#1 of 116 #1 movie of August 2020
2020 · Action, Drama
$461.4M worldwide · 63% of the chart's total
$372.8K US & Canada · <1% $461M elsewhere · 100%
Box office · August 2020
August 2020 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing August Releases
The Eight Hundred (2020) is the highest-grossing movie released in August 2020, with $461.4M worldwide, ahead of The New Mutants (2020) at $49.2M and Unhinged (2020) at $44.3M. 116 films released in August 2020 report a worldwide gross, $732.5M in all, 8% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 3.9 times the total of July 2020, whose releases took $187.7M. By genre, Drama leads with $565.8M across 62 releases.
- August 2020 releases with a gross
- 116
- combined worldwide
- $732.5M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs July 2020
- ×3.9
#1 of 116 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of August 2020?
The Eight Hundred (2020) leads with $461.4M, 63% of the total. The top 5 together took $596.7M, 81% of what all 116 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Release of August 2020, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 116. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in August 2020.
- 1 Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: $372.8K Rest of the world: $461M Worldwide: $461.4M
- 2 Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: $23.9M Rest of the world: $25.3M Worldwide: $49.2M
- 3 Aug 21, 2020 US and Canada: $20.8M Rest of the world: $23.5M Worldwide: $44.3M
- 4 Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.3M
- 5 Aug 21, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.5M
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Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel III. Spring Song (2020)Aug 15, 2020 US and Canada: $200K Rest of the world: $19.1M Worldwide: $19.3M
Aug 15, 2020 · Japanese · Animation, Fantasy $19.3M worldwide - 7
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020)Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $12.5M Worldwide: $14.4M
Aug 28, 2020 · English · Drama, Comedy $14.4M worldwide - 8
Aug 12, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.4M - 9
Aug 5, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.9M - 10
Aug 7, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.7M - 11
Aug 14, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.5M - 12
Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: $2.8M Worldwide: $6.3M - 13
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7M Aug 28, 2020 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi $5.7M worldwide - 14
Aug 12, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3M - 15
Aug 7, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M - 16
Aug 21, 2020 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $609.3K Worldwide: $3.2M - 17
Aug 22, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M - 18
Aug 7, 2020 US and Canada: $101.3K Rest of the world: $2.8M Worldwide: $2.9M - 19
Aug 6, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M - 20
Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M - 21
Aug 26, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M - 22
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Aug 29, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5M - 23
Aug 25, 2020 US and Canada: $49 Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $2.1M - 24
Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: $374.7K Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $1.9M - 25
Aug 7, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 26
Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 27
Aug 27, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M - 28
Aug 6, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M - 29
Aug 7, 2020 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $281.6K Worldwide: $1.3M - 30
Aug 31, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M - 31
Aug 7, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M - 32
Aug 22, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $930.4K - 33
Aug 21, 2020 US and Canada: $855.9K Rest of the world: $9K Worldwide: $864.9K - 34
Aug 14, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $846.3K - 35
Aug 7, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $764.8K - 36
Aug 5, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $760.6K - 37
Aug 31, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $695.7K - 38
Aug 12, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $672.7K - 39
Aug 13, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $644.6K - 40
Sisters: The Summer We Found Our Superpowers (2020)Aug 7, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $625.2K
Aug 7, 2020 · Norwegian · Family, Adventure $625.2K worldwide - 41
Aug 21, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $502.8K - 42
Aug 6, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $499.6K - 43
Aug 21, 2020 US and Canada: $93.1K Rest of the world: $365.9K Worldwide: $459.1K - 44
Aug 30, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $425K - 45
Aug 21, 2020 US and Canada: $413.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $413.4K - 46
Aug 14, 2020 US and Canada: $18.9K Rest of the world: $335.2K Worldwide: $354K - 47
Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $332.3K - 48
Aug 30, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $326.1K - 49
Aug 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $323.9K - 50
Aug 21, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $322.6K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in August 2020?
Of the top 10, The New Mutants (2020) earned the biggest share at home (49% in the US & Canada), while The Eight Hundred (2020) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 116 films, $56.3M (8%) came from the US & Canada. 5 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 The Eight Hundred (2020) $461.4M $372.8K US & Canada · <1% $461M elsewhere · 100%
- 2 The New Mutants (2020) $49.2M $23.9M US & Canada · 49% $25.3M elsewhere · 51%
- 3 Unhinged (2020) $44.3M $20.8M US & Canada · 47% $23.5M elsewhere · 53%
- 4 Stigmatized Properties (2020) $21.3M No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020) $20.5M No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel III. Spring Song (2020) $19.3M $200K US & Canada · 1% $19.1M elsewhere · 99%
- 7 The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020) $14.4M $1.9M US & Canada · 13% $12.5M elsewhere · 87%
- 8 Okay! Madam (2020) $9.4M No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Les Blagues de Toto (2020) $8.9M No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 The Secret Garden (2020) $8.7M No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many August 2020 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 116 films crossed $100M and took $461.4M between them, 63% of the total. 109 films, 94% of the list, earned under $10M.
