.2 million) for the highest Fourth of July weekend debut. | [31][32] |
27 | July 10, 2011 | $47,103,276 | [33] | ||
28 | July 17, 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | $169,189,427 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2's $43.5 million gross from midnight showings broke The Twilight Saga: Eclipse's record ($30.1 million) for the highest midnight opening of all time. Its $2 million midnight gross in IMAX broke the previous film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1's record ($1.4 million) for the highest midnight gross in IMAX. Its opening day gross of $91.1 million broke The Twilight Saga: New Moon's record ($72.7 million) for the highest single-day tally of all time. It also broke The Dark Knight's records ($158.4 million) for the highest weekend debut in July, for a summer release, a PG-13 rated film, a Warner Bros. film, and of all time, Alice in Wonderland's record ($116.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a 3-D film, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1's record ($125 million) for the highest weekend debut for a live-action fantasy film. It had the highest weekend debut of 2011. | [34] |
29 | July 24, 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | $65,058,524 | [35] | |
30 | July 31, 2011 | Cowboys & Aliens | $36,431,290 | Initial estimates had Cowboys and Aliens tied with The Smurfs. | [36] |
31 | August 7, 2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $54,806,191 | [37] | |
32 | August 14, 2011 | $27,832,307 | [38] | ||
33 | August 21, 2011 | The Help | $20,018,659 | The Help reached #1 in its second weekend of release. | [39] |
34 | August 28, 2011 | $14,536,118 | [40] | ||
35 | September 4, 2011 | $14,594,623 | The Help became the first film since Avatar to top the box office in its fourth weekend. | [41][42] | |
36 | September 11, 2011 | Contagion | $22,403,596 | [43] | |
37 | September 18, 2011 | The Lion King (in 3D) | $30,151,614 | The Lion King became the first re-release to reach #1 at the box office since Return of the Jedi (Special Edition) in March 1997. | [44] |
38 | September 25, 2011 | $21,929,332 | The Lion King became the first re-release to reach #1 for two weeks at the box office since The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) in March 1997. | [45] | |
39 | October 2, 2011 | Dolphin Tale | $13,912,419 | Dolphin Tale reached #1 in its second weekend of release. | [46] |
40 | October 9, 2011 | Real Steel | $27,319,677 | Real Steel broke Rocky IV's record ($20 million) for the highest weekend debut for a boxing film. | [47][48] |
41 | October 16, 2011 | $16,291,655 | [49] | ||
42 | October 23, 2011 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $52,568,183 | Paranormal Activity 3 broke Paranormal Activity 2's record ($40.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a horror film. It also broke Jackass 3D's record ($50.3 million) for the highest weekend debut in October and for any fall release. | [50] |
43 | October 30, 2011 | Puss in Boots | $34,077,439 | Puss in Boots broke Saw III's record ($33.6 million) for the highest Halloween weekend debut. | [51] |
44 | November 6, 2011 | $33,054,644 | [52] | ||
45 | November 13, 2011 | Immortals | $32,206,425 | [53] | |
46 | November 20, 2011 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | $138,122,261 | [54] | |
47 | November 27, 2011 | $41,683,574 | [55] | ||
48 | December 4, 2011 | $16,535,465 | [56] | ||
49 | December 11, 2011 | New Year's Eve | $13,019,180 | [57] | |
50 | December 18, 2011 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $39,637,079 | [58] | |
51 | December 25, 2011 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | $29,556,629 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol reached #1 after one weekend of limited release in IMAX. | [59][60] |
52 | January 1, 2012 | $29,421,879 | [61][62] |
Highest-grossing films
[edit]Calendar Gross
[edit]Highest-grossing films of 2011 by Calendar Gross[63]
In-Year Release
[edit]Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Warner Bros. | $381,011,219 |
2. | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Paramount Pictures | $352,390,543 |
3. | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | Summit Entertainment | $281,287,133 |
4. | The Hangover Part II | Warner Bros. | $254,464,305 |
5. | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Walt Disney Pictures | $241,071,802 |
6. | Fast Five | Universal Pictures | $209,837,675 |
7. | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Paramount Pictures | $209,397,903 |
8. | Cars 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | $191,452,396 |
9. | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Warner Bros. | $186,848,418 |
10. | Thor | Paramount Pictures | $181,030,624 |
G | Cars 2 |
PG | Kung Fu Panda 2 |
PG-13 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 |
R | The Hangover Part II |
See also
[edit]- List of American films — American films by year
- Lists of box office number-one films
References
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