ERC revealed today that the 2010 box office has tallied up to $10.55 billion. This is a .3% drop from 2009’s $10.58 billion box office but due to inflation, a 5% decrease in attendance. Xach has created a neat visualization of this figure in today’s Daily Distraction. Check it out over on their site and mouse-over all films from Toy Story 3 to The Secret In Their Eyes. Its especially interesting to see the lasting power some films had in theaters (i.e. Avatar). If you want chart style, see them below.
Domestic Top 10
10. The Karate Kid – $176.6 million
9. How to Train Your Dragon – $217.5 million
8. Shrek Forever After – $238.4 million
7. Despicable Me – $250.8 million
6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – $274.3 million
5. Inception – $292.5 million
4. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – $300.5 million
3. Iron Man 2 – $312.1 million
2. Alice in Wonderland – $334.1 million
1. Toy Story 3 – $415 million
Worldwide Top 10
10. Clash of the Titans — $493.2 million
9. How to Train Your Dragon — $494.9 million
8. Despicable Me — $539.9 million
7. Iron Man 2 — $582.2 million
6. Twilight Saga: Eclipse — $693.5 million
5. Shrek Forever After — $739.8 million
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 — $824.1 million
3. Inception — $825.4 million
2. Alice in Wonderland — $1 billion
1. Toy Story 3 — $1.1 billion
Whose box office were you most surprised by this year?