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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2020

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RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
2020 GrossTickets Sold
1 1917 Dec 25, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $157,901,466 17,200,595
2 Little Women Dec 25, 2019 Drama PG $70,502,828 7,680,046
3 The Call of the Wild Feb 21, 2020 Adventure PG $62,342,368 6,791,107
4 Gretel & Hansel Jan 31, 2020 Horror PG-13 $15,347,654 1,671,857
5 Jojo Rabbit Oct 18, 2019 Black Comedy PG-13 $11,791,356 1,284,461
6 Emma. Feb 21, 2020 Drama PG $10,055,355 1,095,354
7 A Christmas Story Nov 18, 1983 Comedy PG $3,896,391 424,443
8 Portrait de la jeune fille … Dec 6, 2019 Drama R $3,759,854 409,570
9 News of the World Dec 25, 2020 Western PG-13 $3,717,170 404,920
10 The Personal History of Dav… Mar 26, 2020 Drama PG $1,876,298 204,389
11 Met Opera — Agrippina Feb 29, 2020 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $1,150,000 125,272
12 Yip Man 4 Dec 25, 2019 Action Not Rated $1,089,355 118,666
13 Met Opera: Wozzeck Jan 11, 2020 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $863,000 94,008
14 Cut Throat City Jul 31, 2020 Drama R $855,894 93,234
15 The Secrets We Keep Sep 16, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $231,119 25,176
16 Dylda Jun 20, 2019 Drama Not Rated $196,258 21,378
17 The Nest Sep 18, 2020 Drama R $137,852 15,016
18 The Muppet Christmas Carol Dec 11, 1992 Comedy G $105,400 11,481
19 First Cow Mar 6, 2020 Drama PG-13 $101,068 11,009
20 A Vida Invisível Sep 12, 2019 Drama R $92,752 10,103
21 How to Build a Girl May 8, 2020 Comedy R $70,632 7,694
22 Summerland Jul 31, 2020 Drama PG $58,434 6,365
23 The Godfather: Part III Dec 25, 1990 Drama R $58,097 6,328
24 The Lighthouse Oct 18, 2019 Horror R $57,784 6,294
25 Shadow in the Cloud Jan 1, 2021 Action R $39,117 4,261
26 Zombi Child Jun 14, 2019 Adventure Not Rated $25,878 2,818
27 Pandora and the Flying Dutc… Apr 13, 1951 Drama Not Rated $21,536 2,345
28 Mandy Sep 14, 2018 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $19,169 2,088
29 Branagh Theatre Live: The W… Feb 5, 2016 Drama Not Rated $15,789 1,719
30 Les Misérables - The Staged… Dec 6, 2019 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $11,394 1,241
31 Mr. Klein Nov 6, 1977 Drama Not Rated $3,310 360
Total Gross of All Movies$346,394,578
Total Tickets Sold37,733,598

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).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.