#1 of 544 #1 English-language movie of 2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
2011 · Adventure, Mystery
$1.3B worldwide · 6% of the chart's total
$381.4M US & Canada · 28% $961.1M elsewhere · 72%
English box office · 2011
English Box Office 2011: Highest-Grossing English Movies
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 2011, with $1.3B worldwide, ahead of Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) at $1.1B and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) at $1B. 544 English-language films released in 2011 report a worldwide gross, $24.2B in all, 39% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $1 billion and 64 crossed $100 million. That is up 16% on 2010, whose releases took $21B. By genre, Action leads with $9.7B across 67 English releases.
- 2011 releases with a gross
- 544
- combined worldwide
- $24.2B
- films crossed $100M
- 64
- vs 2010
- +16%
#1 of 544 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of 2011?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) leads with $1.3B, 6% of the total. The top 5 together took $4.9B, 20% of what all 544 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $1.3B Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)$381.4M US & Canada · 28% $961.1M elsewhere · 72%
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Number 3 $1B Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)$241.1M US & Canada · 23% $805.6M elsewhere · 77% -
Number 4 $712.2M The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)$281.3M US & Canada · 39% $430.9M elsewhere · 61% -
Number 5 $694.7M Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)$209.4M US & Canada · 30% $485.3M elsewhere · 70%
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every English Release of 2011, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 544. 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 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) Jul 15, 2011 · Adventure, Mystery $1.3B worldwideJul 15, 2011 US and Canada: $381.4M Rest of the world: $961.1M Worldwide: $1.3B
- 2 Jun 29, 2011 US and Canada: $352.4M Rest of the world: $771.4M Worldwide: $1.1B
- 3 May 20, 2011 US and Canada: $241.1M Rest of the world: $805.6M Worldwide: $1B
- 4 Nov 18, 2011 US and Canada: $281.3M Rest of the world: $430.9M Worldwide: $712.2M
- 5 Dec 16, 2011 US and Canada: $209.4M Rest of the world: $485.3M Worldwide: $694.7M
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May 26, 2011 US and Canada: $165.2M Rest of the world: $500.4M Worldwide: $665.7M - 7
Apr 29, 2011 US and Canada: $209.8M Rest of the world: $416.3M Worldwide: $626.1M - 8
May 26, 2011 US and Canada: $254.5M Rest of the world: $332.3M Worldwide: $586.8M - 9
Jul 29, 2011 US and Canada: $142.6M Rest of the world: $421.3M Worldwide: $563.9M - 10
Jun 24, 2011 US and Canada: $191.5M Rest of the world: $368.4M Worldwide: $559.9M - 11
Oct 28, 2011 US and Canada: $149.3M Rest of the world: $405.7M Worldwide: $555M - 12
Dec 16, 2011 US and Canada: $186.8M Rest of the world: $357M Worldwide: $543.8M - 13
Apr 15, 2011 US and Canada: $143.6M Rest of the world: $340.2M Worldwide: $483.9M - 14
Aug 5, 2011 US and Canada: $176.8M Rest of the world: $305M Worldwide: $481.8M - 15
May 6, 2011 US and Canada: $181M Rest of the world: $268.3M Worldwide: $449.3M - 16
Dec 21, 2011 US and Canada: $77.6M Rest of the world: $296.4M Worldwide: $374M - 17
Jul 22, 2011 US and Canada: $176.7M Rest of the world: $193.9M Worldwide: $370.6M - 18
Jun 3, 2011 US and Canada: $146.4M Rest of the world: $206.2M Worldwide: $352.6M - 19
Dec 16, 2011 US and Canada: $133.1M Rest of the world: $209.6M Worldwide: $342.7M - 20
May 13, 2011 US and Canada: $169.1M Rest of the world: $155.7M Worldwide: $324.8M - 21
Oct 7, 2011 US and Canada: $85.5M Rest of the world: $213.8M Worldwide: $299.3M - 22
Jun 10, 2011 US and Canada: $127M Rest of the world: $133.1M Worldwide: $260.1M - 23
