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Domestic 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 Knives Out Nov 27, 2019 Drama PG-13 $49,652,481 5,408,767
3 The Gentlemen Mar 6, 2020 Action R $36,471,796 3,972,963
4 Parasite (기생충) May 30, 2019 Black Comedy R $30,736,060 3,348,155
5 Fantasy Island Feb 14, 2020 Horror PG-13 $26,441,782 2,880,368
6 Uncut Gems Dec 25, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $25,789,956 2,809,363
7 Like a Boss Jan 10, 2020 Comedy R $22,169,514 2,414,980
8 The Grudge Jan 3, 2020 Horror R $21,216,148 2,311,127
9 Unhinged Aug 21, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $20,831,465 2,269,223
10 The Photograph Feb 14, 2020 Drama PG-13 $20,578,185 2,241,632
11 The Turning Jan 24, 2020 Horror PG-13 $15,472,775 1,685,487
12 Honest Thief Oct 16, 2020 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $14,163,574 1,542,873
13 The Way Back Mar 6, 2020 Drama R $13,590,514 1,480,448
14 Brahms: The Boy II Feb 21, 2020 Horror PG-13 $12,611,536 1,373,806
15 Impractical Jokers: The Movie Feb 21, 2020 Comedy PG-13 $10,466,091 1,140,097
16 Come Play Oct 30, 2020 Horror PG-13 $9,505,540 1,035,462
17 Let Him Go Nov 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $9,347,940 1,018,294
18 Freaky Nov 13, 2020 Horror R $8,702,060 947,937
19 Downhill Mar 6, 2020 Drama R $8,287,061 902,730
20 National Lampoon’s Christma… Dec 1, 1989 Comedy PG-13 $7,948,013 865,797
21 It’s a Wonderful Life Dec 20, 1946 Drama PG $6,644,000 723,747
22 The Hunt Mar 13, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $5,812,500 633,170
23 The Rhythm Section Jan 31, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $5,437,971 592,372
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 Queen & Slim Nov 27, 2019 Drama R $3,089,365 336,532
27 The Empty Man Oct 23, 2020 Horror R $2,995,698 326,329
28 Las Pildoras De Mi Novio Feb 21, 2020 Romantic Comedy R $2,971,116 323,651
29 Words on Bathroom Walls Aug 21, 2020 Drama PG-13 $2,542,518 276,963
30 Fatale Dec 18, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $2,388,133 260,145
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 $1,678,800 182,876
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 $1,330,666 144,953
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 $1,117,808 121,766
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 $1,036,063 112,861
43 Becky Jun 5, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $1,002,852 109,243
44 The Song of Names Dec 25, 2019 Drama PG-13 $1,000,107 108,944
45 Sarileru Neekevvaru Jan 10, 2020 Action Not Rated $821,000 89,434
46 Ji Xian Feng Jan 25, 2020 Action PG-13 $793,525 86,441
47 21 Bridges Nov 22, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $792,488 86,328
48 Baaghi 3 Mar 6, 2020 Action Not Rated $721,439 78,588
49 Dolor y gloria Mar 22, 2019 Drama R $712,097 77,570
50 Merci pour tout Dec 25, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $694,093 75,609
51 The Last Shift Sep 25, 2020 Comedy R $643,658 70,115
52 Panga Jan 24, 2020 Drama Not Rated $582,720 63,477
53 Black Christmas Dec 13, 2019 Horror PG-13 $562,060 61,227
54 Alone Sep 18, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $538,358 58,645
55 Kajillionaire Sep 25, 2020 Drama R $531,430 57,890
56 The Big Ugly Jul 24, 2020 Action R $514,107 56,003
57 Spell Oct 30, 2020 Horror R $500,104 54,478
58 Ava Sep 25, 2020 Action R $497,747 54,221
59 Tulsa Aug 21, 2020 Drama PG-13 $413,522 45,046
