#1 of 46 #1 sci-fi movie of 2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
2011 · Action, Adventure
$1.1B worldwide · 23% of the chart's total
$352.4M US & Canada · 31% $771.4M elsewhere · 69%
Sci-Fi box office · 2011
Sci-Fi Box Office 2011: Highest-Grossing Sci-Fi Movies
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in 2011, with $1.1B worldwide, ahead of Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) at $481.8M and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) at $370.6M. 46 sci-fi films released in 2011 report a worldwide gross, $4.8B in all, 37% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 14 crossed $100 million. That is up 23% on 2010, whose releases took $3.9B. By language, English leads with $4.6B across 29 sci-fi releases.
- 2011 releases with a gross
- 46
- combined worldwide
- $4.8B
- films crossed $100M
- 14
- vs 2010
- +23%
#1 of 46 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Sci-Fi Hits of 2011?
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) leads with $1.1B, 23% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.6B, 55% of what all 46 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Sci-Fi 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 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)Jun 29, 2011 US and Canada: $352.4M Rest of the world: $771.4M Worldwide: $1.1B
Jun 29, 2011 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $1.1B worldwide - 2 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)Aug 5, 2011 US and Canada: $176.8M Rest of the world: $305M Worldwide: $481.8M Aug 5, 2011 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $481.8M worldwide
- 3 Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)Jul 22, 2011 US and Canada: $176.7M Rest of the world: $193.9M Worldwide: $370.6M Jul 22, 2011 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $370.6M worldwide
- 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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Jun 10, 2011 US and Canada: $127M Rest of the world: $133.1M Worldwide: $260.1M - 7
Jun 17, 2011 US and Canada: $116.6M Rest of the world: $120.6M Worldwide: $237.2M - 8
Mar 11, 2011 US and Canada: $83.6M Rest of the world: $128.3M Worldwide: $211.8M - 9
Jul 29, 2011 US and Canada: $100.2M Rest of the world: $74.6M Worldwide: $174.8M - 10
Oct 28, 2011 US and Canada: $37.5M Rest of the world: $136.4M Worldwide: $173.9M - 11
Feb 18, 2011 US and Canada: $55.1M Rest of the world: $94.8M Worldwide: $149.9M - 12
Apr 1, 2011 US and Canada: $54.7M Rest of the world: $92.6M Worldwide: $147.3M - 13
Sep 9, 2011 US and Canada: $75.7M Rest of the world: $60.9M Worldwide: $136.5M - 14
Mar 4, 2011 US and Canada: $62.5M Rest of the world: $65.4M Worldwide: $127.9M - 15
Mar 18, 2011 US and Canada: $37.4M Rest of the world: $60.6M Worldwide: $98M - 16
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)Aug 19, 2011 US and Canada: $38.5M Rest of the world: $47M Worldwide: $85.6M Aug 19, 2011 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $85.6M worldwide - 17
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 - 18
Mar 11, 2011 US and Canada: $21.4M Rest of the world: $17.8M Worldwide: $39.2M - 19
Oct 26, 2011 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $33.4M Worldwide: $35.9M - 20
Apr 23, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.7M - 21
Oct 14, 2011 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: $14.6M Worldwide: $31.5M - 22
Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: Winged Angels (2011)Mar 5, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.2M Mar 5, 2011 · Japanese · Animation, Adventure, Family $30.2M worldwide - 23
Sep 2, 2011 US and Canada: $17.7M Rest of the world: $8.5M Worldwide: $26.2M - 24
Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals (2011)Aug 6, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.3M Aug 6, 2011 · Japanese · History, Sci-Fi, Adventure $22.3M worldwide - 25
Aug 4, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.6M - 26
Nov 11, 2011 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: $14.7M Worldwide: $17.7M - 27
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle (2011)Jun 11, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.2M Jun 11, 2011 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure $11.2M worldwide - 28
Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell (2011)Feb 26, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.8M Feb 26, 2011 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Romance $6.8M worldwide - 29
Jun 28, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.7M - 30
Jul 29, 2011 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $5.2M Worldwide: $6.2M - 31
Sep 2, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8M - 32
Oct 23, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7M - 33
Apr 15, 2011 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.6M - 34
Jan 28, 2011 US and Canada: $118.9K Rest of the world: $516.2K Worldwide: $635.2K - 35
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (2011)Mar 17, 2011 US and Canada: $417.8K Rest of the world: $202.4K Worldwide: $620.2K Mar 17, 2011 · English · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi $620.2K worldwide - 36
Oct 15, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $162.3K - 37
Apr 1, 2011 US and Canada: $100.4K Rest of the world: $1.4K Worldwide: $101.7K - 38
Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong (2011)Apr 8, 2011 US and Canada: $91.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $91.3K Apr 8, 2011 · English · Horror, Comedy, Sci-Fi $91.3K worldwide - 39
Feb 1, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $73.2K - 40
Oct 6, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.2K - 41
Jul 8, 2011 US and Canada: $25.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.2K - 42
AUN: The Beginning and the End of All Things (2011)Jan 30, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.9K Jan 30, 2011 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Fantasy $14.9K worldwide - 43
Nov 23, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.5K - 44
Sep 4, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.9K - 45
Oct 11, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8K - 46
Sep 2, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $118
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2011?
