| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 20 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | - | - | - | $11,144,117 | 4,468 | $300,531,751 | Jun 30 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 37 | Iron Man 2 | - | - | - | $1,103,768 | 4,390 | $312,433,331 | May 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 30 | Shrek Forever After | - | - | - | $2,618,795 | 4,386 | $238,736,787 | May 21 | DreamWorks | false |
| 18 | Toy Story 3 | - | - | - | $17,835,927 | 4,028 | $415,004,880 | Jun 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | Inception | - | - | - | $86,884,080 | 3,792 | $292,576,195 | Jul 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | The Karate Kid | - | - | - | $3,184,991 | 3,740 | $176,591,618 | Jun 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | - | - | - | $32,598,080 | 3,705 | $43,585,753 | Jul 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 1 | The Other Guys | - | - | - | $100,383,645 | 3,651 | $119,219,978 | Aug 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 40 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | - | - | - | $904,943 | 3,646 | $90,759,676 | May 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Salt | - | - | - | $48,531,393 | 3,612 | $118,311,368 | Jul 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 6 | Despicable Me | - | - | - | $51,340,755 | 3,602 | $251,639,815 | Jul 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 39 | The A-Team | - | - | - | $1,022,230 | 3,544 | $77,222,099 | Jun 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | Grown Ups | - | - | - | $9,917,544 | 3,534 | $162,001,186 | Jun 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 84 | Robin Hood | - | - | - | $78,745 | 3,505 | $105,269,730 | May 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 22 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | - | - | - | $10,164,315 | 3,504 | $63,150,991 | Jul 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 107 | Avatar | - | - | - | $21,957 | 3,461 | $749,766,139 | Dec 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 62 | Sex and the City 2 | - | - | - | $220,121 | 3,445 | $95,347,692 | May 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | The Expendables | - | - | - | $84,008,866 | 3,398 | $103,068,524 | Aug 13 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 66 | Date Night | - | - | - | $168,679 | 3,380 | $98,711,404 | Apr 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | Vampires Suck | - | - | - | $28,683,466 | 3,233 | $36,661,504 | Aug 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 44 | Marmaduke | - | - | - | $706,275 | 3,213 | $33,644,788 | Jun 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 26 | The Last Airbender | - | - | - | $3,969,718 | 3,203 | $131,772,187 | Jul 1 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Eat Pray Love | - | - | - | $62,393,242 | 3,108 | $80,574,010 | Aug 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 34 | Knight and Day 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,022,402 | 3,104 | $76,423,035 | Jun 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 95 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | - | - | - | $43,936 | 3,083 | $64,003,625 | Mar 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | Dinner for Schmucks | - | - | - | $52,853,460 | 3,046 | $73,026,337 | Jul 30 | DreamWorks | false |
| 56 | Letters to Juliet | - | - | - | $311,686 | 2,975 | $53,032,453 | May 14 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 13 | The Last Exorcism | - | - | - | $22,977,858 | 2,874 | $41,034,350 | Aug 27 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 49 | Killers | - | - | - | $451,890 | 2,859 | $47,059,963 | Jun 4 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 33 | The American | - | - | - | $2,245,560 | 2,833 | $35,606,376 | Sep 1 | Focus Features | false |
