JR Late Night Blogs: JR Late Night Top 20 Movies of the Year 2011

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As the year 2011 closes, JR presents his latest list of the Top 20 Movies that rocked the entire year. Movies which premiered from 01 January 2011 to 23 December 2011 that earned a huge box office and a huge internet fan base were the ones chosen by JR in this year's list.

The list is dominated by sequels of movies with big names. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2), Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1) lead this year's list. While comedy dominated last year's list, this year was dominated by Action (with 12 films) and Adventure (with 13 films) films. This year, we also have three animated films in the list (such as Cars 2, Kung Fu Panda 2, and The Adventures of Tintin). A lot of superheroes also entered this year's list; we have Captain America, Magneto, Dr. Charles Xavier, and Thor. Unfortunately, some films like The Green Hornet, Green Lantern, Puss in Boots and Battle Los Angeles did not make this year's cut.

Note: All data in the list (such as Worldwide Box Office) were as of blog close: 23 December 2011.

JR LATE NIGHT BLOGS:

TOP 20 MOVIES OF THE YEAR 2011

Summary of the Top 20:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16

17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Honorable Mentions | Records | Data Sources | Photo Credits

Table of Top 20 Movies of 2011:

1 - H.P. and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2)	11 - Thor
2 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon	12 - Immortals
3 - Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1)	13 - Cars 2
4 - Pirates of Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	14 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
5 - Captain America: The First Avenger	15 - Just Go With It
6 - I Am Number Four	16 - Super 8
7 - Mission: Impossible (Ghost Protocol)	17 - Scream 4
8 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes	18 - Kung Fu Panda 2
9 - Fast Five	19 - Beastly
10 - X-Men: First Class	20 - The Adventures of Tintin

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HARRY POTTER AND THE
DEATHLY HALLOWS (PART 2)
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $1,328,119,219

Movie Release Date: 14 July 2011

Genre: Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Director: David Yates
Writers: Steve Kloves (screenplay), J.K. Rowling (novel)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

Production Budget: $250 million (shared with Part 1)

Movie Tagline: "It All Ends"

Official Movie Website:
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/harrypotterandthedeathlyhallows/mainsite/index.html

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord."

CAST OVERVIEW:

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange, Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort, Michael Gambon as Professor Albus Dumbledore, Alan Rickman as Professor Severus Snape

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
(Paramount Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $1,123,196,189

Movie Release Date: 29 June 2011

Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Director: Michael Bay
Writer: Ehren Kruger

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 2 hours 34 minutes

Production Budget: $195 million

Movie Tagline: "Earth's Last Stand"

Official Movie Website:
http://www.transformersmovie.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets."

CAST OVERVIEW:

Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as Carly Spencer, Josh Duhamel as Lennox, Tyrese Gibson as Epps, Frances McDormand as Mearing, Patrick Dempsey as Dylan, John Malkovich as Bruce Brazos, Alan Tudyk as Dutch, Ken Jeong as Jerry Wang, John Turturro as Simmons

THE TWILIGHT SAGA:
BREAKING DAWN (PART 1)
(Summit Entertainment)

Worldwide Box Office: $653,684,000

Movie Release Date: 18 November 2011

Genre: Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Director: Bill Condon
Writers: Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay), Stephanie Meyer (novel)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 1 hour 57 minutes

Production Budget: $110 million

Movie Tagline: "Forever is only the beginning"

Official Movie Website:
http://www.breakingdawn-themovie.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"The Quileutes close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses a threat to the Wolf Pack and the towns people of Forks."

CAST OVERVIEW:
Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black, Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen, Billy Burke as Charlie Swan, Peter Facinelli as Dr. Carlisle Cullen, Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen, Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale, Kellan Lutz as Emmett Cullen, Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:
ON STRANGER TIDES
(Walt Disney Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $1,043,871,802

Movie Release Date: 20 May 2011

Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Director: Rob Marshall
Writers: Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio (screenplay), Tim Powers (novel)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 2 hours 16 minutes

Production Budget: $250 million

Official Movie Website:
http://disney.go.com/pirates/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too."

