Pixar's "Toy Story 3" has just become only the seventh movie ever to rake in $1 billion in worldwide box office receipts.

6. THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)
Domestic Box Office: $533,300,000
Worldwide Box Office: $1,001,900,000

5. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Domestic Box Office: $334,191,110
Worldwide Box Office: $1,024,298,794

4. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)
Domestic Box Office: $423,300,000
Worldwide Box Office: $1,066,200,000

3. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
Domestic Box Office: $377,000,000
Worldwide Box Office: $1,119,100,000

2. TITANIC (1997)
Domestic Box Office: $600,800,000
Worldwide Box Office: $1,843,200,000

1. AVATAR (2009)
Domestic Box Office: $749,766,139
Worldwide Box Office: $2,740,405,721
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1. "Toy Story 3" is the summer's top earner at the box office, taking in $895 million worldwide as of Monday.

2. In second place is "Shrek Forever" After from DreamWorks Animation. With $663 million in earnings globally, the final Shrek film is $232 million behind "Toy Story 3."

3. Expectations were high for the Summit Entertainment release "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse." It took in a respectable $650 million, but it failed to out-earn its predecessor in the Twilight series, "New Moon," which brought in $710 million at the box office last fall.

4. "Iron Man 2" took in $622 million, putting the film $37 million over the first Iron Man's earnings.

5. "Inception" ranks fifth with $478 million so far (the film hit theaters July 16). The $160 million movie was a big gamble for Time Warner studio Warner Bros.
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