#1 of 467 #1 English-language movie of 2010
2010 · Adventure, Fantasy
$1.1B worldwide · 5% of the chart's total
$415M US & Canada · 39% $652.3M elsewhere · 61%
English box office · 2010
English Box Office 2010: Highest-Grossing English Movies
Toy Story 3 (2010) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 2010, with $1.1B worldwide, ahead of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) at $1B and Alice in Wonderland (2010) at $1B. 467 English-language films released in 2010 report a worldwide gross, $21B in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $1 billion and 52 crossed $100 million. That is down 9% on 2009, whose releases took $23B. By genre, Comedy leads with $8.4B across 140 English releases.
- 2010 releases with a gross
- 467
- combined worldwide
- $21B
- films crossed $100M
- 52
- vs 2009
- −9%
#1 of 467 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of 2010?
Toy Story 3 (2010) leads with $1.1B, 5% of the total. The top 5 together took $4.7B, 23% of what all 467 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 $1B Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010)$296.4M US & Canada · 28% $747.4M elsewhere · 72% -
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Number 5
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The chart
Every English Release of 2010, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 467. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2010.
- 1 Jun 18, 2010 US and Canada: $415M Rest of the world: $652.3M Worldwide: $1.1B
- 2 Nov 19, 2010 US and Canada: $296.4M Rest of the world: $747.4M Worldwide: $1B
- 3 Mar 5, 2010 US and Canada: $334.2M Rest of the world: $691.3M Worldwide: $1B
- 4 Jul 16, 2010 US and Canada: $292.6M Rest of the world: $546.8M Worldwide: $839.4M
- 5 May 21, 2010 US and Canada: $238.7M Rest of the world: $513.9M Worldwide: $752.6M
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Jun 30, 2010 US and Canada: $300.5M Rest of the world: $398M Worldwide: $698.5M - 7
May 7, 2010 US and Canada: $312.4M Rest of the world: $311.5M Worldwide: $623.9M - 8
Nov 24, 2010 US and Canada: $200.8M Rest of the world: $391M Worldwide: $591.8M - 9
Jul 9, 2010 US and Canada: $251.7M Rest of the world: $292.5M Worldwide: $544.2M - 10
Apr 1, 2010 US and Canada: $163.2M Rest of the world: $330M Worldwide: $493.2M - 11
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Dec 10, 2010 · Adventure, Fantasy $415.7M worldwideDec 10, 2010 US and Canada: $104.4M Rest of the world: $311.3M Worldwide: $415.7M - 12
Nov 26, 2010 US and Canada: $138.8M Rest of the world: $275.7M Worldwide: $414.5M - 13
Dec 17, 2010 US and Canada: $172.1M Rest of the world: $228M Worldwide: $400.1M - 14
Jun 11, 2010 US and Canada: $176.6M Rest of the world: $182.5M Worldwide: $359.1M - 15
May 28, 2010 US and Canada: $90.8M Rest of the world: $245.6M Worldwide: $336.4M - 16
Dec 3, 2010 US and Canada: $107M Rest of the world: $222.4M Worldwide: $329.4M - 17
Jul 1, 2010 US and Canada: $131.8M Rest of the world: $187.9M Worldwide: $319.7M - 18
Dec 22, 2010 US and Canada: $148.4M Rest of the world: $162.2M Worldwide: $310.7M - 19
Sep 10, 2010 US and Canada: $60.1M Rest of the world: $240.1M Worldwide: $300.2M - 20
Feb 19, 2010 US and Canada: $128M Rest of the world: $167M Worldwide: $295M - 21
May 27, 2010 US and Canada: $95.3M Rest of the world: $195.4M Worldwide: $290.7M - 22
Dec 10, 2010 US and Canada: $67.6M Rest of the world: $211.1M Worldwide: $278.8M - 23
Aug 13, 2010 US and Canada: $103.1M Rest of the world: $171.4M Worldwide: $274.5M - 24
Jun 25, 2010 US and Canada: $162M Rest of the world: $109.5M Worldwide: $271.5M - 25
Jun 23, 2010 US and Canada: $76.4M Rest of the world: $185.6M Worldwide: $262M - 26
