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Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 2011

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2011 GrossTickets Sold
1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Jun 29, 2011 Action PG-13 $352,390,543 44,437,647
2 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Aug 5, 2011 Adventure PG-13 $176,760,185 22,290,061
3 Super 8 Jun 10, 2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $127,004,179 16,015,659
4 Cowboys and Aliens Jul 29, 2011 Action PG-13 $100,368,560 12,656,817
5 Real Steel Oct 7, 2011 Action PG-13 $84,493,241 10,654,885
6 Battle: Los Angeles Mar 11, 2011 Action PG-13 $83,552,429 10,536,245
7 Limitless Mar 18, 2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $79,249,455 9,993,626
8 Contagion Sep 9, 2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $75,658,097 9,540,744
9 The Adjustment Bureau Mar 4, 2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $62,495,645 7,880,914
10 I am Number Four Feb 18, 2011 Adventure PG-13 $55,100,437 6,948,352
11 Source Code Apr 1, 2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $54,712,227 6,899,398
12 Tron: Legacy Dec 17, 2010 Adventure PG $40,757,919 5,139,712
13 Paul Mar 18, 2011 Comedy R $37,412,945 4,717,900
14 In Time Oct 28, 2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $37,076,415 4,675,462
15 Mars Needs Moms Mar 11, 2011 Adventure PG $21,392,758 2,697,699
16 Apollo 18 Sep 2, 2011 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $17,686,929 2,230,381
17 The Darkest Hour Dec 25, 2011 Action PG-13 $13,137,963 1,656,741
18 Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 Apr 15, 2011 Drama PG-13 $4,752,353 599,287
19 Melancholia Nov 11, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $2,517,506 317,466
20 Ra. One Oct 26, 2011 Action Not Rated $2,509,150 316,412
21 Another Earth Jul 22, 2011 Drama PG-13 $1,321,194 166,607
22 Attack the Block Jul 29, 2011 Action R $1,024,175 129,151
23 The Future Jul 29, 2011 Drama R $568,662 71,710
24 Metropolis Mar 13, 1927 Action Not Rated $556,412 70,165
25 Evil Bong 3 The Wrath Of Bong! Apr 9, 2011 Comedy R $91,260 11,508
26 Summer Wars (サマーウォーズ)… Dec 24, 2010 Adventure PG-13 $62,559 7,888
27 Gekijouban Trigun: Badlands… Jul 8, 2011 Action Not Rated $62,027 7,821
28 The Tenant Apr 15, 2011 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $15,003 1,891
29 I'm Not Jesus Mommy May 6, 2011 Thriller/Suspense R $12,620 1,591
30 Inception Jul 16, 2010 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $7,344 926
31 Zenith Oct 1, 2010 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $3,801 479
Total Gross of All Movies$1,432,753,993
Total Tickets Sold180,675,145

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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