Box Office History for PG-13 Movies in 2010
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Genre | Theatrical Distributor | 2010 Gross | Tickets Sold |
| 1 |
Avatar |
12/18/2009 |
Action |
20th Century Fox |
$408,392,727 |
51,760,802 |
| 2 |
Iron Man 2 |
5/7/2010 |
Adventure |
Paramount Pictures |
$312,433,331 |
39,598,648 |
| 3 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
6/30/2010 |
Drama |
Summit Entertainment |
$300,531,751 |
38,090,209 |
| 4 |
Inception |
7/16/2010 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Warner Bros. |
$292,568,851 |
37,080,970 |
| 5 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I |
11/19/2010 |
Adventure |
Warner Bros. |
$283,533,215 |
35,935,769 |
| 6 |
Clash of the Titans |
4/1/2010 |
Action |
Warner Bros. |
$163,214,888 |
20,686,298 |
| 7 |
Grown Ups |
6/25/2010 |
Comedy |
Sony Pictures |
$162,001,186 |
20,532,470 |
| 8 |
The Other Guys |
8/6/2010 |
Comedy |
Sony Pictures |
$119,219,978 |
15,110,263 |
| 9 |
Salt |
7/23/2010 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Sony Pictures |
$118,311,368 |
14,995,104 |
| 10 |
Valentine's Day |
2/12/2010 |
Romantic Comedy |
Warner Bros. |
$110,485,654 |
14,003,251 |
| 11 |
Robin Hood |
5/14/2010 |
Action |
Universal |
$105,487,148 |
13,369,727 |
| 12 |
Little Fockers |
12/22/2010 |
Comedy |
Universal |
$102,576,190 |
13,000,785 |
| 13 |
Date Night |
4/9/2010 |
Comedy |
20th Century Fox |
$98,711,404 |
12,510,951 |
| 14 |
The Social Network |
10/1/2010 |
Drama |
Sony Pictures |
$93,222,026 |
11,815,212 |
| 15 |
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time |
5/28/2010 |
Action |
Walt Disney |
$90,759,676 |
11,503,128 |
| 16 |
Red |
10/15/2010 |
Action |
Summit Entertainment |
$89,505,187 |
11,344,130 |
| 17 |
True Grit |
12/22/2010 |
Western |
Paramount Pictures |
$86,670,382 |
10,984,839 |
| 18 |
Eat Pray Love |
8/13/2010 |
Drama |
Sony Pictures |
$80,574,010 |
10,212,169 |
| 19 |
Dear John |
2/5/2010 |
Drama |
Sony Pictures |
$80,014,842 |
10,141,298 |
| 20 |
Unstoppable |
11/12/2010 |
Action |
20th Century Fox |
$79,468,486 |
10,072,051 |
| 21 |
The A-Team |
6/11/2010 |
Action |
20th Century Fox |
$77,222,099 |
9,787,338 |
| 22 |
Knight and Day |
6/23/2010 |
Action |
20th Century Fox |
$76,423,035 |
9,686,063 |
| 23 |
Dinner for Schmucks |
7/30/2010 |
Comedy |
Paramount Pictures |
$73,026,337 |
9,255,556 |
| 24 |
Sherlock Holmes |
12/25/2009 |
Adventure |
Warner Bros. |
$70,313,242 |
8,911,691 |
| 25 |
The Bounty Hunter |
3/19/2010 |
Romantic Comedy |
Sony Pictures |
$67,061,228 |
8,499,522 |
| 26 |
Why Did I Get Married Too? |
4/2/2010 |
Drama |
Lionsgate |
$60,095,852 |
7,616,711 |
| 27 |
Easy A |
9/17/2010 |
Comedy |
Sony Pictures |
$58,401,464 |
7,401,960 |
| 28 |
Takers |
8/27/2010 |
Drama |
Sony Pictures |
$57,744,720 |
7,318,722 |
| 29 |
The Tourist |
12/10/2010 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Sony Pictures |
