#1 of 42 #1 movie of Week 36, 2020
2020 · Action, Sci-Fi
$365.3M worldwide · 79% of the chart's total
$58.5M US & Canada · 16% $306.8M elsewhere · 84%
Box office · Week 36 · Aug 30–Sep 5, 2020
Box Office Week 36, 2020: Highest-Grossing Releases of Aug 30–Sep 5
Tenet (2020) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5), with $365.3M worldwide, ahead of Mulan (2020) at $70M and Children of the Sea (2020) at $5.2M. 42 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $463.7M in all, 13% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 19% on Week 35, 2020, whose releases took $574.5M. By genre, Drama leads with $452.8M across 22 releases.
- week 36 releases with a gross
- 42
- combined worldwide
- $463.7M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs Week 35, 2020
- −19%
#1 of 42 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 36 of 2020?
Tenet (2020) leads with $365.3M, 79% of the total. The top 5 together took $448.2M, 97% of what all 42 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 Week 36 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 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5).
- 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 1, 2020 US and Canada: $81.2K Rest of the world: $5.1M Worldwide: $5.2M
- 4 Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7M
- 5 Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M
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Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M - 7
Sep 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M - 8
Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M - 9
Aug 31, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M - 10
Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M - 11
Sep 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $984.1K - 12
Aug 31, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $695.7K - 13
Sep 5, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $626K - 14
Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $583.1K - 15
Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $538K - 16
Aug 30, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $425K - 17
Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $402K - 18
Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $380.3K - 19
Aug 30, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $326.1K - 20
Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $315.1K - 21
Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $244.6K - 22
Sep 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $115.1K - 23
Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $78.4K - 24
Aug 30, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $57.2K - 25
Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $55.9K - 26
Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: $21.5K Rest of the world: $25.7K Worldwide: $47.2K - 27
Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46.3K - 28
Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: $20.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.9K - 29
Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.3K - 30
Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.7K - 31
Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.8K - 32
Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14K - 33
Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.9K - 34
Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: $7.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.1K - 35
Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6K - 36
Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K - 37
Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3K - 38
Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K - 39
Aug 31, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5K - 40
Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1K - 41
Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1K - 42
Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $327
Gross bands
How Many Week 36 of 2020 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 42 films crossed $100M and took $365.3M between them, 79% of the total. 40 films, 95% of the list, earned under $10M.
79% 15%
- $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, 2% of the list $365.3M · 79% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 1 film, 2% of the list $70M · 15% of the gross
- Under $10M 40 films, 95% of the list $28.5M · 6% of the gross
Weeks around it
How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 36 releases took $463.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 35 (Aug 23–29) with $574.5M, led by The Eight Hundred (2020).
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 19–25 Fisherman's Friends (2020) $33.9M Fisherman's Friends (2020)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 Father There Is Only One 2 (2020) $25.8M Father There Is Only One 2 (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 Tenet (2020) $463.7M 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)
Earlier years
How Does Week 36 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2017 earned the most: $818.4M from 68 films, led by It (2017). Week 36, 2020 took $463.7M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 36, 2011 Aug 28–Sep 3 38 films | 38 | $274.5M | – | Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) $51.9M |
| Week 36, 2012 Sep 2–8 50 films · +17% | 50 | $320.8M | +17% | The Inbetweeners Movie (2012) $88.8M |
| Week 36, 2013 Sep 1–7 42 films · −44% | 42 | $180.7M | −44% | Riddick (2013) $98.3M |
| Week 36, 2014 Aug 31–Sep 6 44 films · +9% | 44 | $197M | +9% | Thunder and the House of Magic (2014) $64.2M |
| Week 36, 2015 Aug 30–Sep 5 39 films · +56% | 39 | $306.6M | +56% | Dragon Blade (2015) $122.6M |
| Week 36, 2016 Aug 28–Sep 3 31 films · −25% | 31 | $229.7M | −25% | Skiptrace (2016) $136.6M |
| Week 36, 2017 Sep 3–9 68 films · +256% | 68 | $818.4M | +256% | It (2017) $704.2M |
| Week 36, 2018 Sep 2–8 52 films · −41% | 52 | $479.6M | −41% | The Nun (2018) $366.1M |
| Week 36, 2019 Sep 1–7 72 films · +11% | 72 | $534.8M | +11% | It: Chapter Two (2019) $473.1M |
| Week 36, 2020 Aug 30–Sep 5 42 films · −13% | 42 | $463.7M | −13% | Tenet (2020) $365.3M |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in Week 36 of 2020?
