#1 of 644 #1 drama movie of 2011
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
2011 · Drama, Thriller
$712.2M worldwide · 9% of the chart's total
$281.3M US & Canada · 39% $430.9M elsewhere · 61%
Drama box office · 2011
Drama Box Office 2011: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 2011, with $712.2M worldwide, ahead of Fast Five (2011) at $626.1M and Thor (2011) at $449.3M. 644 drama films released in 2011 report a worldwide gross, $7.8B in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. 14 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 19% on 2010, whose releases took $9.6B. By language, English leads with $5.9B across 213 drama releases.
- 2011 releases with a gross
- 644
- combined worldwide
- $7.8B
- films crossed $100M
- 14
- vs 2010
- −19%
#1 of 644 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 2011?
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) leads with $712.2M, 9% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.4B, 31% of what all 644 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $712.2M The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)$281.3M US & Canada · 39% $430.9M elsewhere · 61%
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The chart
Every Drama Release of 2011, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 644. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2011.
- 1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)Nov 18, 2011 US and Canada: $281.3M Rest of the world: $430.9M Worldwide: $712.2M
Nov 18, 2011 · English · Drama, Thriller, Fantasy $712.2M worldwide - 2 Apr 29, 2011 US and Canada: $209.8M Rest of the world: $416.3M Worldwide: $626.1M
- 3 May 6, 2011 US and Canada: $181M Rest of the world: $268.3M Worldwide: $449.3M
- 4 Jun 3, 2011 US and Canada: $146.4M Rest of the world: $206.2M Worldwide: $352.6M
- 5 Oct 7, 2011 US and Canada: $85.5M Rest of the world: $213.8M Worldwide: $299.3M
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Nov 11, 2011 US and Canada: $83.5M Rest of the world: $143.4M Worldwide: $226.9M - 7
Aug 10, 2011 US and Canada: $169.7M Rest of the world: $52.1M Worldwide: $221.8M - 8
Nov 16, 2011 US and Canada: $82.6M Rest of the world: $94.7M Worldwide: $177.2M - 9
Feb 18, 2011 US and Canada: $63.7M Rest of the world: $72M Worldwide: $135.7M - 10
Dec 23, 2011 US and Canada: $75.6M Rest of the world: $44.5M Worldwide: $120.1M - 11
Apr 22, 2011 US and Canada: $58.7M Rest of the world: $58.4M Worldwide: $117.1M - 12
Dec 30, 2011 US and Canada: $30M Rest of the world: $85.9M Worldwide: $115.9M - 13
Sep 23, 2011 US and Canada: $75.6M Rest of the world: $34.6M Worldwide: $110.2M - 14
Feb 4, 2011 US and Canada: $23.2M Rest of the world: $85.4M Worldwide: $108.6M - 15
Jan 28, 2011 US and Canada: $33M Rest of the world: $63.5M Worldwide: $96.6M - 16
Sep 23, 2011 US and Canada: $72.3M Rest of the world: $23.7M Worldwide: $95.9M - 17
Jan 7, 2011 US and Canada: $24.8M Rest of the world: $66.8M Worldwide: $91.6M - 18
Mar 11, 2011 US and Canada: $37.7M Rest of the world: $52.6M Worldwide: $90.3M - 19
Mar 18, 2011 US and Canada: $58M Rest of the world: $28.7M Worldwide: $86.8M - 20
Nov 9, 2011 US and Canada: $37.3M Rest of the world: $47.6M Worldwide: $84.9M - 21
Sep 16, 2011 US and Canada: $35.1M Rest of the world: $44.6M Worldwide: $79.7M - 22
Oct 7, 2011 US and Canada: $41M Rest of the world: $35.4M Worldwide: $76.3M - 23
Jan 28, 2011 US and Canada: $29.1M Rest of the world: $47M Worldwide: $76.1M - 24
Jul 1, 2011 US and Canada: $35.6M Rest of the world: $39.4M Worldwide: $75.1M - 25
