Box Office Performance for Drama Movies in 2010
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Theatrical
Distributor | MPAA
Rating | 2010 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
6/30/2010 |
Summit Entertainment |
PG-13 |
$300,531,751 |
38,090,209 |
| 2 |
The Social Network |
10/1/2010 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$93,222,026 |
11,815,212 |
| 3 |
The Town |
9/17/2010 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$92,173,235 |
11,682,286 |
| 4 |
Eat Pray Love |
8/13/2010 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$80,574,010 |
10,212,169 |
| 5 |
Dear John |
2/5/2010 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$80,014,842 |
10,141,298 |
| 6 |
The Last Song |
3/31/2010 |
Walt Disney |
PG |
$62,950,384 |
7,978,502 |
| 7 |
Why Did I Get Married Too? |
4/2/2010 |
Lionsgate |
PG-13 |
$60,095,852 |
7,616,711 |
| 8 |
Secretariat |
10/8/2010 |
Walt Disney |
PG |
$59,053,682 |
7,484,624 |
| 9 |
Takers |
8/27/2010 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$57,744,720 |
7,318,722 |
| 10 |
Letters to Juliet |
5/14/2010 |
Summit Entertainment |
PG |
$53,032,453 |
6,721,477 |
| 11 |
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps |
9/24/2010 |
20th Century Fox |
PG-13 |
$52,474,616 |
6,650,775 |
| 12 |
The Blind Side |
11/20/2009 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$47,483,408 |
6,018,176 |
| 13 |
The Fighter |
12/10/2010 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$46,388,853 |
5,879,449 |
| 14 |
The Lovely Bones |
1/15/2010 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG-13 |
$43,731,131 |
5,542,602 |
| 15 |
Edge of Darkness |
1/29/2010 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$43,313,890 |
5,489,720 |
| 16 |
Step Up 3D |
8/6/2010 |
Walt Disney |
PG-13 |
$42,400,223 |
5,373,919 |
| 17 |
Up in the Air |
12/4/2009 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$39,448,116 |
4,999,761 |
| 18 |
Crazy Heart |
12/16/2009 |
Fox Searchlight |
R |
$38,769,554 |
4,913,758 |
| 19 |
Burlesque |
11/24/2010 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$37,733,561 |
4,782,454 |
| 20 |
For Colored Girls |
11/5/2010 |
Lionsgate |
R |
$37,676,774 |
4,775,257 |
| 21 |
Green Zone |
3/12/2010 |
Universal |
R |
$35,497,337 |
4,499,029 |
| 22 |
Love and Other Drugs |
11/24/2010 |
20th Century Fox |
R |
$31,267,088 |
3,962,876 |
| 23 |
Charlie St. Cloud |
7/30/2010 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$31,206,263 |
3,955,166 |
| 24 |
The King's Speech |
4/1/2011 |
Weinstein Co. |
PG-13 |
$22,932,401 |
2,906,515 |
| 25 |
Remember Me |
3/12/2010 |
Summit Entertainment |
PG-13 |
$19,068,240 |
2,416,760 |
| 26 |
Extraordinary Measures |
1/22/2010 |
CBS Films |
PG |
$12,482,741 |
1,582,096 |
| 27 |
127 Hours |
11/5/2010 |
Fox Searchlight |
R |
$10,434,435 |
1,322,489 |
| 28 |
Fair*Game |
11/5/2010 |
Summit Entertainment |
PG-13 |
$9,118,756 |
1,155,736 |
| 29 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
11/15/2012 |
Summit Entertainment |
PG-13 |
$8,668,979 |
1,098,730 |
| 30 |
The Young Victoria |
12/18/2009 |
Apparition |
PG |
$8,544,935 |
1,083,008 |
| 31 |
Barney's Version |
12/17/2010 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
R |
$7,502,560 |
950,895 |
| 32 |
A Single Man |
12/11/2009 |
Weinstein Co. |
R |
$7,444,351 |
943,517 |
| 33 |
Invictus |
12/11/2009 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$6,904,919 |
879,608 |
| 34 |
Incendies |
4/22/2011 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
R |
$6,857,096 |
869,087 |
| 35 |
Conviction |
10/15/2010 |
Fox Searchlight |
R |
$6,797,696 |
861,558 |
| 36 |
The Last Station |
1/15/2010 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
R |
$6,617,867 |
838,766 |
| 37 |
Winter's Bone |
6/11/2010 |
Roadside Attractions |
R |
$6,245,508 |
791,573 |
| 38 |
Mao's Last Dancer |
8/20/2010 |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
PG |
$4,806,750 |
609,221 |
| 39 |
