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Domestic Box Office Performance for Original Screenplay 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 1917 Dec 25, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $157,901,466 17,200,595
3 Jumanji: The Next Level Dec 13, 2019 Adventure PG-13 $124,736,710 13,587,877
4 Star Wars: The Rise of Skyw… Dec 20, 2019 Adventure PG-13 $124,496,308 13,561,689
5 Onward Mar 6, 2020 Adventure PG $61,555,145 6,705,353
6 Tenet Sep 3, 2020 Action PG-13 $58,044,165 6,322,894
7 Knives Out Nov 27, 2019 Drama PG-13 $49,652,481 5,408,767
8 The Gentlemen Mar 6, 2020 Action R $36,471,796 3,972,963
9 The Croods: A New Age Nov 25, 2020 Adventure PG $32,334,280 3,522,253
10 Parasite (기생충) May 30, 2019 Black Comedy R $30,736,060 3,348,155
11 Uncut Gems Dec 25, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $25,789,956 2,809,363
12 Like a Boss Jan 10, 2020 Comedy R $22,169,514 2,414,980
13 The Grudge Jan 3, 2020 Horror R $21,216,148 2,311,127
14 Unhinged Aug 21, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $20,831,465 2,269,223
15 The Photograph Feb 14, 2020 Drama PG-13 $20,578,185 2,241,632
16 Underwater Jan 10, 2020 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $17,291,078 1,883,560
17 Honest Thief Oct 16, 2020 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $14,163,574 1,542,873
18 The Way Back Mar 6, 2020 Drama R $13,590,514 1,480,448
19 The Nightmare Before Christmas Oct 13, 1993 Musical PG $12,949,785 1,410,652
20 Brahms: The Boy II Feb 21, 2020 Horror PG-13 $12,611,536 1,373,806
21 Jojo Rabbit Oct 18, 2019 Black Comedy PG-13 $12,311,180 1,341,087
22 Freaky Nov 13, 2020 Horror R $8,702,060 947,937
23 Downhill Mar 6, 2020 Drama R $8,287,061 902,730
24 National Lampoon’s Christma… Dec 1, 1989 Comedy PG-13 $7,948,013 865,797
25 Weathering with You (天気の子)… Jan 15, 2020 Drama PG-13 $7,798,703 849,532
26 It’s a Wonderful Life Dec 20, 1946 Drama PG $6,644,000 723,747
27 Hocus Pocus Jul 16, 1993 Comedy PG $4,777,471 520,422
28 The Broken Hearts Gallery Sep 11, 2020 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $4,066,487 442,972
29 Infidel Sep 18, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $4,051,990 441,393
30 Portrait de la jeune fille … Dec 6, 2019 Drama R $3,641,251 396,650
31 Bill & Ted Face the Music Aug 28, 2020 Comedy PG-13 $3,439,660 374,691
32 Queen & Slim Nov 27, 2019 Drama R $3,089,365 336,532
33 Las Pildoras De Mi Novio Feb 21, 2020 Romantic Comedy R $2,971,116 323,651
34 Fatale Dec 18, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $2,388,133 260,145
35 The Lodge Feb 7, 2020 Horror R $2,138,907 232,996
36 Half Brothers Dec 4, 2020 Comedy PG-13 $2,016,150 219,624
37 The Wretched May 1, 2020 Horror Not Rated $1,815,440 197,760
38 The Rental Jul 24, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $1,637,548 178,382
39 Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire… Jul 31, 1981 Adventure PG $1,580,209 172,136
40 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Oct 15, 2019 Comedy R $1,330,666 144,953
41 Promising Young Woman Jan 1, 2021 Black Comedy R $1,208,180 131,610
42 Met Opera — Agrippina Feb 29, 2020 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $1,150,000 125,272
43 The Assistant Jan 31, 2020 Drama R $1,100,310 119,859
44 Love and Monsters Oct 16, 2020 Adventure PG-13 $1,070,714 116,636
45 Relic Jul 3, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $1,047,083 114,061
46 Becky Jun 5, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $1,002,852 109,243
47 Elf Nov 7, 2003 Comedy PG $880,000 95,861
48 Toy Story Nov 22, 1995 Adventure G $870,305 94,804
49 Met Opera: Wozzeck Jan 11, 2020 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $863,000 94,009
50 Cut Throat City Jul 31, 2020 Drama R $855,894 93,235
51 Sarileru Neekevvaru Jan 10, 2020 Action Not Rated $821,000 89,434
52 Ji Xian Feng Jan 25, 2020 Action PG-13 $793,525 86,441
53 21 Bridges Nov 22, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $792,488 86,328
54 Shortcut Sep 25, 2020 Horror R $758,223 82,595
55 Possessor Oct 2, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $752,885 82,014
56 Monsters, Inc. Nov 2, 2001 Adventure G $726,000 79,085
57 Baaghi 3 Mar 6, 2020 Action Not Rated $721,439 78,588
58 Dolor y gloria Mar 22, 2019 Drama R $712,097 77,570