60 Buddy Games Nov 20, 2020 Comedy R $405,904 44,216
61 Yellow Rose Oct 8, 2020 Drama PG-13 $367,849 40,071
62 The Kid Detective Oct 16, 2020 Black Comedy R $364,138 39,666
63 Greed Feb 28, 2020 Comedy R $355,308 38,705
64 Ride Your Wave (きみと、波にのれたら)… Jun 21, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $332,432 36,213
65 Clemency Dec 27, 2019 Drama R $324,060 35,301
66 Ordinary Love Feb 14, 2020 Drama R $323,688 35,260
67 The Informer Nov 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $300,460 32,730
68 Playing with Fire Nov 8, 2019 Comedy PG $300,460 32,730
69 Fatman Dec 10, 2020 Black Comedy R $278,378 30,324
70 Halloween Oct 17, 1978 Horror R $274,000 29,847
71 The Climb Nov 13, 2020 Drama R $234,429 25,537
72 Baekdusan Dec 19, 2019 Action Not Rated $223,881 24,388
73 Wild Mountain Thyme Dec 11, 2020 Drama PG-13 $213,441 23,251
74 Zombieland: Double Tap Oct 18, 2019 Comedy R $187,974 20,476
75 The Wolf of Snow Hollow Oct 9, 2020 Horror R $185,026 20,155
76 The Good Liar Nov 15, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $182,779 19,911
77 And Then We Danced Nov 8, 2019 Drama Not Rated $177,262 19,310
78 Follow Me Jul 17, 2020 Horror R $167,962 18,297
79 Extra Ordinary Mar 6, 2020 Horror R $164,346 17,903
80 The Burnt Orange Heresy Mar 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $144,201 15,708
81 Beneath Us Mar 6, 2020 Horror R $137,260 14,952
82 Always & Forever Nov 20, 2020 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $129,864 14,146
83 Saint Frances Feb 28, 2020 Multiple Genres Not Rated $127,275 13,864
84 Corpus Christi Oct 18, 2019 Drama Not Rated $127,240 13,861
85 Murder in the Woods Aug 14, 2020 Horror R $109,299 11,906
86 Hope Gap Mar 6, 2020 Drama PG-13 $104,732 11,409
87 Made in Italy Aug 7, 2020 Drama R $101,339 11,039
88 The Silencing Aug 14, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $100,746 10,975
89 Come to Daddy Feb 7, 2020 Black Comedy R $96,713 10,535
90 First Lady Feb 14, 2020 Romantic Comedy PG $89,885 9,791
91 Waves Nov 15, 2019 Drama R $62,244 6,780
92 We Summon the Darkness May 22, 2020 Horror R $60,794 6,622
93 La Gomera Feb 28, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $55,608 6,058
94 A Simple Wedding Feb 14, 2020 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $54,415 5,928
95 Miss Fisher & The Crypt Of … Feb 28, 2020 Adventure Not Rated $51,032 5,559
96 VHYes Jan 12, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $47,037 5,124
97 Fei Long Guo Jiang Feb 14, 2020 Action Not Rated $46,855 5,104
98 Charlie’s Angels Nov 15, 2019 Action PG-13 $44,906 4,892
99 Lo sceicco bianco Apr 25, 1956 Comedy Not Rated $41,853 4,559
100 Doctor Sleep Nov 8, 2019 Horror R $38,615 4,206
101 Last Christmas Nov 8, 2019 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $34,300 3,736
102 Juvenile Delinquents Jul 31, 2020 Drama R $34,292 3,736
103 Swallow Mar 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $33,419 3,640
104 Embattled Nov 20, 2020 Drama R $32,259 3,514
105 Olympic Dreams Feb 14, 2020 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $29,450 3,208
106 Buffaloed Feb 14, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $29,118 3,172
107 Sorry We Missed You Nov 14, 2019 Drama Not Rated $28,273 3,080
108 Countdown Oct 25, 2019 Horror PG-13 $27,397 2,984
109 Synonymes Mar 29, 2019 Drama Not Rated $27,331 2,977
110 Cane River Feb 7, 2020 Drama Not Rated $27,317 2,976
111 José Jan 31, 2020 Drama Not Rated $26,563 2,894
