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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2011

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2011 GrossTickets Sold
1 Harry Potter and the Deathl… Jul 15, 2011 Adventure PG-13 $381,011,219 48,046,812
2 The Twilight Saga: Breaking… Nov 18, 2011 Drama PG-13 $274,841,954 34,658,506
3 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Aug 5, 2011 Adventure PG-13 $176,760,185 22,290,061
4 The Help Aug 10, 2011 Drama PG-13 $169,499,546 21,374,470
5 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of … Dec 16, 2011 Action PG-13 $136,910,219 17,264,845
6 True Grit Dec 22, 2010 Western PG-13 $84,572,623 10,664,896
7 Real Steel Oct 7, 2011 Action PG-13 $84,493,241 10,654,885
8 Limitless Mar 18, 2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $79,249,455 9,993,626
9 Mr. Poppers’s Penguins Jun 17, 2011 Comedy PG $68,224,452 8,603,336
10 The Adjustment Bureau Mar 4, 2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $62,495,645 7,880,914
11 Water for Elephants Apr 22, 2011 Drama PG-13 $58,709,717 7,403,495
12 The Lincoln Lawyer Mar 18, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $58,009,200 7,315,158
13 I am Number Four Feb 18, 2011 Adventure PG-13 $55,100,437 6,948,353
14 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodri… Mar 25, 2011 Adventure PG $52,698,535 6,645,465
15 The Girl with the Dragon Ta… Dec 20, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $50,338,690 6,347,880
16 Hugo Nov 23, 2011 Adventure PG $50,313,495 6,344,703
17 The Descendants Nov 16, 2011 Drama R $40,315,665 5,083,943
18 Something Borrowed May 6, 2011 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $39,046,489 4,923,895
19 War Horse Dec 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $36,352,197 4,584,136
20 Drive Sep 16, 2011 Action R $34,820,731 4,391,013
21 Beastly Mar 4, 2011 Drama PG-13 $27,865,571 3,513,943
22 Winnie the Pooh Jul 15, 2011 Adventure G $26,692,846 3,366,059
23 Killer Elite Sep 23, 2011 Action R $25,124,986 3,168,346
24 Monte Carlo Jul 1, 2011 Romantic Comedy PG $23,186,769 2,923,931
25 Mars Needs Moms Mar 11, 2011 Adventure PG $21,392,758 2,697,700
26 Conan the Barbarian Aug 19, 2011 Action R $21,295,021 2,685,375
27 The Three Musketeers Oct 21, 2011 Adventure PG-13 $20,374,484 2,569,292
28 The Eagle Feb 11, 2011 Action PG-13 $19,490,041 2,457,761
29 The Chronicles of Narnia: T… Dec 10, 2010 Adventure PG $17,460,553 2,201,835
30 The Thing Oct 14, 2011 Horror R $16,999,934 2,143,750
31 Gulliver’s Travels Dec 25, 2010 Adventure PG $15,324,755 1,932,504
32 Judy Moody and the Not Bumm… Jun 10, 2011 Adventure PG $15,013,650 1,893,272
33 One Day Aug 19, 2011 Drama PG-13 $13,843,771 1,745,747
34 The Rum Diary Oct 28, 2011 Drama R $13,109,815 1,653,192
35 Harry Potter and the Deathl… Nov 19, 2010 Adventure PG-13 $12,450,090 1,569,999
36 Jane Eyre Mar 11, 2011 Drama PG-13 $11,242,660 1,417,738
37 Straw Dogs Sep 16, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $10,324,441 1,301,947
38 I Don't Know How She Does It Sep 16, 2011 Comedy PG-13 $9,659,074 1,218,042
39 Elle s'appelait Sarah Jul 22, 2011 Drama PG $7,691,700 969,950
40 Barney's Version Dec 17, 2010 Drama R $7,502,560 946,098
41 Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 Apr 15, 2011 Drama PG-13 $4,752,353 599,288
42 Seven Days In Utopia Sep 2, 2011 Drama G $4,367,448 550,750
43 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Dec 9, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $3,566,606 449,761
44 La piel que habito Oct 14, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $3,042,108 383,620
45 From Prada to Nada Jan 28, 2011 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $3,033,623 382,550
