Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2011
Rank Movie Genre MPAA 2011 Gross Tickets Sold Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1
The Help
Drama
PG-13
$169,499,546
21,374,470
$168,644,568
2
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Action
PG-13
$136,910,219
17,264,845
$136,219,627
3
True Grit
Western
PG-13
$84,572,623
10,664,896
$84,146,029
4
Water for Elephants
Drama
PG-13
$58,709,717
7,403,495
$58,413,576
5
The Debt
Thriller/Suspense
R
$31,177,548
3,931,595
$31,020,285
6
The Three Musketeers 3D
Adventure
PG-13
$20,374,484
2,569,292
$20,271,714
7
The Eagle
Action
PG-13
$19,490,041
2,457,761
$19,391,734
8
The Tree of Life
Drama
PG-13
$13,305,665
1,677,890
$13,238,552
9
The Rum Diary
Drama
R
$13,109,815
1,653,192
$13,043,685
10
Jane Eyre
Drama
PG-13
$11,242,660
1,417,738
$11,185,953
11
My Week with Marilyn
Drama
R
$8,935,721
1,126,825
$8,890,649
12
Take Me Home Tonight
Comedy
$6,928,068
873,653
$6,893,122
13
The Artist
Drama
PG-13
$5,044,344
636,109
$5,018,900
14
Anonymous
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$4,463,292
562,836
$4,440,776
15
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Thriller/Suspense
R
$4,280,186
539,746
$4,258,596
16
Albert Nobbs
Drama
R
$2,934,097
370,000
$2,919,300
17
L'illusionniste
Adventure
PG
$2,107,998
265,826
$2,097,367
18
Potiche
Comedy
R
$1,618,844
204,142
$1,610,680
19
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Drama
PG-13
$1,348,205
170,013
$1,341,403
20
Kill the Irishman
Drama
R
$1,188,194
149,835
$1,182,198
21
Meek's Cutoff
Drama
PG
$977,772
123,300
$972,837
22
Higher Ground
Drama
R
$841,056
106,060
$836,813
23
Casino Jack
Thriller/Suspense
R
$808,865
102,001
$804,788
24
Jūsan-nin no shikaku
Action
R
$802,778
101,233
$798,728
25
Les femmes du 6čme étage
Comedy
$733,294
92,471
$729,596
26
Mozart's Sister
Drama
$684,496
86,317
$681,041
27
Winter in Wartime
Drama
R
$542,860
68,456
$540,118
28
Bride Flight
Drama
R
$501,360
63,223
$498,829
29
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$474,754
59,868
$472,359
30
Frisson des Collines
Drama
$434,589
54,803
$432,396
31
La princesse de Montpensier
Drama
$352,428
44,442
$350,647
32
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Drama
PG-13
$352,417
44,441
$350,639
33
The Mill and the Cross
Drama
$264,873
33,401
$263,534
34
Brighton Rock
Drama
$229,653
28,960
$228,494
35
Ip Man: Legend of the Grand Master
Action
R
$205,675
25,936
$204,635
36
Blackthorn
Adventure
R
$186,660
23,538
$185,715
37
Amigo
Drama
R
$180,582
22,772
$179,671
38
The Last Godfather
Comedy
PG-13
$164,247
20,712
$163,418
39
Xinhai geming
Drama
R
$135,739
17,117
$135,053
40
Vision
Drama
$115,591
14,576
$115,005
41
Mysteries of Lisbon
Thriller/Suspense
$110,507
13,935
$109,947
42
Young Goethe in Love
Drama
$101,237
12,766
$100,724
43
The Warrior's Way
Western
R
$97,039
12,237
$96,550
44
Shaolin
Action
R
$66,099
8,335
$65,763
45
Dirty Girl
Drama
R
$53,630
6,763
$53,360
46
In The Land of Blood and Honey
Drama
R
$53,356
6,728
$53,084
47
Jing mo fung wan: Chen Zhen
Action
R
$50,433
6,360
$50,180
48
The Tempest
Drama
PG-13
$46,310
5,840
$46,078
49
Choejongbyungki Hwal
Action
R
$40,685
5,131
$40,484
50
The Last Circus
Black Comedy
R
$40,548
5,113
$40,342
51
Baiyin diguo
Drama
$40,052
5,051
$39,852
52
White Irish Drinkers
Drama
R
$31,056
3,916
$30,897
53
Cracks
Drama
R
$29,683
3,743
$29,532
54
Black Death
Horror
R
$22,554
2,844
$22,439
55
Night Catches Us
Drama
R
$21,271
2,682
$21,161
56
Bereavement
Horror
R
$20,744
2,616
$20,640
57
Skateland
Drama
PG-13
$19,412
2,448
$19,315
58
L'apollonide - souvenirs de la maison close
Drama
$19,327
2,437
$19,228
59
The Little Traitor
Drama
$16,284
2,053
$16,198
60
Korkoro
Drama
$8,242
1,039
$8,198
61
That's What I Am
Drama
PG
$6,400
807
$6,367
62
Grease
Musical
PG
$4,907
619
$4,884
63
Burke & Hare
Black Comedy
R
$4,833
609
$4,805
64
Kyatapira
Drama
$4,157
524
$4,134
65
To Die Like a Man
Musical
$4,029
508
$4,008
66
Prince of the Himalayas
Drama
$2,883
364
$2,872
67
Jitsuroku rengo sekigun: Asama sanso e no michi
Drama
$2,659
335
$2,643
Total Gross of All Movies $607,149,293
Total Tickets Sold 76,563,589
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices $604,086,717
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.