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Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2010

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RankMovieRelease
Date
Theatrical
Distributor
MPAA
Rating
2010 GrossTickets Sold
1 Avatar Dec 18, 2009 20th Century Fox PG-13 $408,392,727 51,760,802
2 Iron Man 2 May 7, 2010 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $312,433,331 39,598,648
3 The Karate Kid Jun 11, 2010 Sony Pictures PG $176,591,618 22,381,701
4 Clash of the Titans Apr 1, 2010 Warner Bros. PG-13 $163,214,888 20,686,298
5 Robin Hood May 14, 2010 Universal PG-13 $105,487,148 13,369,727
6 The Expendables Aug 13, 2010 Lionsgate R $103,068,524 13,063,184
7 The Book of Eli Jan 15, 2010 Warner Bros. R $94,835,059 12,019,653
8 Prince of Persia: Sands of … May 28, 2010 Walt Disney PG-13 $90,759,676 11,503,127
9 Red Oct 15, 2010 Summit Entertainment PG-13 $89,505,187 11,344,130
10 Unstoppable Nov 12, 2010 20th Century Fox PG-13 $79,468,486 10,072,051
11 The A-Team Jun 11, 2010 20th Century Fox PG-13 $77,222,099 9,787,338
12 Knight and Day Jun 23, 2010 20th Century Fox PG-13 $76,423,035 9,686,063
13 Predators Jul 9, 2010 20th Century Fox R $52,000,688 6,590,708
14 Killers Jun 4, 2010 Lionsgate PG-13 $47,059,963 5,964,507
15 Machete Sep 3, 2010 20th Century Fox R $26,593,646 3,370,551
16 The Losers Apr 23, 2010 Warner Bros. PG-13 $23,591,432 2,990,042
17 Faster Nov 24, 2010 CBS Films R $22,856,870 2,896,941
18 Repo Men Mar 19, 2010 Universal R $13,942,007 1,767,048
19 Jonah Hex Jun 18, 2010 Warner Bros. PG-13 $10,547,117 1,336,770
20 Robot Oct 1, 2010 B4U Movies Not Rated $2,276,427 288,520
21 Ninja Assassin Nov 25, 2009 Warner Bros. R $630,109 79,862
22 Veer Jan 22, 2010 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $527,193 66,817
23 The Boondock Saints 2: All … Oct 30, 2009 Apparition R $315,233 39,953
24 Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Jul 30, 2010 Viva Entertainment Not Rated $302,862 38,385
25 Tau ming chong Apr 2, 2010 R $129,078 16,359
26 Joheunnom nabbeunnom isangh… Apr 23, 2010 R $128,486 16,284
27 Centurion Aug 27, 2010 Magnolia Pictures R $123,570 15,661
28 Red Cliff Nov 20, 2009 Magnolia Pictures R $100,206 12,700
29 God of Vampires Jul 2, 2010 Nocturnal Features Not Rated $56,705 7,186
30 Valhalla Rising Jul 16, 2010 IFC Films Not Rated $30,638 3,883
31 The Korean Feb 5, 2010 Indican Pictures Not Rated $20,279 2,570
32 Bitch Slap Jan 8, 2010 Freestyle Releasing R $17,365 2,200
33 Jerusalema Jun 11, 2010 Anchor Bay Entert… R $7,294 924
Total Gross of All Movies$1,978,658,946
Total Tickets Sold250,780,593

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2010. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2010. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.