#1 of 604 #1 English-language movie of 2020
2020 · Action, Thriller
$426.5M worldwide · 10% of the chart's total
$206.3M US & Canada · 48% $220.2M elsewhere · 52%
English box office · 2020
English Box Office 2020: Highest-Grossing English Movies
Bad Boys for Life (2020) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 2020, with $426.5M worldwide, ahead of Tenet (2020) at $365.3M and Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) at $319.7M. 604 English-language films released in 2020 report a worldwide gross, $4.4B in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada. 13 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 85% on 2019, whose releases took $28.7B. By genre, Action leads with $2.2B across 78 English releases.
- 2020 releases with a gross
- 604
- combined worldwide
- $4.4B
- films crossed $100M
- 13
- vs 2019
- −85%
#1 of 604 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of 2020?
Bad Boys for Life (2020) leads with $426.5M, 10% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.6B, 36% of what all 604 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every English Release of 2020, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 604. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2020.
- 1 Jan 17, 2020 US and Canada: $206.3M Rest of the world: $220.2M Worldwide: $426.5M
- 2 Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: $58.5M Rest of the world: $306.8M Worldwide: $365.3M
- 3 Feb 14, 2020 US and Canada: $149M Rest of the world: $170.7M Worldwide: $319.7M
- 4 Jan 17, 2020 US and Canada: $77M Rest of the world: $174.4M Worldwide: $251.4M
- 5 Nov 25, 2020 US and Canada: $58.6M Rest of the world: $157.3M Worldwide: $215.9M
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Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) Feb 7, 2020 · Action, Adventure $205.5M worldwideFeb 7, 2020 US and Canada: $84.2M Rest of the world: $121.4M Worldwide: $205.5M - 7
Dec 25, 2020 US and Canada: $46.8M Rest of the world: $122.8M Worldwide: $169.6M - 8
Feb 28, 2020 US and Canada: $70.4M Rest of the world: $74.1M Worldwide: $144.5M - 9
Mar 6, 2020 US and Canada: $61.6M Rest of the world: $80.4M Worldwide: $141.9M - 10
Mar 20, 2020 US and Canada: $84.3K Rest of the world: $122.9M Worldwide: $123M - 11
Dec 25, 2020 US and Canada: $946.2K Rest of the world: $121M Worldwide: $122M - 12
Jan 24, 2020 US and Canada: $36.5M Rest of the world: $78.7M Worldwide: $115.2M - 13
Feb 21, 2020 US and Canada: $62.3M Rest of the world: $48.8M Worldwide: $111.2M - 14
Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70M - 15
May 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $52.9M - 16
Dec 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $52.3M - 17
Nov 20, 2020 US and Canada: $793.5K Rest of the world: $50.1M Worldwide: $50.9M - 18
Jan 3, 2020 US and Canada: $21.2M Rest of the world: $28.3M Worldwide: $49.5M - 19
Feb 14, 2020 US and Canada: $27.3M Rest of the world: $22.1M Worldwide: $49.4M - 20
Apr 10, 2020 US and Canada: $450K Rest of the world: $48.8M Worldwide: $49.3M - 21
Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: $23.9M Rest of the world: $25.3M Worldwide: $49.2M - 22
Oct 23, 2020 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: $45.6M Worldwide: $48M - 23
Aug 21, 2020 US and Canada: $20.8M Rest of the world: $23.5M Worldwide: $44.3M - 24
Oct 9, 2020 US and Canada: $21.3M Rest of the world: $22.1M Worldwide: $43.4M - 25
Feb 14, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.1M - 26
Dec 18, 2020 US and Canada: $15.2M Rest of the world: $27M Worldwide: $42.1M - 27
Jan 10, 2020 US and Canada: $17.3M Rest of the world: $23.6M Worldwide: $40.9M - 28
