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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 13,587,876
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 6,322,893
7 The Gentlemen Mar 6, 2020 Action R $36,471,796 3,972,962
8 Knives Out Nov 27, 2019 Drama PG-13 $35,244,610 3,839,282
9 The Croods: A New Age Nov 25, 2020 Adventure PG $32,334,280 3,522,252
10 Parasite (기생충) May 30, 2019 Black Comedy R $29,518,856 3,215,561
11 Like a Boss Jan 10, 2020 Comedy R $22,169,514 2,414,979
12 Unhinged Aug 21, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $20,831,465 2,269,222
13 The Photograph Feb 14, 2020 Drama PG-13 $20,578,185 2,241,632
14 Underwater Jan 10, 2020 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $17,291,078 1,883,559
15 Honest Thief Oct 16, 2020 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $14,163,574 1,542,872
16 The Way Back Mar 6, 2020 Drama R $13,590,514 1,480,448
17 Uncut Gems Dec 25, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $13,467,396 1,467,036
18 Brahms: The Boy II Feb 21, 2020 Horror PG-13 $12,611,536 1,373,805
19 Jojo Rabbit Oct 18, 2019 Black Comedy PG-13 $11,791,356 1,284,461
20 Freaky Nov 13, 2020 Horror R $8,702,060 947,936
21 Weathering with You (天気の子)… Jan 15, 2020 Drama PG-13 $7,798,703 849,531
22 It’s a Wonderful Life Dec 20, 1946 Drama PG $6,644,000 723,747
23 Hocus Pocus Jul 16, 1993 Comedy PG $4,777,471 520,421
24 National Lampoon’s Christma… Dec 1, 1989 Comedy PG-13 $4,593,728 500,406
25 The Broken Hearts Gallery Sep 11, 2020 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $4,066,487 442,972
26 Infidel Sep 18, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $4,051,990 441,393
27 Portrait de la jeune fille … Dec 6, 2019 Drama R $3,759,854 409,570
28 Bill & Ted Face the Music Aug 28, 2020 Comedy PG-13 $3,439,660 374,690
29 Fatale Dec 18, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $3,089,694 336,567
30 Queen & Slim Nov 27, 2019 Drama R $3,089,365 336,532
31 Las Pildoras De Mi Novio Feb 21, 2020 Romantic Comedy R $2,971,116 323,650
32 The Nightmare Before Christmas Oct 13, 1993 Musical PG $2,597,888 282,994
33 The Lodge Feb 7, 2020 Horror R $2,138,907 232,996
34 Half Brothers Dec 4, 2020 Comedy PG-13 $2,016,150 219,624
35 The Wretched May 1, 2020 Horror Not Rated $1,815,440 197,760
36 The Rental Jul 24, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $1,637,548 178,382
37 Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire… Jul 31, 1981 Adventure PG $1,580,209 172,136
38 Promising Young Woman Jan 1, 2021 Black Comedy R $1,208,180 131,610
39 Met Opera — Agrippina Feb 29, 2020 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $1,150,000 125,272
40 The Assistant Jan 31, 2020 Drama R $1,100,310 119,859
41 Love and Monsters Oct 16, 2020 Adventure PG-13 $1,070,714 116,635
42 Relic Jul 3, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $1,047,083 114,061
43 Becky Jun 5, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $1,002,852 109,243
44 Elf Nov 7, 2003 Comedy PG $905,000 98,583
45 Toy Story Nov 22, 1995 Adventure G $870,305 94,804
46 Met Opera: Wozzeck Jan 11, 2020 Concert/Perfor… Not Rated $863,000 94,008
47 Cut Throat City Jul 31, 2020 Drama R $855,894 93,234
48 Sarileru Neekevvaru Jan 10, 2020 Action Not Rated $821,000 89,433
49 Ji Xian Feng Jan 25, 2020 Action PG-13 $793,525 86,440
50 Shortcut Sep 25, 2020 Horror R $758,223 82,595
51 Possessor Oct 2, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $752,885 82,013
52 Monsters, Inc. Nov 2, 2001 Adventure G $726,000 79,084
53 Baaghi 3 Mar 6, 2020 Action Not Rated $721,439 78,588
54 The Santa Clause Nov 11, 1994 Adventure PG $706,000 76,906
55 The Last Shift Sep 25, 2020 Comedy R $643,658 70,115
56 Synchronic Oct 23, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $636,673 69,354
57 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Oct 18, 2019 Adventure PG $634,868 69,157