| 87 | Jonah Hex | - | - | - | $68,586 | 2,825 | $10,547,117 | Jun 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | - | - | - | $26,793,345 | 2,820 | $31,524,275 | Aug 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 16 | Nanny McPhee Returns | - | - | - | $18,013,085 | 2,798 | $29,011,215 | Aug 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | Charlie St. Cloud | - | - | - | $21,325,280 | 2,725 | $31,162,545 | Jul 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | Ramona and Beezus | - | - | - | $9,578,933 | 2,719 | $26,167,002 | Jul 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 59 | Get Him to the Greek | - | - | - | $272,960 | 2,702 | $60,974,475 | Jun 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 32 | Predators | - | - | - | $2,486,323 | 2,669 | $52,000,688 | Jul 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | Piranha 3D | - | - | - | $19,288,451 | 2,491 | $25,003,155 | Aug 20 | - | false |
| 119 | Splice 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,383 | 2,450 | $17,010,170 | Jun 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Step Up 3D | - | - | - | $40,036,258 | 2,439 | $42,400,223 | Aug 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 12 | Takers | - | - | - | $24,013,998 | 2,206 | $57,744,720 | Aug 27 | Screen Gems | false |
| 19 | The Switch | - | - | - | $17,484,054 | 2,017 | $27,779,426 | Aug 20 | Miramax | false |
| 17 | Lottery Ticket | - | - | - | $17,890,928 | 1,974 | $24,719,879 | Aug 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 106 | Just Wright | - | - | - | $22,946 | 1,831 | $21,540,363 | May 14 | - | false |
| 21 | The Kids Are All Right | - | - | - | $10,729,285 | 994 | $20,811,365 | Jul 9 | Focus Features | false |
| 25 | Avatar 2010 Special Edition | - | - | - | $4,846,335 | 812 | $10,741,486 | Aug 27 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 117 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $15,675 | 686 | $10,363,341 | Jan 23 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 27 | Get Low | - | - | - | $3,531,248 | 570 | $9,176,933 | Jul 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 47 | Cyrus | - | - | - | $522,987 | 454 | $7,468,936 | Jun 18 | - | false |
| 45 | Flipped | - | - | - | $688,195 | 442 | $1,755,212 | Aug 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 76 | Please Give | - | - | - | $130,786 | 272 | $4,033,574 | Apr 30 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 103 | City Island | - | - | - | $27,602 | 269 | $6,671,036 | Mar 19 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 41 | Middle Men | - | - | - | $754,301 | 252 | $754,301 | Aug 6 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 105 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $25,387 | 252 | $23,746,066 | Oct 5 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 65 | Twelve | - | - | - | $183,920 | 231 | $183,920 | Aug 6 | Hannover House | false |
| 57 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $281,501 | 202 | $10,095,170 | Mar 19 | Music Box Films | false |
| 29 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | - | - | - | $2,737,060 | 185 | $7,638,241 | Jul 9 | Music Box Films | false |
| 63 | Solitary Man | - | - | - | $207,070 | 177 | $4,360,548 | May 21 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 38 | I Am Love | - | - | - | $1,076,329 | 166 | $5,005,465 | Jun 18 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 70 | The Secret in Their Eyes | - | - | - | $149,114 | 166 | $6,391,436 | Apr 16 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 31 | Hubble | - | - | - | $2,577,648 | 151 | $52,522,904 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | Winter's Bone | - | - | - | $1,541,198 | 141 | $6,531,503 | Jun 11 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 36 | Mao's Last Dancer | - | - | - | $1,211,182 | 137 | $4,817,770 | Aug 20 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 102 | Mother and Child | - | - | - | $30,192 | 119 | $1,110,509 | May 7 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 58 | Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work | - | - | - | $275,324 | 115 | $2,930,687 | Jun 11 | IFC Films | false |
