List of 2011 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2011. [1]

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Number-one films

#Weekend end dateFilmGrossNotesRef
1January 9, 2011 True Grit $14,605,135True Grit reached #1 in its third weekend of release. [2]
2January 16, 2011 The Green Hornet $33,526,876 [3] [4]
3January 23, 2011 No Strings Attached $19,652,921 [5]
4January 30, 2011 The Rite $14,789,393 [6]
5February 6, 2011 The Roommate $15,002,635 [7]
6February 13, 2011 Just Go with It $30,514,732 [8]
7February 20, 2011 Unknown $21,856,389 [9] [10]
8February 27, 2011 Hall Pass $13,535,374Initial estimates had Gnomeo and Juliet ahead of Hall Pass. [11]
9March 6, 2011 Rango $38,079,323 [12]
10March 13, 2011 Battle: Los Angeles $35,573,187 [13]
11March 20, 2011 Limitless $18,907,302 [14]
12March 27, 2011 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules $23,751,502 [15]
13April 3, 2011 Hop $37,543,710 [16]
14April 10, 2011$21,298,240 [17]
15April 17, 2011 Rio $39,225,962 [18]
16April 24, 2011$26,323,321 [19] [20]
17May 1, 2011 Fast Five $86,198,765Fast Five broke Fast & Furious ' record ($71 million) for the highest weekend debut in April. [21]
18May 8, 2011 Thor $65,723,338 [22]
19May 15, 2011$34,703,035 [23]
20May 22, 2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides $90,151,958 [24]
21May 29, 2011 The Hangover Part II $85,946,294The Hangover Part II broke The Simpsons Movie 's record ($74 million) for the highest weekend debut for a comedy. It also broke Austin Powers in Goldmember 's record ($73 million) for the highest weekend debut for a live-action comedy. [25] [26]
22June 5, 2011 X-Men: First Class $55,101,604 [27]
23June 12, 2011 Super 8 $35,451,168 [28]
24June 19, 2011 Green Lantern $53,174,303 [29]
25June 26, 2011 Cars 2 $66,135,507 [30]
26July 3, 2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon $97,852,865Transformers: Dark of the Moon broke Spider-Man 2 's record ($88.2 million) for the highest Fourth of July weekend debut. [31] [32]
27July 10, 2011$47,103,276 [33]
28July 17, 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 $169,189,427Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2's $43.5 million gross from midnight showings broke The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 's record ($30.1 million) for the highest midnight opening of all time. Its $2 million midnight gross in IMAX broke the previous film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 's record ($1.4 million) for the highest midnight gross in IMAX. Its opening day gross of $91.1 million broke The Twilight Saga: New Moon 's record ($72.7 million) for the highest single-day tally of all time. It also broke The Dark Knight's records ($158.4 million) for the highest weekend debut in July, in the summer, for a PG-13 rated film, a Warner Bros. film, and of all time, Alice in Wonderland 's record ($116.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a 3-D film, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1's record ($125 million) for the highest weekend debut for a live-action fantasy film. It had the highest weekend debut of 2011. [34]
29July 24, 2011 Captain America: The First Avenger $65,058,524 [35]
30July 31, 2011 Cowboys & Aliens $36,431,290Initial estimates had Cowboys and Aliens tied with The Smurfs . [36]
31August 7, 2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes $54,806,191 [37]
32August 14, 2011$27,832,307 [38]
33August 21, 2011 The Help $20,018,659The Help reached #1 in its second weekend of release. [39]
34August 28, 2011$14,536,118 [40]
35September 4, 2011$14,594,623The Help became the first film since Avatar to top the box office in its fourth weekend. [41] [42]
36September 11, 2011 Contagion $22,403,596 [43]
37September 18, 2011 The Lion King (in 3D)$30,151,614The Lion King became the first re-release to reach #1 at the box office since Return of the Jedi (Special Edition) in March 1997. [44]
38September 25, 2011$21,929,332The Lion King became the first re-release to reach #1 for two weeks at the box office since The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) in March 1997. [45]
39October 2, 2011 Dolphin Tale $13,912,419Dolphin Tale reached #1 in its second weekend of release. [46]
40October 9, 2011 Real Steel $27,319,677Real Steel broke Rocky IV 's record ($20 million) for the highest weekend debut for a boxing film. [47] [48]
41October 16, 2011$16,291,655 [49]
42October 23, 2011 Paranormal Activity 3 $52,568,183Paranormal Activity 3 broke Paranormal Activity 2 's record ($40.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a horror film. It also broke Jackass 3D 's record ($50.3 million) for the highest weekend debut in October and for any fall release. [50]
43October 30, 2011 Puss in Boots $34,077,439Puss in Boots broke Saw III 's record ($33.6 million) for the highest Halloween weekend debut. [51]
44November 6, 2011$33,054,644 [52]
45November 13, 2011 Immortals $32,206,425 [53]
46November 20, 2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 $138,122,261 [54]
47November 27, 2011$41,683,574 [55]
48December 4, 2011$16,535,465 [56]
49December 11, 2011 New Year's Eve $13,019,180 [57]
50December 18, 2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows $39,637,079 [58]
51December 25, 2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol $29,556,629Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol reached #1 after one weekend of limited release in IMAX. [59] [60]
52January 1, 2012$29,421,879 [61] [62]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2011 by Calendar Gross [63]

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Gross
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Warner Bros. Pictures Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, John Hurt, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, David Thewlis and Julie Walters David Yates $381,011,219
2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon Paramount Pictures Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Malkovich and Frances McDormand Michael Bay $346,890,543
3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Summit Entertainment Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene and Anna Kendrick Bill Condon $274,841,954
4. The Hangover Part II Warner Bros. Pictures Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Jeffrey Tambor, Justin Bartha and Paul Giamatti Todd Phillips $254,464,305
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Walt Disney Studios Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Kevin McNally and Geoffrey Rush Rob Marshall $237,710,309
6. Fast Five Universal Pictures Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Matt Schulze, Sung Kang, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, Gal Gadot and Dwayne Johnson Justin Lin $209,837,675
7. Cars 2 Walt Disney Studios voices of Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, John Turturro and Eddie Izzard John Lasseter $190,518,314
8. Thor Paramount Pictures Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins Kenneth Branagh $181,030,624
9. Rise of the Planet of the Apes 20th Century Fox James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo and Andy Serkis Rupert Wyatt $176,760,185
10. Captain America: The First Avenger Paramount Pictures Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke and Stanley Tucci Joe Johnston $176,654,505

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 2011 by In-year release [64]
RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Warner Bros. $381,011,219
2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon Paramount Pictures $352,390,543
3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Summit Entertainment $281,287,133
4. The Hangover Part II Warner Bros. $254,464,305
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Walt Disney Pictures $241,071,802
6. Fast Five Universal Pictures $209,837,675
7. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Paramount Pictures $209,397,903
8. Cars 2 Walt Disney Pictures $191,452,396
9. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Warner Bros. $186,848,418
10. Thor Paramount Pictures $181,030,624


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2011
G Cars 2
PG Kung Fu Panda 2
PG-13 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
R The Hangover Part II

See also

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