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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 $275,530,738 34,745,364
3 The Help Aug 10, 2011 Drama PG-13 $169,499,546 21,374,469
4 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of … Dec 16, 2011 Action PG-13 $136,910,219 17,264,845
5 True Grit Dec 22, 2010 Western PG-13 $84,572,623 10,664,896
6 Real Steel Oct 7, 2011 Action PG-13 $84,493,241 10,654,885
7 Limitless Mar 18, 2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $79,249,455 9,993,626
8 Mr. Poppers's Penguins Jun 17, 2011 Comedy PG $68,224,452 8,603,336
9 The Adjustment Bureau Mar 4, 2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $62,495,645 7,880,914
10 Water for Elephants Apr 22, 2011 Drama PG-13 $58,709,717 7,403,495
11 The Lincoln Lawyer Mar 18, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $58,009,200 7,315,157
12 The Girl with the Dragon Ta… Dec 20, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $55,584,881 7,009,442
13 I am Number Four Feb 18, 2011 Adventure PG-13 $55,100,437 6,948,352
14 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodri… Mar 25, 2011 Adventure PG $52,698,535 6,645,465
15 Hugo Nov 23, 2011 Adventure PG $50,313,495 6,344,703
16 War Horse Dec 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $40,451,772 5,101,106
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 Drive Sep 16, 2011 Action R $34,833,047 4,392,565
20 Beastly Mar 4, 2011 Drama PG-13 $27,865,571 3,513,943
21 Winnie the Pooh Jul 15, 2011 Adventure G $26,692,846 3,366,058
22 Killer Elite Sep 23, 2011 Action R $25,124,986 3,168,346
23 Monte Carlo Jul 1, 2011 Romantic Comedy PG $23,186,769 2,923,931
24 Mars Needs Moms Mar 11, 2011 Adventure PG $21,392,758 2,697,699
25 Conan the Barbarian Aug 19, 2011 Action R $21,295,021 2,685,374
26 The Three Musketeers Oct 21, 2011 Adventure PG-13 $20,377,913 2,569,724
27 The Eagle Feb 11, 2011 Action PG-13 $19,490,041 2,457,760
28 The Chronicles of Narnia: T… Dec 10, 2010 Adventure PG $17,460,553 2,201,835
29 The Thing Oct 14, 2011 Horror R $16,999,934 2,143,750
30 Gulliver's Travels Dec 25, 2010 Adventure PG $15,324,755 1,932,504
31 Judy Moody and the Not Bumm… Jun 10, 2011 Adventure PG $15,013,650 1,893,272
32 One Day Aug 19, 2011 Drama PG-13 $13,843,771 1,745,746
33 The Rum Diary Oct 28, 2011 Drama R $13,109,815 1,653,192
34 Harry Potter and the Deathl… Nov 19, 2010 Adventure PG-13 $12,450,090 1,569,999
35 Jane Eyre Mar 11, 2011 Drama PG-13 $11,242,660 1,417,737
36 I Don't Know How She Does It Sep 16, 2011 Comedy PG-13 $9,659,074 1,218,042
37 Elle s'appelait Sarah Jul 22, 2011 Drama PG $7,691,700 969,949
38 Barney's Version Dec 17, 2010 Drama R $7,502,560 946,098
39 Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 Apr 15, 2011 Drama PG-13 $4,752,353 599,287
40 Seven Days In Utopia Sep 2, 2011 Drama G $4,367,448 550,750
41 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Dec 9, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $3,955,762 498,835
42 La piel que habito Oct 14, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $3,042,108 383,620
43 From Prada to Nada Jan 28, 2011 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $3,033,623 382,550
44 Everything Must Go May 13, 2011 Drama PG $2,712,131 342,008
45 The Grace Card Feb 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $2,430,735 306,523
46 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Jul 15, 2011 Drama PG-13 $1,348,205 170,013
47 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 17, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $832,832 105,022
48 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 5, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $768,580 96,921
49 The Lord of the Rings: The … Dec 12, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $764,607 96,420
50 Le hérisson Mar 12, 2010 Drama Not Rated $755,668 95,292
51 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $711,168 89,681
52 Metropolis Mar 13, 1927 Action Not Rated $556,412 70,165
53 Winter in Wartime Mar 18, 2011 Drama R $542,860 68,456
54 Joueuse Apr 1, 2011 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $478,710 60,366
55 Di Renjie Sep 2, 2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $474,754 59,868
56 Submarine Jun 3, 2011 Comedy R $467,602 58,966
57 Miral Mar 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $377,014 47,542
58 La princesse de Montpensier Apr 15, 2011 Drama Not Rated $352,428 44,442
59 Extremely Loud and Incredib… Dec 25, 2011 Drama PG-13 $352,417 44,441
60 Arthur et la vengeance de M… Feb 25, 2011 Adventure PG $347,136 43,775
61 Winter’s Bone Jun 11, 2010 Drama R $285,995 36,064
62 Brighton Rock Aug 26, 2011 Drama R $229,653 28,960
63 Luftslottet som sprängdes Apr 30, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $154,599 19,495
64 Life, Above All Jul 15, 2011 Drama PG-13 $134,078 16,907
65 Legend of the Guardians: Th… Sep 24, 2010 Adventure PG $125,490 15,825
66 Misterios de Lisboa Aug 5, 2011 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $110,507 13,935
67 My Dog Tulip Sep 1, 2010 Drama Not Rated $95,316 12,019
68 The Tree Jul 15, 2011 Drama Not Rated $71,158 8,973
69 The Human Resources Manager Mar 4, 2011 Drama Not Rated $64,014 8,072
70 Dao Jian Xiao Mar 18, 2011 Comedy PG-13 $47,897 6,039
71 Alabama Moon Mar 18, 2011 Adventure PG $47,305 5,965
72 Journal d'un curé de campagne Feb 25, 2011 Drama Not Rated $46,979 5,924
73 Went the Day Well? May 20, 2011 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $39,523 4,983
74 Cracks Mar 18, 2011 Drama R $29,683 3,743
75 La mariée était en noir Nov 4, 2011 Drama Not Rated $20,654 2,605
76 Skateland May 13, 2011 Drama PG-13 $19,412 2,447
77 The Little Traitor Oct 16, 2009 Drama Not Rated $16,284 2,053
78 The Town Sep 17, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $13,027 1,643
79 Bloodworth May 20, 2011 Drama R $12,971 1,635
80 A Bird of the Air Sep 23, 2011 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $10,152 1,280
81 Le Amiche Jun 18, 2010 Drama Not Rated $6,042 761
82 Kyatapira May 6, 2011 Drama Not Rated $4,157 524
83 Mississippi Mermaid Jan 15, 1999 Drama R $3,244 409
84 Flickan som lekte med elden Dec 25, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $2,547 321
85 The Taqwacores Oct 22, 2010 Drama Not Rated $2,098 264
86 Män som hatar kvinnor May 29, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $2,075 261
87 An Invisible Sign May 6, 2011 Drama PG-13 $1,279 161
88 Angels Crest Dec 30, 2011 Drama R $832 104
Total Gross of All Movies$2,187,796,367
Total Tickets Sold275,888,544

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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