The highest-grossing film of the year is Toy Story 3! 2010 saw an impressive raise and importance in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and movie releases after the success of Avatar in the format. Most of listed and numerous other titles being released in 3D formats, both converted or filmed (Jackass, Breathe, Huble, The Revenge of Kitty Galore).
The third movie of the Pixar Toy Story franchise came out in 2010, over a decade since the previous Toy Story 2 arrived theaters at 1999, and more than 15 years after the first Toy Story debuted in 1995. So, Disney grossed over $1 billion (together with Alice). This is the first time in history that two films earned such amount at the box office in the same year!
Warner Brothers and Dream Works Animation are production companies relied on fan favorites to bring in following box office results.
Also, Toy Story 3 is the first animated film to gross $1 billion! Let's keep an eye on it!
Highest-grossing films of 2010 | December 29, 2010
| Title | Studio | World | USA |
| 1. Toy Story 3 | Disney•Pixar | $1,063,143,492 | $415,004,880 (1.) |
| 2. Alice in Wonderland | Disney Pictures | $1,024,299,722 | $334,191,110 (2.) |
| 3. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows 1 | Warner Bros. | $862,792,000 | $275,792,000 (6.) |
| 4. Inception | Warner Bros. | $825,446,026 | $292,523,000 (5.) |
| 5. Shrek Forever After | DreamWorks A. | $739,813,967 | $238,395,990 (8.) |
| 6. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Summit Entertain. | $693,480,124 | $300,531,751 (4.) |
| 7. Iron Man 2 | Paramount Picture | $621,751,988 | $312,128,345 (3.) |
| 8. Despicable Me | Universal Picture | $539,988,005 | $250,588,005 (7.) |
| 9. How to Train Your Dragon | DreamWorks A. | $494,878,759 | $217,581,231 (9.) |
| 10. Clash of the Titans | Warner Bros. | $493,214,993 | $163,214,888 (10.) |