CAST OVERVIEW:

Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow, Penelope Cruz as Angelica Teach, Ian McShane as Blackbeard, Kevin McNally as Joshamee Gibbs, Astrid Berges-Frisbey as Syrena, Sam Claflin as Philip, Geoffrey Rush as Barbossa

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER
(Paramount Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $368,608,363

Movie Release Date: 27 July 2011

Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Director: Joe Johnston
Writers: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (screenplay), Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (comic book)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 2 hours 4 minutes

Production Budget: $140 million
Tagline: "When Patriots Become Heroes"

Official Movie Website:
http://captainamerica.marvel.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending the USA's ideals."

CAST OVERVIEW:

Chris Evans as Captain America, Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt, Stanley Tucci as Dr. Abraham Erskine, Tommy Lee Jones as Colonel Chester Phillips, Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark, Neal McDonough as Timothy Dugan, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Sebastian Stan as James Buchanan Barnes, Toby Jones as Dr. Arnim Zola, Derek Luke as Gabe Jones

I AM NUMBER FOUR
(Dreamworks SKG)

Worldwide Box Office: $144,500,437

Movie Release Date: 23 February 2011

Genre: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Director: D.J. Caruso
Writers: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, & Marti Noxon (screenplay), Jobie Hughes & James Frey (novel)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 1 hour 49 minutes

Production Budget: $60 million

Official Movie Website:
http://findnumberfour.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"Aliens and their Guardians are hiding on Earth from intergalactic bounty hunters. They can only be killed in numerical order, and Number Four is next on the list. This is his story."

CAST OVERVIEW:

Alex Pettyfer as John Smith, Timothy Olyphant as Henri, Teresa Palmer as Number 6, Dianna Agron as Sarah Hart, Callan McAuliffe as Sam, Kevin Durand as Mogadorian Commander

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL
(Paramount Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $274,623,744

Movie Release Date: 15 December 2011

Genre: Action | Adventure | Thriller

Director: Brad Bird
Writers: Josh Appelbaum & Andre Nemec (screenplay), Bruce Geller (television series)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 2 hours 13 minutes

Production Budget: $140 million
Movie Tagline: "No Plan. No Backup. No Choice."

Official Movie Website:
http://www.missionimpossible.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name."

CAST OVERVIEW:
Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, Jeremy Renner as Brandt, Simon Pegg as Benji, Paula Patton as Jane, Josh Holloway as Hanaway, Michael Nyqvist as Hendricks, Vladimir Mashkov as Sidorov, Lea Seydoux as Sabine Moreau, Anil Kapoor as Brij Nath

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
(20th Century Fox)

Worldwide Box Office: $481,234,439

Movie Release Date: 4 August 2011

Genre: Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Director: Rupert Wyatt
Writers: Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (screenplay), Pierre Boulle (novel)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

Production Budget: $93 million
Movie Tagline: "Evolution Becomes Revolution"

Official Movie Website:
http://www.apeswillrise.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"During experiments to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease, a genetically-enhanced chimpanzee uses its greater intelligence to lead other apes to freedom."

CAST OVERVIEW:
James Franco as Will Rodman, Freida Pinto as Caroline Aranha, John Lithgow as Charles Rodman, Brian Cox as John Landon, Tom Felton as Dodge Landon, Tyler Labine as Robert Franklin, Jamie Harris as Rodney, Andy Serkis as Caesar

FAST AND THE FURIOUS 5 (FAST FIVE)
(Universal Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $626,137,675

Movie Release Date: 4 May 2011

Genre: Action | Crime | Thriller

Director: Justin Lin
Writers: Chris Morgan

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

Production Budget: $125 million

Official Movie Website:
http://www.fastfivemovie.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"Dominic and his crew find themselves on the wrong side of the law once again as they try to switch lanes between a ruthless drug lord and a relentless federal agent."

