Box Office History for PG Movies in 2010
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Genre | Theatrical Distributor | 2010 Gross | Tickets Sold |
| 1 |
Alice in Wonderland |
3/5/2010 |
Adventure |
Walt Disney |
$334,191,110 |
42,356,288 |
| 2 |
Despicable Me |
7/9/2010 |
Comedy |
Universal |
$251,203,225 |
31,838,178 |
| 3 |
Shrek Forever After |
5/21/2010 |
Adventure |
Paramount Pictures |
$238,736,787 |
30,258,148 |
| 4 |
How to Train Your Dragon |
3/26/2010 |
Comedy |
20th Century Fox |
$217,581,231 |
27,576,835 |
| 5 |
The Karate Kid |
6/11/2010 |
Adventure |
Sony Pictures |
$176,591,618 |
22,381,701 |
| 6 |
Tangled |
2/2/2011 |
Adventure |
Walt Disney |
$167,821,986 |
21,270,214 |
| 7 |
Megamind |
11/5/2010 |
Adventure |
Paramount Pictures |
$144,192,018 |
18,275,287 |
| 8 |
The Last Airbender |
7/1/2010 |
Adventure |
Paramount Pictures |
$131,772,187 |
16,701,164 |
| 9 |
Tron: Legacy |
12/17/2010 |
Adventure |
Walt Disney |
$131,304,844 |
16,641,932 |
| 10 |
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief |
2/12/2010 |
Adventure |
20th Century Fox |
$88,768,303 |
11,250,735 |
| 11 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader |
12/10/2010 |
Adventure |
20th Century Fox |
$86,926,397 |
11,017,287 |
| 12 |
Yogi Bear 3D |
12/17/2010 |
Adventure |
Warner Bros. |
$65,755,336 |
8,334,010 |
| 13 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid |
3/19/2010 |
Comedy |
20th Century Fox |
$65,003,625 |
8,238,736 |
| 14 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel |
12/23/2009 |
Comedy |
20th Century Fox |
$63,697,677 |
8,073,216 |
| 15 |
The Sorcerer's Apprentice |
7/14/2010 |
Adventure |
Walt Disney |
$63,150,991 |
8,003,928 |
| 16 |
The Last Song |
3/31/2010 |
Drama |
Walt Disney |
$62,950,384 |
7,978,502 |
| 17 |
The Tooth Fairy |
1/22/2010 |
Comedy |
20th Century Fox |
$60,022,256 |
7,607,384 |
| 18 |
Secretariat |
10/8/2010 |
Drama |
Walt Disney |
$59,053,682 |
7,484,624 |
| 19 |
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole 3D |
9/24/2010 |
Adventure |
Paramount Pictures |
$55,549,823 |
7,040,535 |
| 20 |
Letters to Juliet |
5/14/2010 |
Drama |
Summit Entertainment |
$53,032,453 |
6,721,477 |
| 21 |
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore |
7/30/2010 |
Comedy |
Warner Bros. |
$43,585,753 |
5,524,177 |
| 22 |
Marmaduke |
6/4/2010 |
Comedy |
20th Century Fox |
$33,644,788 |
4,264,232 |
| 23 |
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang |
8/20/2010 |
Adventure |
Universal |
$29,197,642 |
3,700,588 |
| 24 |
Gulliver's Travels |
12/25/2010 |
Comedy |
20th Century Fox |
$27,454,506 |
3,479,659 |
| 25 |
Leap Year |
1/8/2010 |
Romantic Comedy |
Universal |
$25,918,920 |
3,285,034 |
| 26 |
You Again |
9/24/2010 |
Comedy |
Walt Disney |
$25,702,053 |
3,257,548 |
| 27 |
Alpha and Omega 3D |
9/17/2010 |
Adventure |
Lionsgate |
$25,107,267 |
3,182,163 |
| 28 |
The Spy Next Door |
1/15/2010 |
Comedy |
Lionsgate |
$24,307,106 |
3,080,749 |
| 29 |
Just Wright |
5/14/2010 |
Romantic Comedy |
Fox Searchlight |
$21,540,363 |
2,730,084 |
| 30 |
Furry Vengeance |
4/30/2010 |
Comedy |
Summit Entertainment |
$17,630,465 |
2,234,533 |
| 31 |
Extraordinary Measures |
1/22/2010 |
Drama |
CBS Films |
$12,482,741 |
1,582,096 |
| 32 |
The Young Victoria |
12/18/2009 |
Drama |
Apparition |
$8,544,935 |
1,083,008 |
| 33 |
Babies |
5/7/2010 |
Documentary |
Focus Features |
$7,320,323 |
927,798 |
| 34 |
