Box Office Performance for R Movies in 2011
Rank Movie Genre MPAA 2011 Gross Tickets Sold Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1
The Hangover Part II
Comedy
R
$254,464,305
32,088,815
$253,180,750
2
Bridesmaids
Comedy
R
$169,211,718
21,338,174
$168,358,193
3
Horrible Bosses
Comedy
R
$117,538,559
14,822,012
$116,945,675
4
The King's Speech
Drama
R
$115,865,048
14,610,977
$115,280,609
5
Paranormal Activity 3
Horror
R
$104,007,828
13,115,741
$103,483,196
6
Bad Teacher
Comedy
R
$100,292,856
12,647,271
$99,786,968
7
Immortals
Action
R
$82,699,432
10,428,680
$82,282,285
8
No Strings Attached
Romantic Comedy
R
$70,662,220
8,910,747
$70,305,794
9
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Thriller/Suspense
R
$59,950,953
7,560,019
$59,648,550
10
Black Swan
Thriller/Suspense
R
$59,146,887
7,458,624
$58,848,543
11
The Lincoln Lawyer
Thriller/Suspense
R
$58,009,200
7,315,158
$57,716,597
12
Friends with Benefits
Romantic Comedy
R
$55,802,754
7,036,917
$55,521,275
13
Insidious
Horror
R
$54,009,150
6,810,738
$53,736,723
14
The Fighter
Drama
R
$47,228,156
5,955,631
$46,989,929
15
Hall Pass
Comedy
R
$45,060,734
5,682,312
$44,833,442
16
Final Destination 5
Horror
R
$42,587,643
5,370,447
$42,372,827
17
The Ides of March
Drama
R
$40,850,788
5,151,423
$40,644,727
18
The Descendants
Drama
R
$40,315,665
5,083,943
$40,112,310
19
Scream 4
Horror
R
$38,180,928
4,814,745
$37,988,338
20
Paul
Comedy
R
$37,412,945
4,717,900
$37,224,231
21
The Change-Up
Comedy
R
$37,243,418
4,696,522
$37,055,559
22
30 Minutes or Less
Comedy
R
$37,053,924
4,672,626
$36,867,019
23
J. Edgar
Drama
R
$36,650,831
4,621,795
$36,465,963
24
Sucker Punch
Action
R
$36,392,502
4,589,218
$36,208,930
25
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
Comedy
R
$34,928,545
4,404,608
$34,752,357
26
Drive
Action
R
$34,840,191
4,393,467
$34,664,455
27
The Debt
Thriller/Suspense
R
$31,177,548
3,931,595
$31,020,285
28
The Mechanic
Action
R
$29,121,498
3,672,320
$28,974,605
29
The Sitter
Comedy
R
$26,816,340
3,381,632
$26,681,076
30
Killer Elite
Action
R
$25,124,986
3,168,346
$24,998,250
31
Our Idiot Brother
Comedy
R
$24,814,830
3,129,235
$24,689,664
32
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Horror
R
$24,046,682
3,032,368
$23,925,384
33
Sanctum
Adventure
R
$23,209,310
2,926,773
$23,092,239
34
Your Highness
Comedy
R
$21,596,445
2,723,385
$21,487,508
35
Conan the Barbarian 3D
Action
R
$21,295,021
2,685,375
$21,187,609
36
Fright Night
Horror
R
$18,298,649
2,307,522
$18,206,349
37
The Thing
Horror
R
$16,999,934
2,143,750
$16,914,188
38
What's Your Number?
Romantic Comedy
R
$14,011,084
1,766,845
$13,940,407
39
The Rum Diary
Drama
R
$13,109,815
1,653,192
$13,043,685
40
Young Adult
Comedy
R
$12,669,252
1,597,636
$12,605,348
41
Drive Angry
Action
R
$10,721,033
1,351,959
$10,666,957
42
Straw Dogs
Thriller/Suspense
R
$10,324,441
1,301,947
$10,272,362
43
Win Win
Drama
R
$10,179,275
1,283,641
$10,127,927
44
My Week with Marilyn
Drama
R
$8,935,721
1,126,825
$8,890,649
45
127 Hours
Drama
R
$7,900,795
996,317
$7,860,941
46
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
Concert/Performance
R
$7,706,436
971,808
$7,667,565
47
Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D
Horror
R
$6,945,226
875,817
$6,910,196
48
Cedar Rapids
Comedy
R
$6,861,102
865,208
$6,826,491
49
Beginners
Drama
R
$5,790,894
730,251
$5,761,680
50
The Guard
Comedy
R
$5,336,144
672,906
$5,309,228
51
Margin Call
Drama
R
$5,254,187
662,571
$5,227,685
52
How Do You Know?
