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How to Train Your Dragon
Shrek Forever After
Toy Story 3
Despicable Me
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Megamind
Tangled
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Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 8 - Leap Year
- January 29 - Sonic the Hedgehog: Project Shadow
- February 12 - The Wolfman
- March 12 - Green Zone
- March 19 - Repo Men
- March 26 - Kick-Ass, Greenberg (Focus Features) and How to Train Your Dragon (DWA/Paramount Pictures)
- April 16 - Puppet Pals 2 (20th Century Fox)
- May 7 - Babies (Focus Features)
- May 12 - Robin Hood
- May 21 - MacGruber and Shrek Forever After (DWA/Paramount Pictures)
- June 4 - The Super Smash Bros. Movie (Universal/Nintendo) and Get Him to the Greek
- June 18 - Toy Story 3 (Disney/Pixar)
- July 9 - Despicable Me
- July 30 - Charlie St. Cloud and The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features)
- August 13 - Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
- August 20 - Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
- August 27 - Upside Mystery 2 (MGM)
- September 3 - The American (Focus Features)
- September 17 - Devil
- October 8 - It's Kind of a Funny Story (Focus Features)
- October 22 - Alaina Gleen (20th Century Fox)
- November 5 - Megamind (DWA/Paramount Pictures)
- November 12 - Skyline
- November 24 - Tangled (Disney)
- December 10 - Computeropolis 3
- December 22 - Little Fockers
- December 24 - Somewhere (Focus Features)
Short films[]
- September 7 - The Chat
- October 15 - Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon
- December 7 - Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular
- December 14 - Home Makeover, Orientation Day and Banana
Television[]
- October 28 - Scared Shrekless premieres on NBC
- November 24 - Kung Fu Panda Holiday premieres on NBC
Home video releases[]
DVD and Blu-ray releases[]
- March 2 - Woo La La
- June 15 - Sonic the Hedgehog: Project Shadow
- July 23 - Puppet Pals 2
- October 15 - How to Train Your Dragon (also on Blu-ray 3D)
- November 2 - Toy Story 3
- November 23 - The Super Smash Bros. Movie (Universal/Nintendo) and Upside Mystery 2
- December 7 - Shrek Forever After
- December 14 - Despicable Me (also on Blu-ray 3D)
Direct-to-video releases[]
Character debuts[]
- March 26 - Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
- July 9 - Felonius Gru
Highest-grossing films of the year[]
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Super Smash Bros. Movie | Universal | $1,204,304,203 |
| 2 | Toy Story 3 | Disney | $1,066,969,703 |
| 3 | Alice in Wonderland | $1,025,467,110 | |
| 4 | Sonic the Hedgehog: Project Shadow | Paramount | $993,865,434 |
| 5 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 | Warner Bros. | $956,969,703 |
| 6 | Puppet Pals 2 | 20th Century Fox | $952,525,362 |
| 7 | Inception | Warner Bros. | $825,532,764 |
| 8 | Computeropolis 3 | Universal | $783,682,046 |
| 9 | Shrek Forever After | Paramount | $752,600,867 |
| 10 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Summit | $698,491,347 |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year[]
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Super Smash Bros. Movie | Universal | $1,204,304,203 |
| 2 | Toy Story 3 | Disney / Pixar | $1,066,969,703 |
| 3 | Sonic the Hedgehog: Project Shadow | Paramount | $993,865,434 |
| 4 | Puppet Pals 2 | 20th Century Fox | $952,525,362 |
| 5 | Computeropolis 3 | Universal | $783,682,046 |
| 6 | Shrek Forever After | Paramount / DreamWorks | $752,600,867 |
| 7 | Upside Mystery 2 | MGM | $603,200,000 |
| 8 | Tangled | Disney | $591,794,936 |
| 9 | Alaina Gleen | 20th Century Fox | $551,141,155 |
| 10 | Despicable Me | Universal | $543,113,985 |
Events[]
- Development of Despicable Me 2 begins
People[]
- Dennis Hopper passes away, May 29
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