Market Charts > 2020 > Creative Types > Contemporary Fiction
Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction Movies in 2020
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2020 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Bad Boys For Life |
Jan 17, 2020 |
Action |
R |
$204,417,855 |
22,267,740 |
2 |
The Gentlemen |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Action |
R |
$36,471,796 |
3,972,962 |
3 |
Knives Out |
Nov 27, 2019 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$35,244,610 |
3,839,282 |
4 |
Parasite (기생충) |
May 30, 2019 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$29,518,856 |
3,215,561 |
5 |
Fantasy Island |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$26,441,782 |
2,880,368 |
6 |
Like a Boss |
Jan 10, 2020 |
Comedy |
R |
$22,169,514 |
2,414,979 |
7 |
Unhinged |
Aug 21, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$20,831,465 |
2,269,222 |
8 |
The Photograph |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$20,578,185 |
2,241,632 |
9 |
The Turning |
Jan 24, 2020 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$15,472,775 |
1,685,487 |
10 |
Honest Thief |
Oct 16, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$14,163,574 |
1,542,872 |
11 |
The Way Back |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$13,590,514 |
1,480,448 |
12 |
Uncut Gems |
Dec 25, 2019 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$13,467,396 |
1,467,036 |
13 |
Brahms: The Boy II |
Feb 21, 2020 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$12,611,536 |
1,373,805 |
14 |
Impractical Jokers: The Movie |
Feb 21, 2020 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$10,466,091 |
1,140,097 |
15 |
The Grudge |
Jan 3, 2020 |
Horror |
R |
$9,812,035 |
1,068,849 |
16 |
Come Play |
Oct 30, 2020 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$9,505,540 |
1,035,461 |
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 |
947,936 |
19 |
Downhill |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$8,287,061 |
902,729 |
20 |
It’s a Wonderful Life |
Dec 20, 1946 |
Drama |
PG |
$6,644,000 |
723,747 |
21 |
The Hunt |
Mar 13, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$5,812,500 |
633,169 |
22 |
The Rhythm Section |
Jan 31, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$5,437,971 |
592,371 |
23 |
National Lampoon’s Christma… |
Dec 1, 1989 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$4,593,728 |
500,406 |
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 |
Fatale |
Dec 18, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$3,089,694 |
336,567 |
27 |
Queen & Slim |
Nov 27, 2019 |
Drama |
R |
$3,089,365 |
336,532 |
28 |
The Empty Man |
Oct 23, 2020 |
Horror |
R |
$2,995,698 |
326,328 |
29 |
Las Pildoras De Mi Novio |
Feb 21, 2020 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$2,971,116 |
323,650 |
30 |
Words on Bathroom Walls |
Aug 21, 2020 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$2,542,518 |
276,962 |
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 |
182,875 |
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 |
144,952 |
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 |
121,765 |
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 |
112,860 |
43 |
Becky |
Jun 5, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$1,002,852 |
109,243 |
44 |
The Song of Names |
Dec 25, 2019 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$891,579 |
97,121 |
45 |
Sarileru Neekevvaru |
Jan 10, 2020 |
Action |
Not Rated |
$821,000 |
89,433 |
46 |
Ji Xian Feng |
Jan 25, 2020 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$793,525 |
86,440 |
47 |
Baaghi 3 |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Action |
Not Rated |
$721,439 |
78,588 |
48 |
The Last Shift |
Sep 25, 2020 |
Comedy |
R |
$643,658 |
70,115 |
49 |
Dolor y gloria |
Mar 22, 2019 |
Drama |
R |
$599,619 |
65,317 |
50 |
Panga |
Jan 24, 2020 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$582,720 |
63,477 |
51 |
Black Christmas |
Dec 13, 2019 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$562,060 |
61,226 |
52 |
Alone |
Sep 18, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$538,358 |
58,644 |
53 |
Kajillionaire |
Sep 25, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$531,430 |
57,889 |
54 |
The Big Ugly |
Jul 24, 2020 |
Action |
R |
$514,107 |
56,002 |
55 |
Spell |
Oct 30, 2020 |
Horror |
R |
$500,104 |
54,477 |
56 |
Ava |
Sep 25, 2020 |
Action |
R |
$497,747 |
54,220 |
57 |
Tulsa |
Aug 21, 2020 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$413,522 |
45,045 |
58 |
Buddy Games |
Nov 20, 2020 |
Comedy |
R |
$405,904 |
44,216 |
59 |
Yellow Rose |
Oct 8, 2020 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$367,849 |
40,070 |
60 |
The Kid Detective |
