Seasonal Box Office
| ALL RELEASES | WIDE RELEASES | LIMITED RELEASES | CALENDAR GROSSES |
INDEX BY SEASON | INDEX BY YEAR | SEASON-TO-DATE
2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010
2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990
1989 - 1988 - 1987 - 1986 - 1985 - 1984 - 1983 - 1982
Winter Spring Summer Fall Holiday Note: The Holiday Season is defined as the first Friday in November through New Year's week or weekend.
| Rank | Movie Title (click to view) | Studio | Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | Close | ||
| 1 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 | Sum. | $281,287,133 | 4,066 | $138,122,261 | 4,061 | 11/18/11 | 2/23/12 |
| 2 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Par. | $209,397,903 | 3,555 | $12,785,204 | 425 | 12/16/11 | 4/12/12 |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | WB | $186,848,418 | 3,703 | $39,637,079 | 3,703 | 12/16/11 | 4/5/12 |
| 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | Fox | $133,110,742 | 3,734 | $23,244,744 | 3,723 | 12/16/11 | 6/7/12 |
| 5 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | Sony | $102,515,793 | 2,950 | $12,768,604 | 2,914 | 12/21/11 | 3/22/12 |
| 6 | The Muppets | BV | $88,631,237 | 3,440 | $29,239,026 | 3,440 | 11/23/11 | 4/5/12 |
| 7 | Immortals | Rela. | $83,504,017 | 3,120 | $32,206,425 | 3,112 | 11/11/11 | 2/23/12 |
| 8 | The Descendants | FoxS | $82,584,160 | 2,038 | $1,190,096 | 29 | 11/16/11 | 4/19/12 |
| 9 | War Horse | BV | $79,884,879 | 2,856 | $7,515,402 | 2,376 | 12/25/11 | 5/3/12 |
| 10 | Tower Heist | Uni. | $78,046,570 | 3,870 | $24,025,190 | 3,367 | 11/4/11 | 2/2/12 |
| 11 | The Adventures of Tintin | Par. | $77,591,831 | 3,087 | $9,720,993 | 3,087 | 12/21/11 | 3/22/12 |
| 12 | We Bought a Zoo | Fox | $75,624,550 | 3,170 | $9,360,434 | 3,117 | 12/23/11 | 5/17/12 |
| 13 | Jack and Jill | Sony | $74,158,157 | 3,438 | $25,003,575 | 3,438 | 11/11/11 | 2/26/12 |
| 14 | Hugo | Par. | $73,864,507 | 2,608 | $11,364,505 | 1,277 | 11/23/11 | 4/12/12 |
| 15 | Happy Feet Two | WB | $64,006,466 | 3,611 | $21,237,068 | 3,606 | 11/18/11 | 3/8/12 |
| 16 | New Year's Eve | WB (NL) | $54,544,638 | 3,505 | $13,019,180 | 3,505 | 12/9/11 | 2/23/12 |
| 17 | Arthur Christmas | Sony | $46,462,469 | 3,376 | $12,068,931 | 3,376 | 11/23/11 | 1/12/12 |
| 18 | The Artist | Wein. | $44,671,682 | 1,756 | $204,878 | 4 | 11/25/11 | 6/21/12 |
| 19 | J. Edgar | WB | $37,306,030 | 1,985 | $11,217,324 | 1,910 | 11/9/11 | 2/23/12 |
| 20 | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | WB (NL) | $35,061,031 | 2,875 | $12,954,142 | 2,875 | 11/4/11 | 1/12/12 |
| 21 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | WB | $31,847,881 | 2,630 | $72,348 | 6 | 12/25/11 | 3/29/12 |
| 22 | The Sitter | Fox | $30,441,326 | 2,752 | $9,851,435 | 2,750 | 12/9/11 | 2/16/12 |
| 23 | The Iron Lady | Wein. | $30,017,992 | 1,244 | $220,409 | 4 | 12/30/11 | 4/26/12 |