112 Clifton Hill Feb 28, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $25,084 2,732
113 Heart of Africa Mar 13, 2020 Drama Not Rated $24,139 2,630
114 Premature Feb 21, 2020 Drama Not Rated $23,071 2,513
115 Phoenix, Oregon Apr 26, 2019 Comedy R $22,755 2,479
116 L’innocente Feb 14, 2020 Drama R $22,549 2,456
117 Le jeune Ahmed May 24, 2019 Drama Not Rated $21,291 2,319
118 The Jesus Rolls Feb 28, 2020 Comedy R $18,169 1,979
119 Sh*thouse Oct 16, 2020 Comedy R $18,148 1,977
120 Downtown 81 Jul 13, 2001 Drama Not Rated $17,605 1,918
121 Ballon Nov 1, 2019 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $17,430 1,899
122 Never, Rarely, Sometimes, A… Mar 13, 2020 Drama PG-13 $16,565 1,804
123 Heung Gong jai jo Mar 6, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $16,255 1,771
124 Counter Column Oct 16, 2020 Drama PG-13 $15,527 1,691
125 Vitalina Varela Oct 25, 2019 Drama Not Rated $14,941 1,628
126 Ich war zuhause, aber Sep 12, 2019 Drama Not Rated $14,078 1,534
127 Redoubt Oct 30, 2019 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $12,633 1,376
128 Nan Fang Che Zhan De Ju Hui Dec 6, 2019 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $12,573 1,370
129 Powerbomb Mar 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $11,319 1,233
130 You go to my Head Oct 31, 2019 Drama Not Rated $10,683 1,164
131 La vérité Oct 10, 2019 Drama PG $9,619 1,048
132 Just One More Kiss Feb 21, 2020 Drama Not Rated $9,130 995
133 Inside the Rain Mar 13, 2020 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $8,140 887
134 Kind Hearts and Coronets Jun 7, 2019 Black Comedy Not Rated $8,055 877
135 The Artist’s Wife Sep 25, 2020 Drama R $7,818 852
136 Lie Exposed Mar 6, 2020 Drama Not Rated $7,467 813
137 Human Capital Jul 17, 2020 Drama Not Rated $6,596 719
138 Blood Widow Jan 17, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $6,047 659
139 The Other Lamb Apr 3, 2020 Drama Not Rated $6,024 656
140 Herself Jan 1, 2021 Drama R $6,000 653
141 Temblores May 3, 2019 Drama Not Rated $5,616 612
142 Give Me Liberty Aug 23, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $4,533 494
143 Straight Up Feb 28, 2020 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $4,075 444
144 King’s Gambit Mar 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $3,816 416
145 The Roads Not Taken Apr 10, 2020 Drama R $3,518 383
146 Ága Mar 29, 2019 Drama Not Rated $3,091 337
147 En Brazos de un Asesino Dec 6, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $3,001 327
148 I’ll Take Your Dead Jul 5, 2019 Horror Not Rated $2,831 308
149 A Rainy Day in New York Oct 11, 2019 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $2,744 299
150 Light From Light Nov 1, 2019 Drama Not Rated $2,507 273
151 Goldie Sep 5, 2019 Drama Not Rated $2,302 251
152 Edie Sep 6, 2019 Drama Not Rated $1,652 180
153 The Gliksmans Sep 27, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $1,086 118
154 Spiral Farm Dec 13, 2019 Drama Not Rated $1,042 114
155 John Wick: Chapter 3 — Para… May 17, 2019 Action R $1,040 113
156 Mickey and the Bear Nov 15, 2019 Drama R $528 58
157 Îmi este indiferent daca în… Jul 19, 2019 Black Comedy Not Rated $293 32
158 Love by Drowning Nov 6, 2020 Drama R $267 29
159 Chained for Life Sep 11, 2019 Black Comedy Not Rated $54 6
Total Gross of All Movies$646,153,985
Total Tickets Sold70,387,147

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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