Dec 22, 2010 US and Canada: $171.2M Rest of the world: $81M Worldwide: $252.3M - 27
Dec 25, 2010 US and Canada: $42.8M Rest of the world: $194.6M Worldwide: $237.4M - 28
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) Feb 12, 2010 · Adventure, Fantasy $226.5M worldwideFeb 12, 2010 US and Canada: $88.8M Rest of the world: $137.7M Worldwide: $226.5M - 29
Oct 1, 2010 US and Canada: $97M Rest of the world: $128M Worldwide: $224.9M - 30
Feb 12, 2010 US and Canada: $110.5M Rest of the world: $106M Worldwide: $216.5M - 31
Nov 5, 2010 US and Canada: $100.5M Rest of the world: $111.2M Worldwide: $211.8M - 32
Aug 13, 2010 US and Canada: $80.6M Rest of the world: $124M Worldwide: $204.6M - 33
Dec 17, 2010 US and Canada: $100.2M Rest of the world: $103.3M Worldwide: $203.5M - 34
Oct 15, 2010 US and Canada: $117.2M Rest of the world: $60.9M Worldwide: $178.1M - 35
Jun 11, 2010 US and Canada: $77.2M Rest of the world: $100M Worldwide: $177.2M - 36
Aug 6, 2010 US and Canada: $119.2M Rest of the world: $51.2M Worldwide: $170.5M - 37
Aug 6, 2010 US and Canada: $42.4M Rest of the world: $116.9M Worldwide: $159.3M - 38
Jan 15, 2010 US and Canada: $94.8M Rest of the world: $62.3M Worldwide: $157.1M - 39
Apr 9, 2010 US and Canada: $98.7M Rest of the world: $53.6M Worldwide: $152.3M - 40
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) Sep 24, 2010 · Adventure, Fantasy $140.1M worldwideSep 24, 2010 US and Canada: $55.7M Rest of the world: $84.4M Worldwide: $140.1M - 41
Feb 12, 2010 US and Canada: $62M Rest of the world: $77.8M Worldwide: $139.8M - 42
Mar 19, 2010 US and Canada: $67.1M Rest of the world: $69.3M Worldwide: $136.3M - 43
Sep 24, 2010 US and Canada: $52.5M Rest of the world: $82.3M Worldwide: $134.7M - 44
Jul 9, 2010 US and Canada: $52M Rest of the world: $75.2M Worldwide: $127.2M - 45
Apr 30, 2010 US and Canada: $63.1M Rest of the world: $52.6M Worldwide: $115.7M - 46
Feb 5, 2010 US and Canada: $80M Rest of the world: $35M Worldwide: $115M - 47
Mar 12, 2010 US and Canada: $35.1M Rest of the world: $78.3M Worldwide: $113.4M - 48
Jul 30, 2010 US and Canada: $43.6M Rest of the world: $68.9M Worldwide: $112.5M - 49
Jan 22, 2010 US and Canada: $60M Rest of the world: $52.4M Worldwide: $112.5M - 50
Oct 15, 2010 US and Canada: $32.7M Rest of the world: $74.2M Worldwide: $107M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2010?
Of the top 10, Iron Man 2 (2010) earned the biggest share at home (50% in the US & Canada), while Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) made 72% of its gross abroad. Across all 467 films, $8.7B (42%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Toy Story 3 (2010) $1.1B $415M US & Canada · 39% $652.3M elsewhere · 61%
- 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) $1B $296.4M US & Canada · 28% $747.4M elsewhere · 72%
- 3 Alice in Wonderland (2010) $1B $334.2M US & Canada · 33% $691.3M elsewhere · 67%
- 4 Inception (2010) $839.4M $292.6M US & Canada · 35% $546.8M elsewhere · 65%
- 5 Shrek Forever After (2010) $752.6M $238.7M US & Canada · 32% $513.9M elsewhere · 68%
- 6 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) $698.5M $300.5M US & Canada · 43% $398M elsewhere · 57%
- 7 Iron Man 2 (2010) $623.9M $312.4M US & Canada · 50% $311.5M elsewhere · 50%
- 8 Tangled (2010) $591.8M $200.8M US & Canada · 34% $391M elsewhere · 66%
- 9 Despicable Me (2010) $544.2M $251.7M US & Canada · 46% $292.5M elsewhere · 54%
- 10 Clash of the Titans (2010) $493.2M $163.2M US & Canada · 33% $330M elsewhere · 67%
Gross bands
How Many 2010 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
52 of 467 films crossed $100M and took $16.9B between them, 81% of the total. 330 films, 71% of the list, earned under $10M.
