Steve’s Box Office Report: 2011
So we have finally reached the end of the year and I believe that it is only fitting that we do a final recap of the year in general. The way this will work is that I will first take all the films that were number one in their respective month and rank them by the amount of money that they made. I will then include a list of films that all made over $100 million in their run into a separate list that will be considered honorable mentions. Next, I will list all the winners and losers from each respective month and after calculating the profits and net losses, I will rank the top 10 winners and losers of the year. Next, I will list all the stories/surprises from the year and list my top 3 for the year, and then I will list the overachievers and underachievers before forming a top 5 of the year for both based on box figures and personal opinion. After that, I will list all the films from each month that were nominated for the big 3 awards (Academy, Golden Globe, and Golden Raspberry) and then list the films that won each of those awards (number of awards won by number of awards nominated for). Finally, I will give my overall thoughts of the year in general and rank the months by grade before giving a final grade for the year.
The Number One Films of 2011:
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – $381,011,219 (July)
2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon – $352,390,543 (June)
3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1- $281,287,133 (November)
4. The Hangover Part II – $254,464,305 (May)
5. Fast Five – $209,837,675 (April)
6. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – $209,397,903 (December)
7. Rise of the Planet of the Apes – $176,760,185 (August)
8. Puss in Boots – $149,260,504 (October)
9. Rango – $123,477,607 (March)
10. Just Go With It – $103,028,109 (February)
11. The Green Hornet – $98,780,042 (January)
12. The Lion King 3D Re-Release – $94,242,001 (September)
Honorable Mentions:
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – $241,071,802 (May)
2. Cars 2 – $191,452,396 (June)
3. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – $186,848,418 (December)
4. Thor – $181,030,624 (May)
5. Captain America: The First Avenger – $176,654,505 (July)
6. The Help – $169,708,112 (August)
7. Bridesmaids – $169,106,725 (May)
8. Kung Fu Panda 2 – $165,249,063 (May)
9. X-Men: First Class – $146,408,305 (June)
10. Rio – $143,619,809 (April)
11. The Smurfs – $142,614,158 (July)
12. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked – $133,110,742 (December)
13. Super 8 – $127,004,179 (June)
14. Horrible Bosses – $117,538,559 (July)
15. Hop – $108,085,305 (April)
16. Paranormal Activity 3 – $104,028,807 (October)
17. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – $102,515,793 (December)
19. Bad Teacher – $100,292,856 (June)
20. Cowboys and Aliens – $100,240,551 (July)
Winners:
January: No Strings Attached
February: Just Go With It, Gnomeo and Juliet, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, Unknown, and the Roommate
March: Limitless and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
April: Fast Five, Rio, Hop, Water for Elephants, Source Code, Insidious, Madea’s Big Happy Family, and Soul Surfer
May: The Hangover Part II, Thor, Bridesmaids, and Jumping the Broom
June: Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Super 8, Bad Teacher, and Midnight in Paris
July: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Smurfs, Horrible Bosses, Crazy, Stupid, Love, and Friends with Benefits
August: Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the Help
September: The Lion King 3D Re-Release, Moneyball, Dolphin Tale, Drive, 50/50, and Courageous
October: Paranormal Activity 3, Footloose, and the Ides of March
November: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and the Muppets
December: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, the Descendants, and We Bought a Zoo
The Top 10 Winners of 2011:
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (July)
2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (June)
3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (November)
4. The Hangover Part II (May)
5. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (December)
6. Fast Five (April)
7. Captain America: The First Avenger (July)
8. Paranormal Activity 3 (October)
9. Thor (May)
10. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (August)
Losers:
January: The Green Hornet, the Dilemma, Biutiful, and Barney’s Version
February: Drive Angry
March: Sucker Punch, Mars Needs Moms, and Jane Eyre
April: Your Highness
May: Priest
June: Green Lantern
July: Cowboys and Aliens
August: Conan the Barbarian
September: Killer Elite and Dream House
October: Real Steel, the Three Musketeers, the Thing, the Rum Diary, Johnny English Reborn, and the Big Year
November: Hugo, Happy Feet Two and Arthur Christmas
December: The Adventures of Tintin
The Top 10 Losers of 2011:
1. Green Lantern (June)
2. Cowboys and Aliens (July)
3. Sucker Punch (March)
4. Hugo (November)
5. The Adventures of Tintin (December)
6. Happy Feet Two (November)
7. Mars Needs Moms (March)
8. The Green Hornet (January)
9. Real Steel (October)
10. Your Highness (April)
Stories:
January: The Green Hornet “stings” its way to the top of weak January 2011
