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

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

Number-one films

Weekend end dateFilmGrossNotes
1 $34,524,815 [2]
2 1917 $37,000,200 1917 reached number one after two weeks of limited release. [3]
3 Bad Boys for Life $62,504,105 Bad Boys for Life had the highest weekend debut of 2020. [4]
4 $34,011,714 [5]
5 $17,682,959 Bad Boys for Life became the first film in 2020 to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. [6]
6 Birds of Prey $33,010,017 [7]
7 Sonic the Hedgehog $58,018,348 Sonic the Hedgehog broke Detective Pikachus record ($54.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a video game adaptation. [8]
8 $26,192,294 [9]
9 The Invisible Man $28,205,665 [10]
10 Onward $39,119,861 [11]
11 $10,601,952 During the week, Sonic the Hedgehog ($145.0 million) broke Detective Pikachus record ($144.1 million) for the highest grossing video game adaptation domestically. [12]
12–33 –colspan="3" [13]
34 Unhinged $4,000,761 Unhinged reached number one in its second weekend of release (and first in American theaters). It was the first wide release film since March. [14]
35 The New Mutants $7,037,017 [15]
36 Tenet $9,353,090 With 65% of theaters in the country open, Tenet reached number one, and was highest-grossing weekend for a film since March. [16]
37 $6,603,467 [17]
38 $4,568,470 [18]
39 $3,348,340 Tenet became the first film since Black Panther to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. [19]
40 $2,664,202 Tenet became the first film since Black Panther to top the box office for five consecutive weekends. [20]
41The War with Grandpa $3,623,880 [21]
42 Honest Thief $4,115,249 [22]
43 $2,354,022 [23]
44 Come Play $3,119,875 [24]
45 Let Him Go $4,000,470 [25]
46 Freaky $3,600,355 [26]
47 $1,281,150 [27]
48 $9,724,200 [28]
49 $4,439,855 [29]
50 $3,060,535 [30]
51 Monster Hunter $2,201,269 [31]
52 Wonder Woman 1984 $16,701,957 Simultaneously released on HBO Max. [32]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2020 by Calendar Gross[33]

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Domestic Gross
1.Bad Boys for LifeSony PicturesWill Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Paola Núñez, Kate del Castillo, Nicky Jam, and Joe PantolianoAdil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah$204,417,855
2.1917Universal PicturesSam Mendes$157,901,466
3.Sonic the HedgehogParamount PicturesJames Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, Jim Carrey, Lee Majdoub, Adam Pally, Frank C. Turner, Tom Butler and Natasha RothwellJeff Fowler$146,066,470
4. Sony PicturesDwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Awkwafina, Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Ser'Darius Blain, Madison Iseman, Danny Glover and Danny DeVitoJake Kasdan$124,736,710
5.Walt Disney StudiosCarrie 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 WilliamsJ. J. Abrams$124,496,308
6.Birds of PreyWarner Bros. PicturesMargot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong, and Ewan McGregorCathy Yan$84,158,461
7.DolittleUniversal PicturesRobert 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 CotillardStephen Gaghan$77,047,065
8.Little WomenSony PicturesSaoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Meryl Streep, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel and Chris CooperGreta Gerwig$70,508,087
9.The Invisible ManUniversal PicturesElisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, Michael Dorman, and Oliver Jackson-CohenLeigh Whannell$64,914,050
10.The Call of the Wild20th Century StudiosHarrison Ford, Omar Sy, Cara Gee, Dan Stevens, Karen Gillan, and Bradley WhitfordChris Sanders$62,342,368

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 2020 by In-year release[34]
RankTitleDistributor Domestic gross
1. Bad Boys for Life $206,305,244
2. Sonic the Hedgehog $148,974,665
3. Birds of Prey $84,158,461
4. Dolittle $77,047,065
5. The Invisible Man $70,410,000
6. The Call of the Wild $62,342,368
7. Onward $61,555,145
8. $58,544,525
9. Tenet $58,456,624
10. Wonder Woman 1984 $46,534,027

Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2020[35]
G Toy Story (re-release)
PG Sonic the Hedgehog
PG-13Tenet
R Bad Boys for Life

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Domestic Box Office Weekends For 2020. .
  2. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 1. Box Office Mojo.
  3. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 2. Box Office Mojo.
  4. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 3. Box Office Mojo.
  5. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 4. Box Office Mojo.
  6. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 5. Box Office Mojo.
  7. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 6. Box Office Mojo.
  8. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 7. Box Office Mojo.
  9. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 8. Box Office Mojo.
  10. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 9. Box Office Mojo.
  11. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 10. Box Office Mojo.
  12. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 11. Box Office Mojo.
  13. Web site: Comscore Pauses Weekend Box Office Reporting Amid Coronavirus Crisis. Deadline. 20 March 2020 .
  14. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 34. Box Office Mojo.
  15. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 35. Box Office Mojo.
  16. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 36. Box Office Mojo.
  17. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 37. Box Office Mojo.
  18. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 38. Box Office Mojo.
  19. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 39. Box Office Mojo.
  20. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 40. Box Office Mojo.
  21. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 41. Box Office Mojo.
  22. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 42. Box Office Mojo.
  23. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 43. Box Office Mojo.
  24. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 44. Box Office Mojo.
  25. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 45. Box Office Mojo.
  26. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 46. Box Office Mojo.
  27. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 47. Box Office Mojo.
  28. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 48. Box Office Mojo.
  29. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 49. Box Office Mojo.
  30. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 50. Box Office Mojo.
  31. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 51. Box Office Mojo.
  32. Web site: Domestic 2020 Weekend 52. Box Office Mojo.
  33. Web site: Domestic Box Office For 2020. Box Office Mojo. March 16, 2020.
  34. Web site: Domestic Box Office For 2020 (In-year release). Box Office Mojo. July 10, 2022.
  35. https://www.the-numbers.com/market/2020/mpaa-rating/G-(US) Box Office Performance for G-Rated Movies in 2020

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