#Highest grossing movies 2011 movie#
#Highest grossing movies 2011 full#

#Highest grossing movies 2011 movie#

Cars 2 ( $370 million): Another year, another Pixar movie tops the box-office. These movies are like cotton candy - they just dissolve in our minds.ДЎ. I think theyвЂ™re designed that way to force us to revisit them to gain some traction in our memory. It was a fitting end to the series: Neat enough while you were watching it, but it completely evaporated from our memories the second we walked out of the theater.

#Highest grossing movies 2011 full#

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II ( $325 million): You know, this franchise has been with us for a full decade. At least I didnвЂ™t have to review this one (sorry, SLW).Дў. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part One) ( $310 million): Is it over yet? No? ThereвЂ™s a part II? Oh, fuck me. But then again, so were the last two Pirates movies, proving that - if you put Johnny Depp in a pirate costume - people will watch. What an overblown, overcooked boring piece of shit this was. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ( $302 million): Ugh. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday afternoon, though.Д¤. They definitely pushed this one to the its Jackass limits (and how they got a former President to be involved is a hilarious mystery), but, in its narrative structure, it was mostly a remake of the first film. The Hangover 2 ( $260 million): Todd Phillips sequel to the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time managed to be funnier than the first movie, but not as fresh. Not that it would stop audiences from attending the first blockbuster of the summer, starved for entertainment by most of the Spring offerings.ДҐ. Kenneth Branagh is a decent director, but the man needs to understand his strengths and limitations, Thor is not Shakespeare, but if you treat it like Shakespeare, what you end up with is an overblown, overly acted disasterfuck of a film. If only theyвЂ™d spend some of that money on the script. Round-the-clock trailers and an advertising blitz that put every other superhero movie to shame. The secrecy that shrouded the project up nearly until its release certainly helped sell tickets, but in the end, there were more than a few disappointed people walking out of theaters and shaking their heads, вЂњThat was it?вЂќ Yes, that was it? WhatвЂ™d you expect? Movies canвЂ™t actually melt your mind.Д¦.

Abrams Super 8 (produced by Spielberg) ended up being this summerвЂ™s Inception, a blockbuster on the smart side. I think Double-RвЂ™s abs sold $100 million in tickets alone, although I donвЂ™t think anyone is going to forgive Blake Lively for her messy role in the film. It was more comedic than most were expecting, but it took better advantage of ReynoldsвЂ™ timing.

The Green Lantern: ( $205 million): Ryan Reynolds solidified his place on the A-list, even if The Green Lantern was a little on the slight side. Stylistically, though, it was a fun summer movie, even if January Jones almost single-handedly ruined it.ДЁ. X-Men: First Class ( $195 million): Matthew VaughnвЂ™s directorial effort turned into a massive improvement over X-Men: Wolverine, although it was still both somehow too convoluted and too simple. ThereвЂ™s even some talk of Oscar nominations.Д©. Like a good Pixar flick, it really was a movie that both kids and their parents gravitated toward. The Muppet Movie ( $185 million): Jason SegelвЂ™s Muppet Movie was a huge Thanksgiving weekend hit this year, opening with $65 million and demonstrating that there is still a lot of box-office power in Jim HensonвЂ™s creations, although there was considerable help from the solid script and the multitude of celebrity cameos. Just missed the cut: Zookeeper, Sherlock Holmes 2, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo Cabret, Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon and Cowboys and Aliens.ДЎ0.