February: “Just Go With It” edges out gnomes to take top spot of February 2011
March: Rango moseys his way to the top of weak March 2011
April: Fast Five continues resurgence of “Furious” franchise as it takes the top spot of April 2011
May: Fans get hung over again as Hangover Part II takes the top spot of loaded May 2011
June: Battling robots dominate as “Dark of the Moon” breaks Pixar’s streak and wins June 2011
July: Harry Potter franchise ends on a high note as “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” easily takes the top spot of July 2011
August: Apes rule the box office as “Rise” takes top spot of August 2011 to end summer on a moderate note
September: “The Lion King” returns to the top 17 years after its initial release to take top spot of September 2011
October: Shrek Universe back on top as “Puss in Boots” takes top spot of October 2011
November: Twilight continues to sparkle as first part of “Breaking Dawn” easily takes top spot of November 2011
December: Mission not impossible as “Ghost Protocol” takes top spot of loaded December 2011
The Top 3 Stories of 2011:
1. Harry Potter franchise ends on a high note as “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” easily takes the top spot of July 2011
2. “The Lion King” returns to the top 17 years after its initial release to take top spot of September 2011
3. Twilight continues to sparkle as first part of “Breaking Dawn” easily takes top spot of November 2011
Overachievers of 2011:
January: No Strings Attached
February: Gnomeo and Juliet
March: Limitless
April: Insidious
May: Bridesmaids
June: Super 8
July: Horrible Bosses
August: The Help
September: The Lion King 3D Re-Release
October: Footloose
November: The Muppets
December: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
The Top 5 Overachievers of 2011:
1. Bridesmaids (May)
2. The Muppets (November)
3. The Help (August)
4. Horrible Bosses (November)
5. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (December)
Underachievers of 2011:
January: The Green Hornet
February: I Am Number Four
March: Sucker Punch
April: Scream 4
May: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
June: X-Men: First Class
July: Winnie the Pooh
August: Final Destination 5
September: Drive
October: Puss in Boots
November: Happy Feet Two
December: The Adventures of Tintin
The Top 5 Underachievers of 2011:
1. Happy Feet Two (November)
2. X-Men: First Class (June)
3. Puss in Boots (October)
4. Sucker Punch (March)
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May)
Awards Watch:
January: Season of the Witch, Country Strong, 127 Hours, Biutiful, and Barney’s Version
February: Just Go With it, Gnomeo and Juliet, Big Momma’s: Like Father, Like Son, Drive Angry
March: Rango and Jane Eyre
April: Rio, Arthur, and Your Highness
May: The Hangover Part II, Bridesmaids, Kung Fu Panda 2, and the Tree of Life
June: Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Cars 2, and Midnight in Paris
July: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Crazy, Stupid, Love, and Zookeeper
August: Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the Help
September: Drive, 50/50, Warrior, I Don’t Know How She Does It, and Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star
October: Puss in Boots, Real Steel, and the Ides of March
November: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, the Muppets, Jack and Jill, Hugo, Arthur Christmas, and J. Edgar
December: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the Descendants, War Horse, the Adventures of Tintin, New Year’s Eve, Young Adult, My Week with Marilyn, and a Separation
Awards Winners:
Academy Awards: Hugo (5 out of 11), the Descendants (1 out of 5), the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (1 out of 5), the Help (1 out of 4), A Separation (1 out of 2), and Rango (1 out of 1)
Golden Globe Awards: The Descendants (2 out of 5), the Help (1 out of 5), My Week with Marilyn (1 out of 3), Midnight in Paris (1 out of 4), Hugo (1 out of 3), Barney’s Version (1 out of 1), and the Adventures of Tintin (1 out of 1)
Golden Raspberry Awards: Jack and Jill (10 out of 12) and Just Go With It (1 out of 5)
Overall Thoughts of 2011:
Overall, the year of 2011 ended up being a pretty solid year that landed just about above average though it was a better year than 2010. While the previous year may have had more films make more money than this year, this year does have the advantage of not having a month that failed with the lowest grade being a “D-“. We did have many films from this month do extremely well and the year was clearly carried by the summer and December while the rest of the months were average with January being the worst though that is typically common. Coming off of a very good 2010, there was belief that this year could do better than the previous year given some of the films that came out this year, and now as we head into 2012 we will see how that year turns out with some major films coming out that year. As for the year of 2011, it is a pretty solid year that is slightly better than 2010.
Final Rankings of Months of 2011:
1. July – A+
2. June – A
3. December – A
4. May – A-
5. April – B+
6. August – C+
7. November – C+
8. March – C
9. February – C-
10. September – C-
11. October – C-
12. January – D-
Final Grade of 2011: B-
