Highest Grossing Movies of 2010

It's 2011 and this year is looking good when it comes to entertainment world. However, it's only the first month and the release of "The Green Hornet" has already sent the cash registers ringing. Well there are almost 11 months to go now and I pray that 2011 goes as well as 2010 did. The previous year saw some of the best movie releases. They had a perfect blend of action, romance, comedy, animation and drama. So in honor of last year, in this article we are going to be talk about the highest grossing movies of 2010. US is still cash strapped by the burden of the economic recession but Hollywood made a lot of money last year. With many big budget films hitting the screens, it's a miracle that almost every big film worked and also got lots of great movie reviews.

Highest Grossing Movies of 2010, So Far

While you still can't compare the movie collections of 2010 to 2009, but you will have to agree that 2010 had a pretty decent run. Here are the names of the movies which can rightly be called the highest grossing movies of the year.

Toy Story 3
Pixar's brainchild, the Toy Story franchise is one of the most successful movie franchises of all time. The threequel which was shot in 3D grossed over $1.1 billion at the box office. In the US, it grossed around $415 million and overseas collections were an astounding $648.1 million. A must watch, Toy Story 3 is one of the funniest movies of this generation.

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland
People hadn't expected Tim Burton to make Alice in Wonderland so uniquely. But he did and his efforts paid-up. Alice in Wonderland proved to be a money minting machine with a collection of $1 billion. In the domestic market it grossed $334.2 million and in the international market it gathered more than $600 million. Well if you have a look at the top grossing movies of all time then Alice in Wonderland stands at #6 after Toy Story 3 which stands tall at #5.

Inception
I was waiting for this movie to come out and when it did release, it wasn't a disappointment at all. It had my favorite actor Leonardo DiCaprio and of course it was directed by the master filmmaker, Christopher Nolan. It's one of the few big budget films which released without 3D and still this best sci fi movie managed to earn more than $800 million.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Daniel Radcliffe has become a teenager now but he hasn't lost any of the magic. The second last part of the Harry Potter movie franchise was a big hit in the US and abroad grossing over $800 million and also earning an Oscar nomination 2011 for special effects.

Shrek Forever After
This is the fourth installment in the popular Shrek franchise and this one also minted money like its predecessors. It grossed around $739.8 million and it's one of the best animation movies ever made.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The time vampires and werewolves join hands to save Bella from the raging anger of Victoria. Eclipse is the third film in Summit Entertainment's blockbuster franchise and it grossed more than $600 million worldwide. It's hailed as one of the must watch of this year.

All Time Highest Grossing Movies

Now that you've seen the names of the highest grossing movies, how about taking a trip down memory lane and looking at the list of the highest grossing movies of all time.

Movie Names	Worldwide Gross
Avatar	$2,782,185,928
Titanic	$1,843,201,268
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$1,119,110,941
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$1,066,179,725
Toy Story 3	$1,063,161,943
Alice in Wonderland	$1,024,299,722
The Dark Knight	$1,001,921,825
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	$974,733,550
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$960,996,492
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1	$942,440,768
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	$938,212,738
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	$933,959,197
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$925,282,504
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace	$924,317,558
Shrek 2	$919,838,758
Jurassic Park	$914,691,118
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	$895,921,036
Spider-Man 3	$890,871,626
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	$886,686,817
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	$878,643,482
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$870,761,744
Finding Nemo	$867,893,978
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith	$848,754,768

So these were some of the highest grossing movies of 2010 and some names from the list of highest grossing movies of all time. Hope this article was a entertaining read. The names in this mentioned in this article are written on a personal preference and do not mean to offend movie lovers and critics.