$54,633,191 |
6,924,359 |
| 30 |
Life as We Know It |
10/8/2010 |
Romantic Comedy |
Warner Bros. |
$52,886,508 |
6,702,979 |
| 31 |
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps |
9/24/2010 |
Drama |
20th Century Fox |
$52,474,616 |
6,650,775 |
| 32 |
The Blind Side |
11/20/2009 |
Drama |
Warner Bros. |
$47,483,408 |
6,018,176 |
| 33 |
Killers |
6/4/2010 |
Action |
Lionsgate |
$47,059,963 |
5,964,507 |
| 34 |
The Lovely Bones |
1/15/2010 |
Drama |
Paramount Pictures |
$43,731,131 |
5,542,602 |
| 35 |
Step Up 3D |
8/6/2010 |
Drama |
Walt Disney |
$42,400,223 |
5,373,919 |
| 36 |
The Last Exorcism |
8/27/2010 |
Horror |
Lionsgate |
$41,034,350 |
5,200,805 |
| 37 |
Burlesque |
11/24/2010 |
Drama |
Sony Pictures |
$37,733,561 |
4,782,454 |
| 38 |
The Back-up Plan |
4/23/2010 |
Romantic Comedy |
CBS Films |
$37,490,007 |
4,751,585 |
| 39 |
Vampires Suck |
8/18/2010 |
Comedy |
20th Century Fox |
$36,661,504 |
4,646,578 |
| 40 |
Devil |
9/17/2010 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Universal |
$33,679,655 |
4,268,651 |
| 41 |
Hereafter |
10/22/2010 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Warner Bros. |
$32,712,586 |
4,146,082 |
| 42 |
When in Rome |
1/29/2010 |
Romantic Comedy |
Walt Disney |
$32,680,633 |
4,142,032 |
| 43 |
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World |
8/13/2010 |
Comedy |
Universal |
$31,611,316 |
4,006,504 |
| 44 |
Charlie St. Cloud |
7/30/2010 |
Drama |
Universal |
$31,206,263 |
3,955,166 |
| 45 |
Morning Glory |
11/10/2010 |
Comedy |
Paramount Pictures |
$30,759,976 |
3,898,603 |
| 46 |
The Switch |
8/20/2010 |
Romantic Comedy |
Miramax |
$27,758,465 |
3,518,183 |
| 47 |
How Do You Know? |
12/17/2010 |
Romantic Comedy |
Sony Pictures |
$25,040,894 |
3,173,751 |
| 48 |
Lottery Ticket |
8/20/2010 |
Comedy |
Warner Bros. |
$24,719,879 |
3,133,065 |
| 49 |
The Losers |
4/23/2010 |
Action |
Warner Bros. |
$23,591,432 |
2,990,042 |
| 50 |
The King's Speech |
4/1/2011 |
Drama |
Weinstein Co. |
$22,932,401 |
2,906,515 |
| 51 |
Skyline |
11/12/2010 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Universal |
$21,416,355 |
2,714,367 |
| 52 |
The Next Three Days |
11/19/2010 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Lionsgate |
$21,129,348 |
2,677,991 |
| 53 |
Our Family Wedding |
3/12/2010 |
Comedy |
Fox Searchlight |
$20,255,281 |
2,567,209 |
| 54 |
Remember Me |
3/12/2010 |
Drama |
Summit Entertainment |
$19,068,240 |
2,416,760 |
| 55 |
The Ghost Writer |
2/19/2010 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Summit Entertainment |
$15,541,549 |
1,969,778 |
| 56 |
Jonah Hex |
6/18/2010 |
Action |
Warner Bros. |
$10,547,117 |
1,336,770 |
| 57 |
Fair*Game |
11/5/2010 |
Drama |
Summit Entertainment |
$9,118,756 |
1,155,736 |
| 58 |
Get Low |
7/30/2010 |
|
Sony Pictures Classics |
$9,111,488 |
1,154,815 |
