#1 of 158 #1 movie of September 2020
2020 · Action, Sci-Fi
$365.3M worldwide · 57% of the chart's total
$58.5M US & Canada · 16% $306.8M elsewhere · 84%
Box office · September 2020
September 2020 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing September Releases
Tenet (2020) is the highest-grossing movie released in September 2020, with $365.3M worldwide, ahead of Mulan (2020) at $70M and Spiral (2020) at $40.6M. 158 films released in September 2020 report a worldwide gross, $641.7M in all, 14% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 12% on August 2020, whose releases took $732.5M. By genre, Drama leads with $553.5M across 85 releases.
- September 2020 releases with a gross
- 158
- combined worldwide
- $641.7M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs August 2020
- −12%
#1 of 158 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of September 2020?
Tenet (2020) leads with $365.3M, 57% of the total. The top 5 together took $501M, 78% of what all 158 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 September 2020, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 158. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in September 2020.
- 1 Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: $58.5M Rest of the world: $306.8M Worldwide: $365.3M
- 2 Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70M
- 3 Sep 17, 2020 US and Canada: $23.2M Rest of the world: $17.4M Worldwide: $40.6M
- 4 Sep 29, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.2M
- 5 Sep 24, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.9M
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Sep 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.3M - 7
Sep 10, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9M - 8
Sep 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.8M - 9
Sep 22, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.8M - 10
Sep 25, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.4M - 11
Sep 15, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3M - 12
Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: $81.2K Rest of the world: $5.1M Worldwide: $5.2M - 13
Sep 11, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M - 14
Sep 24, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M - 15
Sep 11, 2020 US and Canada: $4.1M Rest of the world: $713.9K Worldwide: $4.8M - 16
Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7M - 17
Sep 29, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M - 18
Sep 10, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4M - 19
Sep 25, 2020 US and Canada: $497.7K Rest of the world: $2.8M Worldwide: $3.3M - 20
Sep 8, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M - 21
Two Buddies and a Badger 2: The Great Big Beast (2020)Sep 25, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
Sep 25, 2020 · Norwegian · Adventure, Family $3.1M worldwide - 22
Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M - 23
Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M - 24
Sep 11, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M - 25
Sep 9, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M - 26
Sep 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M - 27
Sep 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M - 28
Sep 11, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M - 29
Sep 18, 2020 US and Canada: $137.9K Rest of the world: $2M Worldwide: $2.1M - 30
Sep 25, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M - 31
Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M - 32
Sep 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M - 33
The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea (2020)Sep 21, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
Sep 21, 2020 · German · Family, Adventure $1.7M worldwide - 34
Sep 23, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 35
Sep 25, 2020 US and Canada: $531.4K Rest of the world: $754.3K Worldwide: $1.3M - 36
Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M - 37
Sep 25, 2020 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $661 Worldwide: $1M - 38
Sep 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M - 39
Sep 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $984.1K - 40
Sep 8, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $832.1K - 41
Sep 11, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $776K - 42
Sep 24, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $776K - 43
Sep 9, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $692.5K - 44
Sep 18, 2020 US and Canada: $537.6K Rest of the world: $104.9K Worldwide: $642.5K - 45
Sep 5, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $626K - 46
Sep 16, 2020 US and Canada: $207.9K Rest of the world: $407.3K Worldwide: $615.2K - 47
Sep 25, 2020 US and Canada: $588.9K Rest of the world: $11.9K Worldwide: $600.7K - 48
Sep 10, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $589.7K - 49
Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $583.1K - 50
Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $538K
Gross bands
How Many September 2020 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 158 films crossed $100M and took $365.3M between them, 57% of the total. 152 films, 96% of the list, earned under $10M.
57% 23% 20%
- $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 $365.3M · 57% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 5 films, 3% of the list $145.9M · 23% of the gross
- Under $10M 152 films, 96% of the list $130.5M · 20% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of September 2020 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 36 (Aug 30–Sep 5) took $460.9M, led by Tenet (2020). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Tenet (2020) $460.9M Tenet (2020)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Break the Silence: The Movie (2020) $40.2M Break the Silence: The Movie (2020)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Spiral (2020) $75.2M Spiral (2020)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Two by Two: Overboard! (2020) $46.4M Two by Two: Overboard! (2020)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 27–Oct 3 Pawn (2020) $19M Pawn (2020)
Earlier years
How Does September 2020 Compare With September in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, September 2015 earned the most: $2.9B from 185 films, led by Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015). September 2020 took $641.7M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| September 2011 169 films | 169 | $1.2B | – | Contagion (2011) $136.5M |
| September 2012 154 films · +46% | 154 | $1.8B | +46% | Hotel Transylvania (2012) $358.5M |
| September 2013 160 films · −25% | 160 | $1.3B | −25% | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) $274.3M |
| September 2014 157 films · +2% | 157 | $1.4B | +2% | The Maze Runner (2014) $348.3M |
| September 2015 185 films · +115% | 185 | $2.9B | +115% | Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) $475.2M |
| September 2016 195 films · −21% | 195 | $2.3B | −21% | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) $296.5M |
| September 2017 237 films · +10% | 237 | $2.5B | +10% | It (2017) $704.2M |
| September 2018 212 films · −20% | 212 | $2B | −20% | The Nun (2018) $366.1M |
| September 2019 221 films · −11% | 221 | $1.8B | −11% | It: Chapter Two (2019) $473.1M |
| September 2020 158 films · −64% | 158 | $641.7M | −64% | Tenet (2020) $365.3M |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in September 2020?
Drama took $553.5M across 85 films, 86% of the total, ahead of Action ($450.4M) and Thriller ($425.2M). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $509.2M across 67 films, 79% of the total, ahead of Korean-language films ($31.2M) and French-language films ($18.1M).
September 2020 Box Office by Genre
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Drama $553.5M85 films · #1 Tenet (2020) -
Action $450.4M11 films · #1 Tenet (2020) -
Thriller $425.2M26 films · #1 Tenet (2020) -
Sci-Fi $365.4M5 films · #1 Tenet (2020) -
Family $117.3M16 films · #1 Mulan (2020) -
Adventure $99M13 films · #1 Mulan (2020) -
Comedy $81.2M33 films · #1 Pawn (2020) -
Fantasy $76.3M6 films · #1 Mulan (2020) -
Horror $52.2M13 films · #1 Spiral (2020) -
Mystery $49.4M8 films · #1 Spiral (2020)
September 2020 Box Office by Language
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English $509.2M67 films · #1 Tenet (2020) -
Korean $31.2M6 films · #1 Pawn (2020) -
French $18.1M15 films · #1 Appearances (2020) -
Japanese $11.6M3 films · #1 Midnight Swan (2020) - German $9.5M2 films · #1 Contra (2020)
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Russian $7.8M12 films · #1 Streltsov (2020) -
Polish $4.3M3 films · #1 25 Years of Innocence (2020) - Norwegian $3.1M1 film · #1 Two Buddies and a Badger 2: The Great Big Beast (2020)
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Italian $2.1M9 films · #1 The Ties (2020) -
Spanish $1.7M9 films · #1 My Heart Goes Boom! (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 September 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 158 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in September 2020?
Tenet (2020) leads with $365.3M worldwide, $58.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mulan (2020) at $70M and Spiral (2020) at $40.6M.
How much did movies released in September 2020 earn?
158 films released in September 2020 report a worldwide gross, $641.7M in all, or $4.1M per film on average. August 2020 releases took $732.5M.
How many movies released in September 2020 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Tenet (2020) with $365.3M.
How is the September 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 September 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 September 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.