58 Dolor y gloria Mar 22, 2019 Drama R $599,619 65,317
59 Panga Jan 24, 2020 Drama Not Rated $582,720 63,477
60 Alone Sep 18, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $538,358 58,644
61 Kajillionaire Sep 25, 2020 Drama R $531,430 57,889
62 The Big Ugly Jul 24, 2020 Action R $514,107 56,002
63 Spell Oct 30, 2020 Horror R $500,104 54,477
64 Ava Sep 25, 2020 Action R $497,747 54,220
65 Tulsa Aug 21, 2020 Drama PG-13 $413,522 45,045
66 Buddy Games Nov 20, 2020 Comedy R $405,904 44,216
67 Yellow Rose Oct 8, 2020 Drama PG-13 $367,849 40,070
68 The Kid Detective Oct 16, 2020 Black Comedy R $364,138 39,666
69 Greed Feb 28, 2020 Comedy R $355,308 38,704
70 Merci pour tout Dec 25, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $352,149 38,360
71 Kimi to, nami ni noretara Jun 21, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $332,432 36,212
72 Ordinary Love Feb 14, 2020 Drama R $323,688 35,260
73 Save Yourselves! Oct 2, 2020 Comedy R $301,162 32,806
74 Clemency Dec 27, 2019 Drama R $288,343 31,409
75 Fatman Dec 10, 2020 Black Comedy R $278,378 30,324
76 21 Bridges Nov 22, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $274,740 29,928
77 Halloween Oct 17, 1978 Horror R $274,000 29,847
78 Tokyo Godfathers Jan 16, 2004 Adventure PG-13 $237,581 25,880
79 The Secrets We Keep Sep 16, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $231,119 25,176
80 Legend of Deification (姜子牙)… Oct 1, 2020 Adventure Not Rated $214,670 23,384
81 Dylda Jun 20, 2019 Drama Not Rated $196,258 21,378
82 The Wolf of Snow Hollow Oct 9, 2020 Horror R $185,026 20,155
83 And Then We Danced Nov 8, 2019 Drama Not Rated $177,262 19,309
84 Follow Me Jul 17, 2020 Horror R $167,962 18,296
85 Extra Ordinary Mar 6, 2020 Horror R $164,346 17,902
86 Always & Forever Nov 20, 2020 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $144,161 15,703
87 Wendy Feb 28, 2020 Drama PG-13 $143,518 15,633
88 The Nest Sep 18, 2020 Drama R $137,852 15,016
89 Beneath Us Mar 6, 2020 Horror R $137,260 14,952
90 Baekdusan Dec 19, 2019 Action Not Rated $136,379 14,856
91 Saint Frances Feb 28, 2020 Multiple Genres Not Rated $127,275 13,864
92 Corpus Christi Oct 18, 2019 Drama Not Rated $127,240 13,860
93 Murder in the Woods Aug 14, 2020 Horror R $109,299 11,906
94 Hope Gap Mar 6, 2020 Drama PG-13 $104,732 11,408
95 Made in Italy Aug 7, 2020 Drama R $101,339 11,039
96 The Silencing Aug 14, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $100,746 10,974
97 Come to Daddy Feb 7, 2020 Black Comedy R $96,713 10,535
98 A Vida Invisível Sep 12, 2019 Drama R $92,752 10,103
99 Zombieland: Double Tap Oct 18, 2019 Comedy R $90,559 9,864
100 First Lady Feb 14, 2020 Romantic Comedy PG $89,885 9,791
101 StarDog and TurboCat Nov 15, 2019 Adventure PG $80,496 8,768
102 Alien May 25, 1979 Horror R $75,000 8,169
103 We Summon the Darkness May 22, 2020 Horror R $60,794 6,622
104 Summerland Jul 31, 2020 Drama PG $58,434 6,365
105 Bacurau Aug 30, 2019 Action Not Rated $58,115 6,330
106 The Lighthouse Oct 18, 2019 Horror R $57,784 6,294
107 La Gomera Feb 28, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $55,608 6,057
108 A Simple Wedding Feb 14, 2020 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $54,415 5,927
109 Varda by Agnes May 30, 2019 Documentary Not Rated $53,134 5,788
110 VHYes Jan 12, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $47,037 5,123
111 Fei Long Guo Jiang Feb 14, 2020 Action Not Rated $46,855 5,104
112 Playing with Fire Nov 8, 2019 Comedy PG $44,957 4,897
113 Shadow in the Cloud Jan 1, 2021 Action R $39,117 4,261
114 Juvenile Delinquents Jul 31, 2020 Drama R $34,292 3,735
115 Swallow Mar 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $33,419 3,640
116 Waves Nov 15, 2019 Musical R $32,518 3,542
117 Embattled Nov 20, 2020 Drama R $32,259 3,514