| 59 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
11/15/2012 |
Drama |
Lionsgate |
$8,668,979 |
1,098,730 |
| 60 |
Invictus |
12/11/2009 |
Drama |
Warner Bros. |
$6,904,919 |
879,608 |
| 61 |
City Island |
3/19/2010 |
Comedy |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
$6,671,036 |
845,505 |
| 62 |
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus |
12/25/2009 |
Adventure |
Sony Pictures Classics |
$6,659,786 |
844,079 |
| 63 |
It's Kind of a Funny Story |
10/8/2010 |
Comedy |
Focus Features |
$6,363,628 |
806,543 |
| 64 |
Nine |
12/18/2009 |
Musical |
Weinstein Co. |
$5,930,989 |
751,710 |
| 65 |
An Education |
10/9/2009 |
Drama |
Sony Pictures Classics |
$4,691,390 |
594,599 |
| 66 |
Did You Hear About the Morgans? |
12/18/2009 |
Romantic Comedy |
Sony Pictures |
$4,267,703 |
540,900 |
| 67 |
My Name is Khan |
2/12/2010 |
Drama |
Fox Searchlight |
$4,046,336 |
512,844 |
| 68 |
To Save a Life |
1/22/2010 |
Drama |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
$3,777,210 |
478,734 |
| 69 |
Inside Job |
10/8/2010 |
Documentary |
Sony Pictures Classics |
$3,452,017 |
437,518 |
| 70 |
Catfish |
9/17/2010 |
Documentary |
Universal |
$3,237,343 |
410,310 |
| 71 |
2012 |
11/13/2009 |
Action |
Sony Pictures |
$2,670,038 |
338,408 |
| 72 |
3 Idiots |
12/23/2009 |
Comedy |
Big Pictures |
$1,776,771 |
225,193 |
| 73 |
The Fourth Kind |
11/6/2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Universal |
$753,690 |
95,525 |
| 74 |
Couples Retreat |
10/9/2009 |
Comedy |
Universal |
$693,900 |
87,947 |
| 75 |
The Concert |
7/30/2010 |
Drama |
Weinstein Co. |
$657,986 |
83,395 |
| 76 |
Ondine |
6/4/2010 |
|
Magnolia Pictures |
$550,472 |
69,768 |
| 77 |
Preacher's Kid |
1/29/2010 |
Drama |
Gener8xion Entertainment |
$514,522 |
65,212 |
| 78 |
Poema de Salvacion |
10/15/2010 |
|
CanZion Films |
$493,470 |
62,544 |
| 79 |
The City of Your Final Destination |
4/16/2010 |
Drama |
Hyde Park Films |
$493,296 |
62,522 |
| 80 |
Rabbit Hole |
12/17/2010 |
Drama |
Lionsgate |
$435,229 |
55,162 |
| 81 |
Like Dandelion Dust |
9/24/2010 |
|
Self Distributed |
$352,810 |
44,716 |
| 82 |
Creation |
1/22/2010 |
Drama |
Newmarket Films |
$341,323 |
43,260 |
| 83 |
The Yellow Handkerchief |
2/26/2010 |
Drama |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
$318,623 |
40,383 |
| 84 |
Me and Orson Welles |
11/25/2009 |
Drama |
Freestyle Releasing |
$247,727 |
31,398 |
| 85 |
That Evening Sun |
11/6/2009 |
|
Freestyle Releasing |
$233,240 |
29,561 |
| 86 |
The Tempest |
12/10/2010 |
Drama |
Miramax |
$231,633 |
29,358 |
| 87 |
Legendary |
9/10/2010 |
Drama |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
$200,393 |
25,398 |
| 88 |
Iron Man |
5/2/2008 |
Action |
Paramount Pictures |
$192,025 |
24,338 |
| 89 |
Armored |
12/4/2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Sony Pictures |
$173,574 |
21,999 |
| 90 |
Another Year |
