Box Office Performance for PG-13 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
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Action
PG-13
$352,390,543
44,437,647
$350,613,035
3
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1
Drama
PG-13
$276,125,476
34,820,363
$274,732,664
4
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Adventure
PG-13
$241,063,875
30,398,975
$239,847,913
5
Fast Five
Action
PG-13
$210,031,325
26,485,665
$208,971,897
6
Thor
Action
PG-13
$181,030,624
22,828,578
$180,117,480
7
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Adventure
PG-13
$176,760,185
22,290,061
$175,868,581
8
Captain America: The First Avenger
Action
PG-13
$176,654,505
22,276,735
$175,763,439
9
The Help
Drama
PG-13
$169,499,546
21,374,470
$168,644,568
10
X-Men: First Class
Action
PG-13
$146,408,305
18,462,586
$145,669,804
11
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Action
PG-13
$141,186,646
17,804,117
$140,474,483
12
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Action
PG-13
$136,910,219
17,264,845
$136,219,627
13
Super 8
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$127,004,179
16,015,659
$126,363,550
14
Green Lantern
Action
PG-13
$116,601,172
14,703,805
$116,013,021
15
Just Go With It
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$103,028,109
12,992,195
$102,508,419
16
Cowboys and Aliens
Action
PG-13
$100,368,560
12,656,817
$99,862,286
17
The Green Hornet
Action
PG-13
$98,780,042
12,456,500
$98,281,785
18
True Grit
Western
PG-13
$84,572,623
10,664,896
$84,146,029
19
Real Steel
Action
PG-13
$84,493,241
10,654,885
$84,067,043
20
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Comedy
PG-13
$84,351,197
10,636,973
$83,925,717
21
Battle: Los Angeles
Action
PG-13
$83,552,429
10,536,246
$83,130,981
22
Tower Heist
Comedy
PG-13
$76,802,225
9,685,022
$76,414,824
23
Contagion
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$75,658,097
9,540,744
$75,276,470
24
Moneyball
Drama
PG-13
$75,016,059
9,459,780
$74,637,664
25
Unknown
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$63,686,397
8,031,072
$63,365,158
26
The Adjustment Bureau
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$62,495,645
7,880,914
$62,180,411
27
Water for Elephants
Drama
PG-13
$58,709,717
7,403,495
$58,413,576
28
Midnight in Paris
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$56,377,732
7,109,424
$56,093,355
29
I am Number Four
Adventure
PG-13
$55,100,437
6,948,353
$54,822,505
30
Source Code
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$54,712,227
6,899,398
$54,436,250
31
Madea's Big Happy Family
Drama
PG-13
$53,345,287
6,727,022
$53,076,204
32
Footloose
Musical
PG-13
$51,670,512
6,515,827
$51,409,875
33
The Dilemma
Comedy
PG-13
$48,475,290
6,112,899
$48,230,773
34
New Year's Eve
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$47,257,823
5,959,372
$47,019,445
35
Little Fockers
Comedy
PG-13
$45,862,410
5,783,406
$45,631,073
36
War Horse
Drama
PG-13
$44,089,786
5,559,872
$43,867,390
37
Hanna
Drama
PG-13
$40,259,119
5,076,812
$40,056,047
38
Something Borrowed
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$39,046,489
4,923,895
$38,849,532
39
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Comedy
PG-13
$37,915,414
4,781,263
$37,724,165
40
Red Riding Hood
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$37,662,162
4,749,327
$37,472,190
41
The Roommate
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$37,300,107
4,703,670
$37,111,956
42
Jumping the Broom
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$37,295,394
4,703,076
$37,107,270
43
In Time
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$37,076,415
