Considering Twentieth Century Fox executives are probably still counting the cash they made from Avatar, it seems silly to pass around the collection plate for them after a down year of releases in 2010. That said, which surprising Fox production managed to top the ticket sales of such high profile disappointments as The A-Team, Knight and Day and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader? Hint: Lesbians.
As Box Office Mojo reports, Black Swan has become the biggest grosser (nyuccccccck) released by Fox in 2010, with $103.9 million earned in ticket sales. That sum topped the $103.8 million from Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, as well as Date Night ($98.7 million), Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief ($88.8 million), Unstoppable ($81.5 million), The A-Team ($77.2 million) and Knight & Day ($76.4 million).
Here at Movieline HQ, we're positively stunned by the film's box office success. Wonder what could have pushed it over the top? Guess we'll never know...
ยท 'Black Swan' Passes 'Narnia' as News Corp.'s Top 2010 Release [Box Office Mojo