Box Office Performance for Drama Movies in 2010
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2010 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$300,531,751 |
38,090,209 |
$300,531,749 |
| 2 |
The Social Network
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$93,222,026 |
11,815,212 |
$93,222,023 |
| 3 |
The Town
|
Drama
|
R
|
$92,173,235 |
11,682,286 |
$92,173,237 |
| 4 |
Eat Pray Love
|
Drama
|
R
|
$80,574,010 |
10,212,169 |
$80,574,013 |
| 5 |
Dear John
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$80,014,842 |
10,141,298 |
$80,014,841 |
| 6 |
The Last Song
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$62,950,384 |
7,978,502 |
$62,950,381 |
| 7 |
Why Did I Get Married Too?
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$60,095,852 |
7,616,711 |
$60,095,850 |
| 8 |
Secretariat
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$59,053,682 |
7,484,624 |
$59,053,683 |
| 9 |
Takers
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$57,744,720 |
7,318,722 |
$57,744,717 |
| 10 |
Letters to Juliet
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$53,032,453 |
6,721,477 |
$53,032,454 |
| 11 |
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$52,474,616 |
6,650,775 |
$52,474,615 |
| 12 |
The Blind Side
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$47,483,408 |
6,018,176 |
$47,483,409 |
| 13 |
The Fighter
|
Drama
|
R
|
$46,388,853 |
5,879,449 |
$46,388,853 |
| 14 |
The Lovely Bones
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$43,731,131 |
5,542,602 |
$43,731,130 |
| 15 |
Edge of Darkness
|
Drama
|
R
|
$43,313,890 |
5,489,720 |
$43,313,891 |
| 16 |
Step Up 3D
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$42,400,223 |
5,373,919 |
$42,400,221 |
| 17 |
Up in the Air
|
Drama
|
R
|
$39,448,116 |
4,999,761 |
$39,448,114 |
| 18 |
Crazy Heart
|
Drama
|
R
|
$38,769,554 |
4,913,758 |
$38,769,551 |
| 19 |
Burlesque
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$37,733,561 |
4,782,454 |
$37,733,562 |
| 20 |
For Colored Girls
|
Drama
|
R
|
$37,676,774 |
4,775,257 |
$37,676,778 |
| 21 |
Green Zone
|
Drama
|
R
|
$35,497,337 |
4,499,029 |
$35,497,339 |
| 22 |
Love and Other Drugs
|
Drama
|
R
|
$31,267,088 |
3,962,876 |
$31,267,092 |
| 23 |
Charlie St. Cloud
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$31,206,263 |
3,955,166 |
$31,206,260 |
| 24 |
The King's Speech
|
Drama
|
R
|
$22,932,401 |
2,906,515 |
$22,932,403 |
| 25 |
Remember Me
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$19,068,240 |
2,416,760 |
$19,068,236 |
| 26 |
Extraordinary Measures
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$12,482,741 |
1,582,096 |
$12,482,737 |
| 27 |
127 Hours
|
Drama
|
R
|
$10,434,435 |
1,322,489 |
$10,434,438 |
| 28 |
Fair*Game
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$9,118,756 |
1,155,736 |
$9,118,757 |
| 29 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$8,668,979 |
1,098,730 |
$8,668,980 |
| 30 |
The Young Victoria
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$8,544,935 |
1,083,008 |
$8,544,933 |
| 31 |
Barney's Version
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,502,560 |
950,895 |
$7,502,562 |
| 32 |
A Single Man
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,444,351 |
943,517 |
$7,444,349 |
| 33 |
Incendies
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,857,096 |
