List of 2011 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2011.

#	Date	Film	Gross	Notes
1	January 9, 2011	True Grit	$14,605,135	True Grit reached #1 in its third weekend of release.
2	January 16, 2011	The Green Hornet	$33,526,876
3	January 23, 2011	No Strings Attached	$19,652,921
4	January 30, 2011	The Rite	$14,789,393
5	February 6, 2011	The Roommate	$15,002,635
6	February 13, 2011	Just Go with It	$30,514,732
7	February 20, 2011	Unknown	$21,856,389
8	February 27, 2011	Hall Pass	$13,535,374	Initial estimates had Gnomeo and Juliet ahead of Hall Pass.
9	March 6, 2011	Rango	$38,079,323
10	March 13, 2011	Battle: Los Angeles	$35,573,187
11	March 20, 2011	Limitless	$18,907,302
12	March 27, 2011	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	$23,751,502
13	April 3, 2011	Hop	$37,543,710
14	April 10, 2011	Hop	$21,298,240
15	April 17, 2011	Rio	$39,225,962
16	April 24, 2011	Rio	$26,323,321
17	May 1, 2011	Fast Five	$86,198,765	Fast Five broke Fast & Furious' record ($71.0 million) for the highest weekend debut in April.
18	May 8, 2011	Thor	$65,723,338
19	May 15, 2011	Thor	$34,703,035
20	May 22, 2011	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	$90,151,958
21	May 29, 2011	The Hangover Part II	$85,946,294	The Hangover Part II broke The Simpsons Movie's record ($74.0 million) for the highest weekend debut for a comedy. It also broke Austin Powers in Goldmember's record ($73.0 million) for the highest weekend debut for a live-action comedy.
22	June 5, 2011	X-Men: First Class	$55,101,604
23	June 12, 2011	Super 8	$35,451,168
24	June 19, 2011	Green Lantern	$53,174,303
25	June 26, 2011	Cars 2	$66,135,507
26	July 3, 2011	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	$97,852,865	Transformers: Dark of the Moon broke Spider-Man 2's record ($88.2 million) for the highest Fourth of July opening weekend.
27	July 10, 2011	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	$47,103,276
28	July 17, 2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	$169,189,427	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2's $43.5 million gross from midnight showings broke The Twilight Saga: Eclipse's record ($30.1 million) for the highest midnight opening of all time. Its $2 million midnight gross in IMAX broke Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1's record ($1.4 million) for the highest midnight gross in IMAX. Its opening day gross of $91.1 million broke The Twilight Saga: New Moon's record ($72.7 million) for the highest single-day tally of all time. It also broke Alice in Wonderland's record ($116.1 million) for the highest opening weekend for a 3-D film, as well as The Dark Knight's records ($158.4 million) for the highest weekend debut in July, in the summer, and of all time. It had the highest weekend debut of 2011.
29	July 24, 2011	Captain America: The First Avenger	$65,058,524
30	July 31, 2011	Cowboys & Aliens	$36,431,290	Initial estimates had Cowboys and Aliens tied with The Smurfs.
31	August 7, 2011	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	$54,806,191
32	August 14, 2011	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	$27,832,307
33	August 21, 2011	The Help	$20,018,659	The Help reached #1 in its second weekend of release.
34	August 28, 2011	The Help	$14,536,118
35	September 4, 2011	The Help	$14,594,623
36	September 11, 2011	Contagion	$22,403,596
37	September 18, 2011	The Lion King (in 3D)	$30,151,614	The Lion King (in 3D) became the first re-release to reach #1 at the box office since Return of the Jedi (Special Edition) in March 1997.
38	September 25, 2011	The Lion King (in 3D)	$21,929,332	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.
39	October 2, 2011	Dolphin Tale	$13,912,419	Dolphin Tale reached #1 in its second weekend of release.
40	October 9, 2011	Real Steel	$27,319,677	Real Steel broke Rocky IV's record ($20.0 million) for the highest weekend debut for a boxing film.
41	October 16, 2011	Real Steel	$16,291,655
42	October 23, 2011	Paranormal Activity 3	$52,568,183	Paranormal Activity 3 broke Paranormal Activity 2's record ($40.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a horror film. It also broke Jackass 3D's record ($50.3 million) for the highest weekend debut in October and for any fall release.
43	October 30, 2011	Puss in Boots	$34,077,439	Puss in Boots broke Saw III's record ($33.6 million) for the highest Halloween opening weekend.
44	November 6, 2011	Puss in Boots	$33,054,644
45	November 13, 2011	Immortals	$32,206,425
46	November 20, 2011	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1	$138,122,261
47	November 27, 2011	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1	$41,683,574
48	December 4, 2011	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1	$16,535,465
49	December 11, 2011	New Year's Eve	$13,019,180
50	December 18, 2011	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	$39,637,079
51	December 25, 2011	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol	$29,556,629	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol reached #1 after one weekend of limited release in IMAX.
52	January 1, 2012	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol	$29,421,879

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2011

Rank	Title	Studio	Domestic Gross
1.	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	Heyday Films / Warner Bros.	$381,011,219
2.	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Hasbro / Paramount Pictures	$352,390,543
3.	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1	Summit Entertainment	$281,287,133
4.	The Hangover Part II	Warner Bros.	$254,464,305
5.	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	Walt Disney Pictures	$241,071,802
6.	Fast Five	Universal Studios	$209,837,675
7.	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol	Bad Robot Productions	$209,397,903
8.	Cars 2	Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios	$191,452,396
9.	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	Warner Bros.	$186,848,418
10.	Thor	Marvel Studios / Paramount Pictures	$181,030,624

See also

• List of American films — American films by year