Of the top 10, Cowboys & Aliens (2011) earned the biggest share at home (57% in the US & Canada), while In Time (2011) made 78% of its gross abroad. Across all 46 films, $1.8B (37%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) $1.1B $352.4M US & Canada · 31% $771.4M elsewhere · 69%
- 2 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) $481.8M $176.8M US & Canada · 37% $305M elsewhere · 63%
- 3 Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) $370.6M $176.7M US & Canada · 48% $193.9M elsewhere · 52%
- 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 Super 8 (2011) $260.1M $127M US & Canada · 49% $133.1M elsewhere · 51%
- 7 Green Lantern (2011) $237.2M $116.6M US & Canada · 49% $120.6M elsewhere · 51%
- 8 Battle: Los Angeles (2011) $211.8M $83.6M US & Canada · 39% $128.3M elsewhere · 61%
- 9 Cowboys & Aliens (2011) $174.8M $100.2M US & Canada · 57% $74.6M elsewhere · 43%
- 10 In Time (2011) $173.9M $37.5M US & Canada · 22% $136.4M elsewhere · 78%
Gross bands
How Many 2011 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
14 of 46 films crossed $100M and took $4.2B between them, 89% of the total. 19 films, 41% of the list, earned under $10M.
23% 65% 11%
- $1B or more 1 film, 2% of the list $1.1B · 23% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 13 films, 28% of the list $3.1B · 65% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 13 films, 28% of the list $510.8M · 11% of the gross
- Under $10M 19 films, 41% of the list $37.7M · <1% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2011 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $2B from 6 films, led by Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). November was the quietest month ($17.7M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2011) $61.3M Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2011)
- February Feb I Am Number Four (2011) $156.8M I Am Number Four (2011)
- March Mar Battle: Los Angeles (2011) $507.8M Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
- April Apr Source Code (2011) $185.8M Source Code (2011)
- May May No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- June Jun Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) $2B Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
- July Jul Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) $551.6M Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- August Aug Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) $608.3M Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
- September Sep Contagion (2011) $168.6M Contagion (2011)
- October Oct Real Steel (2011) $546.6M Real Steel (2011)
- November Nov Melancholia (2011) $17.7M Melancholia (2011)
- December Dec No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Last 10 years
How Does 2011 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2009 earned the most: $7.9B from 60 films, led by Avatar (2009). 2011 took $4.8B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 43 films | 43 | $3B | – | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) $653.8M |
| 2003 34 films · +12% | 34 | $3.4B | +12% | The Matrix Reloaded (2003) $741.8M |
| 2004 33 films · −27% | 33 | $2.5B | −27% | Spider-Man 2 (2004) $784.6M |
| 2005 36 films · +32% | 36 | $3.3B | +32% | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) $905.6M |
| 2006 41 films · −52% | 41 | $1.6B | −52% | X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) $460.4M |
| 2007 37 films · +59% | 37 | $2.5B | +59% | Transformers (2007) $709.7M |
| 2008 46 films · +25% | 46 | $3.2B | +25% | Iron Man (2008) $585.8M |
| 2009 60 films · +150% | 60 | $7.9B | +150% | Avatar (2009) $2.9B |
| 2010 48 films · −50% | 48 | $3.9B | −50% | Inception (2010) $839.4M |
| 2011 46 films · +23% | 46 | $4.8B | +23% | Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) $1.1B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Sci-Fi Movies Speak in 2011?
English-language sci-fi films took $4.6B across 29 films, 95% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language sci-fi films ($170.8M) and Hindi-language sci-fi films ($35.9M).