46 Everything Must Go May 13, 2011 Drama PG $2,712,131 342,009
47 The Grace Card Feb 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $2,430,735 306,524
48 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Jul 15, 2011 Drama PG-13 $1,348,205 170,013
49 Le hérisson Mar 12, 2010 Drama Not Rated $828,801 104,515
50 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 17, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $818,580 103,226
51 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 5, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $768,580 96,921
52 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 12, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $764,607 96,420
53 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $711,168 89,681
54 Metropolis Mar 13, 1927 Action Not Rated $677,231 85,401
55 Winter in Wartime Mar 18, 2011 Drama R $542,860 68,456
56 Joueuse Apr 1, 2011 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $478,710 60,367
57 Di Renjie Sep 2, 2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $474,754 59,868
58 Submarine Jun 3, 2011 Comedy R $467,602 58,966
59 Miral Mar 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $377,014 47,543
60 La princesse de Montpensier Apr 15, 2011 Drama Not Rated $352,428 44,442
61 Extremely Loud and Incredib… Dec 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $352,417 44,441
62 Arthur et la vengeance de M… Feb 25, 2011 Adventure PG $347,136 43,775
63 Winter’s Bone Jun 11, 2010 Drama R $287,758 36,287
64 Brighton Rock Aug 26, 2011 Drama R $229,653 28,960
65 Luftslottet som sprängdes Apr 30, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $154,599 19,495
66 Life, Above All Jul 15, 2011 Drama PG-13 $134,078 16,908
67 Legend of the Guardians: Th… Sep 24, 2010 Adventure PG $125,490 15,825
68 Misterios de Lisboa Aug 5, 2011 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $110,507 13,935
69 My Dog Tulip Sep 1, 2010 Drama Not Rated $95,316 12,020
70 The Tree Jul 15, 2011 Drama Not Rated $71,158 8,973
71 The Human Resources Manager Mar 4, 2011 Drama Not Rated $64,014 8,072
72 Dao Jian Xiao Mar 18, 2011 Comedy PG-13 $47,897 6,040
73 Alabama Moon Mar 18, 2011 Adventure PG $47,009 5,928
74 Journal d'un curé de campagne Feb 25, 2011 Drama Not Rated $46,979 5,924
75 Went the Day Well? May 20, 2011 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $39,523 4,984
76 We Need to Talk About Kevin Jan 13, 2012 Drama R $39,297 4,955
77 Cracks Mar 18, 2011 Drama R $29,683 3,743
78 La mariée était en noir Nov 4, 2011 Drama Not Rated $20,654 2,605
79 Skateland May 13, 2011 Drama PG-13 $19,412 2,448
80 The Little Traitor Oct 16, 2009 Drama Not Rated $16,284 2,053
81 The Town Sep 17, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $13,027 1,643
82 Bloodworth May 20, 2011 Drama R $12,971 1,636
83 A Bird of the Air Sep 23, 2011 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $10,152 1,280
84 Le Amiche Jun 18, 2010 Drama Not Rated $6,042 762
85 Kyatapira May 6, 2011 Drama Not Rated $4,157 524
86 Mississippi Mermaid Jan 15, 1999 Drama R $3,244 409
87 Flickan som lekte med elden Dec 25, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $2,547 321
88 The Taqwacores Oct 22, 2010 Drama Not Rated $2,098 265
89 Män som hatar kvinnor May 29, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $2,075 262
90 An Invisible Sign May 6, 2011 Drama PG-13 $1,279 161
91 Angels Crest Dec 30, 2011 Drama R $407 51
Total Gross of All Movies$2,364,661,581
Total Tickets Sold298,191,879

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2011. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2011. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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