Box Office Performance for Kids Fiction Movies in 2011
Rank Movie Genre MPAA 2011 Gross Tickets Sold Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1
Cars 2
Adventure
G
$191,450,875
24,142,607
$190,485,169
2
Kung Fu Panda 2
Adventure
PG
$165,249,063
20,838,469
$164,415,520
3
Puss in Boots
Adventure
PG
$145,738,327
18,378,099
$145,003,201
4
Rio
Adventure
PG
$143,619,809
18,110,947
$142,895,372
5
The Smurfs
Adventure
PG
$142,614,158
17,984,131
$141,894,794
6
Rango
Adventure
PG
$123,477,607
15,570,947
$122,854,772
7
The Lion King
Adventure
G
$109,946,967
13,864,687
$109,392,380
8
Hop
Comedy
PG
$108,085,305
13,629,925
$107,540,108
9
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Comedy
G
$97,848,114
12,338,980
$97,354,552
10
The Muppets
Comedy
PG
$83,561,073
10,537,336
$83,139,581
11
Mr. Poppers's Penguins
Adventure
PG
$68,224,452
8,603,336
$67,880,321
12
Happy Feet Two
Adventure
PG
$60,965,866
7,688,003
$60,658,344
13
Arthur Christmas
Adventure
PG
$46,073,163
5,809,983
$45,840,766
14
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Adventure
PG
$38,536,376
4,859,568
$38,341,992
15
Yogi Bear 3D
Adventure
PG
$34,490,675
4,349,392
$34,316,703
16
Tangled
Adventure
PG
$32,999,950
4,161,406
$32,833,493
17
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
Adventure
PG
$15,013,650
1,893,272
$14,937,916
18
Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil
Adventure
PG
$10,143,779
1,279,165
$10,092,612
19
Megamind
Adventure
PG
$4,223,825
532,639
$4,202,522
20
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Comedy
PG
$1,953,539
246,348
$1,943,686
21
The Polar Express
Adventure
G
$711,168
89,681
$707,583
22
Despicable Me
Comedy
PG
$310,760
39,188
$309,193
23
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole 3D
Adventure
PG
$125,490
15,825
$124,859
24
Alabama Moon
Adventure
PG
$47,009
5,928
$46,772
25
Mia et le Migou
Adventure
PG
$16,975
2,141
$16,892
26
The Trouble with Terkel
Adventure
$6,584
830
$6,549
27
Miss Minoes
Adventure
PG
$5,947
750
$5,918
28
Zokkomon
Adventure
PG
$2,815
355
$2,801
Total Gross of All Movies $1,625,443,321
Total Tickets Sold 204,973,938
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices $1,617,244,371
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.