Box Office Performance for PG-13 Movies in 2010
Rank Movie Genre MPAA 2010 Gross Tickets Sold Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1
Avatar
Action
PG-13
$408,392,727
51,760,802
$408,392,728
2
Iron Man 2
Adventure
PG-13
$312,433,331
39,598,648
$312,433,333
3
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Drama
PG-13
$300,531,751
38,090,209
$300,531,749
4
Inception
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$292,568,851
37,080,970
$292,568,853
5
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Adventure
PG-13
$283,533,215
35,935,769
$283,533,217
6
Clash of the Titans
Action
PG-13
$163,214,888
20,686,298
$163,214,891
7
Grown Ups
Comedy
PG-13
$162,001,186
20,532,470
$162,001,188
8
The Other Guys
Comedy
PG-13
$119,219,978
15,110,263
$119,219,975
9
Salt
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$118,311,368
14,995,104
$118,311,371
10
Valentine's Day
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$110,485,654
14,003,251
$110,485,650
11
Robin Hood
Action
PG-13
$105,487,148
13,369,727
$105,487,146
12
Little Fockers
Comedy
PG-13
$102,576,190
13,000,785
$102,576,194
13
Date Night
Comedy
PG-13
$98,711,404
12,510,951
$98,711,403
14
The Social Network
Drama
PG-13
$93,222,026
11,815,212
$93,222,023
15
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Action
PG-13
$90,759,676
11,503,128
$90,759,680
16
Red
Action
PG-13
$89,505,187
11,344,130
$89,505,186
17
True Grit
Western
PG-13
$86,670,382
10,984,839
$86,670,380
18
Dear John
Drama
PG-13
$80,014,842
10,141,298
$80,014,841
19
Unstoppable
Action
PG-13
$79,468,486
10,072,051
$79,468,482
20
The A-Team
Action
PG-13
$77,222,099
9,787,338
$77,222,097
21
Knight and Day
Action
PG-13
$76,423,035
9,686,063
$76,423,037
22
Dinner for Schmucks
Comedy
PG-13
$73,026,337
9,255,556
$73,026,337
23
Sherlock Holmes
Adventure
PG-13
$70,313,242
8,911,691
$70,313,242
24
The Bounty Hunter
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$67,061,228
8,499,522
$67,061,229
25
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Drama
PG-13
$60,095,852
7,616,711
$60,095,850
26
Easy A
Comedy
PG-13
$58,401,464
7,401,960
$58,401,464
27
Takers
Drama
PG-13
$57,744,720
7,318,722
$57,744,717
28
The Tourist
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$54,633,191
6,924,359
$54,633,193
29
Life as We Know It
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$52,886,508
6,702,979
$52,886,504
30
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps
Drama
PG-13
$52,474,616
6,650,775
$52,474,615
31
The Blind Side
Drama
PG-13
$47,483,408
6,018,176
$47,483,409
32
Killers
Action
PG-13
$47,059,963
5,964,507
$47,059,960
33
The Lovely Bones
Drama
PG-13
$43,731,131
5,542,602
$43,731,130
34
Step Up 3D
Drama
PG-13
$42,400,223
5,373,919
$42,400,221
35
The Last Exorcism
Horror
PG-13
$41,034,350
5,200,805
$41,034,351
36
Burlesque
Drama
PG-13
$37,733,561
4,782,454
$37,733,562
37
The Back-up Plan
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$37,490,007
4,751,585
$37,490,006
38
Vampires Suck
Comedy
PG-13
$36,661,504
4,646,578
$36,661,500
39
Devil
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$33,679,655
4,268,651
$33,679,656
40
Hereafter
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$32,712,586
4,146,082
$32,712,587
41
When in Rome
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$32,680,633
4,142,032
$32,680,632
42
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Comedy
PG-13
$31,611,316
4,006,504
$31,611,317
43
Charlie St. Cloud
Drama
PG-13
$31,206,263
3,955,166
$31,206,260
44
Morning Glory
Comedy
PG-13
$30,759,976
3,898,603
$30,759,978
45
The Switch
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$27,758,465
3,518,183
$27,758,464
46
Lottery Ticket
Comedy
PG-13
$24,719,879
3,133,065
$24,719,883
47
The Losers
Action
PG-13
$23,591,432
2,990,042
$23,591,431
48
Skyline
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$21,416,355
2,714,367
$21,416,356
49
The Next Three Days
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$21,129,348
2,677,991
$21,129,349
50
Our Family Wedding
Comedy
PG-13
$20,255,281
2,567,209
$20,255,279
51
Remember Me
Drama
PG-13
