Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2010
Total Box Office Gross: $10,481,225,479
Tickets Sold: 1,328,423,411
Average Ticket Price: $7.89
Top Grossing Movies of 2010
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2010 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Toy Story 3 |
Jun 18 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
G |
$415,004,880 |
52,598,844 |
| 2 |
Avatar |
Dec 18 |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
PG-13 |
$408,392,727 |
51,760,802 |
| 3 |
Alice in Wonderland |
Mar 5 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
PG |
$334,191,110 |
42,356,288 |
| 4 |
Iron Man 2 |
May 7 |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$312,433,331 |
39,598,648 |
| 5 |
Eclipse |
Jun 30 |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$300,531,751 |
38,090,209 |
| 6 |
Inception |
Jul 16 |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$292,568,851 |
37,080,970 |
| 7 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I |
Nov 19 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$283,533,215 |
35,935,769 |
| 8 |
Despicable Me |
Jul 9 |
Universal |
Comedy |
PG |
$251,203,225 |
31,838,178 |
| 9 |
Shrek Forever After |
May 21 |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
PG |
$238,736,787 |
30,258,148 |
| 10 |
How to Train Youir Dragon |
Mar 26 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
PG |
$217,581,231 |
27,576,835 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2010
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2010 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Warner Bros. |
32 |
$1,827,221,483 |
231,591,468 |
17.43% |
| 2 |
20th Century Fox |
20 |
$1,610,360,808 |
204,101,496 |
15.36% |
| 3 |
Paramount Pictures |
18 |
$1,565,124,841 |
198,368,166 |
14.93% |
| 4 |
Walt Disney |
17 |
$1,465,729,693 |
185,770,557 |
13.98% |
| 5 |
Sony Pictures |
24 |
$1,277,755,699 |
161,946,223 |
12.19% |
| 6 |
Universal |
19 |
$886,590,971 |
112,368,947 |
8.46% |
| 7 |
Summit Entertainment |
11 |
$519,928,031 |
65,897,088 |
4.96% |
| 8 |
Lionsgate |
16 |
$513,854,686 |
65,127,337 |
4.90% |
| 9 |
Fox Searchlight |
10 |
$159,610,478 |
20,229,464 |
1.52% |
| 10 |
Overture Films |
7 |
$81,612,865 |
10,343,837 |
0.78% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2010
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2010 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Adventure |
30 |
$2,852,700,591 |
361,559,010 |
27.22% |
| 2 |
Comedy |
89 |
$2,205,995,583 |
279,593,869 |
21.05% |
| 3 |
Drama |
194 |
$1,692,632,657 |
214,533,310 |
16.15% |
| 4 |
Action |
30 |
$1,491,832,495 |
189,078,898 |
14.23% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense |
50 |
$952,641,870 |
120,740,417 |
9.09% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy |
30 |
$517,406,269 |
65,577,472 |
4.94% |
| 7 |
Horror |
20 |
$489,836,658 |
62,083,230 |
4.67% |
| 8 |
Western |
2 |
$92,239,683 |
11,690,707 |
0.88% |
| 9 |
Documentary |
104 |
$90,907,226 |
11,521,832 |
0.87% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy |
8 |
$49,087,552 |
6,221,489 |
0.47% |
Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2010
| Rank | MPAA Rating | Movies | 2010 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13 |
121 |
$4,735,758,645 |
600,227,350 |
45.18% |
| 2 |
PG |
71 |
$2,886,050,708 |
365,785,896 |
27.54% |
| 3 |
R |
199 |
$2,547,359,663 |
322,859,278 |
24.30% |
| 4 |
G |
9 |
$509,249,849 |
64,543,708 |
4.86% |
| 5 |
Not Rated |
12 |
$4,024,032 |
510,017 |
0.04% |
| 6 |
NC-17 |
1 |
$291,607 |
36,959 |
0.00% |
Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2010
| Rank | Source Material | Movies | 2010 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay |
226 |
$4,611,652,375 |
584,493,334 |
44.00% |
| 2 |
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
70 |
$2,597,658,486 |
329,234,282 |
24.78% |
| 3 |
Remake |
19 |
$708,944,376 |
89,853,535 |
6.76% |
| 4 |
Based on TV |
8 |
$602,743,898 |
76,393,396 |
5.75% |
| 5 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel |
10 |
$550,221,846 |
69,736,610 |
5.25% |
| 6 |
Based on Real Life Events |
138 |
$433,984,711 |
55,004,402 |
4.14% |
| 7 |
Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale |
2 |
$273,309,134 |
34,639,941 |
2.61% |
| 8 |
Based on Factual Book/Article |
12 |
$259,584,047 |
32,904,846 |
2.48% |
| 9 |
Based on Game |
2 |
$143,943,016 |
18,243,729 |
1.37% |
| 10 |
Based on Play |
6 |
$105,838,576 |
13,414,269 |
1.01% |
Market Share for Each Production Method in 2010
| Rank | Production Method | Movies | 2010 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action |
478 |
$7,201,297,826 |
912,716,488 |
68.71% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action |
15 |
$1,650,771,249 |
209,223,227 |
15.75% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation |
15 |
$1,519,639,748 |
192,603,263 |
14.50% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation |
5 |
$19,522,207 |
2,474,298 |
0.19% |
| 5 |
Stop-Motion Animation |
3 |
$2,028,241 |
257,065 |
0.02% |
| 6 |
Multiple Production Methods |
2 |
$1,033,820 |
131,030 |
0.01% |
Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2010
| Rank | Creative Type | Movies | 2010 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction |
233 |
$3,922,257,636 |
497,117,576 |
37.42% |
| 2 |
Fantasy |
35 |
$2,270,937,151 |
287,824,735 |
21.67% |
| 3 |
Kids Fiction |
23 |
$1,623,728,747 |
205,795,787 |
15.49% |
| 4 |
Science Fiction |
20 |
$1,151,289,328 |
145,917,533 |
10.98% |
| 5 |
Historical Fiction |
40 |
$475,637,682 |
60,283,612 |
4.54% |
| 6 |
Dramatization |
43 |
$439,899,411 |
55,758,502 |
4.20% |
| 7 |
Super Hero |
3 |
$312,724,064 |
39,635,497 |
2.98% |
| 8 |
Factual |
107 |
$210,437,758 |
26,671,456 |
2.01% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types |
1 |
$1,018,169 |
129,046 |
0.01% |
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