2010 in film
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The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and movie releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and numerous other titles being released in 3D formats.
Highest-grossing films
Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2010. The top ten films of 2010, by worldwide gross in United States dollars, as well as the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia grosses, are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide | North America | United Kingdom | Australia |
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| 1 | Toy Story 3 | Disney·Pixar | $1,063,161,943 | $415,004,880 | $116,625,632 | $42,244,540 |
| 2 | Alice in Wonderland | Walt Disney Pictures | $1,024,299,722 | $334,191,110 | $64,437,055 | $33,234,316 |
| 3 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Warner Bros. | $938,377,000 | $291,377,000 | $81,659,814 | $36,252,420 |
| 4 | Inception | Warner Bros. | $823,576,195 | $292,576,195 | $56,566,947 | $35,025,970 |
| 5 | Shrek Forever After | Paramount/DreamWorks | $759,952,787 | $238,736,787 | $51,056,068 | $24,485,148 |
| 6 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Summit Entertainment | $693,579,566 | $300,531,751 | $45,709,785 | $28,566,737 |
| 7 | Iron Man 2 | Paramount Pictures | $622,056,974 | $312,128,345 | $30,456,328 | $22,418,342 |
| 8 | Despicable Me | Universal Pictures | $542,009,840 | $251,509,840 | $31,094,158 | $21,817,532 |
| 9 | How to Train Your Dragon | DreamWorks Animation | $494,878,759 | $217,581,231 | $26,488,493 | $16,883,185 |
| 10 | Clash of the Titans | Warner Bros. | $493,214,993 | $163,214,888 | $29,242,160 | $17,033,579 |
Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland have both grossed more than $1 billion, making them the fifth and sixth highest-grossing films at the worldwide box office, respectively. 2010 marks the first time in history that two films grossed more than $1 billion at the box office in the same year. Even more impressively, both films were released by the same studio − Walt Disney Pictures. In addition, both films are rated below PG-13, and this hasn't happened since 1983. Also, Toy Story 3 is the highest-grossing animated film ever, worldwide, and the first animated film to gross $1 billion. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is also in the Top 10 at #3, making 2010 the only year with 3 movies in the Top 10. Three other films — Inception, Shrek Forever After and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – are also among the fifty highest-grossing films of all time. This is also the first time that four animated films have been present in the Top 10 highest-grossing films of the year and the fifth time two animated features are in the Top 5 after 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2004. This year saw four movies debut with more than $100 million, breaking the opening record of 2007 with three releases and 2004 with two releases.
Events
- January
- 17 – The 67th Golden Globe Awards winners were announced.
- 21 – The nominations of the 63rd BAFTA Awards were announced.
- 23 – The 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards winners were announced.
- February
- 1 – The nominations of the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards were announced.
- 2 – The nominations of the 82nd Academy Awards were announced.
- 11 to 21 – The 60th Berlin International Film Festival was held.
- 21 – The 64th BAFTA Awards winners were announced
- March
- 6 – The 30th Golden Raspberry Awards winners were announced.
- 7 – The 82nd Academy Awards winners were announced.
- May
- 12 to 23 – The 63rd annual Cannes Film Festival was held.[2]
- July
- 22 to August 1 – The 10th Era New Horizons Film Festival was held.
- September
- 1 to 11 – The 67th annual Venice Film Festival was held.
- 9 to 19 – The 35th annual Toronto Film Festival was held.
- October
- 8 to 17 – The 26th Warsaw International Film Festival
- 20 to 24 – The 1st American Film Festival in Wrocław
- November
- 26 to December 5 – The 12th Jakarta International Film Festival was held
- 26 to November 28 - The 4th Dawn Breakers International Film Festival was held.
- December
- 4 – The 23rd European Film Awards was held.
- 11 – The 52nd Australian Film Institute Awards winners were announced.
Awards
| Category/Organization | 68th Golden Globe Awards January 16, 2011 |
64th BAFTA Awards February 13, 2011 |
83rd Academy Awards February 27, 2011 | |
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| Best Film | The Social Network | The Kids Are All Right | ||
| Best Director | David Fincher The Social Network |
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| Best Actor | Colin Firth The King's Speech |
Paul Giamatti Barney's Version |
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| Best Actress | Natalie Portman Black Swan |
Annette Bening The Kids Are All Right |
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| Best Supporting Actor | Christian Bale The Fighter |
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| Best Supporting Actress | Melissa Leo The Fighter |
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| Best Screenplay, Adapted | The Social Network Aaron Sorkin |
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| Best Animated Film | Toy Story 3 | |||
| Best Original Score | The Social Network Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross |
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| Best Foreign Language Film | In a Better World (Hævnen) |
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January–March
The tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States sometime in 2010 (wide releases in bold). For projects announced for this year that are not yet in production, see the announcements.
April–June
July–September
October–December
Films released in 2010
- American films
- Argentine films
- Australian films
- Bollywood films
- British films
- French films
- Hong Kong films
- Italian films
- Japanese films
- Lebanese films
- Mexican films
- Pakistani films
- Swedish films
- South Korean films
- Spanish films
- Tamil films
- Telugu films
Notable deaths
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