2011 (MMXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2011th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 11th year of the 3rd millennium, the 11th year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2010s decade.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 14 - The Dilemma
- February 4 - Sanctum
- February 11 - The Eagle (Focus Features)
- March 4 - The Adjustment Bureau
- March 11 - Jane Eyre (Focus Features)
- March 18 - Paul
- April 1 - Hop
- April 8 - Hanna (Focus Features), Your Highness
- April 28 - Bridesmaids
- April 29 - Fast Five
- May 26 - Kung Fu Panda 2
- June 3 - Beginners (Focus Features)
- July 1 - Larry Crowne
- July 29 - Cowboys & Aliens
- August 1 - One Day (Focus Features)
- August 5 - The Change-Up
- August 31 - The Debt (Focus Features)
- September 23 - Killer Elite (Open Road Films)
- September 30 - Dream House
- October 11 - The Thing
- October 21 - Johnny English Reborn
- October 28 - Puss in Boots
- November 4 - Tower Heist
- November 23 - A Dangerous Method
- December 9 - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Focus Features)
- December 28 - Pariah (Focus Features)
Shorts[]
Television[]
Theme Parks[]
- March 31 - Universal Studios Japan celebrated its 10th anniversary.
- May 28 - Universal Studios Singapore opens; a year since the soft-opening date on March 18, 2010.
Home video releases[]
DVD and Blu-ray releases[]
- January 4 - Catfish
- January 18 - Death Race 2
- February 8 - It's Kind of a Funny Story
- February 25 - Megamind
- March 22 - Skyline
- April 5 - Little Fockers
- April 19 - Somewhere
- May 3 - The Dilemma
- June 7
- June 21
- August 9
- August 16 - Jane Eyre
- September 6 - Hanna
- September 20 - Bridesmaids
- October 4 - Fast Five
- November 1 - The Nutcracker: The Untold Story
- November 8 - The Change-Up
- November 15
- November 29 - One Day
- December 6
- December 13 - Kung Fu Panda 2
DVD only releases[]
- February 8 - Curious George: A Bike Ride Adventure
- March 15 - Barbie: A Fairy Secret
- May 3 - Curious George: Plays Ball
- August 2 - Curious George: A Day at the Library
- August 29 - Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (UK)
- November 28 - Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (UK)
- December 6 - Curious George: Gets a New Toy
Character debuts[]
- April 29 - Luke Hobbs, Hernan Reyes
- May 26 - Lord Shen, Boss Wolf, Soothsayer, Master Storming Ox. Master Croc, Master Thundering Rhino, Li Shan
- October 28 - Kitty Softpaws, Humpty Alexander Dumpty
Events[]
- Illumination acquires the animation department of the French animation and visual effects studio Mac Guff and forms Illumination Mac Guff.
People[]
Births[]
- April 22 - Violet McGraw (actress)
Deaths[]
- February 12 - Kenneth Mars (actor)
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