CAST OVERVIEW:
Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto, Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner, The Rock as Luke Hobbs, Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto, Ludacris as Tej Parker, Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce

#10

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
(20th Century Fox)

Worldwide Box Office: $353,624,124

Movie Release Date: 2 June 2011

Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Director: Matthew Vaughn
Writers: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn (screenplay), Sheldon Turner & Bryan Singer (story)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 2 hours 12 minutes

Production Budget: $160 million
Tagline: "Witness The Beginning"

Official Movie Website:
http://www.x-menfirstclassmovie.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"In 1962, the United States government enlists the help of Mutants with superhuman abilities to stop a malicious dictator who is determined to start world war III."

CAST OVERVIEW:
James McAvoy as Dr. Charles Xavier, Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Jennifer Lawrence as Raven / Mystique, Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert, January Jones as Emma Frost, Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw, Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy, Jason Flemyng as Azazel

#11

THOR
(Paramount Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $449,326,618

Movie Release Date: 29 April 2011

Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Director: Kenneth Branagh, Joss Whedon
Writers: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz & Don Payne (screenplay), J. Michael Straczynski & Mark Protosevich (story), Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby (comic book)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 1 hour 55 minutes

Production Budget: $150 million
Tagline: "Two Worlds. One Hero."

Official Movie Website:
http://thor.marvel.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders."

CAST OVERVIEW:
Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis, Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Ray Stevenson as Volstagg, Idris Elba as Heimdall, Stellan Skarsgard as Erik Selvig, Rene Russo as Frigga, Colm Feore as King Laufey, Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson, Tom Hiddleston as Loki

#12

IMMORTALS
(Relativity Media)

Worldwide Box Office: $196,196,342

Movie Release Date: 11 November 2011

Genre: Action | Drama | Fantasy

Director: Tarsem Singh
Writers: Charley Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides

MPAA Rating: R

Movie Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes

Production Budget: $75 million
Tagline: "The Gods Need A Hero"

Official Movie Website:
http://www.immortalsmovie.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity."

CAST OVERVIEW:
Henry Cavill as Theseus, Stephen Dorff as Stavros, Isabel Lucas as Athena, Freida Pinto as Phaedra, Luke Evans as Zeus, Kellan Lutz as Poseidon, John Hurt as Old Man, Mickey Rourke as King Hyperion

#13

CARS 2
(Disney Pixar)

Worldwide Box Office: $551,852,396

Movie Release Date: 24 August 2011

Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy

Director: John Lasseter, Brad Lewis
Writers: Ben Queen (screenplay), John Lasseter, Brad Lewis & Dan Fogelman (story)

MPAA Rating: G

Movie Running Time: 1 hour 46 minutes

Production Budget: $200 million

Official Movie Website:
http://disney.go.com/cars/?cmp=dmov_dpic_car_url_dcomcars

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage."

VOICE CAST OVERVIEW:
Owen Wilson voiced Lightning McQueen, Larry the Cable Guy voiced Mater, Michael Caine voiced Finn McMissile, Emily Mortimer voiced Holley Shiftwell, Bonnie Hunt voiced Sally

#14

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
(Sony / Columbia Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $34,076,000

Movie Release Date: 20 December 2011

Genre: Crime | Drama | Mystery

Director: David Fincher
Writers: Steven Zaillian (screenplay), Stieg Larsson (novel)

MPAA Rating: R

Movie Running Time: 2 hours 38 minutes

Production Budget: $100 million
Movie Tagline: "The Feel Bad Movie of Christmas"

Official Movie Website:
http://www.dragontattoo.net/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker."

