| # |
Date |
Film |
Gross |
Notes |
| 1 | 02010-01-03-0000January 3, 2010 | Avatar | $68,490,688 | Avatar broke Spider-Man 's record ($45.0 million) for the highest third weekend gross of all time, and Cloverfield 's record ($40.1 million) for the highest weekend gross in January. |
| 2 | 02010-01-10-0000January 10, 2010 | Avatar | $50,306,217 | Avatar broke Titanic 's record ($28.7 million) for the highest fourth weekend gross of all time. |
| 3 | 02010-01-17-0000January 17, 2010 | Avatar | $42,785,612 | Avatar broke Titanic 's record ($30.0 million) for the highest fifth weekend gross of all time, and Cloverfield 's record ($40.1 million) for the highest Martin Luther King weekend gross ever. |
| 4 | 02010-01-24-0000January 24, 2010 | Avatar | $34,944,081 | Avatar broke Titanic 's record ($25.5 million) for the highest sixth weekend gross of all time. With this intake, it became the highest-grossing film of all time. |
| 5 | 02010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010 | Avatar | $31,280,029 | Avatar broke Titanic 's record ($25.9 million) for the highest seventh weekend gross of all time. |
| 6 | 02010-02-07-0000February 7, 2010 | Dear John | $30,468,614 | |
| 7 | 02010-02-14-0000February 14, 2010 | Valentine's Day | $56,260,707 | Valentine's Day broke Ghost Rider 's record ($45.4 million) for the highest President's Day weekend debut. |
| 8 | 02010-02-21-0000February 21, 2010 | Shutter Island | $41,062,440 | |
| 9 | 02010-02-28-0000February 28, 2010 | Shutter Island | $22,665,205 | |
| 10 | 02010-03-07-0000March 7, 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | $116,101,023 | Alice in Wonderland broke Spider-Man's record ($114.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-sequel, 300 's record ($70.9 million) for the highest weekend debut in March, Fast and Furious 's record ($71.0 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spring release, and Avatar 's record ($77.0 million) for highest debut for a 3-D film. |
| 11 | 02010-03-14-0000March 14, 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | $62,714,076 | |
| 12 | 02010-03-21-0000March 21, 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | $41,062,440 | |
| 13 | 02010-03-28-0000March 28, 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | $43,732,319 | |
| 14 | 02010-04-04-0000April 4, 2010 | Clash of the Titans | $61,235,105 | Clash of the Titans broke Scary Movie 4's record ($40.2 million) for the highest Easter weekend debut. |
| 15 | 02010-04-11-0000April 11, 2010 | Clash of the Titans | $26,633,209 | Initial estimates had Date Night ahead of Clash of the Titans. |
| 16 | 02010-04-18-0000April 18, 2010 | Kick-Ass | $19,828,687 | Initial estimates had How to Train Your Dragon ahead of Kick-Ass. |
| 17 | 02010-04-25-0000April 25, 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | $15,350,213 | How to Train Your Dragon reclaimed the #1 spot in its fifth weekend of release. |
| 18 | 02010-05-02-0000May 2, 2010 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $32,902,299 | |
| 19 | 02010-05-09-0000May 9, 2010 | Iron Man 2 | $128,122,480 | Iron Man 2 had the highest weekend debut of 2010. |
| 20 | 02010-05-16-0000May 16, 2010 | Iron Man 2 | $52,041,005 | |
| 21 | 02010-05-23-0000May 23, 2010 | Shrek Forever After | $70,838,207 | |
| 22 | 02010-05-30-0000May 30, 2010 | Shrek Forever After | $43,311,063 | |
| 23 | 02010-06-06-0000June 6, 2010 | Shrek Forever After | $25,486,465 | |
| 24 | 02010-06-13-0000June 13, 2010 | The Karate Kid | $55,665,805 | |
