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The following is an overview of the events of 2011 in film, including the highest-grossing films, film festivals, award ceremonies and a list of films released and notable deaths. More film sequels were released in 2011 than any other year before it, with 27 sequels released. [1]
Richard Brody of The New Yorker observed that the best films of 2011 "exalt the metaphysical, the fantastical, the transformative, the fourth-wall-breaking, or simply the impossible, and—remarkably—do so ... These films depart from 'reality' ... not in order to forget the irrefutable but in order to face it, to think about it, to act on it more freely". [2] Film critic and filmmaker Scout Tafoya of RogerEbert.com considers the year of 2011 as the best year for cinema, countering the notion of 1939 being film's best year overall, citing examples such as Drive , The Tree of Life , Once Upon a Time in Anatolia , Keyhole , Contagion , The Adventures of Tintin , and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows . He stated that "2011 housed not just some of the greatest art films of our age, but a revolution in the language of blockbuster filmmaking. One big-budget action film after another used digital cameras to show the world behind explosions in starker, stranger light, while constructing a backbone of classical ideas and images." [3]
The top 10 films released in 2011 by worldwide gross are as follows: [4]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Warner Bros. | $1,341,511,219 |
| 2 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Paramount | $1,123,794,079 |
| 3 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Disney | $1,045,713,802 |
| 4 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | Summit | $712,205,856 |
| 5 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Paramount | $694,713,380 |
| 6 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | $665,692,281 | |
| 7 | Fast Five | Universal | $626,137,675 |
| 8 | The Hangover Part II | Warner Bros. | $586,764,305 |
| 9 | The Smurfs | Sony | $563,749,323 |
| 10 | Cars 2 | Disney | $559,852,396 |
2011 was the first year to have three films cross the billion-dollar milestone, [5] surpassing the previous year's record of two films [6] and also the first time when at least 10 films grossed more than $500 million worldwide (in 11th and 12th place, Puss in Boots and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows also earned over $500 million making it twelve films to do so)
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | Anne Francis | 80 | US | Actress | |
| 2 | Pete Postlethwaite | 64 | UK | Actor | ||
| 2 | Miriam Seegar | 103 | US | Actress | ||
| 2 | Patricia Smith | 80 | US | Actress | ||
| 2 | Margot Stevenson | 98 | US | Actress | ||
| 3 | Jill Haworth | 65 | UK | Actress | ||
| 3 | Yosef Shiloach | 69 | Iran | Actor | ||
| 9 | Peter Yates | 81 | UK | Director | ||
| 11 | David Nelson | 74 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Susannah York | 72 | UK | Actress | ||
| 16 | Paul Picerni | 88 | US | Actor | ||
| 16 | Juan Piquer Simón | 75 | Spain | Director | ||
| 20 | Bruce Gordon | 94 | US | Actor | ||
| 21 | Theoni V. Aldredge | 82 | Greece | Costume Designer | ||
| 24 | Bernd Eichinger | 61 | Germany | Producer, Screenwriter | ||
| 26 | María Mercader | 92 | Spain | Actress | ||
| 26 | Mario Scaccia | 91 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 27 | Charlie Callas | 83 | US | Actor | ||
| 30 | John Barry | 77 | UK | Composer | ||
| 31 | Michael Tolan | 86 | US | Actor | ||
| February | 2 | Margaret John | 84 | UK | Actress | |
| 3 | Maria Schneider | 58 | France | Actress | ||
| 4 | Fred Hole | 75 | UK | Art Director | ||
| 4 | Tura Satana | 72 | Japan | Actress | ||
| 5 | Donald Peterman | 79 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| 10 | Bill Justice | 97 | US | Animator | ||
| 11 | Myrna Dell | 86 | US | Actress | ||
| 12 | Betty Garrett | 91 | US | Actress, Dancer, Singer | ||
| 12 | Kenneth Mars | 75 | US | Actor | ||
| 13 | Larry Holden | 49 | US | Actor | ||
| 13 | T. P. McKenna | 81 | Ireland | Actor | ||
