Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2011
Total Box Office Gross: $10,204,893,878
Tickets Sold: 1,286,867,526
Average Ticket Price: $7.93
Top Grossing Movies of 2011
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2011 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II |
Jul 15 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$381,011,219 |
48,046,812 |
| 2 |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon |
Jun 29 |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
PG-13 |
$352,390,543 |
44,437,647 |
| 3 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 |
Nov 18 |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$276,125,476 |
34,820,363 |
| 4 |
The Hangover Part II |
May 26 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
R |
$254,464,305 |
32,088,815 |
| 5 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides |
May 20 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$241,063,875 |
30,398,975 |
| 6 |
Fast Five |
Apr 29 |
Universal |
Action |
PG-13 |
$210,031,325 |
26,485,665 |
| 7 |
Cars 2 |
Jun 24 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
G |
$191,450,875 |
24,142,607 |
| 8 |
Thor |
May 6 |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
PG-13 |
$181,030,624 |
22,828,578 |
| 9 |
Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
Aug 5 |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$176,760,185 |
22,290,061 |
| 10 |
Captain America: The First Avenger |
Jul 22 |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
PG-13 |
$176,654,505 |
22,276,735 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2011
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2011 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Paramount Pictures |
24 |
$1,966,460,552 |
247,977,371 |
19.27% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros. |
38 |
$1,840,530,007 |
232,097,102 |
18.04% |
| 3 |
Sony Pictures |
29 |
$1,281,447,753 |
161,594,923 |
12.56% |
| 4 |
Walt Disney |
18 |
$1,245,523,204 |
157,064,717 |
12.21% |
| 5 |
Universal |
18 |
$1,025,035,016 |
129,260,407 |
10.04% |
| 6 |
20th Century Fox |
19 |
$982,812,355 |
123,935,984 |
9.63% |
| 7 |
Summit Entertainment |
10 |
$415,190,024 |
52,356,876 |
4.07% |
| 8 |
Relativity |
9 |
$228,256,080 |
28,783,869 |
2.24% |
| 9 |
Weinstein Co. |
15 |
$215,119,000 |
27,127,240 |
2.11% |
| 10 |
Lionsgate |
12 |
$183,395,606 |
23,126,810 |
1.80% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2011
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2011 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Adventure |
45 |
$2,459,461,650 |
310,146,490 |
24.10% |
| 2 |
Action |
45 |
$2,118,192,368 |
267,111,271 |
20.76% |
| 3 |
Comedy |
100 |
$1,859,044,039 |
234,431,784 |
18.22% |
| 4 |
Drama |
240 |
$1,496,353,627 |
188,690,946 |
14.66% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense |
59 |
$933,437,302 |
117,709,618 |
9.15% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy |
33 |
$577,791,604 |
72,861,486 |
5.66% |
| 7 |
Horror |
28 |
$411,194,895 |
51,853,077 |
4.03% |
| 8 |
Concert/Performance |
4 |
$92,700,435 |
11,689,841 |
0.91% |
| 9 |
Western |
2 |
$84,669,662 |
10,677,133 |
0.83% |
| 10 |
Documentary |
135 |
$78,727,674 |
9,927,830 |
0.77% |
Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2011
| Rank | MPAA Rating | Movies | 2011 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13 |
154 |
$5,522,728,770 |
696,434,902 |
54.12% |
| 2 |
R |
222 |
$2,417,563,966 |
304,858,706 |
23.69% |
| 3 |
PG |
79 |
$2,023,866,812 |
255,216,499 |
19.83% |
| 4 |
G |
19 |
$801,303,205 |
101,047,063 |
7.85% |
| 5 |
NC-17 |
2 |
$11,412,159 |
1,439,112 |
0.11% |
| 6 |
Not Rated |
9 |
$5,631,296 |
710,126 |
0.06% |
Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2011
| Rank | Source Material | Movies | 2011 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay |
351 |
$4,305,440,088 |
542,930,651 |
42.19% |
| 2 |
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
80 |
$2,146,638,285 |
270,698,400 |
21.04% |
| 3 |
Based on TV |
8 |
$821,667,278 |
103,615,042 |
8.05% |
| 4 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel |
12 |
$803,765,553 |
101,357,573 |
7.88% |
| 5 |
Based on Factual Book/Article |
19 |
$427,257,616 |
53,878,637 |
4.19% |
| 6 |
Based on Real Life Events |
180 |
$418,095,932 |
52,723,321 |
4.10% |
| 7 |
Remake |
17 |
$396,693,425 |
50,024,390 |
3.89% |
| 8 |
Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale |
6 |
$271,619,419 |
34,252,134 |
2.66% |
| 9 |
Based on Theme Park Ride |
1 |
$241,063,875 |
30,398,975 |
2.36% |
| 10 |
Based on Play |
15 |
$208,203,527 |
26,250,837 |
2.04% |
Market Share for Each Production Method in 2011
| Rank | Production Method | Movies | 2011 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action |
649 |
$7,371,311,755 |
929,543,167 |
72.23% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action |
19 |
$1,589,173,045 |
200,400,133 |
15.57% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation |
17 |
$1,097,857,144 |
138,443,525 |
10.76% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation |
8 |
$139,159,484 |
17,548,486 |
1.36% |
| 5 |
Multiple Production Methods |
4 |
$1,379,326 |
173,937 |
0.01% |
| 6 |
Stop-Motion Animation |
1 |
$20,300 |
2,560 |
0.00% |
Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2011
| Rank | Creative Type | Movies | 2011 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction |
321 |
$3,280,998,155 |
413,740,698 |
32.15% |
| 2 |
Fantasy |
59 |
$1,810,518,650 |
228,312,568 |
17.74% |
| 3 |
Kids Fiction |
28 |
$1,625,443,321 |
204,973,938 |
15.93% |
| 4 |
Science Fiction |
30 |
$1,439,196,303 |
181,487,553 |
14.10% |
| 5 |
Super Hero |
5 |
$719,474,648 |
90,728,204 |
7.05% |
| 6 |
Historical Fiction |
67 |
$607,149,293 |
76,563,589 |
5.95% |
| 7 |
Dramatization |
48 |
$544,001,053 |
68,600,383 |
5.33% |
| 8 |
Factual |
140 |
$171,357,390 |
21,608,753 |
1.68% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types |
1 |
$1,352,152 |
170,511 |
0.01% |
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