List of 2020 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekend box office for the year 2020. [1]

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The year was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The vast majority of theaters around the country closed in March, and grosses plummeted. Many number one films during the height of the closures were independent films with limited releases, and films were primarily viewed through drive-in theaters. [2] Total grosses from all movies combined in 2020 generated $2.28 billion in the United States, an 80% decline from 2019's $11.4 billion. [3]

Number-one films

†This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. [4]
#Weekend end dateFilmGrossNotesRefs
1January 5, 2020 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker $34,524,815 [5]
2January 12, 2020 1917 $37,000,2001917 reached the #1 spot after two weeks of limited release. [6]
3January 19, 2020 Bad Boys for Life †$62,504,105Bad Boys for Life had the highest weekend debut of 2020.

This would remain the highest weekly total until the week ending in June 27, 2021 which saw F9 debut to $70,043,165.

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4January 26, 2020$34,011,714 [8]
5February 2, 2020$17,682,959Bad Boys for Life became the first film in 2020 to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. [9]
6February 9, 2020 Birds of Prey $33,010,017 [10]
7February 16, 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog $58,018,348Sonic the Hedgehog broke Detective Pikachu 's record ($54.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a video game adaptation. [11]
8February 23, 2020$26,192,294 [12]
9March 1, 2020 The Invisible Man $28,205,665 [13]
10March 8, 2020 Onward $39,119,861 [14]
11March 15, 2020$10,601,952During the week, Sonic the Hedgehog ($145.0 million) broke Detective Pikachu 's record ($144.1 million) for the highest grossing video game adaptation domestically. [15]
12March 22, 2020 Phoenix, Oregon $5,632Re-release of 2019 film.

Due to the pandemic rapidly leading to mass closure of theaters, major outlets stopped reporting box office numbers until August. [16] However, numbers for independent and limited release films are available. All films until August were limited releases.

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13March 29, 2020 Strike $5,250Lowest weekly gross for a number-one film of all time.
14April 5, 2020 Phoenix, Oregon $5,925
15April 12, 2020$17,624
16April 19, 2020 Resistance $8,791
17April 26, 2020 True History of the Kelly Gang $18,231
18May 3, 2020 The Wretched $130,162
19May 10, 2020$141,730
20May 17, 2020$206,849
21May 24, 2020$339,051Because of the closure of theaters, The Wretched became the first film since Black Panther to top the box office for four consecutive weeks.
22May 31, 2020$248,484Because of the closure of theaters, The Wretched became the first film since Black Panther to top the box office for five consecutive weeks.
23June 7, 2020$647,894Because of the closure of theaters, The Wretched became the first film since Avatar to top the box office for six consecutive weeks. [18]
24June 14, 2020 Becky $771,415
25June 21, 2020 Followed $778,684
26June 28, 2020 Becky $527,749
27July 5, 2020 Relic $672,807
28July 12, 2020$586,299
29July 19, 2020$491,828
30July 26, 2020 The Rental $992,267
31August 2, 2020$854,110
32August 9, 2020 The Tax Collector $1,209,292First movie to gross more than a million in one week since March.
33August 16, 2020 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run $3,152,281
34August 23, 2020 Unhinged $4,000,761Unhinged reached number one in its second weekend of release (and first in American theaters). It was the first wide release film since March. [19]
35August 30, 2020 The New Mutants $7,037,017 [20]
36September 6, 2020 Tenet $9,353,090With 65% of theaters in the country open, Tenet reached number one, and was highest-grossing weekend for a film since March. [21]
37September 13, 2020$6,603,467 [22]
38September 20, 2020$4,568,470 [23]
39September 27, 2020$3,348,340 [24]
40October 4, 2020$2,664,202 [25]
41October 11, 2020 The War with Grandpa $3,623,880 [26]
42October 18, 2020 Honest Thief $4,115,249 [27]
43October 25, 2020$2,354,022 [28]
44November 1, 2020 Come Play $3,119,875 [29]
45November 8, 2020 Let Him Go $4,000,470 [30]
46November 15, 2020 Freaky $3,600,355 [31]
47November 22, 2020$1,281,150 [32]
48November 29, 2020 The Croods: A New Age $9,724,200 [33]
49December 6, 2020$4,439,855 [34]
50December 13, 2020$3,060,535 [35]
51December 20, 2020 Monster Hunter $2,201,269 [36]
52December 27, 2020 Wonder Woman 1984 $16,701,957Simultaneously released on HBO Max. First week above 10 million since March. [37]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2020 by Calendar Gross [4]