Aug 26, 2011 US and Canada: $36.7M Rest of the world: $34.8M Worldwide: $71.5M - 26
Jan 14, 2011 US and Canada: $48.5M Rest of the world: $21.2M Worldwide: $69.7M - 27
May 6, 2011 US and Canada: $39M Rest of the world: $26.1M Worldwide: $65.1M - 28
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2011)Nov 11, 2011 US and Canada: $100.1K Rest of the world: $63.5M Worldwide: $63.6M
Nov 11, 2011 · Portuguese · Action, Drama, Thriller $63.6M worldwide - 29
Oct 14, 2011 US and Canada: $51.8M Rest of the world: $11.7M Worldwide: $63.5M - 30
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2011)Jan 21, 2011 US and Canada: $174.9K Rest of the world: $60.5M Worldwide: $60.6M
Jan 21, 2011 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $60.6M worldwide - 31
May 27, 2011 US and Canada: $13.3M Rest of the world: $45.1M Worldwide: $58.4M - 32
Jun 24, 2011 US and Canada: $151K Rest of the world: $58.2M Worldwide: $58.3M - 33
Dec 25, 2011 US and Canada: $31.8M Rest of the world: $23.4M Worldwide: $55.2M - 34
Apr 22, 2011 US and Canada: $53.3M Rest of the world: $816K Worldwide: $54.2M - 35
Oct 29, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $54.1M - 36
May 4, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $51.1M - 37
Aug 10, 2011 US and Canada: $251.2K Rest of the world: $50.3M Worldwide: $50.6M - 38
Apr 8, 2011 US and Canada: $43.9M Rest of the world: $3.3M Worldwide: $47.1M - 39
Aug 31, 2011 US and Canada: $31.2M Rest of the world: $14.5M Worldwide: $45.6M - 40
Feb 25, 2011 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: $39.9M Worldwide: $43.8M - 41
Mar 4, 2011 US and Canada: $27.9M Rest of the world: $15.3M Worldwide: $43.2M - 42
Sep 9, 2011 US and Canada: $66.1K Rest of the world: $42.9M Worldwide: $43M - 43
Sep 30, 2011 US and Canada: $35M Rest of the world: $6.1M Worldwide: $41.1M - 44
Feb 4, 2011 US and Canada: $37.3M Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $40.5M - 45
Mar 12, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.3M - 46
Sep 30, 2011 US and Canada: $21.3M Rest of the world: $18.7M Worldwide: $40M - 47
Jun 29, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39M - 48
Feb 11, 2011 US and Canada: $19.5M Rest of the world: $18.5M Worldwide: $38M - 49
Jun 20, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.5M - 50
Sep 30, 2011 US and Canada: $35M Rest of the world: $663.7K Worldwide: $35.7M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2011?
Of the top 10, The Help (2011) earned the biggest share at home (77% in the US & Canada), while Real Steel (2011) made 71% of its gross abroad. Across all 644 films, $2.8B (35%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) $712.2M $281.3M US & Canada · 39% $430.9M elsewhere · 61%
- 2 Fast Five (2011) $626.1M $209.8M US & Canada · 34% $416.3M elsewhere · 66%
- 3 Thor (2011) $449.3M $181M US & Canada · 40% $268.3M elsewhere · 60%
- 4 X-Men: First Class (2011) $352.6M $146.4M US & Canada · 42% $206.2M elsewhere · 58%
- 5 Real Steel (2011) $299.3M $85.5M US & Canada · 29% $213.8M elsewhere · 71%
- 6 Immortals (2011) $226.9M $83.5M US & Canada · 37% $143.4M elsewhere · 63%
- 7 The Help (2011) $221.8M $169.7M US & Canada · 77% $52.1M elsewhere · 23%
- 8 The Descendants (2011) $177.2M $82.6M US & Canada · 47% $94.7M elsewhere · 53%
- 9 Unknown (2011) $135.7M $63.7M US & Canada · 47% $72M elsewhere · 53%
- 10 We Bought a Zoo (2011) $120.1M $75.6M US & Canada · 63% $44.5M elsewhere · 37%
Gross bands
How Many 2011 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
14 of 644 films crossed $100M and took $3.8B between them, 49% of the total. 533 films, 83% of the list, earned under $10M.
