#
|
Weekend end date
|
Film
|
Gross
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Notes
|
Ref
|
1 |
January 9, 2011 |
True Grit |
$14,605,135 |
True Grit reached #1 in its third weekend of release. |
[3]
|
2 |
January 16, 2011 |
The Green Hornet |
$33,526,876 |
|
[4][5]
|
3 |
January 23, 2011 |
No Strings Attached |
$19,652,921 |
|
[6]
|
4 |
January 30, 2011 |
The Rite |
$14,789,393 |
|
[7]
|
5 |
February 6, 2011 |
The Roommate |
$15,002,635 |
|
[8]
|
6 |
February 13, 2011 |
Just Go with It |
$30,514,732 |
|
[9]
|
7 |
February 20, 2011 |
Unknown |
$21,856,389 |
|
[10][11]
|
8 |
February 27, 2011 |
Hall Pass |
$13,535,374 |
Initial estimates had Gnomeo and Juliet ahead of Hall Pass. |
[12]
|
9 |
March 6, 2011 |
Rango |
$38,079,323 |
|
[13]
|
10 |
March 13, 2011 |
Battle: Los Angeles |
$35,573,187 |
|
[14]
|
11 |
March 20, 2011 |
Limitless |
$18,907,302 |
|
[15]
|
12 |
March 27, 2011 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules |
$23,751,502 |
|
[16]
|
13 |
April 3, 2011 |
Hop |
$37,543,710 |
|
[17]
|
14 |
April 10, 2011 |
$21,298,240 |
|
[18]
|
15 |
April 17, 2011 |
Rio |
$39,225,962 |
|
[19]
|
16 |
April 24, 2011 |
$26,323,321 |
|
[20][21]
|
17 |
May 1, 2011 |
Fast Five |
$86,198,765 |
Fast Five broke Fast & Furious' record ($71 million) for the highest weekend debut in April. |
[22]
|
18 |
May 8, 2011 |
Thor |
$65,723,338 |
|
[23]
|
19 |
May 15, 2011 |
$34,703,035 |
|
[24]
|
20 |
May 22, 2011 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides |
$90,151,958 |
|
[25]
|
21 |
May 29, 2011 |
The Hangover Part II |
$85,946,294 |
The 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. |
[26][27]
|
22 |
June 5, 2011 |
X-Men: First Class |
$55,101,604 |
|
[28]
|
23 |
June 12, 2011 |
Super 8 |
$35,451,168 |
|
[29]
|
24 |
June 19, 2011 |
Green Lantern |
$53,174,303 |
|
[30]
|
25 |
June 26, 2011 |
Cars 2 |
$66,135,507 |
|
[31]
|
26 |
July 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 weekend debut. |
[32][33]
|
27 |
July 10, 2011 |
$47,103,276 |
|
[34]
|
28 |
July 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 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, for a summer release, 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. |
[35]
|
29 |
July 24, 2011 |
Captain America: The First Avenger |
$65,058,524 |
|
[36]
|
30 |
July 31, 2011 |
Cowboys & Aliens |
$36,431,290 |
Initial estimates had Cowboys and Aliens tied with The Smurfs. |
[37]
|
31 |
August 7, 2011 |
Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
$54,806,191 |
|
[38]
|
32 |
August 14, 2011 |
$27,832,307 |
|
[39]
|
33 |
August 21, 2011 |
The Help |
$20,018,659 |
The Help reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
[40]
|
34 |
August 28, 2011 |
$14,536,118 |
|
[41]
|
35 |
September 4, 2011 |
$14,594,623 |
The Help became the first film since Avatar to top the box office in its fourth weekend. |
[42][43]
|
36 |
September 11, 2011 |
Contagion |
$22,403,596 |
|
[44]
|
37 |
September 18, 2011 |
The Lion King (in 3D) |
$30,151,614 |
The Lion King became the first re-release to reach #1 at the box office since Return of the Jedi (Special Edition) in March 1997. |
[45]
|
38 |
September 25, 2011 |
$21,929,332 |
The 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. |
[46]
|
39 |
October 2, 2011 |
Dolphin Tale |
$13,912,419 |
Dolphin Tale reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
[47]
|
40 |
October 9, 2011 |
Real Steel |
$27,319,677 |
Real Steel broke Rocky IV's record ($20 million) for the highest weekend debut for a boxing film. |
[48][49]
|
41 |
October 16, 2011 |
$16,291,655 |
|
[50]
|
42 |
October 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. |
[51]
|
43 |
October 30, 2011 |
Puss in Boots |
$34,077,439 |
Puss in Boots broke Saw III's record ($33.6 million) for the highest Halloween weekend debut. |
[52]
|
44 |
November 6, 2011 |
$33,054,644 |
|
[53]
|
45 |
November 13, 2011 |
Immortals |
$32,206,425 |
|
[54]
|
46 |
November 20, 2011 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 |
$138,122,261 |
|
[55]
|
47 |
November 27, 2011 |
$41,683,574 |
|
[56]
|
48 |
December 4, 2011 |
$16,535,465 |
|
[57]
|
49 |
December 11, 2011 |
New Year's Eve |
$13,019,180 |
|
[58]
|
50 |
December 18, 2011 |
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows |
$39,637,079 |
|
[59]
|
51 |
December 25, 2011 |
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol |
$29,556,629 |
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol reached #1 after one weekend of limited release in IMAX. |
[60][61]
|
52 |
January 1, 2012 |
$29,421,879 |
|
[62][63]
|