Here's my predicted/projected Top 10:
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I - $1.120 billion
The Harry Potter franchise has been on a constant rise domestically ever since the fourth film. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince became the first Harry Potter movie since the first one to break $300 million in North America. This time, however, the bump will be way bigger due to the 3D factor and the fact that we're entering the final chapter of the series. Also, I still think that the franchise is best left in the holiday season - it will rule November/December this year. Overseas it has been pretty stable with the last entries all making around $600-650 million. Add the 3D bonus and you'll get an easy $700+ million OS grosser. So, yes, I expect it to become the 3rd-biggest movie ever worldwide.
2. Alice in Wonderland - $1.050 billion
The movie is just a phenomenon, 3D or not! It has finished its run in most territories, but in Brazil, Japan and Spain it is still doing terrific numbers, so that it'll easily pass $1 billion and has an outside shot at passing Dead Man Chest's worldwide total.
3. Toy Story 3 - $980 million
Up was the first Pixar 3D movie ad it made $438 million overseas. Pixar's most successful effort overseas to date is Finding Nemo with a $528 million total. Now Toy Story 2 made "only" $239 million back in 1999 and $485 million worldwide. However, Pixar has garnered A LOT of goodwill since then, including numerous Oscar wins for Best Animated Picture and the second ever nomination as Best Picture for an animated film (for last year's Up). Their films are beloved and if early word from Vega sis to be believed Toy Story 3 is as brilliant as most of their work. That means we're in for a huge performance domestically and a tremendous increase over the predecessor overseas (it could double its number).
4. Shrek Forever After - $835 million
Shrek the Third decreased a lot from Shrek 2 domestically, but barely so overseas. Shrek 2 finished with $919.8 million WW and Shrek the Third with $799 million. Shrek the Third's WoM hasn't ben very good as showcased by its legs and its DVD sales. However, the sequel's marketing is very strong. What will also help it immensly overseas is that it'll be the first 3D movie after a long long time since it is not released until July in most of Europe (because of the World Cup). The audiences won't have seen any big 3D movies since Clash of the Titans by the time Shrek Forever After arrives.
5. Iron Man 2 - $750 million
I expect a healthy increase over the original's $585 million and so far it is looking to happen.
6. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $725 million
New Moon made around $710 million, so I expect something similar here again.
7. Inception - $560 million
Being not a sequel or a remake or the adaptation of some popular material, it'll be a rather tough sell, but The Dark Knight had terrific WoM not just in the USA, so I expect it to do well overseas despite the complex subject matter. It won't make much more OS than domestically, though
8. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - $520 million
The second film made $420 million worldwide, while the first one did $745 million. I don't think this would have broken $500 million WW without 3D, but now that it has been announced to go the three-dimensional route as well, it should see a good increase over the predecessor. I still, however, don't see it getting close to the first film's number (since the first one was also based on the by far more popular book).
9. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - $515 million
It'll suffer under the effect of the World Cup, but on the other hand it won't have much direct competition movie-wise. It's just the kind of a movie that international audiences usually eat up, so I think the turnout will be quite big.
10. Little Fockers/How to Train Your Dragon - $470 million
I couldn't decide between the two. I still think Fockers will decrease a bit from the second film, but it'll outgross the original by quite a bit. How to Train Your Dragon is still doing well and has South Korea, Japan and China ahead.
Other movies I see making $400+ million worldwide:
Clash of the Titans (d'uh)
Knight and Day
Sex and the City 2
The Last Airbender, Tangled, Robin Hood and A-Team also have a shot, I suppose.
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