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Domestic Gross
1. Bad Boys for Life Sony Pictures Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Paola Núñez, Kate del Castillo, Nicky Jam and Joe Pantoliano Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah $204,417,855
2. 1917 Universal Pictures George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth and Benedict Cumberbatch Sam Mendes $157,901,466
3. Sonic the Hedgehog Paramount Pictures James Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, Jim Carrey, Lee Majdoub, Adam Pally, Frank C. Turner, Tom Butler and Natasha Rothwell Jeff Fowler $146,066,470
4. Jumanji: The Next Level Sony Pictures Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Awkwafina, Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Ser'Darius Blain, Madison Iseman, Danny Glover and Danny DeVito Jake Kasdan $124,736,710
5. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Walt Disney Studios Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong'o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid and Billy Dee Williams J. J. Abrams $124,496,308
6. Birds of Prey Warner Bros. Pictures Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong and Ewan McGregor Cathy Yan $84,158,461
7. Dolittle Universal Pictures Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, John Cena, Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, Tom Holland, Craig Robinson, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez and Marion Cotillard Stephen Gaghan $77,047,065
8. Little Women Sony Pictures Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Meryl Streep, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel and Chris Cooper Greta Gerwig $70,508,087
9. The Invisible Man Universal Pictures Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, Michael Dorman and Oliver Jackson-Cohen Leigh Whannell $64,914,050
10. The Call of the Wild 20th Century Studios Harrison Ford, Omar Sy, Cara Gee, Dan Stevens, Karen Gillan and Bradley Whitford Chris Sanders $62,342,368

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 2020 by In-year release [38]
RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross
1. Bad Boys for Life Sony $206,305,244
2. Sonic the Hedgehog Paramount $148,974,665
3. Birds of Prey Warner Bros. $84,158,461
4. Dolittle Universal $77,047,065
5. The Invisible Man $70,410,000
6. The Call of the Wild 20th Century $62,342,368
7. Onward Disney $61,555,145
8. The Croods: A New Age Universal $58,544,525
9. Tenet Warner Bros. $58,456,624
10. Wonder Woman 1984 [a] $46,534,027


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2020 [39]
G Toy Story (re-release)
PG Sonic the Hedgehog
PG-13 Tenet
R Bad Boys for Life

See also

Additional notes

  1. ↑ Streaming simultaneously on HBO Max

References

  1. ↑ "Domestic Box Office Weekends For 2020". Box Office Mojo .
  2. ↑ Budryk, Zack (March 19, 2020). "Drive-in movie theaters see resurgence during coronavirus". The Hill.
  3. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (January 1, 2021). "It's Official: 2020 Domestic Box Office Fell 80 Percent to $2.3B Behind China's $2.7B". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. 1 2 "Domestic Box Office For 2020". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 1". Box Office Mojo.
  6. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 2". Box Office Mojo.
  7. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 3". Box Office Mojo.
  8. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 4". Box Office Mojo.
  9. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 5". Box Office Mojo.
  10. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 6". Box Office Mojo.
  11. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 7". Box Office Mojo.
  12. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 8". Box Office Mojo.
  13. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 9". Box Office Mojo.
  14. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 10". Box Office Mojo.
  15. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 11". Box Office Mojo.
  16. ↑ "Comscore Pauses Weekend Box Office Reporting Amid Coronavirus Crisis". Deadline. March 20, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Domestic Box Office Weeklies For 2020". Box Office Mojo.
  18. ↑ Mendelson, Scott (May 31, 2020). "'The Wretched' Reaches Rare Box Office Milestone Shared By 'Black Panther' And 'Avatar'".
  19. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 34". Box Office Mojo.
  20. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 35". Box Office Mojo.
  21. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 36". Box Office Mojo.
  22. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 37". Box Office Mojo.
  23. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 38". Box Office Mojo.
  24. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 39". Box Office Mojo.
  25. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 40". Box Office Mojo.
  26. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 41". Box Office Mojo.
  27. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 42". Box Office Mojo.
  28. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 43". Box Office Mojo.
  29. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 44". Box Office Mojo.
  30. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 45". Box Office Mojo.
  31. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 46". Box Office Mojo.
  32. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 47". Box Office Mojo.
  33. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 48". Box Office Mojo.
  34. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 49". Box Office Mojo.
  35. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 50". Box Office Mojo.
  36. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 51". Box Office Mojo.
  37. ↑ "Domestic 2020 Weekend 52". Box Office Mojo.
  38. ↑ "Domestic Box Office For 2020 (In-year release)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  39. ↑ Box Office Performance for G-Rated Movies in 2020 The Numbers, Retrieved August 7, 2023

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