Mar 4, 2011 US and Canada: $123.5M Rest of the world: $122.2M Worldwide: $245.7M - 24
Jun 17, 2011 US and Canada: $116.6M Rest of the world: $120.6M Worldwide: $237.2M - 25
Jan 14, 2011 US and Canada: $98.8M Rest of the world: $129M Worldwide: $227.8M - 26
Nov 11, 2011 US and Canada: $83.5M Rest of the world: $143.4M Worldwide: $226.9M - 27
Aug 10, 2011 US and Canada: $169.7M Rest of the world: $52.1M Worldwide: $221.8M - 28
Jun 24, 2011 US and Canada: $100.3M Rest of the world: $115.9M Worldwide: $216.2M - 29
Feb 11, 2011 US and Canada: $103M Rest of the world: $111.9M Worldwide: $214.9M - 30
Mar 11, 2011 US and Canada: $83.6M Rest of the world: $128.3M Worldwide: $211.8M - 31
Jul 8, 2011 US and Canada: $117.5M Rest of the world: $92.3M Worldwide: $209.8M - 32
Oct 21, 2011 US and Canada: $104M Rest of the world: $103M Worldwide: $207M - 33
Feb 11, 2011 US and Canada: $100M Rest of the world: $94M Worldwide: $194M - 34
Jun 17, 2011 US and Canada: $68.2M Rest of the world: $119.1M Worldwide: $187.4M - 35
Nov 23, 2011 US and Canada: $73.9M Rest of the world: $111.9M Worldwide: $185.8M - 36
Apr 1, 2011 US and Canada: $108.5M Rest of the world: $75.9M Worldwide: $184.4M - 37
Dec 25, 2011 US and Canada: $79.9M Rest of the world: $97.7M Worldwide: $177.6M - 38
Nov 16, 2011 US and Canada: $82.6M Rest of the world: $94.7M Worldwide: $177.2M - 39
Jul 29, 2011 US and Canada: $100.2M Rest of the world: $74.6M Worldwide: $174.8M - 40
Oct 28, 2011 US and Canada: $37.5M Rest of the world: $136.4M Worldwide: $173.9M - 41
Nov 23, 2011 US and Canada: $88.6M Rest of the world: $83.2M Worldwide: $171.8M - 42
Jul 8, 2011 US and Canada: $80.4M Rest of the world: $89.5M Worldwide: $169.9M - 43
Oct 21, 2011 US and Canada: $8.3M Rest of the world: $151.8M Worldwide: $160.1M - 44
Nov 18, 2011 US and Canada: $64M Rest of the world: $95.2M Worldwide: $159.2M - 45
Aug 12, 2011 US and Canada: $42.6M Rest of the world: $115.3M Worldwide: $157.9M - 46
Nov 4, 2011 US and Canada: $78M Rest of the world: $74.9M Worldwide: $152.9M - 47
May 20, 2011 US and Canada: $56.8M Rest of the world: $94.7M Worldwide: $151.5M - 48
Nov 23, 2011 US and Canada: $46.5M Rest of the world: $104.7M Worldwide: $151.1M - 49
Feb 18, 2011 US and Canada: $55.1M Rest of the world: $94.8M Worldwide: $149.9M - 50
Nov 11, 2011 US and Canada: $74.2M Rest of the world: $75.5M Worldwide: $149.7M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2011?
Of the top 10, The Hangover Part II (2011) earned the biggest share at home (43% in the US & Canada), while Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) made 77% of its gross abroad. Across all 544 films, $9.5B (39%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) $1.3B $381.4M US & Canada · 28% $961.1M elsewhere · 72%
- 2 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) $1.1B $352.4M US & Canada · 31% $771.4M elsewhere · 69%
- 3 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) $1B $241.1M US & Canada · 23% $805.6M elsewhere · 77%
- 4 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) $712.2M $281.3M US & Canada · 39% $430.9M elsewhere · 61%
- 5 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) $694.7M $209.4M US & Canada · 30% $485.3M elsewhere · 70%
- 6 Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) $665.7M $165.2M US & Canada · 25% $500.4M elsewhere · 75%
- 7 Fast Five (2011) $626.1M $209.8M US & Canada · 34% $416.3M elsewhere · 66%
- 8 The Hangover Part II (2011) $586.8M $254.5M US & Canada · 43% $332.3M elsewhere · 57%
- 9 The Smurfs (2011) $563.9M $142.6M US & Canada · 25% $421.3M elsewhere · 75%
- 10 Cars 2 (2011) $559.9M $191.5M US & Canada · 34% $368.4M elsewhere · 66%
Gross bands
How Many 2011 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
64 of 544 films crossed $100M and took $19.8B between them, 82% of the total. 388 films, 71% of the list, earned under $10M.