4,675,462
$36,889,395
44
Colombiana
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$36,665,854
4,623,689
$36,480,906
45
Larry Crowne
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$35,608,245
4,490,321
$35,428,633
46
Courageous
Drama
PG-13
$34,088,360
4,298,658
$33,916,412
47
The Rite
Horror
PG-13
$33,047,633
4,167,419
$32,880,936
48
Arthur
Comedy
PG-13
$33,035,397
4,165,876
$32,868,762
49
Priest in 3D
Horror
PG-13
$29,136,626
3,674,228
$28,989,659
50
Abduction
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$28,087,155
3,541,886
$27,945,481
51
Beastly
Drama
PG-13
$27,865,571
3,513,943
$27,725,010
52
Season of the Witch
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$24,827,228
3,130,798
$24,701,996
53
Dream House
Horror
PG-13
$21,302,340
2,686,298
$21,194,891
54
The Three Musketeers 3D
Adventure
PG-13
$20,374,484
2,569,292
$20,271,714
55
Country Strong
Drama
PG-13
$20,099,179
2,534,575
$19,997,797
56
The Eagle
Action
PG-13
$19,490,041
2,457,761
$19,391,734
57
Shark Night 3D
Horror
PG-13
$18,877,153
2,380,473
$18,781,932
58
Apollo 18
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$17,686,929
2,230,382
$17,597,714
59
The Darkest Hour
Action
PG-13
$14,215,634
1,792,640
$14,143,930
60
One Day
Drama
PG-13
$13,843,771
1,745,747
$13,773,944
61
Warrior
Drama
PG-13
$13,657,115
1,722,209
$13,588,229
62
The Tree of Life
Drama
PG-13
$13,305,665
1,677,890
$13,238,552
63
The Tree of Life
Drama
PG-13
$13,305,665
1,677,890
$13,238,552
64
The Tourist
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$12,997,966
1,639,088
$12,932,404
65
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Adventure
PG-13
$12,450,090
1,569,999
$12,387,292
66
The Conspirator
Drama
PG-13
$11,538,204
1,455,007
$11,480,005
67
Jane Eyre
Drama
PG-13
$11,242,660
1,417,738
$11,185,953
68
I Don't Know How She Does It
Comedy
PG-13
$9,659,074
1,218,042
$9,610,351
69
Invictus
Drama
PG-13
$6,904,919
870,734
$6,870,091
70
The Artist
Drama
PG-13
$5,044,344
636,109
$5,018,900
71
Atlas Shrugged: Part 1
Drama
PG-13
$4,752,353
599,288
$4,728,382
72
Anonymous
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$4,463,292
562,836
$4,440,776
73
The Way
Drama
PG-13
$4,187,408
528,046
$4,166,283
74
The Social Network
Drama
PG-13
$3,740,668
471,711
$3,721,800
75
Like Crazy
Drama
PG-13
$3,372,100
425,233
$3,355,088
76
Another Year
Drama
PG-13
$3,041,052
383,487
$3,025,712
77
From Prada to Nada
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$3,033,623
382,550
$3,018,320
78
The Way Back
Adventure
PG-13
$2,719,296
342,912
$2,705,576
79
The Grace Card
Drama
PG-13
$2,430,735
306,524
$2,418,474
80
Unstoppable
Action
PG-13
$2,094,456
264,118
$2,083,891
81
Rabbit Hole
Drama
PG-13
$1,793,829
226,208
$1,784,781
82
Burlesque
Drama
PG-13
$1,707,094
215,270
$1,698,480
83
Monsieur Lazhar
Drama
PG-13
$1,561,107
196,861
$1,553,233
84
Breakaway
Comedy
PG-13
$1,481,735
186,852
$1,474,262
85
The Art of Getting By
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$1,430,241
180,358
$1,423,025
86
Salvando al Soldado Perez
Action
PG-13
$1,400,726
176,636
$1,393,658
87
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Drama
PG-13
$1,348,205
170,013
$1,341,403
88
No Eres Tu, Soy Yo
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$1,339,911
168,967
$1,333,150
89
Another Earth
Drama
PG-13
$1,321,194
166,607
$1,314,529
90
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
Horror
PG-13
$1,186,538
149,626
$1,180,549
91
There Be Dragons
Drama
PG-13
$1,069,334
134,847
$1,063,943
92
The Beaver
Comedy
PG-13
$970,816
122,423
$965,917
93
Red
Action
PG-13
$874,975
110,337
$870,559
94
Inside Job
Documentary