| 14 | David F. Friedman | 87 | US | Producer | ||
| 16 | Alfred Burke | 92 | UK | Actor | ||
| 16 | Len Lesser | 88 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | Perry Moore | 39 | US | Producer, Director | ||
| 18 | Walter Seltzer | 96 | US | Producer | ||
| 20 | Raphaël Bretton | 91 | France | Set Decorator | ||
| 26 | Greg Goossen | 65 | US | Actor | ||
| 27 | Gary Winick | 49 | US | Director, Producer | ||
| 28 | Annie Girardot | 79 | France | Actress | ||
| 28 | Nick LaTour | 84 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | Jane Russell | 89 | US | Actress | ||
| March | 4 | Charles Jarrott | 83 | UK | Director | |
| 11 | Hugh Martin | 96 | US | Composer | ||
| 17 | Michael Gough | 94 | UK | Actor | ||
| 18 | Enzo Cannavale | 82 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 21 | Joe Wizan | 76 | US | Producer | ||
| 22 | Helen Stenborg | 86 | US | Actress | ||
| 23 | Elizabeth Taylor | 79 | UK | Actress | ||
| 27 | Farley Granger | 85 | US | Actor | ||
| April | 2 | Bill Varney | 77 | US | Sound Engineer | |
| 3 | Kevin Jarre | 56 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 4 | Wayne Robson | 64 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 6 | Skip O'Brien | 60 | US | Actor | ||
| 9 | Sidney Lumet | 86 | US | Director, Producer, Screenwriter | ||
| 11 | Angela Scoular | 65 | UK | Actress | ||
| 14 | Trevor Bannister | 76 | UK | Actor | ||
| 17 | Michael Sarrazin | 70 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 23 | Terence Longdon | 88 | UK | Actor | ||
| 24 | Marie-France Pisier | 66 | France | Actress | ||
| 28 | William Campbell | 87 | US | Actor | ||
| May | 3 | Jackie Cooper | 88 | US | Actor, Director | |
| 4 | Mary Murphy | 80 | US | Actress | ||
| 5 | Arthur Laurents | 93 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 5 | Dana Wynter | 79 | Germany | Actress | ||
| 8 | Hilton Rosemarin | 58 | Canada | Set Decorator | ||
| 9 | Dolores Fuller | 88 | US | Actress | ||
| 15 | Barbara Stuart | 76 | US | Actress | ||
| 16 | Edward Hardwicke | 78 | UK | Actor | ||
| 20 | Randy Savage | 58 | US | Actor | ||
| 21 | David J. Hudson | 67 | US | Sound Engineer | ||
| 21 | Bill Hunter | 71 | Australia | Actor | ||
| 22 | Joseph Brooks | 73 | US | Director, Screenwriter, Songwriter | ||
| 22 | Gimel Everett | 60 | US | Producer, Screenwriter | ||
| 27 | Jeff Conaway | 60 | US | Actor | ||
| 30 | Clarice Taylor | 93 | US | Actress | ||
| June | 3 | James Arness | 88 | US | Actor | |
| 3 | Pat Jackson | 95 | UK | Director | ||
| 3 | Miriam Karlin | 85 | UK | Actress | ||
| 6 | John Boswall | 91 | UK | Actor | ||
| 7 | Jorge Semprún | 87 | Spain | Screenwriter | ||
| 7 | Leonard B. Stern | 87 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
| 8 | John Mackenzie | 83 | UK | Director | ||
| 11 | Gunnar Fischer | 100 | Sweden | Cinematographer | ||
| 12 | Laura Ziskin | 61 | US | Producer | ||
| 14 | Badi Uzzaman | 72 | India | Actor | ||
| 19 | Joel Simon | 60 | US | Producer | ||
| 20 | Ryan Dunn | 34 | US | Actor | ||
| 22 | David Rayfiel | 87 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 23 | Peter Falk | 83 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Alice Playten | 63 | US | Actress | ||
| 25 | Margaret Tyzack | 79 | UK | Actress | ||
| 26 | Edith Fellows | 88 | US | Actress | ||
| 27 | Elaine Stewart | 81 | US | Actress | ||
| July | 1 | Leslie Brooks | 88 | US | Actress | |
| 3 | Anna Massey | 73 | UK | Actress | ||
| 5 | Gordon Tootoosis | 69 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 8 | Roberts Blossom | 87 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Googie Withers | 94 | UK | Actress | ||
| 17 | David Ngoombujarra | 44 | Australia | Actor | ||
| 19 | Sheila Burrell | 89 | UK | Actress | ||
| 22 | Tom Aldredge | 83 | US | Actor | ||
| 22 | Linda Christian | 87 | Mexico | Actress | ||
| 24 | Tresa Hughes | 81 | US | Actress | ||
| 24 | G. D. Spradlin | 90 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Michael Cacoyannis | 89 | Greece | Director, Producer, Screenwriter | ||
| 26 | Silvio Narizzano | 84 | Canada | Director | ||
| 27 | Polly Platt | 72 | US | Producer, Screenwriter, Production Designer | ||
