2010 EARNINGS

Thanks to Buzz, Woody and a Michael Keaton'd Ken, Toy Story 3 ($415 million domestically) easily stood alone as the highest earning film of 2010. Depressingly, in for the second slot was the steaming turd known as Alice in Wonderland ($334 million). Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($278 million) rounded out the top three.

Breaking down the top ten: seven were sequels or remakes, four were animated, three were based on literature, while only five were actually good films. To no one's surprise, big budgeted pictures ruled the box office this year, as they have in the past. Steadily climbing ticket prices and the influx of IMAX screens no doubt affected the outcome.

Fittingly, the biggest stars in the world put the most people in the seats: Johnny Depp (who was inexplicably nominated for a Golden Globe), Leo DiCaprio, Sam Worthington, Robert Pattinson and the lifeless Kristen Stewart, and Robert Downey Jr.

An interesting tidbit: James Cameron's always omnipresent Avatar--albeit a 2009 release--gained $466 million the past year, which would have outdistanced the third Toy Story by a wide margin.

See the 2010 top ten with domestic and worldwide gross after the break.



1. Toy Story 3 - $415 million domestic/$1.06 billion worldwide

2. Alice in Wonderland - $334 million domestic/$1.02 billion worldwide

3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I - $278 million domestic/$865 million worldwide

4. Inception - $293 million domestic/$825 million worldwide

5. Shrek Forever After - $238 million domestic/$740 million worldwide

6. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $301 million domestic/$694 million worldwide

7. Iron Man 2 - $312 million domestic/$622 million worldwide

8. Despicable Me - $251 million domestic/$540 million worldwide

9. How to Train Your Dragon - $218 million domestic/$495 million worldwide

10. Clash of the Titans - $163 million domestic/$493 million worldwide