List of 2010 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2010.[1]

Number-one films
# Weekend end date Film Gross Notes Ref
1January 3, 2010Avatar$68,490,688Avatar broke Spider-Man's record ($45 million) for the highest third weekend gross of all time, and Cloverfield's record ($40.1 million) for the highest weekend gross in January.[2]
2January 10, 2010$50,306,217Avatar broke Titanic's record ($28.7 million) for the highest fourth weekend gross of all time. It also became the first film since The Dark Knight to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. It also broke Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest's record (63 days) for the fastest film to gross $1 billion worldwide, crossing the mark in 19 days.[3]
3January 17, 2010$42,785,612Avatar broke Titanic's record ($30 million) for the highest fifth weekend gross of all time, and Cloverfield's record ($40.1 million) for the highest Martin Luther King Jr. Day long-weekend gross ever. It also became the first film since The Sixth Sense to top the box office for five consecutive weekends and the first film since Signs to top the box office in its fifth weekend.[4]
4January 24, 2010$34,944,081Avatar broke Titanic's record ($25.5 million) for the highest sixth weekend gross of all time. It also became the first film since Titanic to top the box office for six consecutive weekends. With this intake, it became the highest-grossing film of all time.[5]
5January 31, 2010$31,280,029Avatar broke Titanic's record ($25.9 million) for the highest seventh weekend gross of all time. It also became the first film since Titanic to top the box office for seven consecutive weekends and the first film since The Passion of the Christ to top the box office in its seventh weekend.[6]
6February 7, 2010Dear John$30,468,614[7]
7February 14, 2010Valentine's Day$56,260,707Valentine's Day broke Ghost Rider's record ($45.4 million) for the highest President's Day weekend debut.[8]
8February 21, 2010Shutter Island$41,062,440[9]
9February 28, 2010$22,665,205[10]
10March 7, 2010Alice in Wonderland$116,101,023Alice in Wonderland broke 300's record ($70.9 million) for the highest weekend debut in March and Fast and Furious' record ($71 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spring release. It also broke Spider-Man's record ($114.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire's record ($102.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for a live-action fantasy film, and Avatar's record ($77 million) for the highest weekend debut for a 3-D film.[11]
11March 14, 2010$62,714,076[12]
12March 21, 2010$34,189,969[13]
13March 28, 2010How to Train Your Dragon$43,732,319[14]
14April 4, 2010Clash of the Titans$61,235,105Clash of the Titans broke Scary Movie 4's record ($40.2 million) for the highest Easter weekend debut.[15]
15April 11, 2010$26,633,209Initial estimates had Date Night ahead of Clash of the Titans.[16]
16April 18, 2010Kick-Ass$19,828,687Initial estimates had How to Train Your Dragon ahead of Kick-Ass.[17]
17April 25, 2010How to Train Your Dragon$15,350,213How to Train Your Dragon reclaimed the #1 spot in its fifth weekend of release. It became the first film since Avatar to top the box office in its fifth weekend.[18]
18May 2, 2010A Nightmare on Elm Street$32,902,299[19]
19May 9, 2010Iron Man 2$128,122,480Iron Man 2 had the highest weekend debut of 2010.[20]
20May 16, 2010$52,041,005[21]
21May 23, 2010Shrek Forever After$70,838,207[22]
22May 30, 2010$43,311,063[23]
23June 6, 2010$25,486,465[24]
24June 13, 2010The Karate Kid$55,665,805[25]
25June 20, 2010Toy Story 3$110,307,189Toy Story 3 broke Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's record ($109 million) for the highest weekend debut in June and Finding Nemo's record ($70.3 million) for the highest opening for a G-rated film. Its $41.1 million opening day gross broke Shrek the Third's record ($38 million) for the biggest single day gross for an animated film.[26]
26June 27, 2010$59,337,669[27]
27July 4, 2010The Twilight Saga: Eclipse$64,832,191The Twilight Saga: Eclipse's $30.1 million gross from midnight showings broke The Twilight Saga: New Moon's record ($26.3 million) for the highest midnight opening ever. It also broke Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's records for the highest midnight gross in IMAX ($959,000) with $1 million and the highest Wednesday gross of all-time with $68.5 million.[28]
28July 11, 2010Despicable Me$56,397,125[29]
29July 18, 2010Inception$62,785,337[30]
30July 25, 2010$42,725,012[31]
31August 1, 2010$27,485,245[32]
32August 8, 2010The Other Guys$35,543,162[33]
33August 15, 2010The Expendables$34,825,135[34]
34August 22, 2010$16,968,032[35]
35August 29, 2010Takers$20,512,304Initial estimates had The Last Exorcism ahead of Takers.[36]
36September 5, 2010The American$13,177,790[37]
37September 12, 2010Resident Evil: Afterlife$26,650,264[38]
38September 19, 2010The Town$23,808,032[39]
39September 26, 2010Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps$19,011,188[40]
40October 3, 2010The Social Network$22,445,653[41]
41October 10, 2010$15,451,991[42]
42October 17, 2010Jackass 3D$50,353,641Jackass 3D broke Scary Movie 3's records ($48.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in October and for any fall release. Jackass 3D also broke Brüno's record ($30.4 million) for the biggest weekend debut for a docu-comedy.[43]
43October 24, 2010Paranormal Activity 2$40,678,424Paranormal Activity 2 broke Friday the 13th's record ($40.5 million) for the highest weekend debut for a horror film.[44]
44October 31, 2010Saw 3D$22,530,123[45]
45November 7, 2010Megamind$46,016,833[46]
46November 14, 2010$29,120,461[47]
47November 21, 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1$125,017,372Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1's $1.4 million midnight gross in IMAX broke The Twilight Saga: Eclipse's record ($1 million) for the highest midnight gross in IMAX. It also broke Alice in Wonderland's record ($116.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a live-action fantasy film.[48]
48November 28, 2010$49,087,101In second place, Tangled's $48.8 million opening weekend broke The Lion King's record ($40.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film.[49]
49December 5, 2010Tangled$21,608,891Tangled reached #1 in its second weekend of release.[50]
50December 12, 2010The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader$24,005,069[51]
51December 19, 2010Tron: Legacy$44,026,211[52]
52December 26, 2010Little Fockers$30,833,665[53]
53January 2, 2011$25,766,485[54]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2010 by Calendar Gross[55]