| 24 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | Focus | $24,149,393 | 886 | $310,562 | 4 | 12/9/11 | 3/22/12 |
| 25 | The Darkest Hour | Sum. | $21,443,494 | 2,327 | $2,993,519 | 2,324 | 12/25/11 | 3/1/12 |
| 26 | Young Adult | Par. | $16,311,571 | 987 | $310,263 | 8 | 12/9/11 | 2/23/12 |
| 27 | My Week with Marilyn | Wein. | $14,600,347 | 630 | $1,750,507 | 244 | 11/23/11 | 4/5/12 |
| 28 | A Separation | SPC | $7,099,055 | 282 | $59,481 | 3 | 12/30/11 | 6/21/12 |
| 29 | A Dangerous Method | SPC | $5,704,709 | 365 | $167,953 | 4 | 11/23/11 | 5/3/12 |
| 30 | Shame | FoxS | $3,909,002 | 95 | $349,519 | 10 | 12/2/11 | 3/15/12 |
| 31 | Don 2 | Relbig. | $3,680,306 | 167 | $1,673,921 | 157 | 12/22/11 | 2/2/12 |
| 32 | Pina | IFC | $3,524,826 | 84 | $68,012 | 3 | 12/23/11 | 5/10/12 |
| 33 | Melancholia | Magn. | $3,030,848 | 145 | $257,174 | 19 | 11/11/11 | 3/1/12 |
| 34 | Carnage (2011) | SPC | $2,547,047 | 494 | $79,795 | 5 | 12/16/11 | 5/3/12 |
| 35 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Osci. | $1,738,692 | 80 | $24,587 | 1 | 12/9/11 | 5/20/12 |
| 36 | Desi Boyz | Eros | $1,078,826 | 103 | $702,325 | 103 | 11/25/11 | 12/15/11 |
| 37 | Rockstar (2011) | Eros | $986,697 | 112 | $612,235 | 112 | 11/11/11 | 12/8/11 |
| 38 | Pariah | Focus | $769,552 | 24 | $48,579 | 4 | 12/28/11 | 3/15/12 |
| 39 | The Polar Express (2011 re-issue) | WB | $711,168 | 25 | $55,299 | 19 | 11/25/11 | 1/5/12 |
| 40 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | FD | $303,877 | 18 | $18,854 | 3 | 12/23/11 | 3/8/12 |
| 41 | Into the Abyss | IFC | $223,880 | 30 | $47,559 | 12 | 11/11/11 | 12/29/11 |
| 42 | Young Goethe in Love | MBox | $162,138 | 9 | $17,143 | 6 | 11/4/11 | 5/10/12 |
| 43 | Pastorela | LGF | $161,194 | 55 | $82,175 | 55 | 12/2/11 | 12/22/11 |
| 44 | Eames: The Architect and the Painter | FRun | $153,088 | 12 | N/A | N/A | 11/11/11 | 3/29/12 |
| 45 | Tomboy (2011) | Da. | $129,834 | 10 | $7,078 | 1 | 11/16/11 | 3/22/12 |
| 46 | Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview | Magn. | $105,710 | 13 | N/A | N/A | 11/16/11 | 6/28/12 |
| 47 | In the Family | ITF | $101,934 | 5 | N/A | N/A | 11/4/11 | - |
| 48 | Elite Squad: The Enemy Within | Vari. | $100,119 | 7 | $8,648 | 1 | 11/11/11 | 3/4/12 |
| 49 | Crazy Wisdom | AM | $86,202 | 5 | $10,304 | 1 | 11/25/11 | 8/9/12 |
| 50 | The Conquest | MBox | $74,474 | 8 | $16,273 | 6 | 11/11/11 | 3/15/12 |
| 51 | The Other F Word | Osci. | $53,714 | 6 | $15,792 | 2 | 11/4/11 | 12/15/11 |
| 52 | Outrage (2011) | Magn. | $44,745 | 7 | $6,518 | 2 | 12/2/11 | 2/2/12 |
| 53 | Addiction Incorporated | Vari. | $40,106 | 5 | $1,629 | 1 | 12/14/11 | 4/5/12 |
| 54 | Khodorkovsky | KL | $39,522 | 2 | $6,110 | 1 | 11/30/11 | - |
| 55 | The Bride Wore Black (2011 re-release) | FDesk | $38,698 | 2 | $6,463 | 1 | 11/4/11 | 1/24/13 |
| 56 | Sleeping Beauty (2011) (II) | IFC | $36,578 | 4 | $9,207 | 2 | 12/2/11 | 12/29/11 |
| 57 | Kinyarwanda | AFFRM | $35,412 | 9 | $21,097 | 7 | 12/2/11 | 12/29/11 |
| 58 | 11-11-11 | Rocket | $32,771 | 17 | $32,771 | 17 | 11/11/11 | 11/13/11 |