CAST OVERVIEW:
Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist, Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander, Christopher Plummer as Henrik Vanger, Stellan Skarsgard as Martin Vanger, Robin Wright Penn as Erika Berger

#15

JUST GO WITH IT
(Sony / Columbia Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $214,945,591

Movie Release Date: 16 February 2011

Genre: Comedy | Romance

Director: Dennis Dugan
Writers: Allan Loeb & Timothy Dowling (screenplay)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 1 hour 57 minutes

Production Budget: $80 million
Movie Tagline: "Sometimes You Need A Girl, To Get The Girl"

Official Movie Website:
http://www.justgowithit-movie.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"On a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a careless lie he told to his much-younger girlfriend."

CAST OVERVIEW:
Adam Sandler as Danny Maccabee, Jennifer Aniston as Katherine, Nicole Kidman as Devlin Adams, Brooklyn Decker as Palmer, Nick Swardson as Eddie

#16

SUPER 8
(Paramount Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $259,936,677

Movie Release Date: 10 June 2011

Genre: Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Director: J.J. Abrams
Writers: J.J. Abrams

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 1 hour 52 minutes

Production Budget: $50 million
Movie Tagline: "It Arrives"

Official Movie Website:
http://www.super8-movie.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town."

CAST OVERVIEW:
Kyle Chandler as Jackson Lamb, Elle Fanning as Alice Dainard, Noah Emmerich as Nelec

#17

SCREAM 4
(Dimension Films)

Worldwide Box Office: $97,138,686

Movie Release Date: 4 May 2011

Genre: Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Director: Wes Craven
Writers: Kevin Williamson

MPAA Rating: R

Movie Running Time: 1 hour 51 minutes

Production Budget: $40 million
Movie Tagline: "New Decade. New Rules."

Official Movie Website:
http://www.scream-4.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer."

CAST OVERVIEW:
David Arquette as Dewey Riley, Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott, Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers-Riley, Emma Roberts as Jill Roberts, Hayden Panettiere as Kirby Reed, Anthony Anderson as Deputy Perkins, Alison Brie as Rebecca Walters, Adam Brody as Deputy Hoss, Rory Culkin as Charlie Walker

#18

KUNG FU PANDA 2
(Dreamworks Animation)

Worldwide Box Office: $665,692,281

Movie Release Date: 25 May 2011

Genre: Animation | Action | Adventure

Director: Jennifer Yuh
Writers: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger

MPAA Rating: PG

Movie Running Time: 1 hour 31 minutes

Production Budget: $130 million
Movie Tagline: "Prepare for the Return of Awesomness"

Official Movie Website:
http://www.kungfupanda.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"Po joins forces with a group of new kung-fu masters to take on an old enemy with a deadly new weapon."

CAST OVERVIEW:
Jack Black voiced Po, Angelina Jolie voiced Tigress, Dustin Hoffman voiced Shifu, Jackie Chan voiced Monkey, Seth Rogen voiced Mantis, Lucy Liu voiced Viper, David Cross voiced Crane, Gary Oldman voiced Shen, Michelle Yeoh voiced Soothsayer, Jean-Claude Van Damme voiced Master Croc

#19

BEASTLY
(CBS Films)

Worldwide Box Office: $28,834,009

Movie Release Date: 23 April 2011

Genre: Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Director: Daniel Barnz
Writers: Daniel Barnz (screenplay), Alex Flinn (novel)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 1 hour 26 minutes

Production Budget: $17 million
Movie Tagline: "Love is Never Ugly"

Official Movie Website:
http://www.beastlythemovie.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love."

CAST OVERVIEW:
Alex Pettyfer as Kyle, Vanessa Hudgens as Lindy, Peter Krause as Rob, Mary-Kate Olsen as Kendra, Neil Patrick Harris as Will

#20

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
(Paramount Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $274,941,000

Movie Release Date: 30 November 2011

Genre: Animation | Action | Adventure

Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish (screenplay), Herge (comic book)

MPAA Rating: PG

Movie Running Time: 1 hour 47 minutes

Production Budget: $130 million
Movie Tagline: "This Year, Discover How Far Adventure Will Take You"

Official Movie Website:
http://www.tintin.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor. But someone else is in search of the ship."

