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Domestic 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 42,356,288
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 The Crazies Feb 26, 2010 Horror R $39,123,589 4,958,630
20 Charlie St. Cloud Jul 30, 2010 Drama PG-13 $31,206,263 3,955,166
21 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Aug 20, 2010 Adventure PG $29,197,642 3,700,588
22 Gulliver’s Travels Dec 25, 2010 Adventure PG $27,454,506 3,479,659
23 Ramona and Beezus Jul 23, 2010 Comedy G $26,167,002 3,316,477
24 The Princess and the Frog Dec 11, 2009 Adventure G $18,541,560 2,350,008
25 The Ghost Writer Feb 19, 2010 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $15,541,549 1,969,778
26 Youth in Revolt Jan 8, 2010 Comedy R $15,285,588 1,937,337
27 Repo Men Mar 19, 2010 Action R $13,942,007 1,767,048
28 Let Me In Oct 1, 2010 Horror R $12,134,935 1,538,015
29 Män som hatar kvinnor May 29, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $10,561,224 1,338,558
30 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Nov 20, 2009 Drama PG-13 $8,668,979 1,098,730
31 Flickan som lekte med elden Dec 25, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $8,480,758 1,074,874
32 A Single Man Dec 11, 2009 Drama R $7,931,309 1,005,236
33 The Last Station Jan 15, 2010 Drama R $6,617,867 838,766
34 El secreto de sus ojos Apr 16, 2010 Drama R $6,391,436 810,068
35 It's Kind of a Funny Story Oct 8, 2010 Comedy PG-13 $6,363,628 806,543
36 Winter’s Bone Jun 11, 2010 Drama R $6,243,745 791,349
37 Luftslottet som sprängdes Apr 30, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $5,273,085 668,325
38 Orlando Jan 1, 1992 Drama PG-13 $4,998,537 633,528
39 Precious (Based on the Nove… Nov 6, 2009 Drama R $3,806,401 482,434
40 3 Idiots Dec 23, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $3,271,240 414,606
41 Never Let Me Go Sep 15, 2010 Drama R $2,434,652 308,574
42 The Twilight Saga: Twilight… Jun 29, 2010 PG-13 $2,385,237 302,311
43 Fantastic Mr. Fox Nov 13, 2009 Comedy PG $1,879,730 238,242
44 The Road Nov 25, 2009 Drama R $1,798,592 227,958
45 Flipped Aug 6, 2010 Romantic Comedy PG $1,755,212 222,460
46 Coco Chanel and Igor Stravi… Jun 11, 2010 Drama R $1,725,982 218,756
47 Les sept jours du talion Feb 5, 2010 Drama Not Rated $1,011,919 128,253
48 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $672,796 85,272
49 Where the Wild Things Are Oct 16, 2009 Adventure PG $666,976 84,534
50 Cloudy with a Chance of Mea… Sep 18, 2009 Adventure PG $605,368 76,726
51 The City of Your Final Dest… Apr 16, 2010 Drama PG-13 $493,296 62,522
52 The Extra Man Jul 30, 2010 Comedy R $453,377 57,462
53 The Men Who Stare at Goats Nov 6, 2009 Black Comedy R $451,258 57,194
54 Disney’s A Christmas Carol Nov 6, 2009 Drama PG $411,946 52,211
55 Les herbes folles Jun 25, 2010 Thriller/Suspense PG $403,952 51,198
56 Arthur and the War of Two W… Nov 5, 2015 Adventure PG $347,136 43,996
57 Me and Orson Welles Nov 25, 2009 Drama PG-13 $339,800 43,067
58 Enter the Void Sep 24, 2010 Drama Not Rated $337,997 42,839
59 The Little Traitor Oct 16, 2009 Drama Not Rated $300,321 38,063
60 Aisha Aug 6, 2010 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $298,431 37,824
61 Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? Mar 5, 2010 Comedy Not Rated $235,847 29,892
62 The Exorcist Dec 26, 1973 Horror R $235,134 29,802
63 That Evening Sun Nov 6, 2009 Drama PG-13 $233,240 29,561
64 The Killer Inside Me Jun 18, 2010 Drama R $217,277 27,538
65 Le Petit Nicolas Feb 19, 2010 Comedy Not Rated $201,857 25,584
66 Twelve Aug 6, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $183,920 23,311
67 Red Riding: The Year of Our… Feb 5, 2010 Drama Not Rated $151,644 19,220
68 My Dog Tulip Sep 1, 2010 Drama Not Rated $151,258 19,170
69 Red Riding: The Year of Our… Feb 5, 2010 Drama Not Rated $148,826 18,863
70 Red Cliff Nov 20, 2009 Action R $124,317 15,756
71 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Nov 27, 2009 Drama R $82,568 10,465
72 Le hérisson Mar 12, 2010 Drama Not Rated $73,133 9,269
73 Le Amiche Jun 18, 2010 Drama Not Rated $54,843 6,951
74 Gedo Senki (Tales from Eart… Aug 13, 2010 Adventure PG-13 $48,658 6,167
75 Rashomon May 29, 2009 Drama Not Rated $27,401 3,473
76 Hemingway's Garden of Eden Dec 10, 2010 Drama R $22,083 2,799
77 The Trial Sep 10, 2010 Drama PG-13 $19,753 2,504
78 La legge Nov 11, 1960 Drama Not Rated $17,351 2,199
79 Sita Sings the Blues Dec 25, 2009 Musical Not Rated $16,642 2,109
80 Mississippi Mermaid Jan 15, 1999 Drama R $10,678 1,353
81 Frankie & Alice Dec 10, 2010 Drama R $10,671 1,352
82 The Taqwacores Oct 22, 2010 Drama Not Rated $9,347 1,185
83 The Box Nov 6, 2009 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $6,301 799
84 The Oxford Murders Aug 6, 2010 Thriller/Suspense R $4,803 609
85 Mutluluk Aug 7, 2009 Drama Not Rated $2,856 362
86 Boogie Woogie Apr 23, 2010 Black Comedy R $2,618 332
87 Endgame Nov 6, 2009 Drama PG-13 $1,942 246
88 $9.99 Dec 12, 2008 Drama R $1,406 178
89 Breakfast with Scot Oct 10, 2008 Drama PG-13 $114 14
Total Gross of All Movies$2,659,811,288
Total Tickets Sold337,111,692

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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