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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Highest-grossing Films of 2010 (USA)

Top 10 - Clash of the Titans

Our 10th rank holder which came from Warner Bros. Studio hits the heart of the world with a total of  $493,214,993 earning last year, a massive and nerve-wracking gross. I'm sure the heads of that movie take notch hand-fully. The film begins with the story of the Titans. The Titans were finally defeated by their sons Zeus (Liam Neeson), Poseidon (Danny Huston), and Hades (Ralph Fiennes), when Zeus convinced Hades to create a monstrous creature, the Kraken (made from Hades' flesh). Zeus became ruler of the heavens, Poseidon became king of the seas, and Hades (tricked by Zeus) was left to rule the Underworld. Zeus created humankind, and in time, humankind began to question the gods.

Top 9 - How to Train Your Dragon

This film which came from DreamWorks Studio literally loved by its viewers with banging earnings of $494,878,759 come on that's almost half billion dollars. The story takes place in a mythical Viking world where a young Viking teenager named Hiccup aspires to follow his tribe's tradition of becoming a dragon slayer. After finally capturing his first dragon, and with his chance at finally gaining the tribe's acceptance, he finds that he no longer has the desire to kill it and instead befriends it. The film was released March 26, 2010, to positive reviews. The film grossed half a billion dollars and became DreamWorks Animation's fifth most successful film in the United States and Canada (behind the Shrek film series).

Top 8 - Despicable Me

With a total earnings of $542,213,985 this film takes the 8th spot undoubtedly which came from Universal Pictures.  American computer-animated 3D comedy film from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment that was released on July 9, 2010 in the United States. The film stars Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Jullie Andrews, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, and Miranda Cosgrove. It is the first CGI feature produced by Universal, in association with its Illumination Entertainmen division. It was entirely animated in the French studio Mac Guff in Paris, France. The story is of a supervillain named Gru who plans to use three orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, only to find that their innocent love is profoundly changing him.

Top 7 - Iron Man 2

The 7th spot took by Iron Man 2 which has $622,056,974 worldwide earnings.
Iron Man 2 is a 2010 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man,the second film in a planned trilogy and is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film stars Robert Downey Jr., who reprises his role as Tony Stark. In cinematic canon, it takes place six months after Iron Man, and directly before The Incredibel Hulk.
Stark has revealed his identity as Iron Man and is resisting calls by the United States government to hand over the technology. Ivan Vanko has duplicated the technology and built weapons of his own, creating new challenges for Stark.Iron Man 2 premiered in Los Angeles, California on April 26, 2010 and in Paris, France on April 28, 2010. It was released throughout the United States on May 7, 2010.

Top 6 - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Vampire lovers there your most awaited part is here, got the 6th spot I'm sure Bella would love to hear this. With a worldwide hit of $693,579,566 I'm sure the casts are so proud. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, commonly referred to as Eclipse, is a 2010 American romantic vampire film based on Stephenie Meyer's 2007 novel, Eclipse. It is the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series, following 2008's Twilight and 2009's New Moon. Summit Entertainment greenlit the film in February 2009. Directed by David Slade, the film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively. Melissa Rosenberg, who penned the scripts for both Twilight and New Moon, returned as screenwriter. Filming began on August 17, 2009, at Vancouver Film Studios ,and finished in late October, with post-production began early the following month. Bryce Dallas Howard was cast as Victoria, replacing Rachelle Lefevre who previously played her.

Top 5 - Shrek Forever After

The 5th spot was already taken by Shrek Forever After with $749,952,787 income. Shrek would become handsome if he will know this.Shrek Forever After, taglined as The Final Chapter, is a 2010 animated fantasy-comedy film, and it is the fourth installment in the,Shrek film series followed by Puss in Boots. The film is released by DreamWorks Animation and is distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was released in cinemas on May 20, 2010 in Russia, on May 21 in the United States, Pakistan, Canada, India and on May 28 in Vietnam. The film was then released on June 17, 2010 in Australia and Sri Lanka and on July 2, 2010 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was released in 3D and IMAX 3D theaters. Although the film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and opened lower than expectations, it remained as the #1 film in the United States and Canada for three consecutive weeks and has grossed a worldwide total of over $749 million, making it a commercial success. Additionally, the film is DreamWorks Animation's highest-grossing film at the foreign box office.