869,087 |
$6,857,096 |
| 34 |
Conviction
|
Drama
|
|
$6,797,696 |
861,558 |
$6,797,693 |
| 35 |
The Last Station
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,617,867 |
838,766 |
$6,617,864 |
| 36 |
The Secret in Their Eyes
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,391,436 |
810,068 |
$6,391,437 |
| 37 |
Winter's Bone
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,245,508 |
791,573 |
$6,245,511 |
| 38 |
I am Love
|
Drama
|
|
$5,005,465 |
634,406 |
$5,005,463 |
| 39 |
Mao's Last Dancer
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$4,806,750 |
609,221 |
$4,806,754 |
| 40 |
An Education
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$4,691,390 |
594,599 |
$4,691,386 |
| 41 |
Solitary Man
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,360,548 |
552,668 |
$4,360,551 |
| 42 |
The Hurt Locker
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,346,706 |
550,913 |
$4,346,704 |
| 43 |
My Name is Khan
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$4,046,336 |
512,844 |
$4,046,339 |
| 44 |
Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire)
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,806,401 |
482,434 |
$3,806,404 |
| 45 |
To Save a Life
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$3,777,210 |
478,734 |
$3,777,211 |
| 46 |
The Runaways
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,573,673 |
452,937 |
$3,573,673 |
| 47 |
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,229,586 |
409,326 |
$3,229,582 |
| 48 |
Letters to God
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$2,848,587 |
361,038 |
$2,848,590 |
| 49 |
Never Let Me Go
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,434,652 |
308,574 |
$2,434,649 |
| 50 |
Weisse Band: Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte, Das
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,137,172 |
270,871 |
$2,137,172 |
| 51 |
Un Prophète
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,087,720 |
264,603 |
$2,087,718 |
| 52 |
Stone
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,810,078 |
229,414 |
$1,810,076 |
| 53 |
Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,725,982 |
218,756 |
$1,725,985 |
| 54 |
Cairo Time
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,603,616 |
203,247 |
$1,603,619 |
| 55 |
Nowhere Boy
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,445,366 |
183,190 |
$1,445,369 |
| 56 |
Dabangg
|
Drama
|
|
$1,288,549 |
163,314 |
$1,288,547 |
| 57 |
The Road
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,255,957 |
159,183 |
$1,255,954 |
| 58 |
Brothers
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,129,244 |
143,123 |
$1,129,240 |
| 59 |
The Perfect Game
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$1,089,445 |
138,079 |
$1,089,443 |
| 60 |
Guzaarish
|
Drama
|
|
$1,026,589 |
130,113 |
$1,026,592 |
| 61 |
Animal Kingdom
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,016,417 |
128,823 |
$1,016,413 |
| 62 |
Princess Kaiulani
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$883,887 |
112,026 |
$883,885 |
| 63 |
L'enfant prodige
|
Drama
|
|
$773,615 |
98,050 |
$773,615 |
| 64 |
Peepli Live
|
Drama
|
|
$754,836 |
95,670 |
$754,836 |
| 65 |
The Concert
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$657,986 |
83,395 |
$657,987 |
| 66 |
We Are Family