$19,068,240
2,416,760
$19,068,236
52
The Ghost Writer
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$15,541,549
1,969,778
$15,541,548
53
Jonah Hex
Action
PG-13
$10,547,117
1,336,770
$10,547,115
54
Fair*Game
Drama
PG-13
$9,118,756
1,155,736
$9,118,757
55
Get Low
PG-13
$9,111,488
1,154,815
$9,111,490
56
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Drama
PG-13
$8,668,979
1,098,730
$8,668,980
57
City Island
Comedy
PG-13
$6,671,036
845,505
$6,671,034
58
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Adventure
PG-13
$6,659,786
844,079
$6,659,783
59
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Comedy
PG-13
$6,363,628
806,543
$6,363,624
60
Nine
Musical
PG-13
$5,930,989
751,710
$5,930,992
61
An Education
Drama
PG-13
$4,691,390
594,599
$4,691,386
62
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$4,267,703
540,900
$4,267,701
63
My Name is Khan
Drama
PG-13
$4,046,336
512,844
$4,046,339
64
To Save a Life
Drama
PG-13
$3,777,210
478,734
$3,777,211
65
Inside Job
Documentary
PG-13
$3,452,017
437,518
$3,452,017
66
Catfish
Documentary
PG-13
$3,237,343
410,310
$3,237,346
67
2012
Action
PG-13
$2,670,038
338,408
$2,670,039
68
3 Idiots
Comedy
PG-13
$1,776,771
225,193
$1,776,773
69
The Fourth Kind
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$753,690
95,525
$753,692
70
Couples Retreat
Comedy
PG-13
$693,900
87,947
$693,902
71
The Concert
Drama
PG-13
$657,986
83,395
$657,987
72
Ondine
PG-13
$550,472
69,768
$550,470
73
Preacher's Kid
Drama
PG-13
$514,522
65,212
$514,523
74
Poema de Salvacion
PG-13
$493,470
62,544
$493,472
75
The City of Your Final Destination
Drama
PG-13
$493,296
62,522
$493,299
76
Rabbit Hole
Drama
PG-13
$435,229
55,162
$435,228
77
Like Dandelion Dust
PG-13
$352,810
44,716
$352,809
78
Creation
Drama
PG-13
$341,323
43,260
$341,321
79
The Yellow Handkerchief
Drama
PG-13
$318,623
40,383
$318,622
80
Me and Orson Welles
Drama
PG-13
$247,727
31,398
$247,730
81
That Evening Sun
PG-13
$233,240
29,561
$233,236
82
The Tempest
Drama
PG-13
$231,633
29,358
$231,635
83
Legendary
Drama
PG-13
$200,393
25,398
$200,390
84
Iron Man
Action
PG-13
$192,025
24,338
$192,027
85
Armored
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$173,574
21,999
$173,572
86
Another Year
Drama
PG-13
$164,654
20,869
$164,656
87
Country Strong
Drama
PG-13
$119,742
15,176
$119,739
88
Coco avant Chanel
Drama
PG-13
$116,152
14,721
$116,149
89
Bran Nue Dae
Musical
PG-13
$113,568
14,394
$113,569
90
Blood Done Sign My Name
Drama
PG-13
$109,383
13,863
$109,379
91
Wild Target
Comedy
PG-13
$109,338
13,858
$109,340
92
The Romantics
Comedy
PG-13
$106,524
13,501
$106,523
93
Freakonomics
Documentary
PG-13
$101,270
12,835
$101,268
94
Crazy on the Outside
Comedy
PG-13
$88,335
11,196
$88,336
95
The Red Baron
Drama
PG-13
$40,789
5,170
$40,791
96
In My Sleep
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$31,858
4,038
$31,860
97
The Human Experience
Documentary
PG-13
$27,170
3,444
$27,173
98
The Trial
Drama
PG-13
$19,753
2,504
$19,757
99
Sama Wozu
Adventure
PG-13
$15,623
1,980
$15,622
100
Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger
Comedy
PG-13
$15,222
1,929
$15,220
101
The Living Wake
PG-13
$12,232
1,550
$12,230
102
White Wedding
Comedy
PG-13
$11,711
1,484
$11,709
103
Good Hair
Documentary
PG-13
$11,053
1,401
$11,054
104
The Cove
Documentary
PG-13
$7,934
1,006
$7,937
105
Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!
PG-13
$7,578
960
$7,574
106
Amreeka
PG-13
$6,818
864
$6,817
107
The Box
Thriller/Suspense
PG-13
$6,301
799
$6,304
108
Okuribito
Drama
PG-13
$5,800
735
$5,799
109
The Winning Season
Comedy
PG-13
$5,000
634
$5,002
110
Smash His Camera
Documentary
PG-13
$3,644
462
$3,645
111
The September Issue
Documentary
PG-13
$3,517
446
$3,519
112
White On Rice
Romantic Comedy
PG-13
$1,985
252
$1,988
113
Endgame
Drama
PG-13
$1,407
178
$1,404
114
Breakfast with Scot
Drama
PG-13
$477
60
$473
115
From Mexico with Love
Drama
PG-13
$12
2
$16
Total Gross of All Movies $4,596,255,057
Total Tickets Sold 582,541,831
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices $4,596,255,047
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.