Editing 2010s (section)

===Film===

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In January 2010, [[James Cameron]]'s ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' surpassed $1 billion in sales, becoming the first movie of the decade to do so, and surpassed $2 billion in sales by February 2010. The following year, ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' became one of the fastest grossing films of all time, and became the highest-grossing film of 2011. 2019's ''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]'' became the first R rated movie to gross over $1 billion and cemented itself in popular culture by making the "[[Joker Stairs]]" a famous tourist destination in [[New York City]] at the end of the decade. [[Motion capture]] grew in terms of its realism and reach, and was seen in movies like [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]'', ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'', ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'', and ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parisi |first=Paula |date=21 February 2019 |title='Ready Player One' Juxtaposes Real, Virtual Via VFX From Three Shops |url=https://variety.com/2019/artisans/production/spielberg-ready-player-one-vfx-1203144265/ |access-date=8 December 2020 |website=Variety}}</ref>

==== Superhero films and franchises ====
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[[Superhero film]]s became box office leaders, especially with the start of The Infinity Saga of the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] in 2008 with movies such as the ''Avengers'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite web |last=published |first=Sarah El-Mahmoud |date=2024-09-01 |title=I Went To Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga Concert Experience With 15,000 Fans And The Show Made Me Lose My Mind For 7 Epic Reasons |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/marvel-cinematic-universe/marvel-studios-infinity-saga-concert-experience-15000-fans-7-epic-reasons-iron-man-tom-holland-fantastic-4-avengers |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Cinemablend |language=en}}</ref>

Marvel's main competitor, [[DC Extended Universe]] also began to produce superhero films starting in 2013, with films such as ''[[Justice League (film)|Justice League]]'' releasing in 2017.

Non-[[shared universe]] superhero films were also successful with the release of ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]'' in addition to animated films such as ''[[Incredibles 2]], [[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]], [[The Lego Batman Movie]], [[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'', and many others.

==== Other prominent franchises ====
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The [[Epic film|epic]] [[Space opera|space-opera]] franchise [[Star Wars]] saw a resurgence throughout its decade with [[Star Wars sequel trilogy|the third trilogy]] aka the sequel trilogy of the franchise and the final act of the "[[List of Star Wars films#Skywalker saga|Skywalker Saga]]". These films include ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'', ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]'', and ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]'' with all of them raking in over $4 billion with the first movie became the 3rd highest-grossing film of all time at its release.

The [[science fiction]] [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] franchise ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' also saw a resurgence and popularity with the release of ''[[Jurassic World]]'' and ''[[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]].'' Both of these films each garnered over $1 billion in revenue with the first film became the 3rd highest-grossing film of all time and the second film became the 12th highest-grossing film of all time. Critical reception of the first movie was positive while the second movie had mixed reviews from critics and negative reviews from fans.

The [[Action film|action]] racing [[Heist film|heist]] [[Spy fiction|spy]] franchise ''[[Fast & Furious|The Fast and the Furious]]'' continued on from the 2000s and became commercially successful in the 2010s becoming one of Universal's biggest franchises besides ''Jurassic Park'' and was the [[List of highest-grossing films#Highest-grossing franchises and film series|eighth highest-grossing film series]]. Films include ''[[Fast Five]], [[Fast & Furious 6]], [[Furious 7]],'' and ''[[The Fate of the Furious]].''

==== Other films and genres ====
The [[Horror film|horror]] film ''[[It (2017 film)|It]]'', which was based on the [[It (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Stephen King]], became the [[List of highest-grossing horror films|highest-grossing horror film of all time]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 April 2012 |title=Pixar's Brave to debut new Dolby Atmos sound system |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17840821 |access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref> 2018 saw the acclaimed ''Halloween'' sequel, ''[[Halloween (2018 film)|Halloween]]'', the 11th installment of the [[Halloween (franchise)|Halloween franchise]] and sequel to the first film, ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]''.

[[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney]], [[Pixar]], [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]], [[Illumination (company)|Illumination]], and [[Sony Pictures Animation]] have dominated the [[animated films]] market and have also gained popularity in this decade. The highest-grossing and critically successful franchises included ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'', ''[[Frozen (franchise)|Frozen]]'', ''[[How to Train Your Dragon]]'', ''[[The Lego Movie (franchise)|The Lego Movie]]'', and ''[[Despicable Me]]''. Other critically and commercially successful films released in this decade included ''[[The Illusionist (2010 film)|The Illusionist]]'', ''[[Loving Vincent]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'', ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'', ''[[Klaus (film)|Klaus]]'', ''[[ParaNorman]]'', ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'', ''[[Hair Love]]'', ''[[Kubo and the Two Strings]]'', ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'', ''[[Paperman]]'', ''[[In a Heartbeat (film)|In a Heartbeat]]'', ''[[Big Hero 6 (film)|Big Hero 6]]'', ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'', ''[[Planes: Fire & Rescue|Planes: Fire and Rescue]]'', ''[[My Life as a Courgette]]'', ''[[The Red Turtle]]'', ''[[Shaun the Sheep Movie]]'', ''[[Isle of Dogs]]'', ''[[Song of the Sea]]'', and ''[[Ernest & Celestine]]''.