Waiting for Superman |
9/24/2010 |
Documentary |
Paramount Vantage |
$6,417,135 |
813,325 |
| 35 |
Mao's Last Dancer |
8/20/2010 |
Drama |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
$4,806,750 |
609,221 |
| 36 |
Letters to God |
4/9/2010 |
Drama |
Vivendi Entertainment |
$2,848,587 |
361,038 |
| 37 |
2012 |
11/13/2009 |
Action |
Sony Pictures |
$2,670,038 |
338,408 |
| 38 |
Planet 51 |
11/20/2009 |
Adventure |
Sony Pictures |
$2,623,491 |
332,508 |
| 39 |
Old Dogs |
11/25/2009 |
Comedy |
Walt Disney |
$2,252,485 |
285,486 |
| 40 |
The Fantastic Mr. Fox |
11/13/2009 |
Adventure |
20th Century Fox |
$1,879,730 |
238,242 |
| 41 |
Flipped |
8/6/2010 |
Romantic Comedy |
Warner Bros. |
$1,755,212 |
222,460 |
| 42 |
Cairo Time |
8/6/2010 |
Drama |
IFC Films |
$1,603,616 |
203,247 |
| 43 |
The Perfect Game |
4/16/2010 |
Drama |
Slowhand Cinema |
$1,089,445 |
138,079 |
| 44 |
Princess Kaiulani |
5/14/2010 |
Drama |
Roadside Attractions |
$883,887 |
112,026 |
| 45 |
What If... |
8/20/2010 |
|
Five & Two Pictures |
$767,544 |
97,281 |
| 46 |
The Wildest Dream |
4/30/2010 |
Documentary |
National Geographic Entertainment |
$694,298 |
87,997 |
| 47 |
Where the Wild Things Are |
10/16/2009 |
Adventure |
Warner Bros. |
$666,976 |
84,534 |
| 48 |
We Are Family |
9/3/2010 |
Drama |
UTV Communications |
$638,144 |
80,880 |
| 49 |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
9/18/2009 |
Comedy |
Sony Pictures |
$605,368 |
76,726 |
| 50 |
Standing Ovation |
7/16/2010 |
|
Rocky Mountain Pictures |
$531,806 |
67,403 |
| 51 |
I Want Your Money |
10/15/2010 |
Documentary |
Freestyle Releasing |
$433,588 |
54,954 |
| 52 |
Disney's A Christmas Carol |
11/30/2009 |
Drama |
Walt Disney |
$411,946 |
52,211 |
| 53 |
Les herbes folles |
6/25/2010 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Sony Pictures Classics |
$403,952 |
51,198 |
| 54 |
Grease |
7/8/2010 |
Musical |
Paramount Pictures |
$365,802 |
46,363 |
| 55 |
Countdown to Zero |
7/23/2010 |
Documentary |
Magnolia Pictures |
$272,040 |
34,479 |
| 56 |
The Nutcracker in 3D |
11/24/2010 |
Musical |
Freestyle Releasing |
$195,459 |
24,773 |
| 57 |
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry |
9/18/2009 |
Drama |
Five & Two Pictures |
$187,456 |
23,759 |
| 58 |
Pure Country 2: The Gift |
10/15/2010 |
Drama |
Warner Bros. |
$133,771 |
16,954 |
| 59 |
Lovely, Still |
9/10/2010 |
Drama |
Monterey Media |
$127,564 |
16,168 |
| 60 |
L'illusionniste |
12/25/2010 |
Adventure |
Sony Pictures Classics |
$123,476 |
15,650 |
| 61 |
Astro Boy |
10/23/2009 |
Adventure |
Summit Entertainment |
$98,708 |
12,511 |
| 62 |
Kings of the Evening |
1/1/2010 |
Drama |
Indican Pictures |
$98,124 |
12,437 |
| 63 |
Waking Sleeping Beauty |
3/26/2010 |
Documentary |
Walt Disney |
$80,741 |
10,233 |
| 64 |
Racing Dreams |
5/21/2010 |
Documentary |
Hannover House |
$65,082 |
8,249 |
| 65 |
Cool It |
11/12/2010 |
Documentary |
Roadside Attractions |
$62,713 |
7,948 |
| 66 |
Amelia |
10/23/2009 |
Drama |
Fox Searchlight |
$55,434 |
7,026 |
| 67 |
Expecting Mary |
9/10/2010 |
Comedy |
Rocky Mountain Pictures |
$28,700 |
3,638 |
| 68 |
Bolt |
11/21/2008 |
Comedy |
Walt Disney |
$180 |
23 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $2,855,622,043 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 361,929,285 |
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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