Box Office Performance for PG Movies in 2011
Rank Movie Genre MPAA 2011 Gross Tickets Sold Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1
Kung Fu Panda 2
Adventure
PG
$165,249,063
20,838,469
$164,415,520
2
Puss in Boots
Adventure
PG
$145,738,327
18,378,099
$145,003,201
3
Rio
Adventure
PG
$143,619,809
18,110,947
$142,895,372
4
The Smurfs
Adventure
PG
$142,614,158
17,984,131
$141,894,794
5
Rango
Adventure
PG
$123,477,607
15,570,947
$122,854,772
6
Hop
Comedy
PG
$108,085,305
13,629,925
$107,540,108
7
The Muppets
Comedy
PG
$83,561,073
10,537,336
$83,139,581
8
Zookeeper
Romantic Comedy
PG
$80,360,866
10,133,779
$79,955,516
9
Limitless
Thriller/Suspense
PG
$79,249,455
9,993,626
$78,849,709
10
Dolphin Tale
Drama
PG
$72,015,969
9,081,459
$71,652,712
11
Jack and Jill
Comedy
PG
$71,750,037
9,047,924
$71,388,120
12
Mr. Poppers's Penguins
Adventure
PG
$68,224,452
8,603,336
$67,880,321
13
Happy Feet Two
Adventure
PG
$60,965,866
7,688,003
$60,658,344
14
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Comedy
PG
$52,698,535
6,645,465
$52,432,719
15
The Adventures of Tintin
Adventure
PG
$51,400,450
6,481,772
$51,141,181
16
Arthur Christmas
Adventure
PG
$46,073,163
5,809,983
$45,840,766
17
We Bought a Zoo
Drama
PG
$44,490,999
5,610,466
$44,266,577
18
Soul Surfer
Drama
PG
$43,853,424
5,530,066
$43,632,221
19
Tron: Legacy
Adventure
PG
$40,757,919
5,139,712
$40,552,328
20
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Adventure
PG
$38,536,376
4,859,568
$38,341,992
21
Yogi Bear 3D
Adventure
PG
$34,490,675
4,349,392
$34,316,703
22
Tangled
Adventure
PG
$32,999,950
4,161,406
$32,833,493
23
Monte Carlo
Romantic Comedy
PG
$23,186,769
2,923,931
$23,069,816
24
Mars Needs Moms
Adventure
PG
$21,392,758
2,697,700
$21,284,853
25
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Adventure
PG
$17,460,553
2,201,835
$17,372,478
26
Gulliver's Travels
Comedy
PG
$15,324,755
1,932,504
$15,247,457
27
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
Adventure
PG
$15,013,650
1,893,272
$14,937,916
28
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
Concert/Performance
PG
$11,862,398
1,495,889
$11,802,564
29
Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil
Adventure
PG
$10,143,779
1,279,165
$10,092,612
30
Prom
Comedy
PG
$10,130,219
1,277,455
$10,079,120
31
Johnny English Reborn
Comedy
PG
$8,406,711
1,060,115
$8,364,307
32
Elle s'appelait Sarah
Drama
PG
$7,691,700
969,950
$7,652,906
33
The Big Year
Comedy
PG
$7,204,138
908,466
$7,167,797
34
Megamind
Adventure
PG
$4,223,825
532,639
$4,202,522
35
Buck
Documentary
PG
$4,036,175
508,975
$4,015,813
36
Everything Must Go
Drama
PG
$2,712,131
342,009
$2,698,451
37
L'illusionniste
Adventure
PG
$2,107,998
265,826
$2,097,367
38
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Comedy
PG
$1,953,539
246,348
$1,943,686
39
Meek's Cutoff
Drama
PG
$977,772
123,300
$972,837
40
Secretariat
Drama
PG
$645,831
81,441
$642,569
41
The Last Lions
Documentary
PG
$635,325
80,117
$632,123
42
The 5th Quarter
Drama
PG
$408,159
51,470
$406,098
43
Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard
Adventure
PG
$347,136
43,775
$345,385
44
Despicable Me
Comedy
PG
$310,760
39,188
$309,193
45
The Music Never Stopped
Drama
PG
$258,538
32,603
$257,238
46
Trolljegeren
Horror
PG
$253,444
31,960
$252,164
47
Life in a Day
Documentary
PG
$252,788
31,877
$251,510
48
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Documentary
PG
$236,939
29,879
$235,745
49
Pina
Documentary
PG
$228,992
28,877
$227,840
50
The Wildest Dream
Documentary
PG
$203,839
25,705
$202,812
51
JIG
Documentary
PG
$183,790
23,177
$182,867
52
The Greatest Miracle
PG
$166,573
21,005
$165,729
53
Thunder Soul
Documentary
PG
$143,986
18,157
$143,259
54
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole 3D
Adventure
PG
$125,490
15,825
$124,859
55
The Last Mountain
Documentary
PG
$122,959
15,506
$122,342
56
Rejoice and Shout
Documentary
PG
$100,237
12,640
$99,730
57
Exporting Raymond
Documentary
PG
$87,727
11,063
$87,287
58
Vidal Sassoon: The Movie
Documentary
PG
$85,974
10,842
$85,543
59
Snowmen
Drama
PG
$66,000
8,323
$65,668
60
What If...
PG
$47,362
5,973
$47,127
61
Alabama Moon
Adventure
PG
$47,009
5,928
$46,772
62
Love in Space
Romantic Comedy
PG
$33,976
4,284
$33,801
63
All's Faire in Love
Romantic Comedy
PG
$22,180
2,797
$22,068
64
Genesis Code
Drama
PG
$20,300
2,560
$20,198
65
Mia et le Migou
Adventure
PG
$16,975
2,141
$16,892
66
Dumbstruck
Documentary
PG
$15,378
1,939
$15,299
67
That's What I Am
Drama
PG
$6,400
807
$6,367
68
Miss Minoes
Adventure
PG
$5,947
750
$5,918
69
Elevate
Documentary
PG
$5,580
704
$5,555
70
Grease
Musical
PG
$4,907
619
$4,884
71
Zokkomon
Adventure
PG
$2,815
355
$2,801
72
Forks Over Knives
Documentary
PG
$2,700
340
$2,683
73
Main Street
Drama
PG
$2,560
323
$2,548
Total Gross of All Movies $1,899,140,924
Total Tickets Sold 239,488,140
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices $1,889,561,425
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.