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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2010

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2010 GrossTickets Sold
1 Shutter Island Feb 19, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $128,012,934 16,224,706
2 Robin Hood May 14, 2010 Action PG-13 $105,487,148 13,369,727
3 True Grit Dec 22, 2010 Western PG-13 $86,670,382 10,984,839
4 Sherlock Holmes Dec 25, 2009 Adventure PG-13 $70,313,242 8,911,691
5 The Wolfman Feb 12, 2010 Horror R $62,189,884 7,882,115
6 Green Zone Mar 12, 2010 Drama R $35,497,337 4,499,029
7 Jonah Hex Jun 18, 2010 Action PG-13 $10,547,117 1,336,770
8 Get Low Jul 30, 2010 Drama PG-13 $9,111,488 1,154,814
9 A Single Man Dec 11, 2009 Drama R $7,444,351 943,517
10 El secreto de sus ojos Apr 16, 2010 Drama R $6,391,436 810,067
11 Nine Dec 25, 2009 Musical PG-13 $5,930,989 751,709
12 The Warrior's Way Dec 3, 2010 Western R $5,569,301 705,868
13 Io sono l’amore Jun 18, 2010 Drama R $5,005,465 634,406
14 Precious (Based on the Nove… Nov 6, 2009 Drama R $3,806,401 482,433
15 Das Weisse Band: Eine deuts… Dec 30, 2009 Drama R $2,137,172 270,870
16 Flipped Aug 6, 2010 Romantic Comedy PG $1,755,212 222,460
17 Casino Jack Dec 17, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $1,231,004 156,020
18 Brothers Dec 4, 2009 Drama R $1,129,244 143,123
19 Middle Men Aug 6, 2010 Comedy R $754,301 95,602
20 The Secret of Kells Mar 5, 2010 Adventure Not Rated $690,290 87,489
21 Agora May 28, 2010 Drama R $619,423 78,507
22 Veer Jan 22, 2010 Action Not Rated $527,193 66,817
23 Gunless Apr 30, 2010 Western Not Rated $458,054 58,055
24 Grease Mar 27, 1998 Musical PG $365,802 46,363
25 Vision Oct 13, 2010 Drama Not Rated $319,683 40,517
26 The Little Traitor Oct 16, 2009 Drama Not Rated $297,351 37,687
27 Me and Orson Welles Nov 25, 2009 Drama PG-13 $247,727 31,397
28 The Tempest Dec 10, 2010 Drama PG-13 $231,633 29,357
29 The Killer Inside Me Jun 18, 2010 Drama R $217,277 27,538
30 The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry Sep 18, 2009 Drama PG $187,456 23,758
31 Red Riding: The Year of Our… Feb 5, 2010 Drama Not Rated $151,644 19,219
32 Red Riding: The Year of Our… Feb 5, 2010 Drama Not Rated $148,826 18,862
33 Tau ming chong Apr 2, 2010 Action R $129,078 16,359
34 Joheunnom nabbeunnom isangh… Apr 23, 2010 Action R $128,486 16,284
35 Centurion Aug 27, 2010 Action R $123,570 15,661
36 L'illusionniste Dec 25, 2010 Adventure PG $123,476 15,649
37 Valley of the Hearts Delight Apr 9, 2010 Drama Not Rated $118,666 15,040
38 Kings of the Evening Jan 1, 2010 Drama PG $98,124 12,436
39 The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Dec 30, 2009 Drama PG-13 $90,040 11,411
40 Night Catches Us Dec 3, 2010 Drama R $54,914 6,959
41 A Serious Man Oct 2, 2009 Comedy R $38,263 4,849
42 Valhalla Rising Jul 16, 2010 Action Not Rated $30,638 3,883
43 BoyBand Jun 4, 2010 Comedy Not Rated $28,336 3,591
44 Rashomon May 29, 2009 Drama Not Rated $27,401 3,472
45 The Boat That Rocked Nov 13, 2009 Comedy R $23,352 2,959
46 Hemingway's Garden of Eden Dec 10, 2010 Drama R $22,083 2,798
47 Jerusalema Jun 11, 2010 Action R $7,294 924
48 Amarcord Sep 19, 1974 Comedy R $3,326 421
49 Clear Blue Tuesday Sep 3, 2010 Musical Not Rated $1,780 225
50 Endgame Nov 6, 2009 Drama PG-13 $1,407 178
Total Gross of All Movies$554,497,001
Total Tickets Sold70,278,431

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.