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Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction Movies in 2020

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2020 GrossTickets Sold
1 Bad Boys For Life Jan 17, 2020 Action R $204,417,855 22,267,740
2 The Gentlemen Mar 6, 2020 Action R $36,471,796 3,972,962
3 Knives Out Nov 27, 2019 Drama PG-13 $35,244,610 3,839,282
4 Parasite (기생충) May 30, 2019 Black Comedy R $29,518,856 3,215,561
5 Fantasy Island Feb 14, 2020 Horror PG-13 $26,441,782 2,880,368
6 Like a Boss Jan 10, 2020 Comedy R $22,169,514 2,414,979
7 Unhinged Aug 21, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $20,831,465 2,269,222
8 The Photograph Feb 14, 2020 Drama PG-13 $20,578,185 2,241,632
9 The Turning Jan 24, 2020 Horror PG-13 $15,472,775 1,685,487
10 Honest Thief Oct 16, 2020 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $14,163,574 1,542,872
11 The Way Back Mar 6, 2020 Drama R $13,590,514 1,480,448
12 Uncut Gems Dec 25, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $13,467,396 1,467,036
13 Brahms: The Boy II Feb 21, 2020 Horror PG-13 $12,611,536 1,373,805
14 Impractical Jokers: The Movie Feb 21, 2020 Comedy PG-13 $10,466,091 1,140,097
15 The Grudge Jan 3, 2020 Horror R $9,812,035 1,068,849
16 Come Play Oct 30, 2020 Horror PG-13 $9,505,540 1,035,461
17 Let Him Go Nov 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $9,347,940 1,018,294
18 Freaky Nov 13, 2020 Horror R $8,702,060 947,936
19 Downhill Mar 6, 2020 Drama R $8,287,061 902,729
20 It’s a Wonderful Life Dec 20, 1946 Drama PG $6,644,000 723,747
21 The Hunt Mar 13, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $5,812,500 633,169
22 The Rhythm Section Jan 31, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $5,437,971 592,371
23 National Lampoon’s Christma… Dec 1, 1989 Comedy PG-13 $4,593,728 500,406
24 The Broken Hearts Gallery Sep 11, 2020 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $4,066,487 442,972
25 Infidel Sep 18, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $4,051,990 441,393
26 Fatale Dec 18, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $3,089,694 336,567
27 Queen & Slim Nov 27, 2019 Drama R $3,089,365 336,532
28 The Empty Man Oct 23, 2020 Horror R $2,995,698 326,328
29 Las Pildoras De Mi Novio Feb 21, 2020 Romantic Comedy R $2,971,116 323,650
30 Words on Bathroom Walls Aug 21, 2020 Drama PG-13 $2,542,518 276,962
31 After We Collided Sep 10, 2020 Drama R $2,386,483 259,965
32 The Lodge Feb 7, 2020 Horror R $2,138,907 232,996
33 Half Brothers Dec 4, 2020 Comedy PG-13 $2,016,150 219,624
34 The Wretched May 1, 2020 Horror Not Rated $1,815,440 197,760
35 Joker Oct 4, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $1,678,800 182,875
36 The Rental Jul 24, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $1,637,548 178,382
37 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Oct 15, 2019 Comedy R $1,330,666 144,952
38 Promising Young Woman Jan 1, 2021 Black Comedy R $1,208,180 131,610
39 True to the Game 2: Gena’s … Nov 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $1,117,808 121,765
40 The Assistant Jan 31, 2020 Drama R $1,100,310 119,859
41 Relic Jul 3, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $1,047,083 114,061
42 Die Hard Jul 15, 1988 Action R $1,036,063 112,860
43 Becky Jun 5, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $1,002,852 109,243
44 The Song of Names Dec 25, 2019 Drama PG-13 $891,579 97,121
45 Sarileru Neekevvaru Jan 10, 2020 Action Not Rated $821,000 89,433
46 Ji Xian Feng Jan 25, 2020 Action PG-13 $793,525 86,440
47 Baaghi 3 Mar 6, 2020 Action Not Rated $721,439 78,588
48 The Last Shift Sep 25, 2020 Comedy R $643,658 70,115
49 Dolor y gloria Mar 22, 2019 Drama R $599,619 65,317