|
Drama
|
|
$638,144 |
80,880 |
$638,143 |
| 67 |
Ajami
|
Drama
|
|
$621,859 |
78,816 |
$621,858 |
| 68 |
Agora
|
Drama
|
R
|
$619,423 |
78,507 |
$619,420 |
| 69 |
Vincere
|
Drama
|
|
$619,162 |
78,474 |
$619,160 |
| 70 |
Howl
|
Drama
|
R
|
$591,812 |
75,008 |
$591,813 |
| 71 |
Mother
|
Drama
|
R
|
$551,509 |
69,900 |
$551,511 |
| 72 |
L'instinct de mort
|
Drama
|
R
|
$533,479 |
67,615 |
$533,482 |
| 73 |
Preacher's Kid
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$514,522 |
65,212 |
$514,523 |
| 74 |
The City of Your Final Destination
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$493,296 |
62,522 |
$493,299 |
| 75 |
Made in Dagenham
|
Drama
|
R
|
$492,379 |
62,405 |
$492,375 |
| 76 |
The Messenger
|
Drama
|
R
|
$455,286 |
57,704 |
$455,285 |
| 77 |
Rabbit Hole
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$435,229 |
55,162 |
$435,228 |
| 78 |
Somewhere
|
Drama
|
R
|
$432,836 |
54,859 |
$432,838 |
| 79 |
Break Ke Baad
|
Drama
|
|
$427,628 |
54,199 |
$427,630 |
| 80 |
Les amours imaginaires
|
Drama
|
|
$413,432 |
52,399 |
$413,428 |
| 81 |
Disney's A Christmas Carol
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$411,946 |
52,211 |
$411,945 |
| 82 |
Action Replayy
|
Drama
|
|
$410,262 |
51,998 |
$410,264 |
| 83 |
Lebanon
|
Drama
|
R
|
$368,088 |
46,652 |
$368,084 |
| 84 |
Creation
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$341,323 |
43,260 |
$341,321 |
| 85 |
Enter the Void
|
Drama
|
|
$337,997 |
42,839 |
$338,000 |
| 86 |
All Good Things
|
Drama
|
R
|
$323,651 |
41,020 |
$323,648 |
| 87 |
Vision
|
Drama
|
|
$319,683 |
40,517 |
$319,679 |
| 88 |
The Yellow Handkerchief
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$318,623 |
40,383 |
$318,622 |
| 89 |
Holy Rollers
|
Drama
|
R
|
$303,064 |
38,411 |
$303,063 |
| 90 |
The Little Traitor
|
Drama
|
|
$297,351 |
37,687 |
$297,350 |
| 91 |
Blue Valentine
|
Drama
|
NC-17
|
$291,607 |
36,959 |
$291,607 |
| 92 |
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
|
Drama
|
R
|
$269,021 |
34,096 |
$269,017 |
| 93 |
L'ennemi public n°1
|
Drama
|
R
|
$262,253 |
33,239 |
$262,256 |
| 94 |
Me and Orson Welles
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$247,727 |
31,398 |
$247,730 |
| 95 |
White Material
|
Drama
|
|
$246,328 |
31,220 |
$246,326 |
| 96 |
Monsters
|
Drama
|
R
|
$237,301 |
30,076 |
$237,300 |
| 97 |
The Tempest
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$231,633 |
29,358 |
$231,635 |
| 98 |
The Killer Inside Me
|
Drama
|
R
|
$217,277 |
27,538 |
$217,275 |
| 99 |
Legendary
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$200,393 |
25,398 |
$200,390 |
| 100 |
San qiang pai an jing qi
|
Drama
|
R
|
$190,946 |
24,201 |
$190,946 |
| 101 |
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$187,456 |
23,759 |
$187,459 |
| 102 |
Partir
|
Drama
|
|
$176,113 |
22,321 |
$176,113 |
| 103 |
Rann
|
Drama
|
|
$165,873 |
21,023 |
$165,871 |
| 104 |
Another Year
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$164,654 |
20,869 |
$164,656 |
| 105 |
71: Into the Fire
|
Drama
|
|
$159,335 |
20,195 |
$159,339 |
| 106 |
Welcome to the Rileys
|
Drama
|
R
|
$152,857 |
19,374 |
$152,861 |
| 107 |
The Red Riding Trilogy: 1983
|
Drama
|
|
$151,644 |
19,220 |
$151,646 |
| 108 |
My Dog Tulip
|
Drama
|
|
$151,258 |
19,171 |
$151,259 |
| 109 |
The Red Riding Trilogy
|
Drama
|