Oct 16, 2020 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$364,138 |
39,666 |
61 |
Greed |
Feb 28, 2020 |
Comedy |
R |
$355,308 |
38,704 |
62 |
Merci pour tout |
Dec 25, 2019 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$352,149 |
38,360 |
63 |
Kimi to, nami ni noretara |
Jun 21, 2019 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$332,432 |
36,212 |
64 |
Ordinary Love |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$323,688 |
35,260 |
65 |
The Informer |
Nov 6, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$300,460 |
32,729 |
66 |
Clemency |
Dec 27, 2019 |
Drama |
R |
$288,343 |
31,409 |
67 |
Fatman |
Dec 10, 2020 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$278,378 |
30,324 |
68 |
21 Bridges |
Nov 22, 2019 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$274,740 |
29,928 |
69 |
Halloween |
Oct 17, 1978 |
Horror |
R |
$274,000 |
29,847 |
70 |
The Climb |
Nov 13, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$234,429 |
25,536 |
71 |
Wild Mountain Thyme |
Dec 11, 2020 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$213,441 |
23,250 |
72 |
The Wolf of Snow Hollow |
Oct 9, 2020 |
Horror |
R |
$185,026 |
20,155 |
73 |
The Good Liar |
Nov 15, 2019 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$182,779 |
19,910 |
74 |
And Then We Danced |
Nov 8, 2019 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$177,262 |
19,309 |
75 |
Follow Me |
Jul 17, 2020 |
Horror |
R |
$167,962 |
18,296 |
76 |
Extra Ordinary |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Horror |
R |
$164,346 |
17,902 |
77 |
The Burnt Orange Heresy |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$144,201 |
15,708 |
78 |
Always & Forever |
Nov 20, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$144,161 |
15,703 |
79 |
Beneath Us |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Horror |
R |
$137,260 |
14,952 |
80 |
Baekdusan |
Dec 19, 2019 |
Action |
Not Rated |
$136,379 |
14,856 |
81 |
Saint Frances |
Feb 28, 2020 |
Multiple Genres |
Not Rated |
$127,275 |
13,864 |
82 |
Corpus Christi |
Oct 18, 2019 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$127,240 |
13,860 |
83 |
Namsaneui Bujangdeul |
Jan 22, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Not Rated |
$113,527 |
12,366 |
84 |
Murder in the Woods |
Aug 14, 2020 |
Horror |
R |
$109,299 |
11,906 |
85 |
Hope Gap |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$104,732 |
11,408 |
86 |
Made in Italy |
Aug 7, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$101,339 |
11,039 |
87 |
The Silencing |
Aug 14, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$100,746 |
10,974 |
88 |
Come to Daddy |
Feb 7, 2020 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$96,713 |
10,535 |
89 |
Zombieland: Double Tap |
Oct 18, 2019 |
Comedy |
R |
$90,559 |
9,864 |
90 |
First Lady |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG |
$89,885 |
9,791 |
91 |
We Summon the Darkness |
May 22, 2020 |
Horror |
R |
$60,794 |
6,622 |
92 |
La Gomera |
Feb 28, 2020 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$55,608 |
6,057 |
93 |
A Simple Wedding |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Romantic Comedy |
Not Rated |
$54,415 |
5,927 |
94 |
Miss Fisher & The Crypt Of … |
Feb 28, 2020 |
Adventure |
Not Rated |
$51,032 |
5,559 |
95 |
VHYes |
Jan 12, 2020 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$47,037 |
5,123 |
96 |
Fei Long Guo Jiang |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Action |
Not Rated |
$46,855 |
5,104 |
97 |
Playing with Fire |
Nov 8, 2019 |
Comedy |
PG |
$44,957 |
4,897 |
98 |
Doctor Sleep |
Nov 8, 2019 |
Horror |
R |
$38,615 |
4,206 |
99 |
Juvenile Delinquents |
Jul 31, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$34,292 |
3,735 |
100 |
Swallow |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$33,419 |
3,640 |
101 |
Waves |
Nov 15, 2019 |
Musical |
R |
$32,518 |
3,542 |
102 |
Embattled |
Nov 20, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$32,259 |
3,514 |
103 |
Olympic Dreams |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$29,450 |
3,208 |
104 |
Buffaloed |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$29,118 |
3,171 |
105 |
Lo sceicco bianco |
Apr 25, 1956 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$28,841 |
3,141 |
106 |
Sorry We Missed You |
Nov 14, 2019 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$28,273 |
3,079 |
107 |
Cane River |
Feb 7, 2020 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$27,317 |
2,975 |
108 |
José |
Jan 31, 2020 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$26,563 |
2,893 |
109 |
Clifton Hill |
Feb 28, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Not Rated |
$25,084 |
2,732 |
110 |
Heart of Africa |
Mar 13, 2020 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$24,139 |
