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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2011

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2011 GrossTickets Sold
1 Pirates of the Caribbean: O… May 20, 2011 Adventure PG-13 $241,071,802 30,399,975
2 The Help Aug 10, 2011 Drama PG-13 $169,499,546 21,374,469
3 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of … Dec 16, 2011 Action PG-13 $136,910,219 17,264,845
4 True Grit Dec 22, 2010 Western PG-13 $84,572,623 10,664,896
5 Water for Elephants Apr 22, 2011 Drama PG-13 $58,709,717 7,403,495
6 The Debt Aug 31, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $31,177,548 3,931,594
7 The Three Musketeers Oct 21, 2011 Adventure PG-13 $20,377,913 2,569,724
8 The Eagle Feb 11, 2011 Action PG-13 $19,490,041 2,457,760
9 The Tree of Life May 27, 2011 Drama PG-13 $13,305,665 1,677,890
10 The Rum Diary Oct 28, 2011 Drama R $13,109,815 1,653,192
11 Jane Eyre Mar 11, 2011 Drama PG-13 $11,242,660 1,417,737
12 My Week with Marilyn Nov 23, 2011 Drama R $8,935,721 1,126,824
13 Take Me Home Tonight Mar 4, 2011 Comedy R $6,928,068 873,652
14 Margin Call Oct 21, 2011 Drama R $5,246,366 661,584
15 The Artist Nov 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $5,044,344 636,108
16 Anonymous Oct 28, 2011 Drama PG-13 $4,463,292 562,836
17 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Dec 9, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $3,955,762 498,835
18 L'illusionniste Dec 25, 2010 Adventure PG $2,107,998 265,825
19 Potiche Mar 25, 2011 Comedy R $1,618,844 204,141
20 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Jul 15, 2011 Drama PG-13 $1,348,205 170,013
21 Kill the Irishman Mar 11, 2011 Drama R $1,188,194 149,835
22 Meek's Cutoff Apr 8, 2011 Drama PG $977,772 123,300
23 Higher Ground Aug 23, 2011 Drama R $841,056 106,060
24 Casino Jack Dec 17, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $808,865 102,000
25 Jûsan-nin no shikaku Apr 29, 2011 Action R $802,778 101,233
26 Les femmes du 6ème étage Jun 3, 2011 Comedy Not Rated $733,294 92,470
27 Mausam Sep 23, 2011 Drama Not Rated $725,966 91,546
28 Nannerl la soeur de Mozart Aug 19, 2011 Drama Not Rated $684,496 86,317
29 Winter in Wartime Mar 18, 2011 Drama R $542,860 68,456
30 Bride Flight Jun 10, 2011 Drama R $501,360 63,223
31 Di Renjie Sep 2, 2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $474,754 59,868
32 Frisson des Collines Apr 15, 2011 Drama Not Rated $434,589 54,803
33 La princesse de Montpensier Apr 15, 2011 Drama Not Rated $352,428 44,442
34 Extremely Loud and Incredib… Dec 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $352,417 44,441
35 The Mill and the Cross Sep 14, 2011 Drama Not Rated $264,873 33,401
36 Brighton Rock Aug 26, 2011 Drama R $229,653 28,960
37 Ip Man: Legend of the Grand… Jan 28, 2011 Action R $205,675 25,936
38 Blackthorn Oct 7, 2011 Western R $186,660 23,538
39 Amigo Aug 19, 2011 Drama R $180,582 22,772
40 The Last Godfather Apr 1, 2011 Comedy PG-13 $164,247 20,712
41 Xinhai geming Oct 7, 2011 Drama R $135,739 17,117
42 Vision Oct 13, 2010 Drama Not Rated $115,591 14,576
43 Misterios de Lisboa Aug 5, 2011 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $110,507 13,935
44 Young Goethe in Love Nov 4, 2011 Drama Not Rated $101,237 12,766
45 The Warrior's Way Dec 3, 2010 Western R $97,039 12,236
46 Shaolin Sep 9, 2011 Action R $66,099 8,335
47 Get Low Jul 30, 2010 Drama PG-13 $65,445 8,252
48 Dirty Girl Oct 7, 2011 Drama R $53,630 6,762
49 Bronenosets Potyomkin Jan 14, 2011 Drama Not Rated $50,526 6,371
50 Jing mo fung wan: Chen Zhen Apr 22, 2011 Action R $50,433 6,359
51 In The Land of Blood and Honey Dec 23, 2011 Drama R $49,142 6,196
52 The Tempest Dec 10, 2010 Drama PG-13 $46,310 5,839
53 Choi-jong-byeong-gi-hwal Oct 14, 2011 Action R $40,685 5,130
54 The Last Circus Aug 19, 2011 Black Comedy R $40,548 5,113
55 Baiyin diguo Jun 3, 2011 Drama Not Rated $40,052 5,050
56 White Irish Drinkers Mar 25, 2011 Drama R $31,056 3,916
57 Cracks Mar 18, 2011 Drama R $29,683 3,743
58 Bereavement Mar 4, 2011 Horror R $24,400 3,076
59 Black Death Mar 11, 2011 Horror R $22,554 2,844
60 Night Catches Us Dec 3, 2010 Drama R $21,271 2,682
61 Skateland May 13, 2011 Drama PG-13 $19,412 2,447
62 L'apollonide - souvenirs de… Nov 25, 2011 Drama Not Rated $19,327 2,437
63 The Little Traitor Oct 16, 2009 Drama Not Rated $16,284 2,053
64 Korkoro Mar 25, 2011 Drama Not Rated $8,242 1,039
65 That's What I Am Apr 29, 2011 Drama PG $6,400 807
66 Burke & Hare Sep 9, 2011 Black Comedy R $4,833 609
67 Kyatapira May 6, 2011 Drama Not Rated $4,157 524
68 Morrer Como Un Homem Apr 8, 2011 Musical Not Rated $4,029 508
69 Prince of the Himalayas Dec 23, 2011 Drama Not Rated $2,883 363
70 Jitsuroku rengo sekigun: As… May 27, 2011 Drama Not Rated $2,659 335
Total Gross of All Movies$851,048,841
Total Tickets Sold107,320,128

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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