was the largest grossing movie at box offices around the world in 2010, according to Forbes.com. The animated film, released by Disney Pixar, saw global box office takings totalling a whopping $1.06 billion USD.
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The runner-up, Alice in Wonderland, also a Disney movie, took $1.02 billion USD, making Disney the first ever company with two movies taking over $1 billion at the box office in the same year.
The full top ten list of highest grossing movies is below – all figures are in US dollars:
- Toy Story 3 – $1.06 billion
- Alice in Wonderland – $1.02 billion
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – $831 million
- Inception – $825 million
- Shrek Forever After – $737 million
- The Twilight Sage: Eclipse – $693 million
- Iron Man 2 – $625 million
- Despicable Me – $539 million
- Clash of the Titans – $493 million
- How to Train Your Dragon – $493 million