| 42 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $718,412 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 172 | I Hate Luv Storys | - | - | - | $808 | 85 | $847,993 | Jun 30 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 82 | Khatta Meetha | - | - | - | $101,843 | 83 | $541,904 | Jul 23 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 55 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $323,402 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 69 | What If... | - | - | - | $151,880 | 82 | $814,906 | Aug 20 | Five & Two Pictures | false |
| 46 | Cairo Time | - | - | - | $608,879 | 76 | $1,603,616 | Aug 6 | IFC Films | false |
| 50 | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | - | - | - | $399,285 | 74 | $1,621,226 | Jun 11 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 43 | Peepli Live | - | - | - | $711,902 | 70 | $757,951 | Aug 13 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 127 | Harry Brown | - | - | - | $10,660 | 67 | $1,818,681 | Apr 30 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 145 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $5,679 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 51 | Animal Kingdom | - | - | - | $374,632 | 61 | $1,044,039 | Aug 13 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 48 | Restrepo | - | - | - | $513,783 | 52 | $1,330,894 | Jun 25 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 80 | Micmacs | - | - | - | $106,654 | 52 | $1,262,079 | May 28 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 81 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $104,058 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 122 | Princess Kaiulani | - | - | - | $13,131 | 47 | $883,887 | May 14 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 150 | La Mission | - | - | - | $4,454 | 47 | $1,062,941 | Apr 9 | Screen Media Films | false |
| 74 | Exit Through the Gift Shop | - | - | - | $133,490 | 46 | $3,291,250 | Apr 16 | - | false |
| 96 | Ondine | - | - | - | $39,587 | 39 | $550,472 | Jun 4 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 68 | Mesrine: Killer Instinct 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $154,340 | 34 | $551,697 | Aug 27 | Music Box Films | false |
| 54 | The Extra Man | - | - | - | $326,221 | 33 | $453,377 | Jul 30 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 86 | Grease 2010 Sing-a-long | - | - | - | $76,676 | 33 | $365,802 | Jul 8 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 100 | The Salvation Poem | - | - | - | $36,350 | 30 | $914,818 | Aug 27 | CanZion Films | false |
| 67 | Countdown to Zero | - | - | - | $157,829 | 28 | $272,040 | Jul 23 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 79 | The Tillman Story | - | - | - | $116,630 | 28 | $802,535 | Aug 20 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 73 | Nick Saban: Gamechanger | - | - | - | $135,000 | 26 | $189,000 | Aug 27 | - | false |
| 118 | The City of Your Final Destination | - | - | - | $15,208 | 26 | $493,296 | Apr 16 | Screen Media Films | false |
| 71 | Lebanon | - | - | - | $147,749 | 23 | $368,088 | Aug 6 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 88 | Wild Grass | - | - | - | $68,531 | 23 | $403,952 | Jun 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 90 | Soul Kitchen | - | - | - | $57,724 | 23 | $276,901 | Aug 20 | IFC Films | false |
| 97 | Mid-August Lunch | - | - | - | $39,578 | 23 | $675,299 | Mar 17 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 144 | Ajami | - | - | - | $5,885 | 23 | $622,403 | Feb 3 | Kino International | false |
| 52 | The Concert | - | - | - | $367,124 | 21 | $657,986 | Jul 30 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 53 | The Wildest Dream | - | - | - | $346,600 | 21 | $898,137 | Aug 6 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 143 | See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary | - | - | - | $6,240 | 21 | $118,206 | Mar 19 | Worldplay | false |
| 64 | Life During Wartime | - | - | - | $186,296 | 20 | $281,447 | Jul 23 | IFC Films | false |
| 72 | La soga | - | - | - | $147,666 | 20 | $210,625 | Aug 13 | 7-57 Releasing | false |
| 77 | 71: Into the Fire | - | - | - | $126,206 | 20 | $176,638 | Jul 30 | - | false |
