"2010 film" redirects here. For the 1984 film in the Space Odyssey series, see 2010 (film)

Overview of the events of 2010 in film

In the year 2010, there was a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films, with numerous other titles being released in 3D formats.

20th Century Fox celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2010.

Highest-grossing films [ edit ]

Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland both grossed more than $1 billion, marking the first time that two films released in the same year grossed more than $1 billion at the box office. Both films were also released by the same studio, Walt Disney Pictures. Toy Story 3 was the first animated film to gross $1 billion, and is currently the third highest-grossing animated film ever worldwide. Another film—Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1—is also among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time. This is also the first time that five animated films have been present in the Top 10 highest-grossing films of the year; two of them are in the Top 5. The year saw four films debut with more than $100 million, breaking the opening record of 2007 with three releases, and 2004 with two.

Events [ edit ]

May 12 to 23 – The 63rd annual Cannes Film Festival was held.[2]

June 6 – The 2010 MTV Movie Awards winners were announced.

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 was held. 20 to 24 – The 1st American Film Festival was held in Wrocław.

November 26 to 28 – The 4th Dawn Breakers International Film Festival was held. 26 to December 5 – The 12th Jakarta 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 [ edit ]

2010 films [ edit ]

The tables list films that were released sometime in 2010:

W: Wide release (600 or more theaters)

L: Limited release in select cities (fewer than 600 theaters)

R: Re-release of previously released film

‡: Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release

Lists of films released in 2010 [ edit ]

Notable deaths [ edit ]