Romantic Comedy
R
$5,171,726
652,172
$5,145,637
53
Biutiful
Drama
R
$5,036,565
635,128
$5,011,160
54
The Company Men
Drama
R
$4,444,612
560,481
$4,422,195
55
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Thriller/Suspense
R
$4,280,186
539,746
$4,258,596
56
Des Hommes et Des Dieux
Drama
R
$3,954,651
498,695
$3,934,704
57
La piel que habito
Drama
R
$3,042,108
383,620
$3,026,762
58
Albert Nobbs
Drama
R
$2,934,097
370,000
$2,919,300
59
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Thriller/Suspense
R
$2,913,443
367,395
$2,898,747
60
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Comedy
R
$2,529,395
318,965
$2,516,634
61
Melancholia
Thriller/Suspense
R
$2,517,506
317,466
$2,504,807
62
Take Shelter
Drama
R
$1,671,202
210,744
$1,662,770
63
Potiche
Comedy
R
$1,618,844
204,142
$1,610,680
64
Senna
Documentary
R
$1,612,430
203,333
$1,604,297
65
A Dangerous Method
Drama
R
$1,576,757
198,834
$1,568,800
66
The Devil's Double
Drama
R
$1,361,512
171,691
$1,354,642
67
Somewhere
Drama
R
$1,352,809
170,594
$1,345,987
68
Due Date
Comedy
R
$1,307,121
164,832
$1,300,524
69
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
Documentary
R
$1,200,046
151,330
$1,193,994
70
Kill the Irishman
Drama
R
$1,188,194
149,835
$1,182,198
71
The Whistleblower
Drama
R
$1,120,914
141,351
$1,115,259
72
The Heart Specialist
Romantic Comedy
R
$1,103,037
139,097
$1,097,475
73
Love and Other Drugs
Drama
R
$1,099,917
138,703
$1,094,367
74
Page One: Inside the New York Times
Documentary
R
$1,067,028
134,556
$1,061,647
75
Red State
Horror
R
$1,065,429
134,354
$1,060,053
76
Attack the Block
Action
R
$1,024,175
129,152
$1,019,009
77
Haevnen
Drama
R
$1,008,098
127,125
$1,003,016
78
I Love You, Phillip Morris
Comedy
R
$911,157
114,900
$906,561
79
Higher Ground
Drama
R
$841,056
106,060
$836,813
80
Casino Jack
Thriller/Suspense
R
$808,865
102,001
$804,788
81
Jûsan-nin no shikaku
Action
R
$802,778
101,233
$798,728
82
A bout portant
Thriller/Suspense
R
$708,215
89,308
$704,640
83
Tabloid!
Documentary
R
$696,921
87,884
$693,405
84
Terri
Comedy
R
$655,802
82,699
$652,495
85
Made in Dagenham
Drama
R
$602,990
76,039
$599,948
86
The Future
Drama
R
$568,662
71,710
$565,792
87
Dum Maaro Dum
Drama
R
$564,489
71,184
$561,642
88
Winter in Wartime
Drama
R
$542,860
68,456
$540,118
89
Machine Gun Preacher
Drama
R
$538,690
67,931
$535,976
90
Le nom des gens
Comedy
R
$514,237
64,847
$511,643
91
Bride Flight
Drama
R
$501,360
63,223
$498,829
92
Submarine
Comedy
R
$467,602
58,966
$465,242
93
Circumstance
Drama
R
$454,121
57,266
$451,829
94
Faster (2009)
Action
R
$383,150
48,317
$381,221
95
Hesher
Drama
R
$382,946
48,291
$381,016
96
Carnage
Drama
R
$348,605
43,960
$346,844
97
Creature
Horror
R
$327,000
41,236
$325,352
98
Winter's Bone
Drama
R
$285,995
36,065
$284,553
99
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Documentary
R
$267,965
33,791
$266,611
100
All Good Things
Drama
R
$258,373
32,582
$257,072
101
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
Black Comedy
R
$223,838
28,227
$222,711
102
Happythankyoumoreplease
Romantic Comedy
R
$216,110
27,252
$215,018
103
Ip Man: Legend of the Grand Master
Action
R
$205,675
25,936
$204,635
104
Blackthorn
Adventure
R
$186,660
23,538
$185,715
105
Amigo
Drama
R
$180,582
22,772
$179,671
106
Bellflower
Action
R
$168,226
21,214
$167,378
107
Pastorela
R
$161,194
20,327
$160,380
108
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Comedy
R
$154,604
19,496
$153,823
109
Luftslottet som sprängdes
Thriller/Suspense
R
$154,599
19,495
$153,816
110
Magic Trip
Documentary
R
$154,521
19,486
$153,745
111
Decisions
Drama
R
$153,280
19,329
$152,506
112
Gun Hill Road
Drama
R
$148,994
18,789
$148,245
113
Labios Rojos
R
$136,163
17,171
$135,479
114
Xinhai geming
Drama
R
$135,739
17,117
$135,053
115
The Bang Bang Club
Drama
R
$124,791
15,737
$124,165
116
Nanjing! Nanjing!