| August | 2 | Richard Pearson | 93 | UK | Actor | |
| 3 | Bubba Smith | 66 | US | Actor | ||
| 5 | Francesco Quinn | 48 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 6 | John Wood | 81 | UK | Actor | ||
| 14 | Shammi Kapoor | 79 | India | Actor, Director | ||
| 19 | Raúl Ruiz | 70 | Chile | Director | ||
| 19 | Jimmy Sangster | 83 | UK | Screenwriter | ||
| 23 | Sybil Jason | 83 | US | Actress | ||
| 23 | Michael Showers | 45 | US | Actor | ||
| 24 | Frank DiLeo | 63 | US | Actor | ||
| 24 | Jack Hayes | 93 | US | Composer, Orchestrator | ||
| 27 | Eve Brent | 82 | US | Actress | ||
| September | 10 | Cliff Robertson | 88 | US | Actor | |
| 11 | Andy Whitfield | 39 | UK | Actor | ||
| 13 | John Calley | 81 | US | Producer, Executive | ||
| 13 | Jack Garner | 84 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Frances Bay | 92 | Canada | Actress | ||
| 16 | Norma Eberhardt | 82 | US | Actress | ||
| 19 | John Dunning | 84 | Canada | Producer | ||
| 21 | Paulette Dubost | 100 | France | Actress | ||
| 22 | Peter E. Berger | 67 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 22 | Jonathan Cecil | 72 | UK | Actor | ||
| 26 | David Zelag Goodman | 81 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 26 | Jerry Haynes | 84 | US | Actor | ||
| 27 | Fritz Manes | 79 | US | Producer | ||
| October | 2 | Peter Przygodda | 69 | Germany | Film Editor | |
| 4 | Doris Belack | 85 | US | Actress | ||
| 5 | Steve Jobs | 56 | US | Studio Executive | ||
| 5 | Charles Napier | 75 | US | Actor | ||
| 6 | Diane Cilento | 78 | Australia | Actress | ||
| 7 | George Baker | 80 | UK | Actor | ||
| 8 | David Hess | 75 | US | Actor | ||
| 10 | Ray Aghayan | 83 | US | Costume Designer | ||
| 10 | Alan Fudge | 67 | US | Actor | ||
| 13 | Sheila Allen | 78 | UK | Actress | ||
| 13 | Barbara Kent | 103 | Canada | Actress | ||
| 18 | Norman Corwin | 101 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 20 | Sue Lloyd | 72 | UK | Actress | ||
| 31 | Gilbert Cates | 77 | US | Director, Producer | ||
| November | 2 | Sid Melton | 94 | US | Actor | |
| 2 | Leonard Stone | 87 | US | Actor | ||
| 3 | Rosángela Balbó | 70 | Italy | Actress | ||
| 3 | Bruno Rubeo | 65 | Italy | Production Designer | ||
| 4 | Theadora Van Runkle | 83 | US | Costume Designer | ||
| 6 | Margaret Field | 89 | US | Actress | ||
| 6 | Hal Kanter | 92 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
| 8 | Gene Cantamessa | 80 | US | Sound Engineer | ||
| 8 | Heavy D | 44 | US | Rapper, Actor | ||
| 15 | Dulcie Gray | 95 | UK | Actress | ||
| 15 | Karl Slover | 93 | US | Actor | ||
| 16 | Maureen Swanson | 78 | UK | Actress | ||
| 19 | Russell Garcia | 95 | US | Composer | ||
| 19 | John Neville | 86 | UK | Actor | ||
| 20 | Dorothy Morris | 89 | US | Actress | ||
| 21 | Syd Cain | 93 | UK | Production Designer | ||
| 27 | Ken Russell | 84 | UK | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 28 | Vittorio De Seta | 88 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 28 | Patrice O'Neal | 41 | US | Comedian, Actor | ||
| December | 1 | Bill McKinney | 80 | US | Actor | |
| 3 | Dev Anand | 88 | India | Actor, Director, Producer | ||
| 4 | Marion Dougherty | 88 | US | Casting Director | ||
| 6 | Giancarlo Badessi | 83 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 7 | Harry Morgan | 96 | US | Actor | ||
| 8 | Đơn Dương | 54 | Vietnam | Actor | ||
| 11 | Harold Hopkins | 67 | Australia | Actor | ||
| 12 | Bert Schneider | 78 | US | Producer | ||
| 14 | Don Sharp | 67 | Australia | Director | ||
| 16 | Robert Easton | 81 | US | Actor, Dialogue Coach | ||
| 16 | Nicol Williamson | 73 | UK | Actor | ||
| 18 | Doe Avedon | 86 | US | Actress | ||
| 20 | Yoshimitsu Morita | 61 | Japan | Director | ||
| 22 | William Duell | 88 | US | Actor | ||
| 23 | Denise Darcel | 87 | US | Actress | ||
| 26 | Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. | 71 | Mexico | Actor | ||
| 27 | Betty Jane Rhodes | 90 | US | Actress, Singer | ||
The following is an overview of events in 2006, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Pixar celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2006 with the release of its 7th film, Cars.
