Pitt is Top Money-Making Star of 2011

Bosses at Quigley Publishing Company have questioned theater managers and film buyers to prefer their top 10 box office generators and this year (11) exhibitors credited Pitt with getting more visitors than every other superstar as a result of his acting and/or vocal performances in Moneyball, The Tree of Life, and Happy Feet Two.





Arriving at number two was Pitt's pal George Clooney for both The Ides of March and The Descendants, and last year's (10) winner, Johnny Depp, fell to third with The Rum Diary, Rango and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

Rounding out the team were Leonardo DiCaprio at four with J. Edgar and Matt Damon at five.

Furthermore creating the list, in ranking order, were Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Robert Downey, Jr., Meryl Streep and Ben Stiller.