Well, going back to our box office predictions for 2009 (starting on
page 59 of this thread), and it looks like we were somewhat right. Barring any last minute movement as Avatar continues its theater run, it looks like the top 10 of the year should shake out like this (from
Box Office Mojo):
1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($402 M)
2. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince ($301 M)
3. Up ($293 M)
4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($280 M)
5. The Hangover ($277 M)
6. Star Trek ($257 M)
7. Avatar ($232 M)
8. Monsters vs Aliens ($198 M)
9. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($196 M)
10. The Blind Side ($186 M)
Surprises to me are the Hangover finishing in the top 5, The Blind Side in the top 10, and movies like Wolverine and GI Joe not making the Top 10 (Wolvie was 11th). Also, I wouldn't have thought things like The Proposal and Paul Blart would have beat out Terminator Salvation (although I didn't see it either I guess).