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Patch in 2011: 4 Biggest Movies at the Narberth Theater

No surprise: The year's top box office draw nationwide makes the cut here.

To conclude our series of Patch in year-end lists, we offer the four most popular films at the in 2011—as listed by theater staff.

In chronological order by release date (and with national box-office figures and 2011 rankings from boxofficemojo.com):

  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II, July 15
    Domestic gross: $381 million (No. 1)
    The eight-film series about wizards and their school ends with a climactic battle.
  2. The Help, Aug. 10
    Domestic gross: $169 million (No. 11)
    Women in 1960s Mississippi conspire to publish candid accounts of life as a black maid for a white household. 
  3. Moneyball, Sept. 23
    Domestic gross: $74 million (No. 42)
    Brad Pitt plays a maverick baseball executive who innovates when given a tight payroll budget.
  4. The Muppets, Nov. 23
    Domestic gross: $82 million (No. 36)
    Lifelong Muppets fan Jason Segel and friends try to revitalize the Muppets franchise by making a movie about revitalizing the Muppets franchise.

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