An Education |
10/9/2009 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
PG-13 |
$4,691,390 |
594,599 |
| 40 |
Solitary Man |
5/21/2010 |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
R |
$4,360,548 |
552,668 |
| 41 |
The Hurt Locker |
6/26/2009 |
Summit Entertainment |
R |
$4,346,706 |
550,913 |
| 42 |
My Name is Khan |
2/12/2010 |
Fox Searchlight |
PG-13 |
$4,046,336 |
512,844 |
| 43 |
Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) |
11/6/2009 |
Lionsgate |
R |
$3,806,401 |
482,434 |
| 44 |
To Save a Life |
1/22/2010 |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
PG-13 |
$3,777,210 |
478,734 |
| 45 |
The Runaways |
3/19/2010 |
Apparition |
R |
$3,573,673 |
452,937 |
| 46 |
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger |
9/22/2010 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
R |
$3,229,586 |
409,326 |
| 47 |
Letters to God |
4/9/2010 |
Vivendi Entertainment |
PG |
$2,848,587 |
361,038 |
| 48 |
Never Let Me Go |
9/15/2010 |
Fox Searchlight |
R |
$2,434,652 |
308,574 |
| 49 |
Das Weisse Band: Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte |
12/30/2009 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
R |
$2,137,172 |
270,871 |
| 50 |
Un Prophète |
2/26/2010 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
R |
$2,087,720 |
264,603 |
| 51 |
Stone |
10/8/2010 |
Overture Films |
R |
$1,810,078 |
229,414 |
| 52 |
Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky |
6/11/2010 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
R |
$1,725,982 |
218,756 |
| 53 |
Cairo Time |
8/6/2010 |
IFC Films |
PG |
$1,603,616 |
203,247 |
| 54 |
Nowhere Boy |
10/8/2010 |
Weinstein Co. |
R |
$1,445,366 |
183,190 |
| 55 |
The Road |
11/25/2009 |
Weinstein Co. |
R |
$1,255,957 |
159,183 |
| 56 |
Brothers |
12/4/2009 |
Lionsgate |
R |
$1,129,244 |
143,123 |
| 57 |
The Perfect Game |
4/16/2010 |
Slowhand Cinema |
PG |
$1,089,445 |
138,079 |
| 58 |
Animal Kingdom |
8/13/2010 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
R |
$1,016,417 |
128,823 |
| 59 |
Princess Kaiulani |
5/14/2010 |
Roadside Attractions |
PG |
$883,887 |
112,026 |
| 60 |
The Concert |
7/30/2010 |
Weinstein Co. |
PG-13 |
$657,986 |
83,395 |
| 61 |
We Are Family |
9/3/2010 |
UTV Communications |
PG |
$638,144 |
80,880 |
| 62 |
Agora |
5/28/2010 |
Newmarket Films |
R |
$619,423 |
78,507 |
| 63 |
Howl |
9/24/2010 |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
R |
$591,812 |
75,008 |
| 64 |
Mother |
3/12/2010 |
Magnolia Pictures |
R |
$551,509 |
69,900 |
| 65 |
L'instinct de mort |
8/27/2010 |
Music Box Films |
R |
$533,479 |
67,615 |
| 66 |
Preacher's Kid |
1/29/2010 |
Gener8xion Entertainment |
PG-13 |
$514,522 |
65,212 |
| 67 |
The City of Your Final Destination |
4/16/2010 |
Hyde Park Films |
PG-13 |
$493,296 |
62,522 |
| 68 |
Made in Dagenham |
11/19/2010 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
R |
$492,379 |
62,405 |
| 69 |
The Messenger |
11/13/2009 |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
R |
$455,286 |
57,704 |
| 70 |
Rabbit Hole |
12/17/2010 |
Lionsgate |
PG-13 |
$435,229 |
55,162 |
| 71 |
Somewhere |
12/22/2010 |
Focus Features |
R |
$432,836 |
54,859 |
| 72 |
Disney's A Christmas Carol |
11/30/2009 |
Walt Disney |
PG |
$411,946 |
52,211 |
| 73 |
Lebanon |
8/6/2010 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
R |
$368,088 |
46,652 |
| 74 |
Creation |
1/22/2010 |
Newmarket Films |
PG-13 |
$341,323 |
43,260 |
| 75 |
All Good Things |
12/3/2010 |
Magnolia Pictures |
R |
$323,651 |
41,020 |
| 76 |
The Yellow Handkerchief |
2/26/2010 |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
PG-13 |
$318,623 |
40,383 |
| 77 |
Holy Rollers |
5/21/2010 |
First Independent Pictures |
R |
$303,064 |
38,411 |
| 78 |
Blue Valentine |
12/29/2010 |
Weinstein Co. |
R |
$291,607 |
36,959 |
| 79 |
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans |
11/20/2009 |
First Look |
R |
$269,021 |
34,096 |
| 80 |
L'ennemi public n°1 |
9/3/2010 |
