Oscar 2010’s Box Office Champs

It is time to once again take stock of the big money makers so far this year. Why does it matter? Because it does. Looking back through Oscar history and it’s clear that if there is one commonality, it’s that popular films that are also well-reviewed tend to do well in the Best Picture race, but particularly when there are ten nominees.

The King’s Speech looks to be doing well so far, along with 127 Hours. Black Swan will likely do decently. But most of them will probably not reach the heights of the following:

1. Toy Story 3 – $414 million
2. Inception – $292 million
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 – $220 million
4. How to Train Your Dragon – $217 million
5. Shutter Island – $128 million
6. The Town – $90 million
7. The Social Network – $89 million

Not a lot has changed, really, since the last time we did this. But a few questions remain – like can Harry Potter take down Toy Story 3 (I think probably not), and any film released between now and the end of the year come close to these films in terms of box office? If any can, True Grit probably can.