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Box Office Performance for Horror Movies in 2020

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2020 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Invisible Man Feb 28, 2020 Universal R $64,914,050 7,071,247
2 Fantasy Island Feb 14, 2020 Sony Pictures PG-13 $26,441,782 2,880,368
3 The New Mutants Aug 28, 2020 20th Century Studios PG-13 $23,855,569 2,598,645
4 The Turning Jan 24, 2020 Universal PG-13 $15,472,775 1,685,487
5 Gretel & Hansel Jan 31, 2020 United Artists PG-13 $15,347,654 1,671,857
6 Brahms: The Boy II Feb 21, 2020 STX Entertainment PG-13 $12,611,536 1,373,805
7 The Grudge Jan 3, 2020 Sony Pictures R $9,812,035 1,068,849
8 Come Play Oct 30, 2020 Focus Features PG-13 $9,505,540 1,035,461
9 Freaky Nov 13, 2020 Universal R $8,702,060 947,936
10 The Empty Man Oct 23, 2020 20th Century Studios R $2,995,698 326,328
11 The Lodge Feb 7, 2020 Neon R $2,138,907 232,996
12 The Wretched May 1, 2020 IFC Midnight Not Rated $1,815,440 197,760
13 Ban-do Aug 7, 2020 Not Rated $1,224,525 133,390
14 Color Out of Space Jan 24, 2020 RLJ Entertainment Not Rated $765,561 83,394
15 Shortcut Sep 25, 2020 Gravitas Ventures R $758,223 82,595
16 Black Christmas Dec 13, 2019 Universal PG-13 $562,060 61,226
17 Followed Jun 19, 2020 Global View Enter… Not Rated $538,179 58,625
18 The Call Oct 2, 2020 Atlas Distribution Not Rated $516,520 56,265
19 Spell Oct 30, 2020 Paramount Pictures R $500,104 54,477
20 Halloween Oct 17, 1978 Compass Internati… R $274,000 29,847
21 The Wolf of Snow Hollow Oct 9, 2020 Orion Classics R $185,026 20,155
22 Follow Me Sep 18, 2020 Vertical Entertai… R $167,962 18,296
23 Extra Ordinary Mar 6, 2020 Cranked Up Films R $164,346 17,902
24 The Dark and The Wicked Nov 6, 2020 RLJ Entertainment Not Rated $152,261 16,586
25 Beneath Us Mar 6, 2020 NME R $137,260 14,952
26 Murder in the Woods Aug 14, 2020 Rezinate Entertai… R $109,299 11,906
27 Alien May 25, 1979 20th Century Fox R $75,000 8,169
28 We Summon the Darkness Apr 10, 2020 Saban Films R $60,794 6,622
29 The Lighthouse Oct 18, 2019 A24 R $57,784 6,294
30 Doctor Sleep Nov 8, 2019 Warner Bros. R $38,615 4,206
31 Rent-A-Pal Sep 11, 2020 IFC Midnight Not Rated $29,615 3,226
32 Tar Oct 2, 2020 Howling Wolf Prod… Not Rated $22,307 2,429
33 Hunter Hunter Dec 18, 2020 IFC Films Not Rated $21,296 2,319
34 Sputnik Aug 14, 2020 IFC Midnight Not Rated $18,853 2,053
35 I Am Lisa Oct 9, 2020 Mutiny Pictures Not Rated $6,949 756
36 Countdown Oct 25, 2019 STX Entertainment PG-13 $3,953 430
37 I’ll Take Your Dead May 7, 2019 Breakthrough Ente… Not Rated $2,831 308
38 Horror Nights Apr 24, 2020 Southern Sykos Pr… Not Rated $2,415 263
Total Gross of All Movies$200,008,784
Total Tickets Sold21,787,430

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.