50 Panga Jan 24, 2020 Drama Not Rated $582,720 63,477
51 Black Christmas Dec 13, 2019 Horror PG-13 $562,060 61,226
52 Alone Sep 18, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $538,358 58,644
53 Kajillionaire Sep 25, 2020 Drama R $531,430 57,889
54 The Big Ugly Jul 24, 2020 Action R $514,107 56,002
55 Spell Oct 30, 2020 Horror R $500,104 54,477
56 Ava Sep 25, 2020 Action R $497,747 54,220
57 Tulsa Aug 21, 2020 Drama PG-13 $413,522 45,045
58 Buddy Games Nov 20, 2020 Comedy R $405,904 44,216
59 Yellow Rose Oct 8, 2020 Drama PG-13 $367,849 40,070
60 The Kid Detective Oct 16, 2020 Black Comedy R $364,138 39,666
61 Greed Feb 28, 2020 Comedy R $355,308 38,704
62 Merci pour tout Dec 25, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $352,149 38,360
63 Kimi to, nami ni noretara Jun 21, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $332,432 36,212
64 Ordinary Love Feb 14, 2020 Drama R $323,688 35,260
65 The Informer Nov 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $300,460 32,729
66 Clemency Dec 27, 2019 Drama R $288,343 31,409
67 Fatman Dec 10, 2020 Black Comedy R $278,378 30,324
68 21 Bridges Nov 22, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $274,740 29,928
69 Halloween Oct 17, 1978 Horror R $274,000 29,847
70 The Climb Nov 13, 2020 Drama R $234,429 25,536
71 Wild Mountain Thyme Dec 11, 2020 Drama PG-13 $213,441 23,250
72 The Wolf of Snow Hollow Oct 9, 2020 Horror R $185,026 20,155
73 The Good Liar Nov 15, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $182,779 19,910
74 And Then We Danced Nov 8, 2019 Drama Not Rated $177,262 19,309
75 Follow Me Jul 17, 2020 Horror R $167,962 18,296
76 Extra Ordinary Mar 6, 2020 Horror R $164,346 17,902
77 The Burnt Orange Heresy Mar 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $144,201 15,708
78 Always & Forever Nov 20, 2020 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $144,161 15,703
79 Beneath Us Mar 6, 2020 Horror R $137,260 14,952
80 Baekdusan Dec 19, 2019 Action Not Rated $136,379 14,856
81 Saint Frances Feb 28, 2020 Multiple Genres Not Rated $127,275 13,864
82 Corpus Christi Oct 18, 2019 Drama Not Rated $127,240 13,860
83 Namsaneui Bujangdeul Jan 22, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $113,527 12,366
84 Murder in the Woods Aug 14, 2020 Horror R $109,299 11,906
85 Hope Gap Mar 6, 2020 Drama PG-13 $104,732 11,408
86 Made in Italy Aug 7, 2020 Drama R $101,339 11,039
87 The Silencing Aug 14, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $100,746 10,974
88 Come to Daddy Feb 7, 2020 Black Comedy R $96,713 10,535
89 Zombieland: Double Tap Oct 18, 2019 Comedy R $90,559 9,864
90 First Lady Feb 14, 2020 Romantic Comedy PG $89,885 9,791
91 We Summon the Darkness May 22, 2020 Horror R $60,794 6,622
92 La Gomera Feb 28, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $55,608 6,057
93 A Simple Wedding Feb 14, 2020 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $54,415 5,927
94 Miss Fisher & The Crypt Of … Feb 28, 2020 Adventure Not Rated $51,032 5,559
95 VHYes Jan 12, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $47,037 5,123
96 Fei Long Guo Jiang Feb 14, 2020 Action Not Rated $46,855 5,104
97 Playing with Fire Nov 8, 2019 Comedy PG $44,957 4,897
98 Doctor Sleep Nov 8, 2019 Horror R $38,615 4,206
99 Juvenile Delinquents Jul 31, 2020 Drama R $34,292 3,735
100 Swallow Mar 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $33,419 3,640
101 Waves Nov 15, 2019 Musical R $32,518 3,542
102 Embattled Nov 20, 2020 Drama R $32,259 3,514
103 Olympic Dreams Feb 14, 2020 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $29,450 3,208
104 Buffaloed Feb 14, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $29,118 3,171