| 59 | The Son of No One | Anch. | $30,680 | 10 | $18,015 | 10 | 11/4/11 | 11/17/11 |
| 60 | Garbo: The Spy | FRun | $28,563 | 2 | $5,593 | 1 | 11/18/11 | 2/2/12 |
| 61 | Tyrannosaur | Strand | $22,321 | 5 | $7,635 | 5 | 11/18/11 | 3/15/12 |
| 62 | Answers to Nothing | RAtt. | $22,029 | 21 | $14,262 | 21 | 12/2/11 | 12/18/11 |
| 63 | Charlotte Rampling: The Look | KL | $19,988 | 2 | $5,905 | 2 | 11/4/11 | - |
| 64 | House of Pleasures | IFC | $19,327 | 3 | $4,766 | 1 | 11/25/11 | 12/18/11 |
| 65 | Cook County | Hann. | $17,977 | 5 | $7,579 | 5 | 12/16/11 | 2/12/12 |
| 66 | London Boulevard | IFC | $16,075 | 2 | $3,431 | 1 | 11/11/11 | 12/1/11 |
| 67 | Rid of Me | SD | $11,740 | 2 | $2,070 | 1 | 11/18/11 | 1/12/12 |
| 68 | Magic to Win | CL | $10,697 | 5 | $5,125 | 5 | 12/9/11 | 12/18/11 |
| 69 | The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch | MBox | $10,352 | 4 | $2,830 | 4 | 11/18/11 | 2/23/12 |
| 70 | The Prince of the Himalayas | AM | $10,190 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 12/23/11 | 2/12/12 |
| 71 | Miss Minoes | MBox | $10,189 | 4 | $1,901 | 3 | 12/23/11 | 2/23/12 |
| 72 | Another Happy Day | P4 | $8,464 | 2 | $8,464 | 2 | 11/18/11 | 11/20/11 |
| 73 | King of Devil's Island | FM | $7,615 | 2 | $1,039 | 1 | 11/18/11 | 2/9/12 |
| 74 | London River | Libre | $7,200 | 2 | $1,044 | 1 | 12/7/11 | 1/15/12 |
| 75 | Corman's World | Anch. | $7,000 | 2 | $7,000 | 2 | 12/16/11 | 12/18/11 |
| 76 | My Piece of the Pie | IFC | $6,850 | 2 | $4,213 | 2 | 12/9/11 | 12/15/11 |
| 77 | I Melt With You | Magn. | $6,361 | 2 | $2,729 | 2 | 12/9/11 | 12/29/11 |
| 78 | El Sicario, Room 164 | Icar. | $6,123 | 1 | $2,040 | 1 | 12/28/11 | 5/1/12 |
| 79 | The Lie | Scre. | $3,000 | 1 | $3,000 | 1 | 11/18/11 | 11/20/11 |
| 80 | Knuckle | Vita. | $2,647 | 3 | $2,647 | 3 | 12/9/11 | 12/11/11 |
| 81 | Angels Crest | Magn. | $832 | 1 | $407 | 1 | 12/30/11 | - |
| 82 | A Good Day to Die | AM | $573 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 11/4/11 | 11/10/11 |
| Summary of 82 Movies on Chart: | ||||||||
| Totals: | $2,114,905,734 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Averages: | $25,791,533 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010
2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990
1989 - 1988 - 1987 - 1986 - 1985 - 1984 - 1983 - 1982
Note: RELEASE DATE shows all movies that opened in a given time period and their total grosses. WIDE RELEASES shows only movies released in 600 or more theaters and their total grosses, grouped by wide release date. LIMITED RELEASES shows only movies released in less than 600 theaters and their total grosses, grouped by release date. CALENDAR GROSSES shows all movies playing during the indicated time period, both new and holdover, and their grosses (or estimated grosses) during that time period. Click here for a full explanation of the various box office sections.
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