Box Office Performance for Adventure Movies in 2011

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Theatrical Distributor	MPAA Rating	2011 Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	7/15/2011	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$381,011,219	48,046,812
2	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	5/20/2011	Walt Disney	PG-13	$241,063,875	30,398,975
3	Cars 2	6/24/2011	Walt Disney	G	$191,450,875	24,142,607
4	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	8/5/2011	20th Century Fox	PG-13	$176,760,185	22,290,061
5	Kung Fu Panda 2	5/26/2011	Paramount Pictures	PG	$165,249,063	20,838,469
6	Puss in Boots	10/28/2011	Paramount Pictures	PG	$145,738,327	18,378,099
7	Rio	4/15/2011	20th Century Fox	G	$143,619,809	18,110,947
8	The Smurfs	7/29/2011	Sony Pictures	PG	$142,614,158	17,984,131
9	Rango	3/4/2011	Paramount Pictures	PG	$123,477,607	15,570,947
10	The Lion King	9/16/2011	Walt Disney	G	$109,946,967	13,864,687
11	Mr. Poppers's Penguins	6/17/2011	20th Century Fox	PG	$68,224,452	8,603,336
12	Happy Feet Two	11/18/2011	Warner Bros.	PG	$60,965,866	7,688,003
13	I am Number Four	2/18/2011	Walt Disney	PG-13	$55,100,437	6,948,353
14	The Adventures of Tintin	12/21/2011	Paramount Pictures	PG	$51,400,450	6,481,772
15	Hugo	11/23/2011	Paramount Pictures	PG	$50,313,495	6,344,703
16	Arthur Christmas	11/23/2011	Sony Pictures	PG	$46,073,163	5,809,983
17	Tron: Legacy	12/17/2010	Walt Disney	PG	$40,757,919	5,139,712
18	Spy Kids: All the Time in the World	8/19/2011	Weinstein/Dimension	PG	$38,536,376	4,859,568
19	Yogi Bear 3D	12/17/2010	Warner Bros.	PG	$34,490,675	4,349,392
20	Tangled	2/2/2011	Walt Disney	PG	$32,999,950	4,161,406
21	Winnie the Pooh	7/15/2011	Walt Disney	G	$26,692,846	3,366,059
22	Sanctum	2/4/2011	Universal	R	$23,209,310	2,926,773
23	Mars Needs Moms	3/11/2011	Walt Disney	PG	$21,392,758	2,697,700
24	The Three Musketeers 3D	10/21/2011	Summit Entertainment	PG-13	$20,374,484	2,569,292
25	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader	12/10/2010	20th Century Fox	PG	$17,460,553	2,201,835
26	Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer	6/10/2011	Relativity	PG	$15,013,650	1,893,272
27	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I	11/19/2010	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$12,450,090	1,569,999
28	Hoodwinked Too: Hood vs. Evil	4/29/2011	Weinstein Co.	PG	$10,143,779	1,279,165
29	Megamind	11/5/2010	Paramount Pictures	PG	$4,223,825	532,639
30	The Way Back	12/29/2010	Newmarket Films	PG-13	$2,719,296	342,912
31	L'illusionniste	12/25/2010	Sony Pictures Classics	PG	$2,107,998	265,826
32	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	6/28/2011	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$818,580	103,226
33	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	6/14/2011	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$768,580	96,921
34	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	6/21/2011	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$764,607	96,420
35	The Polar Express	11/24/2011	Warner Bros.	G	$711,168	89,681
36	Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard	2/25/2011	Alliance Films	PG	$347,136	43,775
37	Blackthorn	10/7/2011	Magnolia Pictures	R	$186,660	23,538
38	Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole 3D	9/24/2010	Paramount Pictures	PG	$125,490	15,825
39	Sama Wozu	12/24/2010	GKIDS	PG-13	$62,559	7,889
40	Alabama Moon	3/18/2011	Faulkner-McLean Entertainment	PG	$47,009	5,928
41	Mia et le Migou	3/25/2011	GKIDS	PG	$16,975	2,141
42	Terkel i knibe	3/26/2010		Not Rated	$6,584	830
43	Miss Minoes	12/23/2011	Music Box Films	PG	$5,947	750
44	Zokkomon	4/22/2011	Walt Disney	PG	$2,815	355
Total Gross of All Movies					$2,459,447,567
Total Tickets Sold						310,144,714

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.