Market Charts > 2020 > Creative Types > Historical Fiction
Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2020
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date |
Genre | MPAA
Rating | 2020 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
1917 |
Dec 25, 2019 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$157,901,466 |
17,200,595 |
| 2 |
Little Women |
Dec 25, 2019 |
Drama |
PG |
$70,502,828 |
7,680,046 |
| 3 |
The Call of the Wild |
Feb 21, 2020 |
Adventure |
PG |
$62,342,368 |
6,791,107 |
| 4 |
Gretel & Hansel |
Jan 31, 2020 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$15,347,654 |
1,671,857 |
| 5 |
Jojo Rabbit |
Oct 18, 2019 |
Black Comedy |
PG-13 |
$11,791,356 |
1,284,461 |
| 6 |
Emma. |
Feb 21, 2020 |
Drama |
PG |
$10,055,355 |
1,095,354 |
| 7 |
A Christmas Story |
Nov 18, 1983 |
Comedy |
PG |
$3,896,391 |
424,443 |
| 8 |
Portrait de la jeune fille … |
Dec 6, 2019 |
Drama |
R |
$3,759,854 |
409,570 |
| 9 |
News of the World |
Dec 25, 2020 |
Western |
PG-13 |
$3,717,170 |
404,920 |
| 10 |
The Personal History of Dav… |
Mar 26, 2020 |
Drama |
PG |
$1,876,298 |
204,389 |
| 11 |
Met Opera — Agrippina |
Feb 29, 2020 |
Concert/Perfor… |
Not Rated |
$1,150,000 |
125,272 |
| 12 |
Yip Man 4 |
Dec 25, 2019 |
Action |
Not Rated |
$1,089,355 |
118,666 |
| 13 |
Met Opera: Wozzeck |
Jan 11, 2020 |
Concert/Perfor… |
Not Rated |
$863,000 |
94,008 |
| 14 |
Cut Throat City |
Jul 31, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$855,894 |
93,234 |
| 15 |
The Secrets We Keep |
Sep 16, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$231,119 |
25,176 |
| 16 |
Dylda |
Jun 20, 2019 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$196,258 |
21,378 |
| 17 |
The Nest |
Sep 18, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$137,852 |
15,016 |
| 18 |
The Muppet Christmas Carol |
Dec 11, 1992 |
Comedy |
G |
$105,400 |
11,481 |
| 19 |
First Cow |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$101,068 |
11,009 |
| 20 |
A Vida Invisível |
Sep 12, 2019 |
Drama |
R |
$92,752 |
10,103 |
| 21 |
How to Build a Girl |
May 8, 2020 |
Comedy |
R |
$70,632 |
7,694 |
| 22 |
Summerland |
Jul 31, 2020 |
Drama |
PG |
$58,434 |
6,365 |
| 23 |
The Godfather: Part III |
Dec 25, 1990 |
Drama |
R |
$58,097 |
6,328 |
| 24 |
The Lighthouse |
Oct 18, 2019 |
Horror |
R |
$57,784 |
6,294 |
| 25 |
Shadow in the Cloud |
Jan 1, 2021 |
Action |
R |
$39,117 |
4,261 |
| 26 |
Zombi Child |
Jun 14, 2019 |
Adventure |
Not Rated |
$25,878 |
2,818 |
| 27 |
Pandora and the Flying Dutc… |
Apr 13, 1951 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$21,536 |
2,345 |
| 28 |
Mandy |
Sep 14, 2018 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Not Rated |
$19,169 |
2,088 |
| 29 |
Branagh Theatre Live: The W… |
Feb 5, 2016 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$15,789 |
1,719 |
| 30 |
Les Misérables - The Staged… |
Dec 6, 2019 |
Concert/Perfor… |
Not Rated |
$11,394 |
1,241 |
| 31 |
Mr. Klein |
Nov 6, 1977 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$3,310 |
360 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $346,394,578 | |
| Total Tickets Sold | 37,733,598 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2020.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2020.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.
Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.
