# |
Date |
Film |
Gross |
Notes |
1 | 000000002011-01-09-0000January 9, 2011 | True Grit | $14,605,135 | True Grit reached #1 in its third weekend of release. |
2 | 000000002011-01-16-0000January 16, 2011 | The Green Hornet | $33,526,876 | |
3 | 000000002011-01-23-0000January 23, 2011 | No Strings Attached | $19,652,921 | |
4 | 000000002011-01-30-0000January 30, 2011 | The Rite | $14,789,393 | |
5 | 000000002011-02-06-0000February 6, 2011 | The Roommate | $15,002,635 | |
6 | 000000002011-02-13-0000February 13, 2011 | Just Go with It | $30,514,732 | |
7 | 000000002011-02-20-0000February 20, 2011 | Unknown | $21,856,389 | |
8 | 000000002011-02-27-0000February 27, 2011 | Hall Pass | $13,535,374 | Initial estimates had Gnomeo and Juliet ahead of Hall Pass. |
9 | 000000002011-03-06-0000March 6, 2011 | Rango | $38,079,323 | |
10 | 000000002011-03-13-0000March 13, 2011 | Battle: Los Angeles | $35,573,187 | |
11 | 000000002011-03-20-0000March 20, 2011 | Limitless | $18,907,302 | |
12 | 000000002011-03-27-0000March 27, 2011 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | $23,751,502 | |
13 | 000000002011-04-03-0000April 3, 2011 | Hop | $37,543,710 | |
14 | 000000002011-04-10-0000April 10, 2011 | Hop | $21,298,240 | |
15 | 000000002011-04-17-0000April 17, 2011 | Rio | $39,225,962 | |
16 | 000000002011-04-24-0000April 24, 2011 | Rio | $26,323,321 | |
17 | 000000002011-05-01-0000May 1, 2011 | Fast Five | $86,198,765 | Fast Five broke Fast & Furious' record ($71.0 million) for the highest weekend debut in April. |
18 | 000000002011-05-08-0000May 8, 2011 | Thor | $65,723,338 | |
19 | 000000002011-05-15-0000May 15, 2011 | Thor | $34,703,035 | |
20 | 000000002011-05-22-0000May 22, 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $90,151,958 | |
21 | 000000002011-05-29-0000May 29, 2011 | The Hangover Part II | $85,946,294 | The Hangover Part II broke The Simpsons Movie's record ($74.0 million) for the highest weekend debut for a comedy. It also broke Austin Powers in Goldmember's record ($73.0 million) for the highest weekend debut for a live-action comedy. |
22 | 000000002011-06-05-0000June 5, 2011 | X-Men: First Class | $55,101,604 | |
23 | 000000002011-06-12-0000June 12, 2011 | Super 8 | $35,451,168 | |
24 | 000000002011-06-19-0000June 19, 2011 | Green Lantern | $53,174,303 | |
25 | 000000002011-06-26-0000June 26, 2011 | Cars 2 | $66,135,507 | |
26 | 000000002011-07-03-0000July 3, 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $97,852,865 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon broke Spider-Man 2's record ($88.2 million) for the highest Fourth of July opening weekend. |
27 | 000000002011-07-10-0000July 10, 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $47,103,276 | |
28 | 000000002011-07-17-0000July 17, 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | $169,189,427 | Harry 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 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 Alice in Wonderland's record ($116.1 million) for the highest opening weekend for a 3-D film, as well as The Dark Knight's records ($158.4 million) for the highest weekend debut in July, in the summer, and of all time. It had the highest weekend debut of 2011. |
29 | 000000002011-07-24-0000July 24, 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | $65,058,524 | |
30 | 000000002011-07-31-0000July 31, 2011 | Cowboys & Aliens | $36,431,290 | Initial estimates had Cowboys and Aliens tied with The Smurfs. |
31 | 000000002011-08-07-0000August 7, 2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $54,806,191 | |
32 | 000000002011-08-14-0000August 14, 2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $27,832,307 | |
33 | 000000002011-08-21-0000August 21, 2011 | The Help | $20,018,659 | The Help reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
34 | 000000002011-08-28-0000August 28, 2011 | The Help | $14,536,118 | |
35 | 000000002011-09-04-0000September 4, 2011 | The Help | $14,594,623 | |
36 | 000000002011-09-11-0000September 11, 2011 | Contagion | $22,403,596 | |
37 | 000000002011-09-18-0000September 18, 2011 | The Lion King (in 3D) | $30,151,614 | The Lion King (in 3D) became the first re-release to reach #1 at the box office since Return of the Jedi (Special Edition) in March 1997. |
38 | 000000002011-09-25-0000September 25, 2011 | The Lion King (in 3D) | $21,929,332 | The Lion King (in 3D) 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. |
39 | 000000002011-10-02-0000October 2, 2011 | Dolphin Tale | $13,912,419 | Dolphin Tale reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
40 | 000000002011-10-09-0000October 9, 2011 | Real Steel | $27,319,677 | Real Steel broke Rocky IV's record ($20.0 million) for the highest weekend debut for a boxing film. |
41 | 000000002011-10-16-0000October 16, 2011 | Real Steel | $16,291,655 | |
42 | 000000002011-10-23-0000October 23, 2011 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $52,568,183 | Paranormal 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. |
43 | 000000002011-10-30-0000October 30, 2011 | Puss in Boots | $34,077,439 | Puss in Boots broke Saw III's record ($33.6 million) for the highest Halloween opening weekend. |
44 | 000000002011-11-06-0000November 6, 2011 | Puss in Boots | $33,054,644 | |
45 | 000000002011-11-13-0000November 13, 2011 | Immortals | $32,206,425 | |
46 | 000000002011-11-20-0000November 20, 2011 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | $138,122,261 | |
47 | 000000002011-11-27-0000November 27, 2011 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | $41,683,574 | |
48 | 000000002011-12-04-0000December 4, 2011 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | $16,535,465 | |
49 | 000000002011-12-11-0000December 11, 2011 | New Year's Eve | $13,019,180 | |
50 | 000000002011-12-18-0000December 18, 2011 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $39,637,079 | |
51 | 000000002011-12-25-0000December 25, 2011 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | $29,556,629 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol reached #1 after one weekend of limited release in IMAX. |
52 | 000000002012-01-01-0000January 1, 2012 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | $29,421,879 | |