| 164 | Holy Rollers | - | - | - | $2,051 | 20 | $303,064 | May 21 | First Independent Pictures | false |
| 94 | Centurion | - | - | - | $44,305 | 19 | $123,570 | Aug 27 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 61 | Agora | - | - | - | $233,880 | 17 | $619,423 | May 28 | Newmarket Films | false |
| 104 | The Killer Inside Me | - | - | - | $27,299 | 17 | $217,277 | Jun 18 | IFC Films | false |
| 83 | A Film Unfinished | - | - | - | $95,682 | 16 | $320,486 | Aug 18 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 85 | Mademoiselle Chambon | - | - | - | $76,879 | 16 | $531,685 | May 28 | Lorber Films | false |
| 75 | The Disappearance of Alice Creed | - | - | - | $133,126 | 12 | $166,980 | Aug 6 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 89 | Winnebago Man | - | - | - | $66,787 | 12 | $181,039 | Jul 9 | Kino International | false |
| 99 | Breathless 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $37,938 | 12 | $363,031 | May 28 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 112 | South of the Border | - | - | - | $18,372 | 12 | $198,600 | Jun 25 | Cinema Libre Studio | false |
| 178 | The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers | - | - | - | $235 | 12 | $453,993 | Jan 29 | First Run | false |
| 98 | Kisses 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $38,687 | 11 | $81,680 | Jul 16 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 130 | Stonewall Uprising | - | - | - | $9,965 | 10 | $128,203 | Jun 16 | First Run | false |
| 92 | Patrik, Age 1.5 | - | - | - | $46,307 | 9 | $57,468 | Aug 14 | Regent Releasing | false |
| 93 | Metropolis 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $46,293 | 9 | $529,603 | May 7 | Kino International | false |
| 163 | Sweetgrass | - | - | - | $2,159 | 9 | $207,473 | Jan 6 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 78 | Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child | - | - | - | $122,575 | 7 | $256,242 | Jul 21 | Arthouse Films | false |
| 120 | House | - | - | - | $14,040 | 7 | $209,765 | Jan 15 | Janus Films | false |
| 147 | [Rec]² | - | - | - | $4,964 | 7 | $27,766 | Jul 9 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 166 | The Beaches of Agnès | - | - | - | $1,783 | 7 | $239,711 | Jul 2 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 169 | OSS 117: Lost in Rio | - | - | - | $1,110 | 7 | $89,375 | May 7 | Music Box Films | false |
| 174 | Crude | - | - | - | $615 | 7 | $170,295 | Sep 9 | First Run | false |
| 108 | The Sicilian Girl 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $21,063 | 6 | $71,239 | Aug 4 | Music Box Films | false |
| 115 | Let it Rain | - | - | - | $16,369 | 6 | $111,844 | Jun 18 | IFC Films | false |
| 131 | Enemies of the People | - | - | - | $9,683 | 6 | $73,171 | Jul 30 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 60 | The Little Traitor | - | - | - | $271,679 | 5 | $402,088 | Oct 23 | - | false |
| 91 | Tales from Earthsea 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $48,315 | 5 | $48,658 | Aug 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 101 | Orlando 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $32,060 | 5 | $58,198 | Jul 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 134 | Everyone Else | - | - | - | $8,158 | 5 | $102,042 | Apr 9 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 137 | Kings of the Evening | - | - | - | $7,620 | 5 | $99,270 | Jun 11 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 140 | The Dry Land | - | - | - | $6,556 | 5 | $11,777 | Jul 30 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 149 | Dogtooth | - | - | - | $4,667 | 5 | $110,248 | Jun 25 | Kino International | false |
| 153 | My Dog Tulip | - | - | - | $3,480 | 5 | $246,574 | Sep 1 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 156 | Here and There | - | - | - | $2,945 | 5 | $27,156 | May 14 | Cinema Purgatorio | false |
| 109 | Feed the Fish | - | - | - | $20,971 | 4 | $101,170 | Apr 23 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 111 | Spoken Word | - | - | - | $19,163 | 4 | $32,961 | Jul 23 | Variance Films | false |