PG-13
$859,817
108,426
$855,481
95
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Adventure
PG-13
$818,580
103,226
$814,453
96
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Adventure
PG-13
$768,580
96,921
$764,707
97
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Adventure
PG-13
$764,607
96,420
$760,754
98
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Documentary
PG-13
$638,476
80,514
$635,255
99
Life as We Know It
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$488,173
61,560
$485,708
100
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$474,754
59,868
$472,359
101
Poema de Salvacion
PG-13
$422,032
53,220
$419,906
102
Fair*Game
Drama
PG-13
$421,935
53,207
$419,803
103
Project Nim
Documentary
PG-13
$411,184
51,852
$409,112
104
Miral
Drama
PG-13
$377,014
47,543
$375,114
105
MOOZ-lum
Drama
PG-13
$362,239
45,680
$360,415
106
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Drama
PG-13
$352,417
44,441
$350,639
107
The First Grader
Drama
PG-13
$332,306
41,905
$330,630
108
Super
Black Comedy
PG-13
$327,716
41,326
$326,062
109
The Concert
Drama
PG-13
$268,023
33,799
$266,674
110
Munger Road
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$266,688
33,630
$265,341
111
Morning Glory
Comedy
PG-13
$251,756
31,747
$250,484
112
Into the Abyss
Documentary
PG-13
$223,340
28,164
$222,214
113
The Iron Lady
Drama
PG-13
$220,409
27,794
$219,295
114
Go For It!
Drama
PG-13
$180,237
22,728
$179,324
115
The Last Godfather
Comedy
PG-13
$164,247
20,712
$163,418
116
Restless
Drama
PG-13
$163,141
20,573
$162,321
117
October Baby
Drama
PG-13
$151,952
19,162
$151,188
118
Revenge of the Electric Car
Documentary
PG-13
$150,886
19,027
$150,123
119
Life, Above All
Drama
PG-13
$134,078
16,908
$133,404
120
The Undefeated
Documentary
PG-13
$100,085
12,621
$99,580
121
The Double
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$99,612
12,561
$99,106
122
Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!
PG-13
$81,929
10,332
$81,519
123
Get Low
PG-13
$65,445
8,253
$65,116
124
Sama Wozu
Adventure
PG-13
$62,559
7,889
$62,244
125
Jodaeiye Nader az Simin
Drama
PG-13
$59,481
7,501
$59,183
126
Lebanon, PA
Drama
PG-13
$48,381
6,101
$48,137
127
Dao Jian Xiao
Comedy
PG-13
$47,897
6,040
$47,656
128
The Tempest
Drama
PG-13
$46,310
5,840
$46,078
129
When Harry Tries to Marry
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$38,261
4,825
$38,069
130
Hereafter
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$34,355
4,332
$34,179
131
Waiting for Forever
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$25,517
3,218
$25,390
132
Griff the Invisible
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$20,778
2,620
$20,672
133
Skateland
Drama
PG-13
$19,412
2,448
$19,315
134
The Next Three Days
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$19,303
2,434
$19,204
135
The Last Ride
Drama
PG-13
$16,270
2,052
$16,190
136
The Chaperone
Comedy
PG-13
$14,400
1,816
$14,328
137
Benda Bilili!
Documentary
PG-13
$13,420
1,692
$13,350
138
A Bird of the Air
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$10,152
1,280
$10,099
139
Inception
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$7,344
926
$7,306
140
Addiction Incorporated
Documentary
PG-13
$6,442
812
$6,407
141
Fancypants
Comedy
PG-13
$4,227
533
$4,205
142
Loosies
Comedy
PG-13
$3,519
444
$3,503
143
Love, Wedding, Marriage
Comedy
PG-13
$1,926
243
$1,917
144
An Invisible Sign
Drama
PG-13
$1,279
161
$1,270
Total Gross of All Movies $5,208,159,645
Total Tickets Sold 656,766,664
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices $5,181,888,979
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.