Top 10 Grossing Movies of All-Time in the U.S.

Lights…Camera…Action! At the start of the economic recession the movie industry seemed unstoppable as consumer still flocked to the silver screen in the face of bank failures and bailouts. However, thanks to the increase of online streaming and shorter lag time between the big screen and DVDs, ticket sales dropped 5.4% last year to 1.35 billion compared to 2009. But don’t feel too bad for the industry—revenue still surged and reportedly surpassed the $10 billion mark. Here are the top earning motion pictures of all time, according to IMDB.com. (Reuters)