| 113 | The Nature of Existence | - | - | - | $17,239 | 4 | $54,645 | Jun 18 | Walking Shadows | false |
| 126 | Ran 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,323 | 4 | $124,673 | Feb 5 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 136 | Cropsey | - | - | - | $7,802 | 4 | $52,476 | Jun 4 | Cinema Purgatorio | false |
| 138 | Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel | - | - | - | $7,140 | 4 | $10,000 | Jul 30 | Phase 4 Films | false |
| 142 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead | - | - | - | $6,286 | 4 | $71,007 | Jun 4 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 168 | Great Directors | - | - | - | $1,320 | 4 | $17,921 | Jul 2 | Paladin | false |
| 110 | Army of Crime | - | - | - | $19,199 | 3 | $37,031 | Aug 20 | Lorber Films | false |
| 121 | Alamar | - | - | - | $13,811 | 3 | $61,613 | Jul 14 | Film Movement | false |
| 139 | Around a Small Mountain | - | - | - | $6,695 | 3 | $33,216 | Jul 9 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 141 | The Harimaya Bridge | - | - | - | $6,554 | 3 | $54,473 | Mar 12 | Eleven Arts | false |
| 154 | Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno | - | - | - | $3,100 | 3 | $25,489 | Jul 16 | Flicker Alley | false |
| 161 | Fresh | - | - | - | $2,239 | 3 | $25,115 | Apr 9 | - | false |
| 173 | Four Seasons Lodge | - | - | - | $790 | 3 | $58,334 | Nov 11 | First Run | false |
| 114 | Le code a changé | - | - | - | $17,185 | 2 | $46,714 | Aug 27 | IFC Films | false |
| 116 | Best Worst Movie | - | - | - | $16,176 | 2 | $109,895 | Apr 23 | Abramorama | false |
| 124 | Neshoba | - | - | - | $12,422 | 2 | $19,245 | Aug 13 | First Run | false |
| 125 | The People I've Slept With | - | - | - | $11,534 | 2 | $19,137 | Aug 13 | - | false |
| 128 | Salt of This Sea 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,297 | 2 | $11,662 | Aug 13 | Lorber Films | false |
| 129 | The Cremaster Cycle 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $9,969 | 2 | $151,239 | Apr 9 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 133 | Spring Fever | - | - | - | $8,819 | 2 | $10,824 | Jun 4 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 146 | Valhalla Rising | - | - | - | $5,600 | 2 | $30,638 | Jul 16 | IFC Films | false |
| 148 | The Oxford Murders | - | - | - | $4,803 | 2 | $4,803 | Aug 6 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 152 | Circle | - | - | - | $3,955 | 2 | $10,024 | Aug 27 | Indican Pictures | false |
| 155 | Behind the Burly Q | - | - | - | $2,946 | 2 | $23,889 | Apr 23 | First Run | false |
| 159 | The Milk of Sorrow | - | - | - | $2,420 | 2 | $10,462 | Aug 27 | Olive Films | false |
| 170 | 2012: Time for Change | - | - | - | $1,100 | 2 | $68,339 | Apr 9 | Mangusta Productions | false |
| 171 | Small Change | - | - | - | $927 | 2 | $38,296 | Nov 24 | The Film Desk | false |
| 176 | Udaan | - | - | - | $464 | 2 | $7,461 | Jul 16 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 123 | The Girlfriends | - | - | - | $12,615 | 1 | $68,167 | Jun 18 | The Film Desk | false |
| 132 | Brotherhood | - | - | - | $8,979 | 1 | $8,979 | Aug 6 | Olive Films | false |
| 135 | The Two Escobars | - | - | - | $7,815 | 1 | $14,457 | Aug 27 | All Rise Films | false |
| 151 | The Law | - | - | - | $4,098 | 1 | $17,351 | Jun 23 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 157 | Smash His Camera | - | - | - | $2,600 | 1 | $3,644 | Jul 30 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 158 | Lbs. | - | - | - | $2,565 | 1 | $29,866 | Mar 26 | Truly Indie | false |
| 160 | Only When I Dance | - | - | - | $2,276 | 1 | $8,738 | Jul 2 | Film Movement | false |
| 162 | Mugabe and the White African | - | - | - | $2,232 | 1 | $7,924 | Jul 23 | First Run | false |
| 165 | Altiplano | - | - | - | $2,049 | 1 | $2,961 | Aug 20 | First Run | false |
| 167 | Daniel and Ana | - | - | - | $1,690 | 1 | $2,372 | Aug 27 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 175 | Videocracy | - | - | - | $516 | 1 | $23,720 | Feb 12 | Kino International | false |
| 177 | Double Take | - | - | - | $435 | 1 | $20,218 | Jun 2 | Kino International | false |
