Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 2011
Rank Movie Genre MPAA 2011 Gross Tickets Sold Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
Adventure
PG-13
$381,011,219
48,046,812
$379,089,347
2
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1
Drama
PG-13
$276,125,476
34,820,363
$274,732,664
3
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Adventure
PG-13
$241,063,875
30,398,975
$239,847,913
4
Paranormal Activity 3
Horror
R
$104,007,828
13,115,741
$103,483,196
5
Gnomeo and Juliet
Comedy
G
$99,967,670
12,606,264
$99,463,423
6
Immortals
Action
R
$82,699,432
10,428,680
$82,282,285
7
Zookeeper
Romantic Comedy
PG
$80,360,866
10,133,779
$79,955,516
8
Midnight in Paris
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$56,377,732
7,109,424
$56,093,355
9
Insidious
Horror
R
$54,009,150
6,810,738
$53,736,723
10
Hugo
Adventure
$50,313,495
6,344,703
$50,059,707
11
Final Destination 5
Horror
R
$42,587,643
5,370,447
$42,372,827
12
Red Riding Hood
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$37,662,162
4,749,327
$37,472,190
13
Sucker Punch
Action
R
$36,392,502
4,589,218
$36,208,930
14
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
Comedy
R
$34,928,545
4,404,608
$34,752,357
15
Priest in 3D
Horror
PG-13
$29,136,626
3,674,228
$28,989,659
16
Beastly
Drama
PG-13
$27,865,571
3,513,943
$27,725,010
17
Winnie the Pooh
Adventure
G
$26,692,846
3,366,059
$26,558,206
18
Season of the Witch
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$24,827,228
3,130,798
$24,701,996
19
Your Highness
Comedy
R
$21,596,445
2,723,385
$21,487,508
20
Conan the Barbarian 3D
Action
R
$21,295,021
2,685,375
$21,187,609
21
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Adventure
PG
$17,460,553
2,201,835
$17,372,478
22
The Thing
Horror
R
$16,999,934
2,143,750
$16,914,188
23
Gulliver's Travels
Comedy
PG
$15,324,755
1,932,504
$15,247,457
24
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Adventure
PG-13
$12,450,090
1,569,999
$12,387,292
25
Drive Angry
Action
R
$10,721,033
1,351,959
$10,666,957
26
Take Shelter
Drama
R
$1,671,202
210,744
$1,662,770
27
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
Horror
PG-13
$1,186,538
149,626
$1,180,549
28
Attack the Block
Action
R
$1,024,175
129,152
$1,019,009
29
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Adventure
PG-13
$818,580
103,226
$814,453
30
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Adventure
PG-13
$768,580
96,921
$764,707
31
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Adventure
PG-13
$764,607
96,420
$760,754
32
Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard
Adventure
PG
$347,136
43,775
$345,385
33
Creature
Horror
R
$327,000
41,236
$325,352
34
Trolljegeren
Horror
PG
$253,444
31,960
$252,164
35
Life in a Day
Documentary
PG
$252,788
31,877
$251,510
36
Loong Boonmee raleuk chat
Drama
$184,292
23,240
$183,364
37
The Greatest Miracle
PG
$166,573
21,005
$165,729
38
Restless
Drama
PG-13
$163,141
20,573
$162,321
39
Rubber
Multiple Genres
R
$100,370
12,657
$99,864
40
Paranormal Activity 2
Horror
R
$92,259
11,634
$91,792
41
Inkubus
Horror
R
$81,600
10,290
$81,188
42
Evidence of a Haunting
Horror
$71,834
9,059
$71,476
43
The Tree
Drama
$71,158
8,973
$70,797
44
Dao Jian Xiao
Comedy
PG-13
$47,897
6,040
$47,656
45
11-11-11
Horror
R
$38,100
4,805
$37,911
46
Stake Land
Horror
R
$33,245
4,192
$33,075
47
La belle endormie
Drama
$28,791
3,631
$28,649
48
Bonnie & Clyde vs. Dracula
Action
$25,027
3,156
$24,901
49
Nine Nation Animation
Multiple Genres
$22,731
2,866
$22,613
50
Vanishing on Seventh Street
Thriller/Suspense
R
$22,729
2,866
$22,613
51
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Comedy
R
$20,917
2,638
$20,814
52
InSight
Thriller/Suspense
R
$17,107
2,157
$17,019
53
Sympathy for Delicious
Comedy
R
$13,826
1,744
$13,760
54
Vito Bonafacci
Drama
$9,217
1,162
$9,168
55
The Worst Movie EVER!
Comedy
$5,303
669
$5,278
56
The Catechism Cataclysm
Comedy
$4,373
551
$4,347
57
Passion Play
Drama
R
$3,669
463
$3,653
58
Fading of the Cries
Multiple Genres
R
$2,300
290
$2,288
59
Rosencrantz and Guildenstein are Undead
Comedy
$444
56
$442
Total Gross of All Movies $1,810,518,650
Total Tickets Sold 228,312,568
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices $1,801,386,162
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2011.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2011.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year.
The next year starts the following day (Monday).
For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to
rounding errors.