Top 4 - Inception

With a total of $823,576,195 this film is on the box office hits! Inception is a 2010 science fiction thriller film, which was written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Dileep Rao, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. DiCaprio plays Dom Cobb, a specialized spy or corporate espionage thief. His work consists of secretly extracting valuable commercial information from the unconscious mind of his targets while they are asleep and dreaming. Unable to visit his children, Cobb is offered a chance to regain his old life in exchange for an almost impossible task: "inception", the planting of an idea into a target's subconscious. Development began roughly nine years before Inception was released. In 2001, Nolan wrote an 80-page treatment about dream-stealers, presenting the idea to Warner Bros. The story was originally envisioned as a horror film, inspired by concepts of lucid dreaming and dream incubation.






Top 3 - Harry Potter and the Deathly     Hallows: Part 1




My favorite of all time took the notch at 3rd spot I cant wish even more because it has a massive earnings of $945,823,492 that's almost a billion baby! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a 2010/2011 two-part epic fantasy filmdirected by David Yates, written by Steve Kloves and based on the novel of the same name by J.K. Rowling. The film is produced by Rowling along with David Heyman and David Barron. The two parts form the seventh and final instalment in the Harry Potter film series, with the story following Harry Potter on a quest to find and destroy Lord Voldemort's secret to immortality – the Horcruxes. The film stars Danielle Radcliff as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The film also features Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman. Principal photography for both parts began on 19 February 2009 and was completed on 12 June 2010,with the final day of reshoots on 21 December 2010 marking the franchise's closure of ten years of filming. Part 1 was released in IMAX formats on 19 November 2010, and Part 2 will be released in 3D, along with 2D formats, in IMAX on 15 July 2011.The film will also be released with D-BOX motion code in select cinemas.

Top 2 - Alice in Wonderland

Undoubtedly, this movie should take the 2nd spot because it earned with a headache $1,024,299,722 even though the 1st spot is not far when it comes to gross.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novelwritten by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world (the Wonderland of the title) populated by peculiar and anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic in ways that have given the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children.It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literally nonsense genre, and its narrative course and structure have been enormously influential, especially in the fantasy genre.

                                                                                        Top 1 - Toy Story 3

Even the 1st and 2nd spot reaches to over billion bucks, the 1st spot has more than thousands of it with $1,063,161,943, justified and hands down.
Andy is now 17 years old and packing for college, and his toys who have not been played with in years feel forgotten and abandoned. Andy decides to take Woody with him to college and intends to store the other toys in the attic. By accident, Andy's mom throws the other toys away, making them think they are no longer wanted; they escape and decide to climb in a box to be donated to the Sunnyside Daycare. Woody, the only toy who saw what really happened, is forced to follow the others and tries to explain they were thrown out by mistake, but they refuse to listen. Andy's toys are welcomed by the numerous toys at Sunnyside, and given a tour of the seemingly perfect play-setting by Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear(a.k.a. Lotso), Big Baby and Ken, whom Barbie falls for. All of the toys are quickly enamored with their new home, leaving steadfast Woody alone to attempt to return to Andy. However, Woody is picked up outside the school by the imaginative toddler Bonnie. She takes him home and plays with him along with her other toys, who are well treated, happy, and readily welcome Woody. Woody is elated until he hears about Lotso from Chuckles the sad clown. Lotso, along with Big Baby and Chuckles, were once accidentally lost by their original owner, Daisy. The three found their way back to Daisy's home, but Lotso saw that he had been replaced. Though Chuckles realized the truth, Lotso, embittered, convinced Big Baby that they were replaced, and took over Sunnyside, making it like a prison. Worried for his friends, Woody hurries back to the daycare and finds that they have been put on task to be played with the rambunctious youngest toddlers. They are also kept under guard at night by Buzz whom Lotso has reverted to demonstration mode, restoring his original "Space Ranger" persona and allying with him.

Have your favorite movies included on the top 10? If not better beating this year, I'm sure there would be tons of 3D animation or films would be coming up very soon. Get ready for it.


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