15% 23% 44% 17%
- $1B or more 3 films, <1% of the list $3.5B · 15% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 9 films, 2% of the list $5.5B · 23% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 52 films, 10% of the list $10.8B · 44% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 92 films, 17% of the list $4.1B · 17% of the gross
- Under $10M 388 films, 71% of the list $360M · 1% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2011 Earned the Most?
May releases took the most, $3.5B from 40 films, led by Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011). January was the quietest month ($679.1M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan The Green Hornet (2011) $679.1M The Green Hornet (2011)
- February Feb Just Go with It (2011) $1.2B Just Go with It (2011)
- March Mar Rango (2011) $1.2B Rango (2011)
- April Apr Fast Five (2011) $2.2B Fast Five (2011)
- May May Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) $3.5B Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
- June Jun Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) $3B Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
- July Jul Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) $3.2B Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- August Aug Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) $1.4B Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
- September Sep Contagion (2011) $878.8M Contagion (2011)
- October Oct Puss in Boots (2011) $1.8B Puss in Boots (2011)
- November Nov The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) $2.4B The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- December Dec Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) $2.6B Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Last 10 years
How Does 2011 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2011 earned the most: $24.2B from 544 films, led by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 369 films | 369 | $13.9B | – | Spider-Man (2002) $825.8M |
| 2003 344 films · +23% | 344 | $17.1B | +23% | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $1.1B |
| 2004 391 films · −7% | 391 | $15.9B | −7% | Shrek 2 (2004) $932.5M |
| 2005 415 films · +4% | 415 | $16.6B | +4% | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) $905.6M |
| 2006 515 films · +7% | 515 | $17.7B | +7% | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $1.1B |
| 2007 553 films · +16% | 553 | $20.5B | +16% | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) $1B |
| 2008 540 films · −2% | 540 | $20B | −2% | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| 2009 490 films · +15% | 490 | $23B | +15% | Avatar (2009) $2.9B |
| 2010 465 films · −9% | 465 | $21B | −9% | Toy Story 3 (2010) $1.1B |
| 2011 544 films · +16% | 544 | $24.2B | +16% | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) $1.3B |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in 2011?
Action took $9.7B across 67 films, 40% of the total, ahead of Comedy ($8.2B) and Adventure ($8B). A film counts once for each of its genres.
2011 English Box Office by Genre
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Action $9.7B67 films · #1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) -
Comedy $8.2B140 films · #1 Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) -
Adventure $8B39 films · #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) -
Drama $5.9B213 films · #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) -
Fantasy $5.6B21 films · #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) -
Sci-Fi $4.6B29 films · #1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) -
Thriller $4.4B99 films · #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) -
Animation $4.4B19 films · #1 Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) -
Family $3.8B32 films · #1 Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) -
Mystery $2.8B21 films · #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Archive
English Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $104B
2010s 10 years · $261.1B
- 2019 $28.7B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $28.3B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $27.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $27.4B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $27.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $24.6B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $26B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $26B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $24.2B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $21B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $170.3B
- 2009 $23B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $20B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $20.5B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $17.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $16.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $15.9B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $17.1B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $13.9B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $13.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $12.2B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $84.5B
- 1999 $12.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $10B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $11.8B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.2B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $8.9B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $7.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $6.3B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $5.5B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $5.9B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
- 1989 $6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.3B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $3.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.3B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.4B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.2B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
- 1979 $2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $1.5B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $624.6M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $955.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $694.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $906.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $369.2M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $182.9M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $346.9M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
- 1969 $244.6M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $143.9M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $336.7M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $28.1M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $227.4M #1 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- 1964 $238.6M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $75.1M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $49.6M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $952.7K #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $42.4M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $757.2M
- 1959 $126.4M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $5.1M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $31.3M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $140.6M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $70.6M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $147.7M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.6M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.4M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $96.7M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $651.4M
- 1949 $1.7M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $707.7K #1 The Fallen Idol (1948)
- 1947 $1.4M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $91.9M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $117.4K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $102K #1 Went the Day Well? (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.5M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $213.2M
- 1939 $26.3M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $27.1K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $37.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $137.1K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $40K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $299 #1 Transgression (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 3 years · $60.4K
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
English 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 544 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in 2011?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) leads with $1.3B worldwide, $381.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) at $1.1B and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) at $1B.
How much did English-language movies released in 2011 earn?
544 English-language films released in 2011 report a worldwide gross, $24.2B in all, or $44.5M per film on average. 2010 releases took $21B.
How many English-language movies released in 2011 made $1 billion?
3 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011). 64 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2011 English 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the 2011 English 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.