| Week |
Weekend End Date |
Film |
Total weekend gross
(Million) |
Note(s) |
| 1 |
02011-01-09 January 9, 2011 |
True Grit |
$14,605,135 |
|
| 2 |
02011-01-16 January 16, 2011 |
The Green Hornet |
$33,526,876 |
|
| 3 |
02011-01-23 January 23, 2011 |
No Strings Attached |
$19,652,921 |
|
| 4 |
02011-01-30 January 30, 2011 |
The Rite |
$14,789,393 |
|
| 5 |
02011-02-06 February 6, 2011 |
The Roommate |
$15,002,635 |
|
| 6 |
02011-02-13 February 13, 2011 |
Just Go With It |
$30,514,732 |
|
| 7 |
02011-02-20 February 20, 2011 |
Unknown |
$21,856,389 |
|
| 8 |
02011-02-27 February 27, 2011 |
Hall Pass |
$13,535,374 |
|
| 9 |
02011-03-06 March 6, 2011 |
Rango |
$38,079,323 |
|
| 10 |
02011-03-13 March 13, 2011 |
Battle: Los Angeles |
$35,573,187 |
|
| 11 |
02011-03-20 March 20, 2011 |
Limitless |
$18,907,302 |
| 12 |
02011-03-27 March 27, 2011 |
Sucker Punch |
$24,751,502 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules was #1 in North America. |
| 13 |
02011-04-03 April 3, 2011 |
Hop |
$37,543,710 |
|
| 14 |
02011-04-10 April 10, 2011 |
Hop |
$21,298,240 |
|
| 15 |
02011-04-17 April 17, 2011 |
Scream 4 |
$20,785,122 |
Rio was #1 in North America. |
| 16 |
02011-04-24 April 24, 2011 |
Hop |
$22,396,230 |
Hop reclaimed the #1 spot in its fourth week of release. Rio was #1 in North America. |
| 17 |
02011-05-01 May 1, 2011 |
Rio |
$25,456,556 |
Rio reached #1 in its third weekend of release. Fast Five was #1 in North America. |
| 18 |
02011-05-08 May 8, 2011 |
Thor |
$66,000,000 |
|
| 19 |
02011-05-15 May 15, 2011 |
Thor |
$34,500,000 |
|
| 20 |
02011-05-22 May 22, 2011 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides |
$90,100,000 |
|
| 21 |
02011-05-29 May 29, 2011 |
The Hangover Part II |
$86,480,000 |
|
| 23 |
02011-06-05 June 5, 2011 |
X-Men: First Class |
$56,000,000 |
|
| 24 |
02011-06-12 June 12, 2011 |
Super 8 |
$37,000,000 |
|
| 25 |
02011-06-19 June 19, 2011 |
Green Lantern |
$53,174,303 |
|
| 26 |
02011-06-26 June 26, 2011 |
Cars 2 |
$68,000,000 |
|
| 27 |
02011-07-03 July 3, 2011 |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon |
$97,400,000 |
|
| 28 |
02011-07-10 July 10, 2011 |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon |
$47,025,000 |
|
| 29 |
02011-07-17 July 17, 2011 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 |
$168,550,000 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 had the highest weekend debut of 2011. |
| 30 |
02011-07-24 July 24, 2011 |
Captain America: The First Avenger |
$65,827,000 |
|
| 31 |
02011-07-31 July 31, 2011 |
The Smurfs |
$40,600,000 |
Initial estimates tied The Smurfs with Cowboys & Aliens but the final numbers for that week end put The Smurfs ahead by a few $4,000,000, Cowboys & Aliens was #1 in North America. |
| 32 |
02011-08-07 August 7, 2011 |
Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
$54,000,000 |
|
| 33 |
02011-08-14 August 14, 2011 |
Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
$27,500,000 |
|
| 34 |
02011-08-21 August 21, 2011 |
The Help |
$20,018,659 |
The Help reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
| 35 |
02011-08-28 August 28, 2011 |
The Help |
$14,333,000 |
|
| 36 |
02011-09-04 September 4, 2011 |
The Help |
$14,209,000 |
|
| 37 |
02011-09-11 September 11, 2011 |
Contagion |
$23,135,000 |
|
| 38 |
02011-09-18 September 18, 2011 |
The Lion King 3D |
$29,300,000 |
The Lion King 3D became the first re-release to reach #1 at the box office since Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi in 1997. |
| 39 |
02011-09-25 September 25, 2011 |
The Lion King 3D |
$22,130,000 |
The Lion King (in 3D) became the first re-release to reach #1 for two weeks at the box office since The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) in March 1997. |
| 40 |
02011-10-02 October 2, 2011 |
Dolphin Tale |
$14,245,000 |
Dolphin Tale reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
| 41 |
02011-10-09 October 9, 2011 |
Real Steel |
$27,300,000 |
|
| 42 |
02011-10-16 October 16, 2011 |
Real Steel |
$16,304,000 |
|
| 43 |
02011-10-23 October 23, 2011 |
Paranormal Activity 3 |
$54,020,000 |
|
| 44 |
02011-10-30 October 30, 2011 |
Puss in Boots |
$34,000,000 |
|
| 45 |
02011-11-06 November 6, 2011 |
Puss in Boots |
$33,035,000 |
|
| 46 |
02011-11-13 November 13, 2011 |
Immortals |
$32,000,000 |
|
| 47 |
02011-11-20 November 20, 2011 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 |
$139,500,000 |
|
| 48 |
02011-11-27 November 27, 2011 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 |
$42,000,000 |
|
| 49 |
02011-12-04 December 4, 2011 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 |
$16,535,465 |
|
| 50 |
02011-12-11 December 11, 2011 |
New Year's Eve |
$13,705,000 |
|
| 51 |
02011-12-18 December 18, 2011 |
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows |
$40,020,000 |
|
| 52 |
02011-12-25 December 25, 2011 |
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol |
$26,535,000 |
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol reached #1 after one weekend of limited release in IMAX. |
| 52 |
02012-01-01 January 1, 2012 |
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol |
$29,580,000 |
|