105 Lo sceicco bianco Apr 25, 1956 Comedy Not Rated $28,841 3,141
106 Sorry We Missed You Nov 14, 2019 Drama Not Rated $28,273 3,079
107 Cane River Feb 7, 2020 Drama Not Rated $27,317 2,975
108 José Jan 31, 2020 Drama Not Rated $26,563 2,893
109 Clifton Hill Feb 28, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $25,084 2,732
110 Heart of Africa Mar 13, 2020 Drama Not Rated $24,139 2,629
111 Premature Feb 21, 2020 Drama Not Rated $23,071 2,513
112 Phoenix, Oregon Apr 26, 2019 Comedy R $22,755 2,478
113 L’innocente Feb 14, 2020 Drama R $22,549 2,456
114 Le jeune Ahmed May 24, 2019 Drama Not Rated $21,291 2,319
115 Synonymes Mar 29, 2019 Drama Not Rated $19,521 2,126
116 The Jesus Rolls Feb 28, 2020 Comedy R $18,169 1,979
117 Sh*thouse Oct 16, 2020 Comedy R $18,148 1,976
118 Downtown 81 Jul 13, 2001 Drama Not Rated $17,605 1,917
119 Ballon Nov 1, 2019 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $17,430 1,898
120 Never, Rarely, Sometimes, A… Mar 13, 2020 Drama PG-13 $16,565 1,804
121 Heung Gong jai jo Mar 6, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $16,255 1,770
122 Counter Column Oct 16, 2020 Drama PG-13 $15,527 1,691
123 Vitalina Varela Oct 25, 2019 Drama Not Rated $14,941 1,627
124 Ich war zuhause, aber Sep 12, 2019 Drama Not Rated $14,078 1,533
125 Nan Fang Che Zhan De Ju Hui Dec 6, 2019 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $12,573 1,369
126 Redoubt Oct 30, 2019 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $11,599 1,263
127 Powerbomb Mar 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $11,319 1,233
128 Charlie’s Angels Nov 15, 2019 Action PG-13 $11,125 1,211
129 You go to my Head Oct 31, 2019 Drama Not Rated $10,683 1,163
130 La vérité Oct 10, 2019 Drama PG $9,619 1,047
131 Just One More Kiss Feb 21, 2020 Drama Not Rated $9,130 994
132 Inside the Rain Mar 13, 2020 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $8,140 886
133 Kind Hearts and Coronets Jun 7, 2019 Black Comedy Not Rated $8,055 877
134 The Artist’s Wife Sep 25, 2020 Drama R $7,818 851
135 Lie Exposed Mar 6, 2020 Drama Not Rated $7,467 813
136 Human Capital Jul 17, 2020 Drama Not Rated $6,596 718
137 Blood Widow Jan 17, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $6,047 658
138 The Other Lamb Apr 3, 2020 Drama Not Rated $6,024 656
139 Herself Jan 1, 2021 Drama R $6,000 653
140 Temblores May 3, 2019 Drama Not Rated $4,349 473
141 Give Me Liberty Aug 23, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $4,134 450
142 Straight Up Feb 28, 2020 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $4,075 443
143 Countdown Oct 25, 2019 Horror PG-13 $3,953 430
144 King’s Gambit Mar 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $3,816 415
145 The Roads Not Taken Apr 10, 2020 Drama R $3,518 383
146 I’ll Take Your Dead Jul 5, 2019 Horror Not Rated $2,831 308
147 A Rainy Day in New York Oct 11, 2019 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $2,744 298
148 Light From Light Nov 1, 2019 Drama Not Rated $2,448 266
149 Goldie Sep 5, 2019 Drama Not Rated $2,302 250
150 Edie Sep 6, 2019 Drama Not Rated $1,652 179
151 The Gliksmans Sep 27, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $1,086 118
152 Ága Mar 29, 2019 Drama Not Rated $1,048 114
153 Spiral Farm Dec 13, 2019 Drama Not Rated $1,042 113
154 John Wick: Chapter 3 — Para… May 17, 2019 Action R $1,040 113
155 Mickey and the Bear Nov 15, 2019 Drama R $528 57
156 Love by Drowning Nov 6, 2020 Drama R $267 29
Total Gross of All Movies$602,570,279
Total Tickets Sold65,639,384

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2020. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2020. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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