Market Charts > 2010 > Creative Types > Historical Fiction
Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2010
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2010 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Shutter Island |
Feb 19, 2010 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$128,012,934 |
16,224,706 |
2 |
Robin Hood |
May 14, 2010 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$105,487,148 |
13,369,727 |
3 |
True Grit |
Dec 22, 2010 |
Western |
PG-13 |
$86,670,382 |
10,984,839 |
4 |
Sherlock Holmes |
Dec 25, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$70,313,242 |
8,911,691 |
5 |
The Wolfman |
Feb 12, 2010 |
Horror |
R |
$62,189,884 |
7,882,115 |
6 |
Green Zone |
Mar 12, 2010 |
Drama |
R |
$35,497,337 |
4,499,029 |
7 |
Jonah Hex |
Jun 18, 2010 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$10,547,117 |
1,336,770 |
8 |
Get Low |
Jul 30, 2010 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$9,111,488 |
1,154,814 |
9 |
A Single Man |
Dec 11, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$7,444,351 |
943,517 |
10 |
El secreto de sus ojos |
Apr 16, 2010 |
Drama |
R |
$6,391,436 |
810,067 |
11 |
Nine |
Dec 25, 2009 |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$5,930,989 |
751,709 |
12 |
The Warrior's Way |
Dec 3, 2010 |
Western |
R |
$5,569,301 |
705,868 |
13 |
Io sono l’amore |
Jun 18, 2010 |
Drama |
R |
$5,005,465 |
634,406 |
14 |
Precious (Based on the Nove… |
Nov 6, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$3,806,401 |
482,433 |
15 |
Das Weisse Band: Eine deuts… |
Dec 30, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$2,137,172 |
270,870 |
16 |
Flipped |
Aug 6, 2010 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG |
$1,755,212 |
222,460 |
17 |
Casino Jack |
Dec 17, 2010 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$1,231,004 |
156,020 |
18 |
Brothers |
Dec 4, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$1,129,244 |
143,123 |
19 |
Middle Men |
Aug 6, 2010 |
Comedy |
R |
$754,301 |
95,602 |
20 |
The Secret of Kells |
Mar 5, 2010 |
Adventure |
Not Rated |
$690,290 |
87,489 |
21 |
Agora |
May 28, 2010 |
Drama |
R |
$619,423 |
78,507 |
22 |
Veer |
Jan 22, 2010 |
Action |
Not Rated |
$527,193 |
66,817 |
23 |
Gunless |
Apr 30, 2010 |
Western |
Not Rated |
$458,054 |
58,055 |
24 |
Grease |
Mar 27, 1998 |
Musical |
PG |
$365,802 |
46,363 |
25 |
Vision |
Oct 13, 2010 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$319,683 |
40,517 |
26 |
The Little Traitor |
Oct 16, 2009 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$297,351 |
37,687 |
27 |
Me and Orson Welles |
Nov 25, 2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$247,727 |
31,397 |
28 |
The Tempest |
Dec 10, 2010 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$231,633 |
29,357 |
29 |
The Killer Inside Me |
Jun 18, 2010 |
Drama |
R |
$217,277 |
27,538 |
30 |
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry |
Sep 18, 2009 |
Drama |
PG |
$187,456 |
23,758 |
31 |
Red Riding: The Year of Our… |
Feb 5, 2010 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$151,644 |
19,219 |
32 |
Red Riding: The Year of Our… |
Feb 5, 2010 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$148,826 |
18,862 |
33 |
Tau ming chong |
Apr 2, 2010 |
Action |
R |
$129,078 |
16,359 |
34 |
Joheunnom nabbeunnom isangh… |
Apr 23, 2010 |
Action |
R |
$128,486 |
16,284 |
35 |
Centurion |
Aug 27, 2010 |
Action |
R |
$123,570 |
15,661 |
36 |
L'illusionniste |
Dec 25, 2010 |
Adventure |
PG |
$123,476 |
15,649 |
37 |
Valley of the Hearts Delight |
Apr 9, 2010 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$118,666 |
15,040 |
38 |
Kings of the Evening |
Jan 1, 2010 |
Drama |
PG |
$98,124 |
12,436 |
39 |
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond |
Dec 30, 2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$90,040 |
11,411 |
40 |
Night Catches Us |
Dec 3, 2010 |
Drama |
R |
$54,914 |
6,959 |
41 |
A Serious Man |
Oct 2, 2009 |
Comedy |
R |
$38,263 |
4,849 |
42 |
Valhalla Rising |
Jul 16, 2010 |
Action |
Not Rated |
$30,638 |
3,883 |
43 |
BoyBand |
Jun 4, 2010 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$28,336 |
3,591 |
44 |
Rashomon |
May 29, 2009 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$27,401 |
3,472 |
45 |
The Boat That Rocked |
Nov 13, 2009 |
Comedy |
R |
$23,352 |
2,959 |
46 |
Hemingway's Garden of Eden |
Dec 10, 2010 |
Drama |
R |
$22,083 |
2,798 |
47 |
Jerusalema |
Jun 11, 2010 |
Action |
R |
$7,294 |
924 |
48 |
Amarcord |
Sep 19, 1974 |
Comedy |
R |
$3,326 |
421 |
49 |
Clear Blue Tuesday |
Sep 3, 2010 |
Musical |
Not Rated |
$1,780 |
225 |
50 |
Endgame |
Nov 6, 2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$1,407 |
178 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $554,497,001 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 70,278,431 |
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.
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