Music Box Films |
R |
$262,253 |
33,239 |
| 81 |
Me and Orson Welles |
11/25/2009 |
Freestyle Releasing |
PG-13 |
$247,727 |
31,398 |
| 82 |
Monsters |
10/29/2010 |
Magnet Pictures |
R |
$237,301 |
30,076 |
| 83 |
The Tempest |
12/10/2010 |
Miramax |
PG-13 |
$231,633 |
29,358 |
| 84 |
The Killer Inside Me |
6/18/2010 |
IFC Films |
R |
$217,277 |
27,538 |
| 85 |
Legendary |
9/10/2010 |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
PG-13 |
$200,393 |
25,398 |
| 86 |
San qiang pai an jing qi |
9/3/2010 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
R |
$190,946 |
24,201 |
| 87 |
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry |
9/18/2009 |
Five & Two Pictures |
PG |
$187,456 |
23,759 |
| 88 |
Another Year |
12/29/2010 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
PG-13 |
$164,654 |
20,869 |
| 89 |
Welcome to the Rileys |
10/29/2010 |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
R |
$152,857 |
19,374 |
| 90 |
Love Ranch |
6/30/2010 |
|
R |
$137,885 |
17,476 |
| 91 |
Pure Country 2: The Gift |
10/15/2010 |
Warner Bros. |
PG |
$133,771 |
16,954 |
| 92 |
Lovely, Still |
9/10/2010 |
Monterey Media |
PG |
$127,564 |
16,168 |
| 93 |
Country Strong |
12/22/2010 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$119,742 |
15,176 |
| 94 |
Queen of the Lot |
11/19/2010 |
Rainbow Releasing |
R |
$116,400 |
14,753 |
| 95 |
Coco avant Chanel |
9/25/2009 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
PG-13 |
$116,152 |
14,721 |
| 96 |
The Greatest |
4/2/2010 |
Paladin |
R |
$115,862 |
14,685 |
| 97 |
Last Night |
5/6/2011 |
TriBeca Films |
R |
$112,087 |
14,206 |
| 98 |
Blood Done Sign My Name |
2/19/2010 |
Paladin |
PG-13 |
$109,383 |
13,863 |
| 99 |
Kings of the Evening |
1/1/2010 |
Indican Pictures |
PG |
$98,124 |
12,437 |
| 100 |
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee |
11/27/2009 |
Screen Media Films |
R |
$76,158 |
9,652 |
| 101 |
Biutiful |
12/29/2010 |
Roadside Attractions |
R |
$64,672 |
8,197 |
| 102 |
Contracorriente |
9/17/2010 |
The Film Collaborative |
Not Rated |
$64,158 |
8,132 |
| 103 |
Amelia |
10/23/2009 |
Fox Searchlight |
PG |
$55,434 |
7,026 |
| 104 |
Night Catches Us |
12/3/2010 |
Magnolia Pictures |
R |
$54,914 |
6,960 |
| 105 |
Defendor |
2/19/2010 |
|
R |
$44,462 |
5,635 |
| 106 |
The Red Baron |
3/19/2010 |
Monterey Media |
PG-13 |
$40,789 |
5,170 |
| 107 |
Handsome Harry |
4/16/2010 |
Paladin |
R |
$22,878 |
2,900 |
| 108 |
Happy Tears |
2/19/2010 |
Roadside Attractions |
R |
$22,464 |
2,847 |
| 109 |
Hemingways Garden of Eden |
12/10/2010 |
Roadside Attractions |
R |
$22,083 |
2,799 |
| 110 |
The Trial |
9/10/2010 |
|
PG-13 |
$19,753 |
2,504 |
| 111 |
The Dry Land |
7/30/2010 |
Freestyle Releasing |
R |
$11,777 |
1,493 |
| 112 |
Cherry |
10/8/2010 |
|
R |
$11,362 |
1,440 |
| 113 |
The Damned United |
10/9/2009 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
R |
$11,029 |
1,398 |
| 114 |
Frankie and Alice |
12/10/2010 |
Freestyle Releasing |
R |
$10,671 |
1,352 |
| 115 |
Wonderful World |
1/8/2010 |
Magnolia Pictures |
R |
$9,309 |
1,180 |
| 116 |
Mercy |
4/30/2010 |
IFC Films |
R |
$6,780 |
859 |
| 117 |
Okuribito |
5/29/2009 |
Regent Releasing |
PG-13 |
$5,800 |
735 |
| 118 |
Falling Awake |
1/29/2010 |
IFC Films |
R |
$1,978 |
251 |
| 119 |
Endgame |
11/6/2009 |
Monterey Media |
PG-13 |
$1,407 |
178 |
| 120 |
Trucker |
10/9/2009 |
Monterey Media |
R |
$1,237 |
157 |
| 121 |
Harimaya Bridge, The |
3/12/2010 |
Eleven Arts |
Not Rated |
$1,226 |
155 |
| 122 |
Breakfast with Scot |
10/10/2008 |
Regent Releasing |
PG-13 |
$477 |
60 |
| 123 |
From Mexico with Love |
10/9/2009 |
Roadside Attractions |
PG-13 |
$12 |
2 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,677,394,497 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 212,601,985 |
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.
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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