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Gross
1. Avatar 20th Century Fox Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez and Sigourney Weaver James Cameron $466,141,929
2. Toy Story 3 Walt Disney Studios voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, Blake Clark, Jeff Pidgeon, Ned Beatty, Michael Keaton, Jodi Benson and John Morris Lee Unkrich $410,171,027
3. Alice in Wonderland Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, Mia Wasikowska, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen and Timothy Spall Tim Burton $332,430,200
4. Iron Man 2 Paramount Pictures Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke and Samuel L. Jackson Jon Favreau $312,433,331
5. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Summit Entertainment Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Bryce Dallas Howard, Billy Burke and Dakota Fanning David Slade $300,531,751
6. Inception Warner Bros. Pictures Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger and Michael Caine Christopher Nolan $292,558,188
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Richard Griffiths, John Hurt, Rhys Ifans, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton and David Thewlis David Yates $280,230,127
8. Despicable Me Universal Pictures voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Will Arnett and Julie Andrews Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud $251,083,040
9. Shrek Forever After Paramount Pictures voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, John Cleese and Walt Dohrn Mike Mitchell $238,736,787
10. How to Train Your Dragon voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller and Kristen Wiig Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois $217,581,231

In-Year Release
Highest-grossing films of 2010 by In-year release[56]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1.Toy Story 3Disney$415,004,880
2.Alice in Wonderland$334,191,110
3.Iron Man 2Paramount$312,433,331
4.The Twilight Saga: EclipseSummit$300,531,751
5.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1Warner Bros.$295,983,305
6.Inception$292,576,195
7.Despicable MeUniversal$251,513,985
8.Shrek Forever AfterParamount$238,736,787
9.How to Train Your Dragon$217,581,231
10.TangledDisney$200,821,936


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2010
GToy Story 3
PGAlice in Wonderland
PG-13Iron Man 2
RThe King's Speech

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