17% 31% 42% 9%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 2 films, <1% of the list $1.3B · 17% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 12 films, 2% of the list $2.4B · 31% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 97 films, 15% of the list $3.3B · 42% of the gross
- Under $10M 533 films, 83% of the list $701M · 9% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2011 Earned the Most?
November releases took the most, $1.4B from 58 films, led by The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011). July was the quietest month ($185M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan The Rite (2011) $504.1M The Rite (2011)
- February Feb Unknown (2011) $509.9M Unknown (2011)
- March Mar Red Riding Hood (2011) $396.9M Red Riding Hood (2011)
- April Apr Fast Five (2011) $988M Fast Five (2011)
- May May Thor (2011) $739.1M Thor (2011)
- June Jun X-Men: First Class (2011) $662.2M X-Men: First Class (2011)
- July Jul Larry Crowne (2011) $185M Larry Crowne (2011)
- August Aug The Help (2011) $499.9M The Help (2011)
- September Sep Moneyball (2011) $577M Moneyball (2011)
- October Oct Real Steel (2011) $772.4M Real Steel (2011)
- November Nov The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) $1.4B The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- December Dec We Bought a Zoo (2011) $494.7M We Bought a Zoo (2011)
Last 10 years
How Does 2011 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2008 earned the most: $10.6B from 694 films, led by The Dark Knight (2008). 2011 took $7.8B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 397 films | 397 | $5.2B | – | Signs (2002) $408.2M |
| 2003 384 films · −5% | 384 | $5B | −5% | Bruce Almighty (2003) $484.6M |
| 2004 430 films · +28% | 430 | $6.4B | +28% | The Passion of the Christ (2004) $610.1M |
| 2005 472 films · +27% | 472 | $8.1B | +27% | War of the Worlds (2005) $603.9M |
| 2006 595 films · −7% | 595 | $7.5B | −7% | The Devil Wears Prada (2006) $326.7M |
| 2007 737 films · +2% | 737 | $7.6B | +2% | I Am Legend (2007) $585.4M |
| 2008 694 films · +39% | 694 | $10.6B | +39% | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| 2009 627 films · −7% | 627 | $9.9B | −7% | 2012 (2009) $791.2M |
| 2010 650 films · −3% | 650 | $9.6B | −3% | Inception (2010) $839.4M |
| 2011 644 films · −19% | 644 | $7.8B | −19% | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) $712.2M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 2011?
English-language drama films took $5.9B across 213 films, 75% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language drama films ($457.3M) and Korean-language drama films ($235.9M).
2011 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $5.9B213 films · #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- Japanese $457.3M41 films · #1 Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2011)
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Korean $235.9M27 films · #1 Sunny (2011) -
French $172M52 films · #1 Of Gods and Men (2011) -
Chinese $152.9M19 films · #1 Beginning of the Great Revival (2011) - Portuguese $103.4M16 films · #1 Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2011)
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Italian $66.2M21 films · #1 The Four Times (Le Quattro Volte) (2011) -
Spanish $58.4M50 films · #1 The Skin I Live In (2011) -
Hindi $52M18 films · #1 Rockstar (2011) -
Swedish $51.3M7 films · #1 The Crown Jewels (2011)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama Box Office 2011: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 644 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 2011?
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) leads with $712.2M worldwide, $281.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Fast Five (2011) at $626.1M and Thor (2011) at $449.3M.
How much did drama movies released in 2011 earn?
644 drama films released in 2011 report a worldwide gross, $7.8B in all, or $12.1M per film on average. 2010 releases took $9.6B.
How many drama movies released in 2011 made $1 billion?
None. 14 films crossed $100 million, led by The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) with $712.2M.
How is the 2011 drama box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2011. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 2011 drama box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.