12/29/2010 |
Drama |
Sony Pictures Classics |
$164,654 |
20,869 |
| 91 |
Country Strong |
12/22/2010 |
Drama |
Sony Pictures |
$119,742 |
15,176 |
| 92 |
Coco avant Chanel |
9/25/2009 |
Drama |
Sony Pictures Classics |
$116,152 |
14,721 |
| 93 |
Bran Nue Dae |
9/10/2010 |
Musical |
Freestyle Releasing |
$113,568 |
14,394 |
| 94 |
Blood Done Sign My Name |
2/19/2010 |
Drama |
Paladin |
$109,383 |
13,863 |
| 95 |
Wild Target |
10/29/2010 |
Comedy |
Freestyle Releasing |
$109,338 |
13,858 |
| 96 |
The Romantics |
9/10/2010 |
Comedy |
Four of a Kind Productions |
$106,524 |
13,501 |
| 97 |
Freakonomics |
10/1/2010 |
Documentary |
Magnolia Pictures |
$101,270 |
12,835 |
| 98 |
Crazy on the Outside |
1/8/2010 |
Comedy |
Freestyle Releasing |
$88,335 |
11,196 |
| 99 |
The Red Baron |
3/19/2010 |
Drama |
Monterey Media |
$40,789 |
5,170 |
| 100 |
In My Sleep |
4/23/2010 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Morning Star Pictures |
$31,858 |
4,038 |
| 101 |
The Human Experience |
4/9/2010 |
Documentary |
|
$27,170 |
3,444 |
| 102 |
The Trial |
9/10/2010 |
Drama |
|
$19,753 |
2,504 |
| 103 |
Sama Wozu |
12/24/2010 |
Adventure |
GKIDS |
$15,623 |
1,980 |
| 104 |
Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger |
4/23/2010 |
Comedy |
Monterey Media |
$15,222 |
1,929 |
| 105 |
The Living Wake |
5/14/2010 |
|
Mangusta Productions |
$12,232 |
1,550 |
| 106 |
White Wedding |
9/3/2010 |
Comedy |
The Little Film Company/Dada Films |
$11,711 |
1,484 |
| 107 |
Good Hair |
10/9/2009 |
Documentary |
Roadside Attractions |
$11,053 |
1,401 |
| 108 |
The Cove |
7/31/2009 |
Documentary |
Roadside Attractions |
$7,934 |
1,006 |
| 109 |
Oy Vey! My Son is Gay! |
12/24/2010 |
|
|
$7,578 |
960 |
| 110 |
Amreeka |
9/4/2009 |
|
National Geographic Entertainment |
$6,818 |
864 |
| 111 |
The Box |
11/6/2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Warner Bros. |
$6,301 |
799 |
| 112 |
Okuribito |
5/29/2009 |
Drama |
Regent Releasing |
$5,800 |
735 |
| 113 |
Home |
4/23/2009 |
|
Monterey Media |
$5,028 |
632 |
| 114 |
The Winning Season |
9/3/2010 |
Comedy |
Roadside Attractions |
$5,000 |
634 |
| 115 |
Smash His Camera |
7/30/2010 |
Documentary |
Magnolia Pictures |
$3,644 |
462 |
| 116 |
The September Issue |
8/28/2009 |
Documentary |
Roadside Attractions |
$3,517 |
446 |
| 117 |
White On Rice |
9/11/2009 |
Romantic Comedy |
Variance Films |
$1,985 |
252 |
| 118 |
Endgame |
11/6/2009 |
Drama |
Monterey Media |
$1,407 |
178 |
| 119 |
Breakfast with Scot |
10/10/2008 |
Drama |
Regent Releasing |
$477 |
60 |
| 120 |
From Mexico with Love |
10/9/2009 |
Drama |
Roadside Attractions |
$12 |
2 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $4,731,712,309 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 599,714,506 |
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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