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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2010

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RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
2010 GrossTickets Sold
1 Alice in Wonderland Mar 5, 2010 Adventure PG $334,191,110 42,356,287
2 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Jun 30, 2010 Drama PG-13 $300,531,751 38,090,209
3 Harry Potter and the Deathl… Nov 19, 2010 Adventure PG-13 $283,533,215 35,935,769
4 Shrek Forever After May 21, 2010 Adventure PG $238,736,787 30,258,148
5 How to Train Your Dragon Mar 26, 2010 Adventure PG $217,581,231 27,576,835
6 Shutter Island Feb 19, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $128,012,934 16,224,706
7 The Town Sep 17, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $92,173,235 11,682,286
8 Percy Jackson & the Olympia… Feb 12, 2010 Adventure PG $88,768,303 11,250,735
9 The Chronicles of Narnia: T… Dec 10, 2010 Adventure PG $86,926,397 11,017,287
10 True Grit Dec 22, 2010 Western PG-13 $86,670,382 10,984,839
11 Dear John Feb 5, 2010 Drama PG-13 $80,014,842 10,141,298
12 Sherlock Holmes Dec 25, 2009 Adventure PG-13 $70,313,242 8,911,691
13 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Mar 19, 2010 Comedy PG $64,003,625 8,111,993
14 The Last Song Mar 31, 2010 Drama PG $62,950,384 7,978,502
15 Easy A Sep 17, 2010 Comedy PG-13 $58,401,464 7,401,960
16 Legend of the Guardians: Th… Sep 24, 2010 Adventure PG $55,549,823 7,040,535
17 The Lovely Bones Dec 11, 2009 Drama PG-13 $43,731,131 5,542,602
18 Up in the Air Dec 4, 2009 Drama R $39,448,116 4,999,761
19 Charlie St. Cloud Jul 30, 2010 Drama PG-13 $31,206,263 3,955,166
20 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Aug 20, 2010 Adventure PG $29,197,642 3,700,588
21 Gulliver's Travels Dec 25, 2010 Adventure PG $27,454,506 3,479,659
22 Ramona and Beezus Jul 23, 2010 Comedy G $26,167,002 3,316,477
23 The Princess and the Frog Dec 11, 2009 Adventure G $18,541,560 2,350,007
24 The Ghost Writer Feb 19, 2010 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $15,541,549 1,969,778
25 Youth in Revolt Jan 8, 2010 Comedy R $15,285,588 1,937,336
26 Repo Men Mar 19, 2010 Action R $13,942,007 1,767,048
27 Män som hatar kvinnor May 29, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $10,561,224 1,338,558
28 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Nov 20, 2009 Drama PG-13 $8,668,979 1,098,730
29 Flickan som lekte med elden Dec 25, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $8,480,758 1,074,874
30 A Single Man Dec 11, 2009 Drama R $7,444,351 943,517
31 The Last Station Jan 15, 2010 Drama R $6,617,867 838,766
32 El secreto de sus ojos Apr 16, 2010 Drama R $6,391,436 810,067
33 It's Kind of a Funny Story Oct 8, 2010 Comedy PG-13 $6,363,628 806,543
34 Winter’s Bone Jun 11, 2010 Drama R $6,245,508 791,572
35 Orlando Jan 1, 1992 Drama PG-13 $5,367,945 680,347
36 Luftslottet som sprängdes Apr 30, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $5,273,085 668,325
37 Precious (Based on the Nove… Nov 6, 2009 Drama R $3,806,401 482,433
38 Never Let Me Go Sep 15, 2010 Drama R $2,434,652 308,574
39 The Twilight Saga: Twilight… Jun 29, 2010 PG-13 $2,385,237 302,311
40 Fantastic Mr. Fox Nov 13, 2009 Comedy PG $1,879,730 238,242
41 3 Idiots Dec 23, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $1,776,771 225,192
42 Flipped Aug 6, 2010 Romantic Comedy PG $1,755,212 222,460
43 Coco Chanel and Igor Stravi… Jun 11, 2010 Drama R $1,725,982 218,755
44 The Road Nov 25, 2009 Drama R $1,255,957 159,183
45 Les sept jours du talion Feb 5, 2010 Drama Not Rated $1,011,919 128,253
46 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $672,796 85,272
47 Where the Wild Things Are Oct 16, 2009 Adventure PG $666,976 84,534
48 Cloudy with a Chance of Mea… Sep 18, 2009 Adventure PG $605,368 76,726
49 The City of Your Final Dest… Apr 16, 2010 Drama PG-13 $493,296 62,521
50 The Extra Man Jul 30, 2010 Comedy R $453,377 57,462
51 The Men Who Stare at Goats Nov 6, 2009 Black Comedy R $409,764 51,934
52 Les herbes folles Jun 25, 2010 Thriller/Suspense PG $403,952 51,197
53 Arthur and the War of Two W… Nov 5, 2015 Adventure PG $347,136 43,996
54 Enter the Void Sep 24, 2010 Drama Not Rated $337,997 42,838
55 Aisha Aug 6, 2010 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $298,431 37,823
56 The Little Traitor Oct 16, 2009 Drama Not Rated $297,351 37,687
57 Me and Orson Welles Nov 25, 2009 Drama PG-13 $247,727 31,397
58 The Exorcist Dec 26, 1973 Horror R $235,134 29,802
59 That Evening Sun Nov 6, 2009 Drama PG-13 $233,240 29,561
60 Twelve Aug 6, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $183,920 23,310
61 Red Riding: The Year of Our… Feb 5, 2010 Drama Not Rated $151,644 19,219
62 My Dog Tulip Sep 1, 2010 Drama Not Rated $151,258 19,170
63 Red Riding: The Year of Our… Feb 5, 2010 Drama Not Rated $148,826 18,862
64 Red Cliff Nov 20, 2009 Action R $100,206 12,700
65 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Nov 27, 2009 Drama R $76,158 9,652
66 Le hérisson Mar 12, 2010 Drama Not Rated $73,133 9,269
67 Le Amiche Jun 18, 2010 Drama Not Rated $54,843 6,950
68 Gedo Senki (Tales from Eart… Aug 13, 2010 Adventure PG-13 $48,658 6,167
69 Rashomon May 29, 2009 Drama Not Rated $27,401 3,472
70 Hemingway's Garden of Eden Dec 10, 2010 Drama R $22,083 2,798
71 The Trial Sep 10, 2010 Drama PG-13 $19,753 2,503
72 La legge Nov 11, 1960 Drama Not Rated $17,351 2,199
73 Sita Sings the Blues Dec 25, 2009 Musical Not Rated $10,784 1,366
74 Mississippi Mermaid Jan 15, 1999 Drama R $10,678 1,353
75 The Taqwacores Oct 22, 2010 Drama Not Rated $9,347 1,184
76 The Box Nov 6, 2009 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $6,301 799
77 The Oxford Murders Aug 6, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $4,803 608
78 Mutluluk Aug 7, 2009 Drama Not Rated $2,856 361
79 Boogie Woogie Apr 23, 2010 Black Comedy R $2,618 331
80 Endgame Nov 6, 2009 Drama PG-13 $1,407 178
81 $9.99 Dec 12, 2008 Drama R $544 68
82 Breakfast with Scot Oct 10, 2008 Drama PG-13 $114 14
Total Gross of All Movies$2,605,147,962
Total Tickets Sold330,183,487

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.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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