Gnomeo & Juliet
Rango
SPaul
Rio
Fast Five
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
Kung Fu Panda 2
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Cars 2
Winnie the Pooh
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Nepola's Odyssey
Puss in Boots
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 7 - Ethan's Guide to the Dangerous Depths of Space (Paramount/Aroba)
- January 14 - The Dilemma
- February 2 - Gameshow
- February 4 - Sanctum
- February 11 - The Eagle (Focus Features) and Gnomeo & Juliet (Touchstone)
- March 4 - The Adjustment Bureau and Rango (Paramount/Nickelodeon)
- March 11 - Jane Eyre (Focus Features) and Mars Needs Moms (Disney/ImageMovers Digital)
- March 18 - Paul
- April 1 - Hop
- April 8 - Your Highness and Hanna (Focus Features)
- April 15 - Rio (Fox/Blue Sky)
- April 29 - Fast Five and Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (The Weinstein Company)
- May 13 - Bridesmaids
- May 26 - Kung Fu Panda 2 (DWA/Paramount Pictures)
- June 2 - Culinary Arts (Paramount/Nickelodeon/Wide Slope)
- June 3 - Defender D and Beginners (Focus Features)
- June 8 - Star Fox (Universal/Nintendo)
- June 24 - Cars 2 (Disney/Pixar)
- July 1 - Larry Crowne
- July 15 - Winnie the Pooh (Disney)
- July 29 - Cowboys & Aliens
- August 5 - The Change-Up (Focus Features)
- August 19 - One Day
- August 26 - Swan Dream Pool (MGM/Warner Bros.)
- August 31 - The Debt (Focus Features)
- September 2 - A Dangerous Method
- September 16 - The Lion King (3D re-release) (Disney)
- September 23 - Nepola's Odyssey
- September 30 - Dream House
- October 14 - The Thing
- October 21 - Johnny English Reborn
- October 28 - Puss in Boots (DWA/Paramount Pictures)
- November 4 - Tower Heist and Crystal: Coming of Darkness (Fox)
- November 18 - Happy Feet Two (Warner Bros.)
- December 9 - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Focus Features)
- December 21 - The Adventures of Tintin (Paramount/Nickelodeon)
- December 28 - Pariah (Focus Features)
Short films[]
- September 13 - Thriller Night
- October 4 - The Pig Who Cried Werewolf
- October 13 - Night of the Living Carrots
- November 15 - Gift of the Night Fury and Book of Dragons
- December 13 - Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Television[]
- September 18 - Star Fox premieres on Cartoon Network
- October 15 - Woo La La premieres on Gingo
- November 22 - Computeropolis Xmas premieres on NBC
Home video releases[]
DVD and Blu-ray releases[]
- March 22 - Computeropolis 3
- November 8 - Star Fox (Universal/Nintendo)
- December 13 - Kung Fu Panda 2
Direct-to-video releases[]
Highest-grossing films of the year[]
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Fox | Universal | $1,425,345,294 |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Warner Bros. | $1,342,511,219 |
| 3 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Paramount | $1,123,794,079 |
| 4 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Disney | $1,045,713,802 |
| 5 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | Lionsgate | $712,205,856 |
| 6 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Paramount | $694,713,380 |
| 7 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | $665,692,281 | |
| 8 | Crystal: Coming of Darkness | 20th Century Fox | $657,953,013 |
| 9 | Fast Five | Universal | $626,137,675 |
| 10 | The Hangover: Part II | Warner Bros. | $586,764,305 |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year[]
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Paramount / DreamWorks | $665,692,281 |
| 2 | Crystal: Coming of Darkness | 20th Century Fox | $657,953,013 |
| 3 | Cars 2 | Disney / Pixar | $562,110,557 |
| 4 | Puss in Boots | Paramount / DreamWorks | $554,987,477 |
| 5 | Star Fox | Universal | $593,230,493 |
| 6 | Rio | 20th Century Fox / Blue Sky | $484,635,760 |
| 7 | Nepola's Odyssey | Universal | $445,300,952 |
| 8 | The Adventures of Tintin | Paramount / Nickelodeon | $373,993,951 |
| 9 | Ethan's Guide to the Dangerous Depths of Space | Paramount / Aroba | $381,725,960 |
| 10 | Swan Dream Pool | Warner Bros. / MGM | $332,100,000 |
Events[]
- Illumination acquires the animation department of the French animation and visual effects studio Mac Guff and forms Illumination Mac Guff.
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