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Musical Box Office 2011: Highest-Grossing Musical Movies

Footloose (2011) is the highest-grossing musical movie released in 2011, with $63.5M worldwide, ahead of Pina (2011) at $18.7M and Lord of the Dance in 3D (2011) at $310K. 4 musical films released in 2011 report a worldwide gross, $82.6M in all, 67% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 88% on 2010, whose releases took $688.7M.

2011 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$82.6M
Footloose (2011), the #1
$63.5M
vs 2010
−88%
Footloose (2011) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 musical movie of 2011

Footloose (2011)

2011 · Drama, Comedy

$63.5M worldwide · 77% of the chart's total

$51.8M US & Canada · 82% $11.7M elsewhere · 18%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Musical Hits of 2011?

Footloose (2011) leads with $63.5M, 77% of the total. The top 4 together took $82.6M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Footloose (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $63.5M Footloose (2011)
    $51.8M US & Canada · 82% $11.7M elsewhere · 18%
  2. Pina (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $18.7M Pina (2011)
    $3.5M US & Canada · 19% $15.2M elsewhere · 81%
  3. Lord of the Dance in 3D (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $310K Lord of the Dance in 3D (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. In Search of God (2011) movie poster Number 4
    $57.6K In Search of God (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Musical Release of 2011, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

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. 1 Footloose (2011) movie poster
    Footloose (2011) Oct 14, 2011 · English · Drama, Comedy, Musical $63.5M worldwide
    Oct 14, 2011 US and Canada: $51.8M Rest of the world: $11.7M Worldwide: $63.5M
  2. 2 Pina (2011) movie poster
    Pina (2011) Dec 23, 2011 · German · Musical, Documentary $18.7M worldwide
    Dec 23, 2011 US and Canada: $3.5M Rest of the world: $15.2M Worldwide: $18.7M
  3. 3 Lord of the Dance in 3D (2011) movie poster
    Lord of the Dance in 3D (2011) Mar 17, 2011 · English · Musical $310K worldwide
    Mar 17, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $310K
  4. 4 In Search of God (2011) movie poster
    In Search of God (2011) Sep 23, 2011 · English · History, Family, Musical $57.6K worldwide
    Sep 23, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $57.6K
Last 10 years

How Does 2011 Compare With Previous Years?

Of these 10 years, 2008 earned the most: $986.7M from 6 films, led by Mamma Mia! (2008). 2011 took $82.6M.

Year Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
2002 8 films 8 $121.5M – 8 Women (2002) $42.4M
2003 8 films · +73% 8 $210.1M +73% The Jungle Book 2 (2003) $186.3M
2004 6 films · −80% 6 $41.4M −80% De-Lovely (2004) $18.6M
2005 7 films · +141% 7 $99.8M +141% The Producers (2005) $38.1M
2006 7 films · +118% 7 $217.5M +118% Dreamgirls (2006) $155.5M
2007 8 films · +286% 8 $839.8M +286% Enchanted (2007) $340.5M
2008 6 films · +17% 6 $986.7M +17% Mamma Mia! (2008) $703.2M
2009 6 films · −59% 6 $402.2M −59% The Princess and the Frog (2009) $267.1M
2010 5 films · +71% 5 $688.7M +71% Tangled (2010) $591.8M
2011 4 films · −88% 4 $82.6M −88% Footloose (2011) $63.5M
Archive

Musical Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1929 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $4.8B, led by The Lion King (2019).

2020s 7 years · $5.7B
2010s 10 years · $12.9B
2000s 10 years · $3.2B
1990s 10 years · $3.1B
1980s 10 years · $844M
1970s 8 years · $809.3M
1960s 7 years · $631.5M
1950s 9 years · $266.2M
1940s 7 years · $159.5M
1930s 8 years · $210.9M
1920s 1 year · $270
FAQ

Musical 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing musical movie in 2011?

Footloose (2011) leads with $63.5M worldwide, $51.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Pina (2011) at $18.7M and Lord of the Dance in 3D (2011) at $310K.

How much did musical movies released in 2011 earn?

4 musical films released in 2011 report a worldwide gross, $82.6M in all, or $20.7M per film on average. 2010 releases took $688.7M.

How many musical movies released in 2011 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Footloose (2011), earned $63.5M.

How much of the 2011 Musical box office came from the US and Canada?

$55.3M of the $82.6M total, or 67%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the 2011 musical 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 musical 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.