|
$148,826 |
18,863 |
$148,829 |
| 110 |
Le père de mes enfants
|
Drama
|
|
$144,022 |
18,254 |
$144,024 |
| 111 |
The Cremaster Cycle
|
Drama
|
|
$140,666 |
17,828 |
$140,663 |
| 112 |
Love Ranch
|
Drama
|
R
|
$137,885 |
17,476 |
$137,886 |
| 113 |
Carlos
|
Drama
|
|
$135,526 |
17,177 |
$135,527 |
| 114 |
Pure Country 2: The Gift
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$133,771 |
16,954 |
$133,767 |
| 115 |
Lovely, Still
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$127,564 |
16,168 |
$127,566 |
| 116 |
Country Strong
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$119,742 |
15,176 |
$119,739 |
| 117 |
Valley of the Hearts Delight
|
Drama
|
|
$118,666 |
15,040 |
$118,666 |
| 118 |
Queen of the Lot
|
Drama
|
R
|
$116,400 |
14,753 |
$116,401 |
| 119 |
Coco avant Chanel
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$116,152 |
14,721 |
$116,149 |
| 120 |
The Greatest
|
Drama
|
R
|
$115,862 |
14,685 |
$115,865 |
| 121 |
Touching Home
|
Drama
|
|
$110,594 |
14,017 |
$110,594 |
| 122 |
Blood Done Sign My Name
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$109,383 |
13,863 |
$109,379 |
| 123 |
Alle Anderen
|
Drama
|
|
$102,042 |
12,933 |
$102,041 |
| 124 |
Kings of the Evening
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$98,124 |
12,437 |
$98,128 |
| 125 |
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
|
Drama
|
|
$90,040 |
11,412 |
$90,041 |
| 126 |
The Maid
|
Drama
|
|
$83,834 |
10,625 |
$83,831 |
| 127 |
Kasi az Gorbehaye Irani Khabar Nadareh
|
Drama
|
|
$81,768 |
10,363 |
$81,764 |
| 128 |
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
|
Drama
|
R
|
$76,158 |
9,652 |
$76,154 |
| 129 |
Dogtooth
|
Drama
|
|
$73,849 |
9,360 |
$73,850 |
| 130 |
Le hérisson
|
Drama
|
|
$73,133 |
9,269 |
$73,132 |
| 131 |
La siciliana ribelle
|
Drama
|
|
$71,239 |
9,029 |
$71,239 |
| 132 |
2012: Time for Change
|
Drama
|
|
$68,339 |
8,661 |
$68,335 |
| 133 |
Biutiful
|
Drama
|
R
|
$64,672 |
8,197 |
$64,674 |
| 134 |
Contracorriente
|
Drama
|
|
$64,159 |
8,132 |
$64,161 |
| 135 |
Alamar
|
Drama
|
|
$55,709 |
7,061 |
$55,711 |
| 136 |
Amelia
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$55,434 |
7,026 |
$55,435 |
| 137 |
Night Catches Us
|
Drama
|
R
|
$54,914 |
6,960 |
$54,914 |
| 138 |
35 Rhums
|
Drama
|
|
$44,756 |
5,672 |
$44,752 |
| 139 |
Defendor
|
Drama
|
R
|
$44,462 |
5,635 |
$44,460 |
| 140 |
The Red Baron
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$40,789 |
5,170 |
$40,791 |
| 141 |
Le Refuge
|
Drama
|
|
$34,525 |
4,376 |
$34,527 |
| 142 |
Spoken Word
|
Drama
|
|
$32,961 |
4,178 |
$32,964 |
| 143 |
Solnstse
|
Drama
|
|
$31,738 |
4,023 |
$31,741 |
| 144 |
The Exploding Girl
|
Drama
|
|
$25,572 |
3,241 |
$25,571 |
| 145 |
Handsome Harry
|
Drama
|
R
|
$22,878 |
2,900 |
$22,881 |
| 146 |
Happy Tears
|
Drama
|
R
|
$22,464 |
2,847 |
$22,463 |
| 147 |
Hemingways Garden of Eden
|
Drama
|
R
|
$22,083 |
2,799 |
$22,084 |
| 148 |
The Good Heart
|
Drama
|
|
$20,930 |
2,653 |
$20,932 |
| 149 |
Prince of Broadway
|
Drama
|
|
$20,450 |
2,592 |
$20,451 |
| 150 |
The Trial
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$19,753 |
2,504 |
$19,757 |
| 151 |
Revanche
|
Drama
|
|
$13,918 |
1,764 |
$13,918 |
| 152 |
Jim
|
Drama
|
|
$13,015 |
1,650 |
$13,019 |
| 153 |
The Dry Land
|
Drama
|
R
|
$11,777 |
1,493 |
$11,780 |
| 154 |
