US Movie Market Summary for 2011
Total Box Office Gross: $10,196,420,077
Tickets sold: 1,285,803,287
Average ticket price:$7.93
Top Grossing Movies of 2011
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2011 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
|
7/15/2011
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$381,011,219 |
48,046,812 |
$379,089,347 |
| 2 |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
|
6/29/2011
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$352,390,543 |
44,437,647 |
$350,613,035 |
| 3 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1
|
11/18/2011
|
Summit Entertainment
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$276,125,476 |
34,820,363 |
$274,732,664 |
| 4 |
The Hangover 2
|
5/26/2011
|
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$254,464,305 |
32,088,815 |
$253,180,750 |
| 5 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
|
5/20/2011
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$241,063,875 |
30,398,975 |
$239,847,913 |
| 6 |
Fast Five
|
4/29/2011
|
Universal
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$210,031,325 |
26,485,665 |
$208,971,897 |
| 7 |
Cars 2
|
6/24/2011
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$191,450,875 |
24,142,607 |
$190,485,169 |
| 8 |
Thor
|
5/6/2011
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$181,030,624 |
22,828,578 |
$180,117,480 |
| 9 |
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
|
8/5/2011
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$176,760,185 |
22,290,061 |
$175,868,581 |
| 10 |
Captain America: The First Avenger
|
7/22/2011
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$176,654,505 |
22,276,735 |
$175,763,439 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2011
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2011 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Paramount Pictures
|
23 |
$1,966,335,062 |
247,961,546 |
19.29% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
39 |
$1,840,655,497 |
232,112,927 |
18.05% |
| 3 |
Sony Pictures
|
29 |
$1,281,447,753 |
161,594,923 |
12.57% |
| 4 |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
18 |
$1,245,523,204 |
157,064,717 |
12.22% |
| 5 |
Universal
|
18 |
$1,025,035,016 |
129,260,407 |
10.05% |
| 6 |
20th Century Fox
|
19 |
$982,812,355 |
123,935,984 |
9.64% |
| 7 |
Summit Entertainment
|
10 |
$415,190,024 |
52,356,876 |
4.07% |
| 8 |
Relativity
|
9 |
$228,256,080 |
28,783,869 |
2.24% |
| 9 |
Weinstein Co.
|
15 |
$215,119,000 |
27,127,240 |
2.11% |
| 10 |
Lionsgate
|
12 |
$183,395,606 |
23,126,810 |
1.80% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2011
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2011 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Adventure
|
45 |
$2,459,461,650 |
310,146,490 |
24.13% |
| 2 |
Action
|
45 |
$2,118,192,368 |
267,111,271 |
20.78% |
| 3 |
Comedy
|
101 |
$1,859,426,985 |
234,480,075 |
18.24% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
238 |
$1,488,218,239 |
187,669,382 |
14.60% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
59 |
$933,437,302 |
117,709,618 |
9.16% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
33 |
$577,791,604 |
72,861,486 |
5.67% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
28 |
$411,194,895 |
51,853,077 |
4.03% |
| 8 |
Concert/Performance
|
4 |
$92,700,435 |
11,689,841 |
.91% |
| 9 |
Western
|
2 |
$84,669,662 |
10,677,133 |
.83% |
| 10 |
Documentary
|
135 |
$78,006,315 |
9,836,864 |
.77% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2011
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2011 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
142 |
$5,193,372,245 |
654,901,922 |
51.74% |
| 2 |
R
|
210 |
$2,273,360,524 |
286,678,497 |
22.65% |
| 3 |
PG
|
73 |
$1,899,140,924 |
239,488,140 |
18.92% |
| 4 |
G
|
18 |
$657,683,396 |
82,936,116 |
6.55% |
| 5 |
NC-17
|
2 |
$11,412,159 |
1,439,112 |
.11% |
| 6 |
Not Rated
|
2 |
$2,429,723 |
306,397 |
.02% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2011
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2011 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
350 |
$4,221,887,659 |
532,394,405 |
41.79% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
80 |
$2,145,738,490 |
270,584,932 |
21.24% |
| 3 |
Based on TV
|
8 |
$821,667,278 |
103,615,042 |
8.13% |
| 4 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
12 |
$803,765,553 |
101,357,573 |
7.96% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
181 |
$461,865,572 |
58,242,821 |
4.57% |
| 6 |
Remake
|
17 |
$396,693,425 |
50,024,390 |
3.93% |
| 7 |
Based on Magazine Article
|
17 |
$381,666,700 |
48,129,468 |
3.78% |
| 8 |
Traditional/Legend/Fairytale
|
6 |
$271,619,419 |
34,252,134 |
2.69% |
| 9 |
Disney Ride
|
1 |
$241,063,875 |
30,398,975 |
2.39% |
| 10 |
Based on Play
|
14 |
$201,350,880 |
25,391,032 |
1.99% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2011
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2011 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
647 |
$7,314,585,370 |
922,394,113 |
72.37% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action
|
18 |
$1,538,859,550 |
194,055,430 |
15.23% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation
|
18 |
$1,112,870,794 |
140,336,797 |
11.01% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation
|
8 |
$139,159,484 |
17,548,486 |
1.38% |
| 5 |
Multiple Production Methods
|
4 |
$1,379,326 |
173,937 |
.01% |
| 6 |
Stop-Motion Animation
|
1 |
$20,300 |
2,560 |
.00% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2011
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2011 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
320 |
$3,330,508,840 |
419,988,501 |
32.68% |
| 2 |
Fantasy
|
58 |
$1,754,140,918 |
221,203,144 |
17.21% |
| 3 |
Kids Fiction
|
29 |
$1,625,457,721 |
204,975,754 |
15.95% |
| 4 |
Science Fiction
|
30 |
$1,439,196,303 |
181,487,553 |
14.12% |
| 5 |
Super Hero
|
5 |
$719,474,648 |
90,728,204 |
7.06% |
| 6 |
Historical Fiction
|
67 |
$606,249,498 |
76,450,121 |
5.95% |
| 7 |
Dramatization
|
48 |
$544,001,053 |
68,600,383 |
5.34% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
139 |
$158,773,633 |
20,021,898 |
1.56% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
2 |
$13,214,550 |
1,666,400 |
.13% |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