63% 23% 14%
- $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 1 film, <1% of the list $461.4M · 63% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 6 films, 5% of the list $168.9M · 23% of the gross
- Under $10M 109 films, 94% of the list $102.1M · 14% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of August 2020 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 35 (Aug 23–29) took $574.5M, led by The Eight Hundred (2020). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 Evergreen (2020) $6K Evergreen (2020)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 Les Blagues de Toto (2020) $36.8M Les Blagues de Toto (2020)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel III. Spring Song (2020) $43M Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel III. Spring Song (2020)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Unhinged (2020) $75.3M Unhinged (2020)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 The Eight Hundred (2020) $574.5M The Eight Hundred (2020)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Home Front (2020) $2.8M Home Front (2020)
Earlier years
How Does August 2020 Compare With August in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, August 2019 earned the most: $3.5B from 218 films, led by Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019). August 2020 took $732.5M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| August 2011 88 films | 88 | $1.7B | – | Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) $481.8M |
| August 2012 140 films · +11% | 140 | $1.9B | +11% | The Expendables 2 (2012) $315M |
| August 2013 117 films · +21% | 117 | $2.3B | +21% | Elysium (2013) $286.1M |
| August 2014 127 films · +32% | 127 | $3B | +32% | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) $773.4M |
| August 2015 135 films · −42% | 135 | $1.7B | −42% | Straight Outta Compton (2015) $201.6M |
| August 2016 123 films · +37% | 123 | $2.4B | +37% | Suicide Squad (2016) $749.2M |
| August 2017 183 films · −35% | 183 | $1.6B | −35% | Annabelle: Creation (2017) $306.6M |
| August 2018 203 films · +59% | 203 | $2.5B | +59% | The Meg (2018) $529.3M |
| August 2019 218 films · +41% | 218 | $3.5B | +41% | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) $760.7M |
| August 2020 116 films · −79% | 116 | $732.5M | −79% | The Eight Hundred (2020) $461.4M |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in August 2020?
Drama took $565.8M across 62 films, 77% of the total, ahead of Action ($543.2M) and War ($462.9M). A film counts once for each of its genres. Chinese-language films took $462.1M across 4 films, 63% of the total, ahead of English-language films ($146.9M) and Japanese-language films ($72.4M).
August 2020 Box Office by Genre
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Drama $565.8M62 films · #1 The Eight Hundred (2020) -
Action $543.2M12 films · #1 The Eight Hundred (2020) -
War $462.9M2 films · #1 The Eight Hundred (2020) -
Horror $73M12 films · #1 The New Mutants (2020) -
Comedy $65.2M25 films · #1 The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020) -
Sci-Fi $62.9M6 films · #1 The New Mutants (2020) -
Romance $57.4M17 films · #1 Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020) -
Thriller $48.5M20 films · #1 Unhinged (2020) -
Animation $30.8M9 films · #1 Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel III. Spring Song (2020) -
Fantasy $28.8M4 films · #1 Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel III. Spring Song (2020)
August 2020 Box Office by Language
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Chinese $462.1M4 films · #1 The Eight Hundred (2020) - English $146.9M52 films · #1 The New Mutants (2020)
- Japanese $72.4M6 films · #1 Stigmatized Properties (2020)
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French $26.2M16 films · #1 Les Blagues de Toto (2020) -
Korean $9.4M1 film · #1 Okay! Madam (2020) -
Dutch $3.6M2 films · #1 Life as It Should Be (2020) - Norwegian $2.1M2 films · #1 Out Stealing Horses (2020)
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Russian $1.8M4 films · #1 Cosmoball (2020) -
German $1.5M2 films · #1 Max und die wilde 7 (2020) -
Spanish $1.3M7 films · #1 The August Virgin (2020)
Archive
Box Office in 2020, Month by Month
The months of 2020 with their totals: January leads with $1.7B, led by Bad Boys for Life (2020).
- January $1.7B #1 Bad Boys for Life (2020)
- February $1.5B #1 Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
- March $643.4M #1 Sacrifice (2020)
- April $71.2M #1 Trolls World Tour (2020)
- May $141.8M #1 Rich in Love (Ricos de Amor) (2020)
- June $97.4M #1 #Alive (2020)
- July $187.7M #1 From Today, It’s My Turn!!: Special (2020)
- August $732.5M #1 The Eight Hundred (2020)
- September $641.7M #1 Tenet (2020)
- October $419.6M #1 After We Collided (2020)
- November $551.7M #1 The Croods: A New Age (2020)
- December $1.2B #1 A Little Red Flower (2020)
FAQ
Box Office August 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 116 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in August 2020?
The Eight Hundred (2020) leads with $461.4M worldwide, $372.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The New Mutants (2020) at $49.2M and Unhinged (2020) at $44.3M.
How much did movies released in August 2020 earn?
116 films released in August 2020 report a worldwide gross, $732.5M in all, or $6.3M per film on average. July 2020 releases took $187.7M.
How many movies released in August 2020 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by The Eight Hundred (2020) with $461.4M.
How is the August 2020 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 August 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.
How often is the August 2020 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.