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.