2011 Sci-Fi Box Office by Language
- English $4.6B29 films · #1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
- Japanese $170.8M9 films · #1 Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2011)
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Hindi $35.9M1 film · #1 RA. One (2011) -
Korean $18.6M1 film · #1 Sector 7 (2011) -
German $6.7M1 film · #1 Hell (2011) -
Portuguese $5.8M1 film · #1 The Man from the Future (2011) -
Russian $73.2K1 film · #1 Target (2011) -
Cantonese $29.2K1 film · #1 The 33D Invader (2011) -
French $12.5K1 film · #1 Voice Over (2011) -
Italian $10.9K1 film · #1 The Arrival of Wang (2011)
Archive
Sci-Fi Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1933 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2018 leads with $15.1B, led by Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
2020s 7 years · $37.1B
- 2026 so far $5.9B #1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
- 2025 $4.9B #1 Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
- 2024 $6.9B #1 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- 2023 $4.7B #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- 2022 $7.5B #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- 2021 $6.2B #1 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- 2020 $912.4M #1 Tenet (2020)
2010s 10 years · $87.8B
- 2019 $10.3B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $15.1B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $11.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $8.4B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $10.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $9.7B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $8.6B #1 Iron Man 3 (2013)
- 2012 $5.6B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $4.8B #1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
- 2010 $3.9B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $31B
- 2009 $7.9B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $3.2B #1 Iron Man (2008)
- 2007 $2.5B #1 Transformers (2007)
- 2006 $1.6B #1 X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- 2005 $3.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $2.5B #1 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- 2003 $3.4B #1 The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- 2002 $3B #1 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
- 2001 $2.3B #1 The Mummy Returns (2001)
- 2000 $1.3B #1 X-Men (2000)
1990s 10 years · $12.5B
- 1999 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $1.9B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $2.7B #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- 1996 $1.5B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $918.9M #1 Waterworld (1995)
- 1994 $555.9M #1 Stargate (1994)
- 1993 $199.7M #1 Demolition Man (1993)
- 1992 $456.9M #1 Alien 3 (1992)
- 1991 $819.7M #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $995.3M #1 Total Recall (1990)
1980s 10 years · $5.4B
- 1989 $1B #1 Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- 1988 $139.1M #1 Alien Nation (1988)
- 1987 $360.5M #1 Predator (1987)
- 1986 $504.9M #1 Aliens (1986)
- 1985 $654.3M #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $693.3M #1 Ghostbusters (1984)
- 1983 $781.3M #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $234.5M #1 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
- 1981 $362.6M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $645.6M #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $2B
- 1979 $500.5M #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $341.8M #1 Superman (1978)
- 1977 $1.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $4.1M #1 Robot Taekwon V (1976)
- 1975 $3.9M #1 Bug (1975)
- 1974 $560.7K #1 The Terminal Man (1974)
- 1973 $27.2M #1 Sleeper (1973)
- 1972 $9.3M #1 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
- 1971 $42.1M #1 A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- 1970 $19M #1 Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
1960s 8 years · $33.1M
- 1969 $171 #1 Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)
- 1968 $32.6M #1 Planet of the Apes (1968)
- 1967 $240.1K #1 Night of the Big Heat (1967)
- 1966 $36.5K #1 The Face of Another (1966)
- 1965 $180.7K #1 Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
- 1964 $492 #1 Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
- 1961 $90 #1 Mothra (1961)
- 1960 $5.9K #1 The Time Machine (1960)
1950s 9 years · $696.6K
- 1959 $12.1K #1 On the Beach (1959)
- 1958 $16.3K #1 Hare-Way to the Stars (1958)
- 1957 $30K #1 The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
- 1956 $3.7K #1 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- 1955 $291 #1 Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
- 1954 $594.6K #1 Godzilla (1954)
- 1953 $15K #1 Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)
- 1952 $15K #1 Water, Water Every Hare (1952)
- 1951 $9.6K #1 The Man in the White Suit (1951)
1940s 1 year · $14.8K
FAQ
Sci-Fi 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 46 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie in 2011?
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) leads with $1.1B worldwide, $352.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) at $481.8M and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) at $370.6M.
How much did sci-fi movies released in 2011 earn?
46 sci-fi films released in 2011 report a worldwide gross, $4.8B in all, or $104.3M per film on average. 2010 releases took $3.9B.
How many sci-fi movies released in 2011 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). 14 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2011 sci-fi 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 sci-fi 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.