Drama
R
$122,558
15,455
$121,940
117
Jackass 3D
Comedy
R
$120,275
15,167
$119,668
118
Trust
Drama
R
$120,016
15,134
$119,407
119
35 and Ticking
Romantic Comedy
R
$113,804
14,351
$113,229
120
Last Night
Drama
R
$112,087
14,135
$111,525
121
Henry's Crime
Comedy
R
$102,541
12,931
$102,026
122
Pariah
Drama
R
$101,755
12,832
$101,244
123
Rubber
Multiple Genres
R
$100,370
12,657
$99,864
124
The Warrior's Way
Western
R
$97,039
12,237
$96,550
125
A Little Help
Comedy
R
$96,868
12,215
$96,376
126
Paranormal Activity 2
Horror
R
$92,259
11,634
$91,792
127
Evil Bong 3 The Wrath Of Bong!
Comedy
R
$91,260
11,508
$90,798
128
Inkubus
Horror
R
$81,600
10,290
$81,188
129
Su Qi Er
Action
R
$80,096
10,100
$79,689
130
Beautiful Boy
Drama
R
$77,247
9,741
$76,856
131
Four Lions
Black Comedy
R
$67,871
8,559
$67,531
132
Puncture
Drama
R
$67,071
8,458
$66,734
133
Shaolin
Action
R
$66,099
8,335
$65,763
134
Queen of the Lot
Drama
R
$61,908
7,807
$61,597
135
Viva Riva!
Thriller/Suspense
R
$61,759
7,788
$61,447
136
Dirty Girl
Drama
R
$53,630
6,763
$53,360
137
In The Land of Blood and Honey
Drama
R
$53,356
6,728
$53,084
138
For Colored Girls
Drama
R
$52,924
6,674
$52,658
139
Jing mo fung wan: Chen Zhen
Action
R
$50,433
6,360
$50,180
140
The Perfect Host
Thriller/Suspense
R
$48,764
6,149
$48,516
141
Margaret
Drama
R
$47,185
5,950
$46,946
142
Every Day
Drama
R
$46,029
5,804
$45,794
143
Texas Killing Fields
Thriller/Suspense
R
$45,470
5,734
$45,241
144
Sykt lykkelig
Drama
R
$45,154
5,694
$44,926
145
Desert Flower
Drama
R
$44,348
5,592
$44,121
146
Choejongbyungki Hwal
Action
R
$40,685
5,131
$40,484
147
The Last Circus
Black Comedy
R
$40,548
5,113
$40,342
148
Road to Nowhere
Thriller/Suspense
R
$40,294
5,081
$40,089
149
3 Backyards
Drama
R
$39,475
4,978
$39,276
150
11-11-11
Horror
R
$38,100
4,805
$37,911
151
Tamara Drewe
Comedy
R
$33,752
4,256
$33,580
152
Stake Land
Horror
R
$33,245
4,192
$33,075
153
Small Town Murder Songs
Thriller/Suspense
R
$31,133
3,926
$30,976
154
White Irish Drinkers
Drama
R
$31,056
3,916
$30,897
155
The Son of No One
Drama
R
$30,680
3,869
$30,526
156
Autoreiji
Drama
R
$30,440
3,839
$30,290
157
Cracks
Drama
R
$29,683
3,743
$29,532
158
Salvation Boulevard
Comedy
R
$28,004
3,531
$27,860
159
Animal Kingdom
Drama
R
$27,622
3,483
$27,481
160
Bay Rong
Action
R
$27,052
3,411
$26,913
161
Howl
Drama
R
$25,522
3,218
$25,390
162
The Other Woman
Comedy
R
$25,423
3,206
$25,295
163
Cost of a Soul
Drama
R
$25,365
3,199
$25,240
164
Harvest
Drama
R
$24,657
3,109
$24,530
165
Immigration Tango
Comedy
R
$24,554
3,096
$24,427
166
After
Drama
R
$24,545
3,095
$24,420
167
