#1 of 3 #1 English-language movie of Week 1, 2020
2020 · Mystery, Horror
$49.5M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total
$21.2M US & Canada · 43% $28.3M elsewhere · 57%
English box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–4, 2020
English Box Office, Week 1 of 2020: English Releases of Jan 1–4
The Grudge (2020) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 1 of 2020 (Jan 1–4), with $49.5M worldwide, ahead of Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) at $2.4M and Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker (2020) at $58.9K. 3 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $52M in all, 41% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 1 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $52M
- The Grudge (2020), the #1
- $49.5M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 41%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest English Hits of Week 1 of 2020?
The Grudge (2020) leads with $49.5M, 95% of the total. The top 3 together took $52M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every English Release of Week 1 of 2020, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 1 of 2020 (Jan 1–4).
- 1 Jan 3, 2020 US and Canada: $21.2M Rest of the world: $28.3M Worldwide: $49.5M
- 2 Jan 4, 2020 US and Canada: $51K Rest of the world: $2.3M Worldwide: $2.4M
- 3 Jan 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $58.9K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 1 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 1 releases took $52M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51, 2019 (Dec 15–21) with $1.2B, led by Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
- Week 48, 2019 Wk 48 Nov 24–30 Knives Out (2019) $361.8M Knives Out (2019)
- Week 49, 2019 Wk 49 Dec 1–7 Playmobil: The Movie (2019) $22.2M Playmobil: The Movie (2019)
- Week 50, 2019 Wk 50 Dec 8–14 Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) $1B Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
- Week 51, 2019 Wk 51 Dec 15–21 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1.2B Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- Week 52, 2019 Wk 52 Dec 22–28 1917 (2019) $1B 1917 (2019)
- Week 53, 2019 Wk 53 Dec 29–31 A Christmas Carol (2019) $179.8K A Christmas Carol (2019)
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–4 The Grudge (2020) $52M The Grudge (2020)
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 5–11 Underwater (2020) $73.5M Underwater (2020)
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 12–18 Bad Boys for Life (2020) $683.4M Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Earlier years
How Does Week 1 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 1, 2018 earned the most: $174M from 10 films, led by Insidious: The Last Key (2018). Week 1, 2020 took $52M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1, 2011 Jan 1 1 film | 1 | $16.4K | – | KickOff (2011) $16.4K |
| Week 1, 2012 Jan 1–7 4 films · +2209% | 4 | $378.7K | +2209% | Imaginarium (2012) $190.8K |
| Week 1, 2013 Jan 1–5 7 films · +12767% | 7 | $48.7M | +12767% | Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) $47.3M |
| Week 1, 2014 Jan 1–4 7 films · +131% | 7 | $112.7M | +131% | Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014) $90.9M |
| Week 1, 2015 Jan 1–3 3 films · −56% | 3 | $49.5M | −56% | The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2015) $48.9M |
| Week 1, 2016 Jan 1–2 3 films · −21% | 3 | $39.2M | −21% | Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016) $39.1M |
| Week 1, 2017 Jan 1–7 9 films · +110% | 9 | $82.3M | +110% | Underworld: Blood Wars (2017) $81.1M |
| Week 1, 2018 Jan 1–6 10 films · +112% | 10 | $174M | +112% | Insidious: The Last Key (2018) $167.9M |
| Week 1, 2019 Jan 1–5 4 films · −7% | 4 | $161.9M | −7% | Escape Room (2019) $155.7M |
| Week 1, 2020 Jan 1–4 3 films · −68% | 3 | $52M | −68% | The Grudge (2020) $49.5M |
Archive
English Box Office in 2020, Week by Week
53 weeks of 2020 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 3 (Jan 12–18) with $683.4M, led by Bad Boys for Life (2020).
- Week 1 $52M
- Week 2 $73.5M
- Week 3 $683.4M
- Week 4 $120.5M
- Week 5 $30.7M
- Week 6 $209.3M
- Week 7 $443.3M
- Week 8 $179.3M
- Week 9 $151.5M
- Week 10 $175.8M
- Week 11 $77.2M
- Week 12 $124.1M
- Week 13 $1.2M
- Week 14 $66.4K
- Week 15 $51.6M
- Week 16 $1.7M
- Week 17 $497.8K
- Week 18 $74.2M
- Week 19 $10M
- Week 20 $30.7M
- Week 21 $6.4M
- Week 22 $4.7M
- Week 23 $6M
- Week 24 $4.4M
- Week 25 $10.6M
- Week 26 $17.4M
- Week 27 $3.9M
- Week 28 $6.4M
- Week 29 $2M
- Week 30 $31.6M
- Week 31 $6.8M
- Week 32 $15.8M
- Week 33 $1.7M
- Week 34 $49.4M
- Week 35 $79.8M
- Week 36 $443M
- Week 37 $15.8M
- Week 38 $30.9M
- Week 39 $19.7M
- Week 40 $3.5M
- Week 41 $69.7M
- Week 42 $42.3M
- Week 43 $119.8M
- Week 44 $17M
- Week 45 $18.8M
- Week 46 $30.6M
- Week 47 $75.2M
- Week 48 $231.7M
- Week 49 $57M
- Week 50 $18.7M
- Week 51 $102.1M
- Week 52 $323.4M
- Week 53 $779.1K
FAQ
English Box Office Week 1 of 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in week 1 of 2020 (Jan 1–4)?
The Grudge (2020) leads with $49.5M worldwide, $21.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) at $2.4M and Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker (2020) at $58.9K.
How much did English-language movies released in week 1 of 2020 (Jan 1–4) earn?
3 English-language films released in week 1 of 2020 (Jan 1–4) report a worldwide gross, $52M in all, or $17.3M per film on average.
How many English-language movies released in week 1 of 2020 (Jan 1–4) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Grudge (2020), earned $49.5M.
How is the week 1, 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 week 1 of 2020 (Jan 1–4). 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 week 1, 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.