118 Max Winslow and the House o… May 29, 2020 Thriller/Suspense PG $31,252 3,404
119 Olympic Dreams Feb 14, 2020 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $29,450 3,208
120 Buffaloed Feb 14, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $29,118 3,171
121 Lo sceicco bianco Apr 25, 1956 Comedy Not Rated $28,841 3,141
122 Sorry We Missed You Nov 14, 2019 Drama Not Rated $28,273 3,079
123 Cane River Feb 7, 2020 Drama Not Rated $27,317 2,975
124 José Jan 31, 2020 Drama Not Rated $26,563 2,893
125 Zombi Child Jun 14, 2019 Adventure Not Rated $25,878 2,818
126 Clifton Hill Feb 28, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $25,084 2,732
127 Heart of Africa Mar 13, 2020 Drama Not Rated $24,139 2,629
128 Premature Feb 21, 2020 Drama Not Rated $23,071 2,513
129 Promare May 24, 2019 Adventure PG-13 $23,053 2,511
130 Phoenix, Oregon Apr 26, 2019 Comedy R $22,755 2,478
131 Pandora and the Flying Dutc… Apr 13, 1951 Drama Not Rated $21,536 2,345
132 Le jeune Ahmed May 24, 2019 Drama Not Rated $21,291 2,319
133 Lore Jan 17, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $20,006 2,179
134 Synonymes Mar 29, 2019 Drama Not Rated $19,521 2,126
135 Mandy Sep 14, 2018 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $19,169 2,088
136 Sh*thouse Oct 16, 2020 Comedy R $18,148 1,976
137 Downtown 81 Jul 13, 2001 Drama Not Rated $17,605 1,917
138 Ballon Nov 1, 2019 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $17,430 1,898
139 Never, Rarely, Sometimes, A… Mar 13, 2020 Drama PG-13 $16,565 1,804
140 Heung Gong jai jo Mar 6, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $16,255 1,770
141 Strike May 10, 2019 Adventure Not Rated $15,758 1,716
142 Counter Column Oct 16, 2020 Drama PG-13 $15,527 1,691
143 Vitalina Varela Oct 25, 2019 Drama Not Rated $14,941 1,627
144 Ich war zuhause, aber Sep 12, 2019 Drama Not Rated $14,078 1,533
145 Nan Fang Che Zhan De Ju Hui Dec 6, 2019 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $12,573 1,369
146 Redoubt Oct 30, 2019 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $11,599 1,263
147 Powerbomb Mar 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $11,319 1,233
148 You go to my Head Oct 31, 2019 Drama Not Rated $10,683 1,163
149 Just One More Kiss Feb 21, 2020 Drama Not Rated $9,130 994
150 Inside the Rain Mar 13, 2020 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $8,140 886
151 The Wave Jan 17, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $8,101 882
152 The Artist’s Wife Sep 25, 2020 Drama R $7,818 851
153 Lie Exposed Mar 6, 2020 Drama Not Rated $7,467 813
154 Blood Widow Jan 17, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $6,047 658
155 Herself Jan 1, 2021 Drama R $6,000 653
156 Sex and the Future Jun 5, 2020 Comedy Not Rated $5,727 623
157 Temblores May 3, 2019 Drama Not Rated $4,349 473
158 Give Me Liberty Aug 23, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $4,134 450
159 Countdown Oct 25, 2019 Horror PG-13 $3,953 430
160 King’s Gambit Mar 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $3,816 415
161 The Roads Not Taken Apr 10, 2020 Drama R $3,518 383
162 Mr. Klein Nov 6, 1977 Drama Not Rated $3,310 360
163 I’ll Take Your Dead Jul 5, 2019 Horror Not Rated $2,831 308
164 A Rainy Day in New York Oct 11, 2019 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $2,744 298
165 Light From Light Nov 1, 2019 Drama Not Rated $2,448 266
166 Goldie Sep 5, 2019 Drama Not Rated $2,302 250
167 Little Joe Dec 6, 2019 Drama Not Rated $1,440 156
168 The Gliksmans Sep 27, 2019 Comedy Not Rated $1,086 118
169 Ága Mar 29, 2019 Drama Not Rated $1,048 114
170 Spiral Farm Dec 13, 2019 Drama Not Rated $1,042 113
171 John Wick: Chapter 3 — Para… May 17, 2019 Action R $1,040 113
172 Mickey and the Bear Nov 15, 2019 Drama R $528 57
Total Gross of All Movies$1,110,264,371
Total Tickets Sold120,943,744

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.