| 25 | 02010-06-20-0000June 20, 2010 | Toy Story 3 | $110,307,189 | Toy Story 3 broke Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 's record ($108.9 million) for the highest weekend debut in June. Its $41.1 million opening day gross broke Shrek the Third 's record ($38.0 million) for the biggest single day gross for an animated film. It also broke The Incredibles 's record ($70.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Pixar film. |
| 26 | 02010-06-27-0000June 27, 2010 | Toy Story 3 | $59,337,669 | |
| 27 | 02010-07-04-0000July 4, 2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $64,832,191 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 's $30.1 million gross from midnight showings broke The Twilight Saga: New Moon 's record ($26.3 million) for the highest midnight opening ever. Its $1 million midnight gross in IMAX broke Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 's record ($959,000) for the highest midnight gross in IMAX. Its opening day gross of $68.5 million broke Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 's record ($62.0 million) for the highest Wednesday gross of all-time. |
| 28 | 02010-07-11-0000July 11, 2010 | Despicable Me | $56,397,125 | |
| 29 | 02010-07-18-0000July 18, 2010 | Inception | $62,785,337 | |
| 30 | 02010-07-25-0000July 25, 2010 | Inception | $42,725,012 | |
| 31 | 02010-08-01-0000August 1, 2010 | Inception | $27,485,245 | |
| 32 | 02010-08-08-0000August 8, 2010 | The Other Guys | $35,543,162 | |
| 33 | 02010-08-15-0000August 15, 2010 | The Expendables | $34,825,135 | |
| 34 | 02010-08-22-0000August 22, 2010 | The Expendables | $16,968,032 | |
| 35 | 02010-08-29-0000August 29, 2010 | Takers | $20,512,304 | Initial estimates had The Last Exorcism ahead of Takers. |
| 36 | 02010-09-05-0000September 5, 2010 | The American | $13,177,790 | |
| 37 | 02010-09-12-0000September 12, 2010 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | $26,650,264 | |
| 38 | 02010-09-19-0000September 19, 2010 | The Town | $23,808,032 | |
| 39 | 02010-09-26-0000September 26, 2010 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | $19,011,188 | |
| 40 | 02010-10-03-0000October 3, 2010 | The Social Network | $22,445,653 | |
| 41 | 02010-10-10-0000October 10, 2010 | The Social Network | $15,451,991 | |
| 42 | 02010-10-17-0000October 17, 2010 | Jackass 3D | $50,353,641 | Jackass 3D broke Scary Movie 3 's records ($48.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in October and for any fall release. Jackass 3D also broke Brüno 's record ($30.4 million) for the biggest weekend debut for a docu-comedy. |
| 43 | 02010-10-24-0000October 24, 2010 | Paranormal Activity 2 | $40,678,424 | Paranormal Activity 2 broke Friday the 13th 's record ($40.5 million) for the highest weekend debut for a horror film. |
| 44 | 02010-10-31-0000October 31, 2010 | Saw 3D | $22,530,123 | |
| 45 | 02010-11-07-0000November 7, 2010 | Megamind | $46,016,833 | |
| 46 | 02010-11-14-0000November 14, 2010 | Megamind | $29,120,461 | |
| 47 | 02010-11-21-0000November 21, 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | $125,017,372 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 's $1.4 million midnight gross in IMAX broke The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 's record ($1 million) for the highest midnight gross in IMAX. |
| 48 | 02010-11-28-0000November 28, 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | $49,087,101 | |
| 49 | 02010-12-05-0000December 5, 2010 | Tangled | $21,608,891 | Tangled reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
| 50 | 02010-12-12-0000December 12, 2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | $24,005,069 | |
| 51 | 02010-12-19-0000December 19, 2010 | Tron: Legacy | $44,026,211 | |
| 52 | 02010-12-26-0000December 26, 2010 | Little Fockers | $30,833,665 | |
| 53 | 02011-01-02-0000January 2, 2011 | Little Fockers | $25,766,485 | |