Drama took $452.8M across 22 films, 98% of the total, ahead of Action ($435.9M) and Thriller ($372.1M). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $443M across 19 films, 96% of the total, ahead of French-language films ($11.6M) and Japanese-language films ($5.2M).
Week 36 of 2020 Box Office by Genre
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Drama $452.8M22 films · #1 Tenet (2020) -
Action $435.9M5 films · #1 Tenet (2020) -
Thriller $372.1M8 films · #1 Tenet (2020) -
Sci-Fi $365.4M3 films · #1 Tenet (2020) -
Family $80.4M5 films · #1 Mulan (2020) -
Adventure $75.2M5 films · #1 Mulan (2020) -
Fantasy $75.1M3 films · #1 Mulan (2020) -
Animation $9.9M3 films · #1 Children of the Sea (2020) -
Comedy $6.9M5 films · #1 The Speech (2020) -
Mystery $5.3M2 films · #1 Children of the Sea (2020)
Week 36 of 2020 Box Office by Language
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English $443M19 films · #1 Tenet (2020) -
French $11.6M10 films · #1 Appearances (2020) -
Japanese $5.2M2 films · #1 Children of the Sea (2020) -
Korean $2.2M1 film · #1 Oh! My Gran (2020) -
Italian $1.1M3 films · #1 The Ties (2020) -
Spanish $402K1 film · #1 The Mole Agent (2020) -
Russian $244.6K1 film · #1 Side Effect (2020) -
Portuguese $6.9K3 films · #1 Ivan, the TerrirBle (2020) -
Lithuanian $4.6K1 film · #1 The Flood Won’t Come (2020) -
Slovak $2.4K1 film · #1 Video Kings (2020)
Archive
Box Office in 2020, Week by Week
53 weeks of 2020 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 3 (Jan 12–18) with $919.3M, led by Bad Boys for Life (2020).
- Week 1 $205.8M
- Week 2 $278.4M
- Week 3 $919.3M
- Week 4 $183.4M
- Week 5 $65.3M
- Week 6 $493.7M
- Week 7 $490.2M
- Week 8 $263.1M
- Week 9 $228.2M
- Week 10 $418.9M
- Week 11 $91.5M
- Week 12 $130.8M
- Week 13 $2M
- Week 14 $96.2K
- Week 15 $65.7M
- Week 16 $2.6M
- Week 17 $815.3K
- Week 18 $76.2M
- Week 19 $17.2M
- Week 20 $34M
- Week 21 $8.1M
- Week 22 $8.4M
- Week 23 $21.6M
- Week 24 $29M
- Week 25 $13.5M
- Week 26 $31.8M
- Week 27 $11.3M
- Week 28 $16M
- Week 29 $102.4M
- Week 30 $33.9M
- Week 31 $25.8M
- Week 32 $36.8M
- Week 33 $43M
- Week 34 $75.3M
- Week 35 $574.5M
- Week 36 $463.7M
- Week 37 $40.2M
- Week 38 $75.2M
- Week 39 $46.4M
- Week 40 $51.1M
- Week 41 $97.3M
- Week 42 $80.7M
- Week 43 $167.7M
- Week 44 $41.7M
- Week 45 $37.9M
- Week 46 $55.3M
- Week 47 $142.2M
- Week 48 $316.1M
- Week 49 $103.7M
- Week 50 $94.8M
- Week 51 $103.5M
- Week 52 $648.3M
- Week 53 $217.8M
FAQ
Box Office Week 36 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 42 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5)?
Tenet (2020) leads with $365.3M worldwide, $58.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mulan (2020) at $70M and Children of the Sea (2020) at $5.2M.
How much did movies released in week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5) earn?
42 films released in week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5) report a worldwide gross, $463.7M in all, or $11M per film on average. Week 35, 2020 releases took $574.5M.
How many movies released in week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Tenet (2020) with $365.3M.
How is the week 36, 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 week 36 of 2020 (Aug 30–Sep 5). 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 week 36, 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.