Milh Hadha al-Bahr
|
Drama
|
|
$11,662 |
1,478 |
$11,661 |
| 155 |
Cherry
|
Drama
|
R
|
$11,362 |
1,440 |
$11,362 |
| 156 |
The Damned United
|
Drama
|
R
|
$11,029 |
1,398 |
$11,030 |
| 157 |
Frankie and Alice
|
Drama
|
R
|
$10,671 |
1,352 |
$10,667 |
| 158 |
Chun Feng Chen Zui De Ye Wan
|
Drama
|
|
$10,478 |
1,328 |
$10,478 |
| 159 |
La Teta Asustada
|
Drama
|
|
$10,462 |
1,326 |
$10,462 |
| 160 |
O Estranho Caso de Angélica
|
Drama
|
|
$10,433 |
1,322 |
$10,431 |
| 161 |
Lourdes
|
Drama
|
|
$9,408 |
1,192 |
$9,405 |
| 162 |
The Taqwacores
|
Drama
|
|
$9,347 |
1,185 |
$9,350 |
| 163 |
Wonderful World
|
Drama
|
R
|
$9,309 |
1,180 |
$9,310 |
| 164 |
Broderskab
|
Drama
|
|
$8,979 |
1,138 |
$8,979 |
| 165 |
Happiness Runs
|
Drama
|
|
$7,199 |
912 |
$7,196 |
| 166 |
Logan
|
Drama
|
|
$7,137 |
905 |
$7,140 |
| 167 |
Mercy
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,780 |
859 |
$6,778 |
| 168 |
The Last New Yorker
|
Drama
|
|
$6,607 |
837 |
$6,604 |
| 169 |
Watercolors
|
Drama
|
|
$6,305 |
799 |
$6,304 |
| 170 |
Storm
|
Drama
|
|
$6,152 |
780 |
$6,154 |
| 171 |
Okuribito
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$5,800 |
735 |
$5,799 |
| 172 |
Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv
|
Drama
|
|
$5,729 |
726 |
$5,728 |
| 173 |
Home
|
Drama
|
|
$5,517 |
699 |
$5,515 |
| 174 |
Cosa Voglio Di Piu
|
Drama
|
|
$4,998 |
633 |
$4,994 |
| 175 |
Hadewijch
|
Drama
|
|
$4,603 |
583 |
$4,600 |
| 176 |
La mujer sin cabeza
|
Drama
|
|
$4,502 |
571 |
$4,505 |
| 177 |
Murder in Fashion
|
Drama
|
|
$3,346 |
424 |
$3,345 |
| 178 |
Altiplano
|
Drama
|
|
$3,063 |
388 |
$3,061 |
| 179 |
Mutluluk
|
Drama
|
|
$2,856 |
362 |
$2,856 |
| 180 |
Eichmann
|
Drama
|
|
$2,706 |
343 |
$2,706 |
| 181 |
Helena From the Wedding
|
Drama
|
|
$2,692 |
341 |
$2,690 |
| 182 |
Daniel y Ana
|
Drama
|
|
$2,372 |
301 |
$2,375 |
| 183 |
You Won't Miss Me
|
Drama
|
|
$2,240 |
284 |
$2,241 |
| 184 |
Flickan
|
Drama
|
|
$2,201 |
279 |
$2,201 |
| 185 |
Falling Awake
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,978 |
251 |
$1,980 |
| 186 |
The Temptation of St. Tony
|
Drama
|
|
$1,963 |
249 |
$1,965 |
| 187 |
Carmo
|
Drama
|
|
$1,512 |
192 |
$1,515 |
| 188 |
Endgame
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$1,407 |
178 |
$1,404 |
| 189 |
Trucker
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,237 |
157 |
$1,239 |
| 190 |
Harimaya Bridge, The
|
Drama
|
|
$1,226 |
155 |
$1,223 |
| 191 |
Shake Hands with the Devil
|
Drama
|
|
$594 |
75 |
$592 |
| 192 |
Breakfast with Scot
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$477 |
60 |
$473 |
| 193 |
From Mexico with Love
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$12 |
2 |
$16 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,692,007,088 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 214,449,564 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,692,007,060 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2010.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2010.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2009 will most likely earn money in 2009 and 2010.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year.
The next year starts the following day (Monday).
For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to
rounding errors.
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