The 2010s saw the release of many [[List of remakes and adaptations of Disney animated films|Disney live-action remakes]] based on Disney animated movies: ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' and its sequel ''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)|Alice Through the Looking Glass]], [[The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010 film)|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]], [[Maleficent (film)|Maleficent]]'' and its sequel ''[[Maleficent: Mistress of Evil]], [[Lady and the Tramp (2019 film)|Lady and the Tramp]], [[Christopher Robin (film)|Christopher Robin]], [[Dumbo (2019 film)|Dumbo]], [[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]], [[Cinderella (2015 American film)|Cinderella]], [[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]], [[Aladdin (2019 film)|Aladdin]], and [[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]].'' Many of these movies were met with mixed reviews from critics and audiences but were financially successful at the box office, especially ''The Lion King'' which grossed over $1.6 billion and became the [[List of highest-grossing films#Highest-grossing films|7th-highest-grossing film of all time]] as well as the [[2019 in film#Highest-grossing films|2nd-highest-grossing film of 2019]]. 

Disney also produced many live action films based on their theme park attractions and on other existing IP. This included movies like ''[[Tomorrowland (film)|Tomorrowland]]'', ''[[A Wrinkle in Time (2018 film)|A Wrinkle In Time]]'', ''[[Into the Woods (film)|Into The Woods]]'', ''[[John Carter (film)|John Carter]]'', [[The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010 film)|''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'']] and [[The Lone Ranger (2013 film)|The Lone Ranger]]. Most of these films received mixed responses from critics audiences and were generally unsuccessful at the box office, though in retrospect some of these films (particularly ''Tomorrowland'') have come to be viewed as "cult classics" or "emerging cult classics".

Biographical movies about scientists, such ''[[The Theory of Everything (2014 film)|The Theory of Everything]]'', ''[[The Imitation Game]]''  and ''[[Hidden Figures]],'' received much critical and commercial success throughout the decade.

==== Acclaimed movies ====
The decade also saw many popular and critically acclaimed theatrical releases of varying genres, such as ''[[The Social Network]]'', ''[[Her (2013 film)|Her]]'', ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]'', ''[[Boyhood (2014 film)|Boyhood]]'', ''[[Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (film)|Me and Earl and the Dying Girl]]'', ''[[The Edge of Seventeen]]'', ''[[The Fault in Our Stars (film)|The Fault in Our Stars]]'', ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]'', ''[[The Artist (film)|The Artist]]'', ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)|The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]'', ''[[The Grand Budapest Hotel]]'', ''[[Easy A]]'', ''[[Rust and Bone]]'', ''[[Two Days, One Night]]'', ''[[Whiplash (2014 film)|Whiplash]]'', ''[[21 Jump Street (film)|21 Jump Street]]'', ''[[Eighth Grade (film)|Eighth Grade]]'', ''[[Steve Jobs (film)|Steve Jobs]]'', ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' and its sequel ''[[Paddington 2]]'', ''[[Lady Bird (film)|Lady Bird]]'', ''[[La La Land]]'', ''[[Green Book (film)|Green Book]]'', ''[[Get Out]]'', ''[[Parasite (2019 film)|Parasite]]'', ''[[Love, Simon]]'', ''[[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood]]'', and ''[[Uncut Gems]]''.

The critically acclaimed movies of the 2010s mentioned above set new precedents. Movies like ''[[Boyhood (2014 film)|Boyhood]]'' (2014) were filmed over the span of a decade in real time to show the growth and childhood of a young boy, and ''[[Uncut Gems]]'' (2019) brought [[Adam Sandler]] back to a wide screen release and was critically acclaimed, while teenage movies like ''[[The Edge of Seventeen]]'' (2016), ''[[Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (film)|Me and Earl and the Dying Girl]]'' (2015), ''[[The Fault in Our Stars (film)|The Fault in Our Stars]]'' (2014), and ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)|The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]'' (2012) gained large popularity. ''[[Her (2013 film)|Her]]'' (2013) became [[Spike Jonze]]'s highest-grossing and most critically acclaimed movie, noted for its filming locations and art direction, ''[[Two Days, One Night]]'' (2014) became the [[Dardenne brothers]]' highest-grossing film<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two Days, One Night |url=https://mspfilm.org/films-and-events/two-days-one-night/ |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=MSP Film Society |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322054148/https://mspfilm.org/films-and-events/two-days-one-night/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the first to receive an Oscar nomination,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilman |first=Sean |date=6 February 2015 |title=Two Days, One Night (Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, 2014) |url=https://seattlescreenscene.com/2015/02/06/two-days-one-night-jean-pierre-luc-dardenne-2014/ |website=Seattle Screen Scene}}</ref> with [[Marion Cotillard]] becoming the first actor to be nominated for an Oscar for a Belgian film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 October 2018 |title=Oscars: 40 Foreign-Language Performances That Competed at the Academy Awards {{!}} Marion Cotillard, "Two Days, One Night" (2014) |url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/oscars-40-foreign-language-performances-that-competed-at-the-academy-awards/one-night-two-days-2014/ |website=[[IndieWire]] |quote=Cotillard’s nomination made her the first actor or actress in a Belgian film to compete for the Oscar. |access-date=27 May 2023 |archive-date=27 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527080100/https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/oscars-40-foreign-language-performances-that-competed-at-the-academy-awards/one-night-two-days-2014/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Parasite (2019 film)|Parasite]]'' (2019) became the first foreign film to win best picture, and movies like ''[[Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]'' (2018) helped advance motion capture technologies (winning two Outstanding Achievement Awards from the Visuals Effects Society and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film), in addition to becoming one of Spielberg's highest-grossing films.
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