3-D films have existed in some form since the 1950s, but had been largely relegated to a niche in the motion picture industry because of the costly hardware and processes required to produce and display a 3-D film, and the lack of a standardized format for all segments of the entertainment business.
Nonetheless, 3-D films were prominently featured in the 1950s in American cinema, and later experienced a worldwide resurgence in the 1980s and ’90s driven by IMAX high-end theaters and Disney themed-venues.
3-D films became more and more successful throughout the 2000s, culminating in the unprecedented success of 3-D presentations of Avatar in December 2009 and January 2010. Now there are many 3D releases each year. See the list below of 3D releases currently scheduled for 2011 and 2012. This list may change in release time depending on production. 3D has driven Box Office growth in Cinemas around the world since 2010.
| Peter Gabriel’s New Blood 3D | 2011 |
| A Monster in Paris | 2011 |
| Beauty and the Beast | 2011 |
| The Green Hornet | January 14, 2011 |
| Sanctum | February 4, 2011 |
| Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | February 11, 2011 |
| Drive Angry | February 25, 2011 |
| Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | February 25, 2011 |
| Mars Needs Moms | March 11, 2011 |
| Rio | April 15, 2011 |
| Deep Gold | April 22, 2011 |
| Cave of Forgotten Dreams | April 29, 2011 |
| Haunted 3D | May 6, 2011 |
| Thor | May 6, 2011 |
| Priest | May 13, 2011 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: on Stranger Tides | May 20, 2011 |
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | May 26, 2011 |
| The Lion of Judah | June 3, 2011 |
| Green Lantern | June 17, 2011 |
| Cars 2 | June 24, 2011 |
| Transformers: the Dark of the Moon | June 28, 2011 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | July 15, 2011 |
| Captain America: the First Avenger | July 22, 2011 |
| The Smurfs | July 29, 2011 |
| Glee: the 3D Concert Movie | August 12, 2011 |
| Final Destination 5 | August 12, 2011 |
| Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | August 19, 2011 |
| Fright Night | August 19, 2011 |
| Conan the Barbarian | August 19, 2011 |
| Shark Night 3D | September 2, 2011 |
| Dolphin Tale 3D | September 23, 2011 |
| The Three Musketeers | October 21, 2011 |
| A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | November 4, 2011 |
| Puss in Boots | November 4, 2011 |
| Immortals | November 11, 2011 |
| Happy Feet Two | November 18, 2011 |
| Hugo | November 23, 2011 |
| Piranha 3DD | November 23, 2011 |
| Arthur Christmas | November 23, 2011 |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked | December 16, 2011 |
| The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn | December 23, 2011 |
| The Darkest Hour in 3-D | December 25, 2011 |
| Godzilla | 2012 |
| The Great Gatsby | 2012 |
| Newt | Summer 2012 |
| Stretch Armstrong | 2012 |
| Step Up 4ever | 2012 |
| Underworld 4 | January 20, 2012 |
| Journey 2: the Mysterious Island | February 10, 2012 |
| Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | February 17, 2012 |
| Not Born to Be Gladiators | March 2012 |
| Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters | March 2, 2012 |
| Dr. Seuss’ the Lorax | March 2, 2012 |
| John Carter | March 9, 2012 |
| Untitled Snow White Movie | March 16, 2012 |
| Wrath of the Titans | March 30, 2012 |
| The Pirates! in An Adventure with Scientists | March 30, 2012 |
| Titanic 3D | April 6, 2012 |
| The Cabin in the Woods | April 13, 2012 |
| Men in Black 3 | May 25, 2012 |
| Madagascar 3 | June 8, 2012 |
| Brave | June 22, 2012 |
| Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | June 22, 2012 |
| The Amazing Spider-man | July 3, 2012 |
| Ice Age: Continental Drift | July 13, 2012 |
| The Dark Knight Rises | July 20, 2012 |
| ParaNorman | August 17, 2012 |
| Hotel Transylvania | September 21, 2012 |
| Dredd | September 21, 2012 |
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D | October 5, 2012 |
| Frankenweenie | October 5, 2012 |
| Halloween 3D | October 26, 2012 |
| Reboot Ralph | November 2, 2012 |
| 47 Ronin | November 21, 2012 |
| Gravity | November 21, 2012 |
| Rise of the Guardians | November 21, 2012 |
| Life of Pi | December 21, 2012 |
| The Croods | March 22, 2013 |
| Monsters University | June 21, 2013 |
| Walking with Dinosaurs | December 20, 2013 |