Robert Doyle Marshall Jr. is an American film and theater director, producer, and choreographer. He is best known for directing the film version of the Broadway musical Chicago, which was based on the play of the same name by playwright Maurine Dallas Watkins. His work on the film earned him the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, as well as nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director, the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and the BAFTA Award for Best Direction. He also directed the films Memoirs of a Geisha, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Into the Woods, Mary Poppins Returns, and the Disney live-action remake The Little Mermaid.
Shrek 2 is a 2004 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon from a screenplay by Adamson, Joe Stillman, and the writing team of J. David Stem and David N. Weiss, it is the sequel to Shrek (2001) and the second installment in the Shrek film series. The film stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz, who reprise their respective voice roles of Shrek, Donkey, and Princess Fiona. They are joined by new characters voiced by Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, Rupert Everett, and Jennifer Saunders. Shrek 2 takes place following the events of the first film, with Shrek and Donkey meeting Fiona's parents as the zealous Fairy Godmother, who wants Fiona to marry her son Prince Charming, plots to destroy Shrek and Fiona's marriage. Shrek and Donkey team up with a sword-wielding cat named Puss in Boots to foil her plans.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is a 2006 American fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), it is the second installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Set one year after the events of The Curse of the Black Pearl, the film recounts Captain Jack Sparrow owing a debt to Davy Jones, the ghastly captain of the Flying Dutchman, and being marked for death and pursued by the Kraken. Meanwhile, the wedding of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann is interrupted by Lord Cutler Beckett, who wants Turner to acquire Jack's magic compass in a bid to find the Dead Man's Chest.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is a 2007 American epic fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski. The film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. The sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), it is the third installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Set a few months after Dead Man's Chest, the story follows a desperate quest to locate and rescue Captain Jack Sparrow, trapped on a sea of sand in Davy Jones' Locker, and convene the Brethren Court in a war against the East India Trading Company. In an uneasy alliance, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Hector Barbossa, and the crew of the Black Pearl rescue Jack and prepare to fight Lord Cutler Beckett, who controls Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman.
Pirates of the Caribbean is an American fantasy supernatural swashbuckler film series produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and based on Walt Disney's theme park attraction of the same name. The film series serves as a major component of the titular media franchise. Based on a fictionalized version of the Golden Age of Piracy, the films' plots are set primarily in the Caribbean.
In 2010, there was a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, My Name is Khan, Jackass 3D, all animated films, with numerous other titles being released in 3D formats. 20th Century Fox celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2010.
2016 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of films released, and notable deaths.
Kung Fu Panda 2 is a 2011 American animated martial arts comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and written by the writing team of Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, the film is the sequel to Kung Fu Panda (2008), and the second installment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise. It stars Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong and Jackie Chan reprising their roles from the first film, with Gary Oldman, Michelle Yeoh, Danny McBride, Dennis Haysbert, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Victor Garber voicing new characters. In the film, Po and his Furious Five allies travel to Gongmen City to stop the evil peacock Lord Shen from conquering China, while also rediscovering Po's forgotten past.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 American fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Rob Marshall. It is the first film in the series not to be directed by Gore Verbinski. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, the film is suggested by the 1987 novel On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers as a standalone sequel to At World's End (2007) and the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. The film stars Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, and Kevin R. McNally, who reprise their roles from the previous films, alongside Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Sam Claflin and Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey. The story follows the eccentric pirate Captain Jack Sparrow (Depp) forced into a shaky alliance with Angelica (Cruz), a mysterious woman from his past, as they embark on a quest for the Fountain of Youth. Jack is forced aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, contends with the infamous pirate Blackbeard (McShane), and enters an uneasy alliance with rival Hector Barbossa (Rush).
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a 2011 period mystery action film and a sequel to the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes. The film is directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin.
Martha Marcy May Marlene is a 2011 American psychological thriller-drama film written and directed by Sean Durkin in his directional feature film debut, and starring Elizabeth Olsen, John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, and Hugh Dancy. The plot focuses on a young woman suffering from delusions and paranoia after returning to her family from an abusive cult in the Catskill Mountains.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is a 2011 fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. The film is the second of two cinematic parts based on the 2007 novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling. It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and the eighth and final instalment in the Harry Potter film series. The story concludes Harry Potter's quest to find and destroy Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes in order to stop him once and for all.
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked is a 2011 American jukebox musical adventure comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell and written by the writing team of Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, based on the characters Alvin and the Chipmunks created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. and the Chipettes created by Janice Karman. It is the third installment in the live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks film series following the 2009 film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and the first film. The film stars Jason Lee, David Cross and Jenny Slate. Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris and Christina Applegate return to voice the Chipmunks and the Chipettes, respectively. In the film, playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and the Chipettes go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical island, where they discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.
2015 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths.
2017 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of films released, and notable deaths.
2019 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and movie programming. Avengers Endgame was the year's highest grossing film and the highest-grossing of all-time until Avatar regained the top spot in 2021.
