Someone shake Pete Postlethwaite‘s hand up in heaven. The actor starred in three major releases for Warner Bros. this year including Inception, Clash of the Titans, and The Town. Along with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One, these blockbusters helped to launch the studio to the #1 box-office spot of 2010. This marks the third year in a row Warners topped the domestic list, after such hits as The Dark Knight and The Hangover. Check out the full list below via THR.
Rank – Studio – Marketshare – Gross
1 Warner Bros. 18.3% $1,891.5
2 Paramount 16.1% $1,665.1
3 20th Century Fox 14.0% $1,449.1
4 Disney 13.6% $1,408.3
5 Sony / Columbia 12.3% $1,265.4
6 Universal 8.2% $842.2
7 Summit Entertainment 5.1% $522.0
8 Lionsgate 5.0% $515.9
9 Fox Searchlight 1.4% $140.0
10 Overture Films 0.8% $81.8
11 Focus Features 0.7% $74.7
12 CBS Films 0.7% $72.2
2011 will be a battle as studios prep a mountain of massive blockbusters. It is also interesting to note that much of Fox’s gross comes from Avatar’s left-over 2010 box-office. Are you surprised at Warners topping the list? Who do you think will top next year’s list?