Box Office Performance for Science Fiction 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	Inception	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$292,568,851	37,080,970	$292,568,853
3	Tron: Legacy	Adventure	PG	$131,304,844	16,641,932	$131,304,843
4	The Book of Eli	Action	R	$94,835,059	12,019,653	$94,835,062
5	Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D	Horror	R	$53,183,340	6,740,601	$53,183,342
6	Predators	Action	R	$52,000,688	6,590,708	$52,000,686
7	Daybreakers	Horror	R	$30,101,577	3,815,156	$30,101,581
8	Piranha 3D	Horror	R	$25,003,155	3,168,968	$25,003,158
9	Skyline	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$21,416,355	2,714,367	$21,416,356
10	Splice	Horror	R	$17,010,170	2,155,915	$17,010,169
11	Repo Men	Action	R	$13,942,007	1,767,048	$13,942,009
12	2012	Action	PG-13	$2,670,038	338,408	$2,670,039
13	Planet 51	Adventure	PG	$2,623,491	332,508	$2,623,488
14	Never Let Me Go	Drama	R	$2,434,652	308,574	$2,434,649
15	Robot	Action		$2,276,427	288,521	$2,276,431
16	The Road	Drama	R	$1,255,957	159,183	$1,255,954
17	Monsters	Drama	R	$237,301	30,076	$237,300
18	Sama Wozu	Adventure	PG-13	$15,623	1,980	$15,622
19	Jim	Drama		$13,015	1,650	$13,019
20	Zenith	Thriller/Suspense		$4,051	513	$4,048
Total Gross of All Movies				$1,151,289,328
Total Tickets Sold					145,917,533
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,151,289,335

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.