59 The Santa Clause Nov 11, 1994 Adventure PG $706,000 76,906
60 Merci pour tout Dec 25, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $694,093 75,609
61 The Last Shift Sep 25, 2020 Comedy R $643,658 70,115
62 Synchronic Oct 23, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $636,673 69,354
63 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Oct 18, 2019 Adventure PG $634,868 69,158
64 Panga Jan 24, 2020 Drama Not Rated $582,720 63,477
65 Black Christmas Dec 13, 2019 Horror PG-13 $562,060 61,227
66 Alone Sep 18, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $538,358 58,645
67 Kajillionaire Sep 25, 2020 Drama R $531,430 57,890
68 The Big Ugly Jul 24, 2020 Action R $514,107 56,003
69 Spell Oct 30, 2020 Horror R $500,104 54,478
70 Ava Sep 25, 2020 Action R $497,747 54,221
71 Tulsa Aug 21, 2020 Drama PG-13 $413,522 45,046
72 Buddy Games Nov 20, 2020 Comedy R $405,904 44,216
73 Yellow Rose Oct 8, 2020 Drama PG-13 $367,849 40,071
74 The Kid Detective Oct 16, 2020 Black Comedy R $364,138 39,666
75 Greed Feb 28, 2020 Comedy R $355,308 38,705
76 Ride Your Wave (きみと、波にのれたら)… Jun 21, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $332,432 36,213
77 Clemency Dec 27, 2019 Drama R $324,060 35,301
78 Ordinary Love Feb 14, 2020 Drama R $323,688 35,260
79 Save Yourselves! Oct 2, 2020 Comedy R $301,162 32,806
80 Playing with Fire Nov 8, 2019 Comedy PG $300,460 32,730
81 Fatman Dec 10, 2020 Black Comedy R $278,378 30,324
82 Halloween Oct 17, 1978 Horror R $274,000 29,847
83 Tokyo Godfathers Jan 16, 2004 Adventure PG-13 $237,581 25,880
84 The Secrets We Keep Sep 16, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $231,119 25,176
85 Baekdusan Dec 19, 2019 Action Not Rated $223,881 24,388
86 Legend of Deification (姜子牙)… Oct 1, 2020 Adventure Not Rated $214,670 23,385
87 Dylda Jun 20, 2019 Drama Not Rated $196,258 21,379
88 Zombieland: Double Tap Oct 18, 2019 Comedy R $187,974 20,476
89 The Wolf of Snow Hollow Oct 9, 2020 Horror R $185,026 20,155
90 And Then We Danced Nov 8, 2019 Drama Not Rated $177,262 19,310
91 Follow Me Jul 17, 2020 Horror R $167,962 18,297
92 Extra Ordinary Mar 6, 2020 Horror R $164,346 17,903
93 Wendy Feb 28, 2020 Drama PG-13 $143,518 15,634
94 The Nest Sep 18, 2020 Drama R $137,852 15,017
95 Beneath Us Mar 6, 2020 Horror R $137,260 14,952
96 Always & Forever Nov 20, 2020 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $129,864 14,146
97 Saint Frances Feb 28, 2020 Multiple Genres Not Rated $127,275 13,864
98 Corpus Christi Oct 18, 2019 Drama Not Rated $127,240 13,861
99 A Vida Invisível Sep 12, 2019 Drama R $122,316 13,324
100 Murder in the Woods Aug 14, 2020 Horror R $109,299 11,906
101 Hope Gap Mar 6, 2020 Drama PG-13 $104,732 11,409
102 Made in Italy Aug 7, 2020 Drama R $101,339 11,039
103 The Silencing Aug 14, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $100,746 10,975
104 Come to Daddy Feb 7, 2020 Black Comedy R $96,713 10,535
105 The Lighthouse Oct 18, 2019 Horror R $94,580 10,303
106 First Lady Feb 14, 2020 Romantic Comedy PG $89,885 9,791
107 StarDog and TurboCat Nov 15, 2019 Adventure PG $80,496 8,769
108 Alien May 25, 1979 Horror R $75,000 8,169
109 Waves Nov 15, 2019 Drama R $62,244 6,780
110 We Summon the Darkness May 22, 2020 Horror R $60,794 6,622
111 Summerland Jul 31, 2020 Drama PG $58,434 6,365
112 Bacurau Aug 30, 2019 Action Not Rated $58,115 6,331
113 Varda by Agnes May 30, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $57,664 6,281
114 La Gomera Feb 28, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $55,608 6,058
115 A Simple Wedding Feb 14, 2020 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $54,415 5,928
116 VHYes Jan 12, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $47,037 5,124
117 Fei Long Guo Jiang Feb 14, 2020 Action Not Rated $46,855 5,104
118 Lo sceicco bianco Apr 25, 1956 Comedy Not Rated $41,853 4,559
119 Shadow in the Cloud Jan 1, 2021 Action R $39,117 4,261
120 Abominable Sep 27, 2019 Adventure PG $37,125 4,044
121 Last Christmas Nov 8, 2019 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $34,300 3,736
122 Juvenile Delinquents Jul 31, 2020 Drama R $34,292 3,736
123 Swallow Mar 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $33,419 3,640
124 Embattled Nov 20, 2020 Drama R $32,259 3,514