Mar 13, 2020 US and Canada: $12.6M Rest of the world: $27.3M Worldwide: $39.9M - 29
Dec 4, 2020 US and Canada: $3.7M Rest of the world: $35.8M Worldwide: $39.5M - 30
Oct 20, 2020 US and Canada: $113.5K Rest of the world: $34.6M Worldwide: $34.7M - 31
Oct 16, 2020 US and Canada: $14.2M Rest of the world: $17.1M Worldwide: $31.2M - 32
Jan 10, 2020 US and Canada: $22.2M Rest of the world: $8.2M Worldwide: $30.4M - 33
Oct 22, 2020 US and Canada: $203.6K Rest of the world: $29.1M Worldwide: $29.3M - 34
May 15, 2020 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $26.4M Worldwide: $28.6M - 35
Feb 21, 2020 US and Canada: $10.1M Rest of the world: $15.9M Worldwide: $25.9M - 36
Oct 9, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23.8M - 37
Jan 31, 2020 US and Canada: $15.3M Rest of the world: $7M Worldwide: $22.3M - 38
Feb 14, 2020 US and Canada: $20.6M Rest of the world: $112.6K Worldwide: $20.7M - 39
Feb 21, 2020 US and Canada: $12.6M Rest of the world: $7.7M Worldwide: $20.3M - 40
Dec 25, 2020 US and Canada: $6.5M Rest of the world: $12.4M Worldwide: $18.9M - 41
Nov 13, 2020 US and Canada: $9M Rest of the world: $9M Worldwide: $18.1M - 42
Mar 13, 2020 US and Canada: $9.9M Rest of the world: $6.2M Worldwide: $16.1M - 43
Mar 6, 2020 US and Canada: $13.6M Rest of the world: $1.9M Worldwide: $15.5M - 44
Dec 11, 2020 US and Canada: $3.1M Rest of the world: $12.2M Worldwide: $15.3M - 45
Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $12.5M Worldwide: $14.4M - 46
May 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.3M - 47
Oct 30, 2020 US and Canada: $10.5M Rest of the world: $2.7M Worldwide: $13.2M - 48
Dec 25, 2020 US and Canada: $12.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.7M - 49
Jul 24, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.6M - 50
Jul 23, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.1M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2020?
Of the top 10, The Invisible Man (2020) earned the biggest share at home (49% in the US & Canada), while Hooking Up (2020) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 604 films, $1.3B (31%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Bad Boys for Life (2020) $426.5M $206.3M US & Canada · 48% $220.2M elsewhere · 52%
- 2 Tenet (2020) $365.3M $58.5M US & Canada · 16% $306.8M elsewhere · 84%
- 3 Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) $319.7M $149M US & Canada · 47% $170.7M elsewhere · 53%
- 4 Dolittle (2020) $251.4M $77M US & Canada · 31% $174.4M elsewhere · 69%
- 5 The Croods: A New Age (2020) $215.9M $58.6M US & Canada · 27% $157.3M elsewhere · 73%
- 6 Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) $205.5M $84.2M US & Canada · 41% $121.4M elsewhere · 59%
- 7 Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) $169.6M $46.8M US & Canada · 28% $122.8M elsewhere · 72%
- 8 The Invisible Man (2020) $144.5M $70.4M US & Canada · 49% $74.1M elsewhere · 51%
- 9 Onward (2020) $141.9M $61.6M US & Canada · 43% $80.4M elsewhere · 57%
- 10 Hooking Up (2020) $123M $84.3K US & Canada · <1% $122.9M elsewhere · 100%
Gross bands
How Many 2020 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
13 of 604 films crossed $100M and took $2.7B between them, 62% of the total. 548 films, 91% of the list, earned under $10M.
62% 29% 9%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 13 films, 2% of the list $2.7B · 62% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 43 films, 7% of the list $1.3B · 29% of the gross
- Under $10M 548 films, 91% of the list $389.2M · 9% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2020 Earned the Most?