15% 19% 46% 18%
- $1B or more 3 films, <1% of the list $3.1B · 15% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 6 films, 1% of the list $4.1B · 19% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 43 films, 9% of the list $9.7B · 46% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 85 films, 18% of the list $3.7B · 18% of the gross
- Under $10M 330 films, 71% of the list $343M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2010 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $3.2B from 41 films, led by Toy Story 3 (2010). January was the quietest month ($628.4M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan The Book of Eli (2010) $628.4M The Book of Eli (2010)
- February Feb Shutter Island (2010) $1.2B Shutter Island (2010)
- March Mar Alice in Wonderland (2010) $1.6B Alice in Wonderland (2010)
- April Apr Clash of the Titans (2010) $1.1B Clash of the Titans (2010)
- May May Shrek Forever After (2010) $2.2B Shrek Forever After (2010)
- June Jun Toy Story 3 (2010) $3.2B Toy Story 3 (2010)
- July Jul Inception (2010) $2.2B Inception (2010)
- August Aug The Expendables (2010) $1.4B The Expendables (2010)
- September Sep Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) $1B Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
- October Oct The Social Network (2010) $823.1M The Social Network (2010)
- November Nov Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) $2.7B Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010)
- December Dec The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) $2.6B The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
Last 10 years
How Does 2010 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2009 earned the most: $23B from 490 films, led by Avatar (2009). 2010 took $21B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 301 films | 301 | $13.4B | – | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) $1B |
| 2002 369 films · +4% | 369 | $13.9B | +4% | Spider-Man (2002) $825.8M |
| 2003 344 films · +23% | 344 | $17.1B | +23% | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $1.1B |
| 2004 391 films · −7% | 391 | $15.9B | −7% | Shrek 2 (2004) $932.5M |
| 2005 415 films · +4% | 415 | $16.6B | +4% | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) $905.6M |
| 2006 515 films · +7% | 515 | $17.7B | +7% | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $1.1B |
| 2007 552 films · +15% | 552 | $20.4B | +15% | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) $1B |
| 2008 540 films · −2% | 540 | $20B | −2% | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| 2009 490 films · +15% | 490 | $23B | +15% | Avatar (2009) $2.9B |
| 2010 467 films · −9% | 467 | $21B | −9% | Toy Story 3 (2010) $1.1B |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in 2010?
Comedy took $8.4B across 140 films, 40% of the total, ahead of Adventure ($8.4B) and Action ($7.4B). A film counts once for each of its genres.
2010 English Box Office by Genre
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Comedy $8.4B140 films · #1 Toy Story 3 (2010) -
Adventure $8.4B40 films · #1 Toy Story 3 (2010) -
Action $7.4B59 films · #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) -
Fantasy $7.2B32 films · #1 Toy Story 3 (2010) -
Drama $7.1B211 films · #1 Inception (2010) -
Thriller $6.9B113 films · #1 Inception (2010) -
Family $6.1B32 films · #1 Toy Story 3 (2010) -
Romance $3.5B72 films · #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) -
Animation $3.5B21 films · #1 Toy Story 3 (2010) -
Sci-Fi $3.3B18 films · #1 Inception (2010)
Archive
English Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $105.1B
2010s 10 years · $261B
- 2019 $28.7B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $28.3B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $27.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $27.3B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $27.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $24.6B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $26B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $26B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $24.2B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $21B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $170.2B
- 2009 $23B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $20B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $20.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $17.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $16.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $15.9B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $17.1B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $13.9B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $13.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $12.2B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $84.5B
- 1999 $12.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $10B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $11.8B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.2B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $8.9B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $7.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $6.3B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $5.5B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $5.9B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
- 1989 $6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.3B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $3.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.3B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.4B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.2B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
- 1979 $2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $1.5B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $624.6M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $955.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $694.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $928.9M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $369.2M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $182.9M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $346.9M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
- 1969 $244.6M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $147.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $342.7M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $28.1M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $227.4M #1 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- 1964 $241M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $75.1M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $49.6M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $952.7K #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $42.4M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $770.2M
- 1959 $126.4M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $5.1M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $31.3M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $149.5M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $70.6M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $150.9M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.6M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.4M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $97.5M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $662.1M
- 1949 $1.7M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $707.7K #1 The Fallen Idol (1948)
- 1947 $1.4M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $96.2M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $117.4K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $2M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $4.2M #1 Charley’s Aunt (1941)
- 1940 $527.8M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $217.4M
- 1939 $26.3M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $27.1K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $4.6M #1 After the Thin Man (1936)
- 1935 $602.9K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $37.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $588.1K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $40K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $299 #1 Transgression (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 4 years · $718.5K
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
English Box Office 2010: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 467 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in 2010?
Toy Story 3 (2010) leads with $1.1B worldwide, $415M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) at $1B and Alice in Wonderland (2010) at $1B.
How much did English-language movies released in 2010 earn?
467 English-language films released in 2010 report a worldwide gross, $21B in all, or $44.9M per film on average. 2009 releases took $23B.
How many English-language movies released in 2010 made $1 billion?
3 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Toy Story 3 (2010), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) and Alice in Wonderland (2010). 52 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2010 English box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2010. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the 2010 English box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.