2,629 |
111 |
Premature |
Feb 21, 2020 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$23,071 |
2,513 |
112 |
Phoenix, Oregon |
Apr 26, 2019 |
Comedy |
R |
$22,755 |
2,478 |
113 |
L’innocente |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$22,549 |
2,456 |
114 |
Le jeune Ahmed |
May 24, 2019 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$21,291 |
2,319 |
115 |
Synonymes |
Mar 29, 2019 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$19,521 |
2,126 |
116 |
The Jesus Rolls |
Feb 28, 2020 |
Comedy |
R |
$18,169 |
1,979 |
117 |
Sh*thouse |
Oct 16, 2020 |
Comedy |
R |
$18,148 |
1,976 |
118 |
Downtown 81 |
Jul 13, 2001 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$17,605 |
1,917 |
119 |
Ballon |
Nov 1, 2019 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Not Rated |
$17,430 |
1,898 |
120 |
Never, Rarely, Sometimes, A… |
Mar 13, 2020 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$16,565 |
1,804 |
121 |
Heung Gong jai jo |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$16,255 |
1,770 |
122 |
Counter Column |
Oct 16, 2020 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$15,527 |
1,691 |
123 |
Vitalina Varela |
Oct 25, 2019 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$14,941 |
1,627 |
124 |
Ich war zuhause, aber |
Sep 12, 2019 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$14,078 |
1,533 |
125 |
Nan Fang Che Zhan De Ju Hui |
Dec 6, 2019 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Not Rated |
$12,573 |
1,369 |
126 |
Redoubt |
Oct 30, 2019 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Not Rated |
$11,599 |
1,263 |
127 |
Powerbomb |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Not Rated |
$11,319 |
1,233 |
128 |
Charlie’s Angels |
Nov 15, 2019 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$11,125 |
1,211 |
129 |
You go to my Head |
Oct 31, 2019 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$10,683 |
1,163 |
130 |
La vérité |
Oct 10, 2019 |
Drama |
PG |
$9,619 |
1,047 |
131 |
Just One More Kiss |
Feb 21, 2020 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$9,130 |
994 |
132 |
Inside the Rain |
Mar 13, 2020 |
Romantic Comedy |
Not Rated |
$8,140 |
886 |
133 |
Kind Hearts and Coronets |
Jun 7, 2019 |
Black Comedy |
Not Rated |
$8,055 |
877 |
134 |
The Artist’s Wife |
Sep 25, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$7,818 |
851 |
135 |
Lie Exposed |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$7,467 |
813 |
136 |
Human Capital |
Jul 17, 2020 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$6,596 |
718 |
137 |
Blood Widow |
Jan 17, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Not Rated |
$6,047 |
658 |
138 |
The Other Lamb |
Apr 3, 2020 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$6,024 |
656 |
139 |
Herself |
Jan 1, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$6,000 |
653 |
140 |
Temblores |
May 3, 2019 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$4,349 |
473 |
141 |
Give Me Liberty |
Aug 23, 2019 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$4,134 |
450 |
142 |
Straight Up |
Feb 28, 2020 |
Romantic Comedy |
Not Rated |
$4,075 |
443 |
143 |
Countdown |
Oct 25, 2019 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$3,953 |
430 |
144 |
King’s Gambit |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Not Rated |
$3,816 |
415 |
145 |
The Roads Not Taken |
Apr 10, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$3,518 |
383 |
146 |
I’ll Take Your Dead |
Jul 5, 2019 |
Horror |
Not Rated |
$2,831 |
308 |
147 |
A Rainy Day in New York |
Oct 11, 2019 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$2,744 |
298 |
148 |
Light From Light |
Nov 1, 2019 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$2,448 |
266 |
149 |
Goldie |
Sep 5, 2019 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$2,302 |
250 |
150 |
Edie |
Sep 6, 2019 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$1,652 |
179 |
151 |
The Gliksmans |
Sep 27, 2019 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$1,086 |
118 |
152 |
Ága |
Mar 29, 2019 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$1,048 |
114 |
153 |
Spiral Farm |
Dec 13, 2019 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$1,042 |
113 |
154 |
John Wick: Chapter 3 — Para… |
May 17, 2019 |
Action |
R |
$1,040 |
113 |
155 |
Mickey and the Bear |
Nov 15, 2019 |
Drama |
R |
$528 |
57 |
156 |
Love by Drowning |
Nov 6, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$267 |
29 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $602,570,279 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 65,639,384 |
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.
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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.