Vanishing on Seventh Street
Thriller/Suspense
R
$22,729
2,866
$22,613
168
Black Death
Horror
R
$22,554
2,844
$22,439
169
Ceremony
Romantic Comedy
R
$22,270
2,808
$22,155
170
Answers to Nothing
Drama
R
$22,049
2,780
$21,934
171
Night Catches Us
Drama
R
$21,271
2,682
$21,161
172
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Comedy
R
$20,917
2,638
$20,814
173
Bereavement
Horror
R
$20,744
2,616
$20,640
174
Brotherhood
Thriller/Suspense
R
$19,722
2,487
$19,622
175
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Documentary
R
$18,587
2,344
$18,494
176
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Drama
R
$18,230
2,299
$18,139
177
L'instinct de mort
Drama
R
$18,218
2,297
$18,123
178
5 Days of War
Drama
R
$17,479
2,204
$17,390
179
InSight
Thriller/Suspense
R
$17,107
2,157
$17,019
180
Trespass
Thriller/Suspense
R
$16,816
2,121
$16,735
181
Ong Bak 3
Action
R
$14,890
1,878
$14,817
182
Peep World
Comedy
R
$14,351
1,810
$14,281
183
Sympathy for Delicious
Comedy
R
$13,826
1,744
$13,760
184
L'ennemi public n°1
Drama
R
$13,134
1,656
$13,066
185
The Town
Drama
R
$13,027
1,643
$12,963
186
Bloodworth
Drama
R
$12,971
1,636
$12,908
187
I'm Not Jesus Mommy
Thriller/Suspense
R
$12,620
1,591
$12,553
188
Elektra Luxx
Comedy
R
$11,514
1,452
$11,456
189
London Boulevard
Drama
R
$10,484
1,322
$10,431
190
The Ledge
Drama
R
$9,216
1,162
$9,168
191
Another Happy Day
Drama
R
$9,120
1,150
$9,074
192
Wrecked
Thriller/Suspense
R
$8,020
1,011
$7,977
193
The Ward
Horror
R
$7,760
979
$7,724
194
Good Neighbors
Thriller/Suspense
R
$7,072
892
$7,038
195
I Melt with You
Drama
R
$6,361
802
$6,328
196
The Family Tree
Black Comedy
R
$6,035
761
$6,004
197
Sons of Perdition
Documentary
R
$5,401
681
$5,373
198
Tanner Hall
Drama
R
$5,073
640
$5,050
199
Burke & Hare
Black Comedy
R
$4,833
609
$4,805
200
Passion Play
Drama
R
$3,669
463
$3,653
201
Balls to the Wall
Comedy
R
$3,140
396
$3,124
202
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel
Documentary
R
$3,050
385
$3,038
203
Red Hill
Thriller/Suspense
R
$2,863
361
$2,848
204
Restitution
Thriller/Suspense
R
$2,664
336
$2,651
205
Knuckle
Documentary
R
$2,647
334
$2,635
206
Flickan som lekte med elden
Thriller/Suspense
R
$2,547
321
$2,533
207
About Fifty
R
$2,500
315
$2,485
208
Fading of the Cries
Multiple Genres
R
$2,300
290
$2,288
209
Män som hatar kvinnor
Thriller/Suspense
R
$2,075
262
$2,067
210
Angels Crest
Drama
R
$407
51
$402
Total Gross of All Movies $2,274,260,319
Total Tickets Sold 286,791,965
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices $2,262,788,604
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.