According to Boxofficemojo.com, these are the top movies in North America for 2010.
1. Toy Story 3
2. Alice In Wonderland
3. Iron Man 2
4. Twilight Saga: Eclipse
5. Inception
6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
7. Despicable Me
8. Shrek Forever After
9. How To Train Your Dragon
10. The Karate Kid
This was a strong year for computer animation. The fact that so many were box office favorites is a tribute to how much the quality of animation has improved over the last fifteen years. I'm talking more about well written scripts and strong characters than the computer technology, although that's also very impressive. We can all thank Pixar for raising the bar for everyone by putting out a string of near perfect movies, beginning with Toy Story in 1995 and continuing to this year with Toy Story 3. The other animation studios are definitely upping their game with better and better movies. How To Train Your Dragon is possibly the best thing Dreamworks has ever put out. Despicable Me is also extremely good and a favorite of my family. It was put out by Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures.
Family movies also did very well this year. All but Inception has appeal to families (Eclipse, HP and Iron Man 2 barely make the cut, but they do appeal to families). I hope Hollywood takes note. Why waste money on trash like Love and Other Drugs, Skyline, The Expendables, or any title with the word Saw in it.
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