List of 2010 box office number-one films in the United States
Introduction This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2010.
Number-one films   Weekend end date Film Gross Notes  1    ''Avatar''  $68,490,688  ''Avatar'' 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    $50,306,217  ''Avatar'' 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    $42,785,612 ''Avatar'' 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    $34,944,081  ''Avatar'' 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    $31,280,029  ''Avatar'' 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    ''Dear John''  $30,468,614     7    ''Valentine's Day''  $56,260,707  ''Valentine's Day'' broke ''Ghost Rider''s record ($45.4 million) for the highest President's Day weekend debut. 8    ''Shutter Island''  $41,062,440     9    $22,665,205     10    ''Alice in Wonderland''  $116,101,023 ''Alice in Wonderland'' broke ''300''s record ($70.9 million) for the highest weekend debut in March and ''Fast & 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    $62,714,076     12    $34,189,969     13    ''How to Train Your Dragon''  $43,732,319     14    ''Clash of the Titans''  $61,235,105  ''Clash of the Titans'' broke ''Scary Movie 4'''s record ($40.2 million) for the highest Easter weekend debut. 15    $26,633,209  Initial estimates had ''Date Night'' ahead of ''Clash of the Titans''. 16    ''Kick-Ass''  $19,828,687  Initial estimates had ''How to Train Your Dragon'' ahead of ''Kick-Ass''. 17    ''How to Train Your Dragon''  $15,350,213  ''How 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    ''A Nightmare on Elm Street''  $32,902,299     19    ''Iron Man 2''  $128,122,480  ''Iron Man 2'' had the highest weekend debut of 2010.20    $52,041,005     21    ''Shrek Forever After''  $70,838,207     22    $43,311,063     23    $25,486,465     24    ''The Karate Kid''  $55,665,805     25    ''Toy Story 3''  $110,307,189  ''Toy 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 weekend 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    $59,337,669     27    ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''  $64,832,191  ''The 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    ''Despicable Me''  $56,397,125     29    ''Inception''  $62,785,337     30    $42,725,012     31    $27,485,245      32    ''The Other Guys''  $35,543,162      33    ''The Expendables''  $34,825,135      34    $16,968,032      35   ''Takers''  $20,512,304  Initial estimates had ''The Last Exorcism'' ahead of ''Takers''. 36    ''The American''  $13,177,790      37    ''Resident Evil: Afterlife''  $26,650,264      38    ''The Town''  $23,808,032      39    ''Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps''  $19,011,188      40    ''The Social Network''  $22,445,653      41    $15,451,991      42    ''Jackass 3D''  $50,353,641  ''Jackass 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    ''Paranormal Activity 2''  $40,678,424  ''Paranormal Activity 2'' broke ''Friday the 13th''s record ($40.5 million) for the highest weekend debut for a horror film. 44    ''Saw 3D''  $22,530,123      45    ''Megamind''  $46,016,833      46    $29,120,461      47    ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1''   $125,017,372  ''Harry 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    $49,087,101  In second place, ''Tangled''s $48.8 million opening weekend broke ''The Lion King''s record ($40.9 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film and for a musical animated film. It also broke ''High School Musical 3: Senior Year''s record ($42 million) for a musical film. 49    ''Tangled''  $21,608,891  ''Tangled'' reached #1 in its second weekend of release. 50    ''The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''  $24,005,069      51    ''Tron: Legacy''  $44,026,211      52    ''Little Fockers''  $30,833,665      53    $25,766,485
Highest-grossing films ===Calendar Gross===Highest-grossing films of 2010 by Calendar Gross  Rank  Title  Studio(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, Elliot 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, Walt Dohrn, Jane Lynch,  Jon Hamm, Craig Robinson, Lake Bell, Mary Kay Place, Kathy Griffin and Kristen Schaal 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, Kristen Wiig and David Tennant Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois '''$217,581,231'''===In-Year Release===+ Highest-grossing films of 2010 by In-year release Rank Title Distributor  Domestic gross 1. ''Toy Story 3'' Disney   $415,004,880 2. ''Alice in Wonderland'' 	$334,191,110 3. ''Iron Man 2''  Paramount  $312,433,331 4. ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''  Summit  $300,531,751 5. ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' Warner Bros.  $295,983,305 6. ''Inception''  $292,576,195 7. ''Despicable Me''  Universal  $251,513,985 8. ''Shrek Forever After'' Paramount  $238,736,787 9. ''How to Train Your Dragon''  $217,581,231 10. ''Tangled''  Disney  $200,821,936+ Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2010 G  ''Toy Story 3'' PG  ''Alice in Wonderland'' PG-13  ''Iron Man 2'' R  ''The King's Speech''
See also * List of American films — American films by year* Lists of box office number-one films
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