VOICE CAST OVERVIEW:
Daniel Craig voiced Rackham / Sakharine, Jamie Bell voiced Tintin, Simon Pegg voiced Thompson, Andy Serkis voiced Captain Haddock, Cary Elwes voiced Pilot, Toby Jones voiced Silk, Nick Frost voiced Thomson

HONORABLE MENTIONS

#21

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
(Paramount Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $202,951,300

Movie Release Date: 21 October 2011

Genre: Horror

Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
MPAA Rating: R

Movie Tagline: "It Runs In The Family"

PLOT OVERVIEW: "In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home."

#22

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
(Universal Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $127,869,379

Movie Release Date: 4 March 2011

Genre: Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Director: George Nolfi
MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Tagline: "Your Path Has Been Adjusted"

PLOT OVERVIEW: "The affair between a politician and a ballerina is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart."

#23

PUSS IN BOOTS
(Dreamworks Animation)

Worldwide Box Office: $399,131,491

Movie Release Date: 28 October 2011

Genre: Adventure | Animation | Comedy

Director: Chris Miller
MPAA Rating: PG

Movie Tagline: "Looking Good Never Looked So Good"

PLOT OVERVIEW: "A story about the events leading up to the sword fighting cat's meeting with Shrek and his friends."

#24

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES
(Sony / Columbia Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $211,819,354

Movie Release Date: 16 March 2011

Genre: Action | Sci-Fi

Director: Jonathan Liebesman
MPAA Rating: PG-13

PLOT OVERVIEW: "A Marine Staff Sergeant who has just had his retirement approved goes back into the line of duty in order to assist a 2nd Lieutenant and his platoon as they fight to reclaim the city of Los Angeles from alien invaders."

#25

WINNIE THE POOH
(Walt Disney Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $33,152,846

Movie Release Date: 19 October 2011

Genre: Animation | Family | Musical

Director: Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall
MPAA Rating: G
Movie Tagline: "Oh Pooh"

PLOT OVERVIEW: "Eyeore has lost his tail, and Winnie the Pooh and his friends hold a contest to get him a new one."

2011 MOVIE RECORDS

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE HITS (2011)
HARRY POTTER 7 ($1,328,119,219)	TRANSFORMERS 3 ($1,123,196,189)	PIRATES 4 ($1,043,871,802)	KUNG FU PANDA 2 ($665,692,281)

MOST EXPENSIVE FILMS OF 2011
HARRY POTTER 7 ($250,000,000)	PIRATES 4 ($250,000,000)	CARS 2 ($200,000,000)	TRANSFORMERS 3 ($195,000,000)

PHILIPPINE BOX OFFICE HITS (2011)
TRANSFORMERS 3 (Php415,850,000)	PRYBYT BENJAMIN ($331,610,000)	HARRY POTTER 7 ($296,030,000)	NO OTHER WOMAN ($278,390,000)

STUDIOS WITH MOST MARKET SHARE

1.Paramount Studios ($1,859,100,000)
>>> Best Movie of 2011: Transformers

2.Warner Bros. Studios ($1,766,400,000)
>>> Best Movie of 2011: Harry Potter 7

3.SonyColumbia Studios ($1,240,700,000)
>>> Best Movie of 2011: The Smurfs

MOVIES THAT CONTINUE TO REIGN IN JR's LIST

1. Harry Potter Franchise (ranked 1)
Last Year's Rank: 4

2. The Twilight Saga (ranked 3)
Last Year's Rank: 16

3. Disney Pixar Movies (ranked 13)
Last Year's Rank: 1

As the year 2011 ends, it is already an excitement for us on which movies will hit the box office charts yet again. A lot of movies are now hitting a billion dollars of box office. Which movies will make it in next year's Top 20 Movies of the Year? This has been the 2011 Edition of JR's Top 20 Movies of the Year list. JR bids farewell 2011 and hello 2012.

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