February releases took the most, $983.5M from 53 films, led by Sonic the Hedgehog (2020). June was the quietest month ($39.9M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Bad Boys for Life (2020) $959.9M Bad Boys for Life (2020)
- February Feb Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) $983.5M Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
- March Mar Onward (2020) $378.5M Onward (2020)
- April Apr Trolls World Tour (2020) $55.5M Trolls World Tour (2020)
- May May Rich in Love (Ricos de Amor) (2020) $124.3M Rich in Love (Ricos de Amor) (2020)
- June Jun My Spy (2020) $39.9M My Spy (2020)
- July Jul Fisherman's Friends (2020) $49.3M Fisherman's Friends (2020)
- August Aug The New Mutants (2020) $146.9M The New Mutants (2020)
- September Sep Tenet (2020) $509.2M Tenet (2020)
- October Oct After We Collided (2020) $252M After We Collided (2020)
- November Nov The Croods: A New Age (2020) $356.5M The Croods: A New Age (2020)
- December Dec Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) $501.8M Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
Last 10 years
How Does 2020 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2019 earned the most: $28.7B from 898 films, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019). 2020 took $4.4B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 544 films | 544 | $24.2B | – | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) $1.3B |
| 2012 576 films · +7% | 576 | $26B | +7% | The Avengers (2012) $1.5B |
| 2013 601 films · ±0% | 601 | $26B | ±0% | Frozen (2013) $1.3B |
| 2014 649 films · −5% | 649 | $24.6B | −5% | Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014) $1.1B |
| 2015 682 films · +10% | 682 | $27.1B | +10% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| 2016 696 films · +1% | 696 | $27.4B | +1% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B |
| 2017 771 films · +2% | 771 | $27.9B | +2% | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B |
| 2018 828 films · +1% | 828 | $28.3B | +1% | Avengers: Infinity War (2018) $2.1B |
| 2019 898 films · +1% | 898 | $28.7B | +1% | Avengers: Endgame (2019) $2.8B |
| 2020 604 films · −85% | 604 | $4.4B | −85% | Bad Boys for Life (2020) $426.5M |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in 2020?
Action took $2.2B across 78 films, 49% of the total, ahead of Comedy ($1.9B) and Drama ($1.7B). A film counts once for each of its genres.
2020 English Box Office by Genre
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Action $2.2B78 films · #1 Bad Boys for Life (2020) -
Comedy $1.9B138 films · #1 Bad Boys for Life (2020) -
Drama $1.7B273 films · #1 Tenet (2020) -
Adventure $1.5B53 films · #1 Dolittle (2020) -
Thriller $1.4B135 films · #1 Bad Boys for Life (2020) -
Fantasy $1.1B37 films · #1 Dolittle (2020) -
Family $1B48 films · #1 Dolittle (2020) -
Crime $840.2M51 films · #1 Bad Boys for Life (2020) -
Sci-Fi $710.5M46 films · #1 Tenet (2020) -
Animation $600.9M30 films · #1 The Croods: A New Age (2020)
Archive
English Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $103.7B
2010s 10 years · $261.1B
- 2019 $28.7B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $28.3B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $27.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $27.4B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $27.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $24.6B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $26B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $26B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $24.2B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $21B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $170.3B
- 2009 $23B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $20B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $20.5B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $17.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $16.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $15.9B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $17.1B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $13.9B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $13.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $12.2B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $85.6B
- 1999 $12.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $10B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $11.8B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.2B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $8.9B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $7.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $7.4B #1 Jurassic Park (1993)
- 1992 $5.5B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $5.9B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
- 1989 $6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.3B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $3.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.3B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.4B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.2B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
- 1979 $2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $1.5B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $624.6M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $955.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $694.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $906.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $369.2M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $182.9M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $346.9M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
- 1969 $244.6M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $143.9M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $336.7M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $28.1M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $227.4M #1 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- 1964 $238.6M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $75.1M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $49.6M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $952.7K #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $42.4M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $757.2M
- 1959 $126.4M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $5.1M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $31.3M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $140.6M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $70.6M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $147.7M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.6M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.4M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $96.7M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $651.4M
- 1949 $1.7M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $707.7K #1 The Fallen Idol (1948)
- 1947 $1.4M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $91.9M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $117.4K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $102K #1 Went the Day Well? (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.5M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $213.2M
- 1939 $26.3M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $27.1K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $37.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $137.1K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $40K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $299 #1 Transgression (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 3 years · $60.4K
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
English Box Office 2020: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 604 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in 2020?
Bad Boys for Life (2020) leads with $426.5M worldwide, $206.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Tenet (2020) at $365.3M and Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) at $319.7M.
How much did English-language movies released in 2020 earn?
604 English-language films released in 2020 report a worldwide gross, $4.4B in all, or $7.2M per film on average. 2019 releases took $28.7B.
How many English-language movies released in 2020 made $1 billion?
None. 13 films crossed $100 million, led by Bad Boys for Life (2020) with $426.5M.
How is the 2020 English box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2020. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the 2020 English box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.