125 Max Winslow and the House o… May 29, 2020 Thriller/Suspense PG $31,252 3,404
126 Olympic Dreams Feb 14, 2020 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $29,450 3,208
127 Buffaloed Feb 14, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $29,118 3,172
128 Sorry We Missed You Nov 14, 2019 Drama Not Rated $28,273 3,080
129 Countdown Oct 25, 2019 Horror PG-13 $27,397 2,984
130 Synonymes Mar 29, 2019 Drama Not Rated $27,331 2,977
131 Cane River Feb 7, 2020 Drama Not Rated $27,317 2,976
132 José Jan 31, 2020 Drama Not Rated $26,563 2,894
133 Zombi Child Jun 14, 2019 Adventure Not Rated $25,878 2,819
134 Promare May 24, 2019 Adventure PG-13 $25,615 2,790
135 Clifton Hill Feb 28, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $25,084 2,732
136 Heart of Africa Mar 13, 2020 Drama Not Rated $24,139 2,630
137 Premature Feb 21, 2020 Drama Not Rated $23,071 2,513
138 Phoenix, Oregon Apr 26, 2019 Comedy R $22,755 2,479
139 Pandora and the Flying Dutc… Apr 13, 1951 Drama Not Rated $21,536 2,346
140 Le jeune Ahmed May 24, 2019 Drama Not Rated $21,291 2,319
141 Lore Jan 17, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $20,006 2,179
142 Mandy Sep 14, 2018 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $19,169 2,088
143 Sh*thouse Oct 16, 2020 Comedy R $18,148 1,977
144 Downtown 81 Jul 13, 2001 Drama Not Rated $17,605 1,918
145 Ballon Nov 1, 2019 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $17,430 1,899
146 Never, Rarely, Sometimes, A… Mar 13, 2020 Drama PG-13 $16,565 1,804
147 Heung Gong jai jo Mar 6, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $16,255 1,771
148 Strike May 10, 2019 Adventure Not Rated $15,758 1,717
149 Counter Column Oct 16, 2020 Drama PG-13 $15,527 1,691
150 Vitalina Varela Oct 25, 2019 Drama Not Rated $14,941 1,628
151 Ich war zuhause, aber Sep 12, 2019 Drama Not Rated $14,078 1,534
152 Redoubt Oct 30, 2019 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $12,633 1,376
153 Nan Fang Che Zhan De Ju Hui Dec 6, 2019 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $12,573 1,370
154 Killer Raccoons 2: Dark Chr… Jul 31, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $12,382 1,349
155 Powerbomb Mar 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $11,319 1,233
156 You go to my Head Oct 31, 2019 Drama Not Rated $10,683 1,164
157 La vérité Oct 10, 2019 Drama PG $9,619 1,048
158 Just One More Kiss Feb 21, 2020 Drama Not Rated $9,130 995
159 Inside the Rain Mar 13, 2020 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $8,140 887
160 The Wave Jan 17, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $8,101 882
161 The Artist’s Wife Sep 25, 2020 Drama R $7,818 852
162 Lie Exposed Mar 6, 2020 Drama Not Rated $7,467 813
163 Blood Widow Jan 17, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $6,047 659
164 Herself Jan 1, 2021 Drama R $6,000 653
165 Sex and the Future Jun 5, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $5,727 624
166 Temblores May 3, 2019 Drama Not Rated $5,616 612
167 Give Me Liberty Aug 23, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $4,533 494
168 Mr. Klein Nov 6, 1977 Drama Not Rated $4,231 461
169 King’s Gambit Mar 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $3,816 416
170 The Roads Not Taken Apr 10, 2020 Drama R $3,518 383
171 Ága Mar 29, 2019 Drama Not Rated $3,091 337
172 En Brazos de un Asesino Dec 6, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $3,001 327
173 I’ll Take Your Dead Jul 5, 2019 Horror Not Rated $2,831 308
174 A Rainy Day in New York Oct 11, 2019 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $2,744 299
175 Light From Light Nov 1, 2019 Drama Not Rated $2,507 273
176 Goldie Sep 5, 2019 Drama Not Rated $2,302 251
177 Little Joe Dec 6, 2019 Drama Not Rated $1,980 216
178 The Gliksmans Sep 27, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $1,086 118
179 Spiral Farm Dec 13, 2019 Drama Not Rated $1,042 114
180 John Wick: Chapter 3 — Para… May 17, 2019 Action R $1,040 113
181 Mickey and the Bear Nov 15, 2019 Drama R $528 58
182 Îmi este indiferent daca în… Jul 19, 2019 Black Comedy Not Rated $293 32
183 Chained for Life Sep 11, 2019 Black Comedy Not Rated $54 6
Total Gross of All Movies$1,184,673,274
Total Tickets Sold129,049,378

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.