Most Popular Movies 2020
This chart shows the 2020 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 2020 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 2020 - Top 2020 Worldwide
| ← 2019 | Most Popular Overall | 2021 → |
| Hillbilly Elegy |
| Director: Ron Howard |
| Lead Roles: Amy Adams as Bev, Glenn Close as Mamaw |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 11, 2020 (Wide) (South Korea) |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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International BO: $38,852 |
Synopsis
A Yale law student drawn back to his hometown grapples with family history, Appalachian values and the American dream. Based on the best-selling memoir.
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| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Movie: Mugen Train (劇場版「鬼滅の刃」 無限列車編) |
| Director: Haruo Sotozaki |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 16, 2020 (Wide), released as Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen (Japan) |
| Keywords: 2D Digitally Animated Films, Dysfunctional Family, Possessed, Action Adventure, Demons, Anime |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Adventure, Digital Animation, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $49,888,502 |
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International BO: $457,230,556 |
Synopsis
A youth begins a quest to fight demons and save his sister after finding his family slaughtered and his sister turned into a demon.
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| Bad Boys For Life |
| Director: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah |
| Lead Roles: Will Smith as Detective Mike Lowrey, Martin Lawrence as Detective Marcus Burnett |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 15, 2020 (Wide) (Jamaica) |
| Keywords: Police life, Buddy Cop, Action Comedy, Police Detective, Delayed Sequel, Prison Break, Revenge, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $204,417,855 |
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International BO: $220,053,808 |
Synopsis
The Bad Boys Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett are back together for one last ride.
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| Soul |
| Director: Pete Docter |
| Lead Roles: Jamie Foxx as Joe Gardner, Tina Fey as 22, Graham Norton as Moonwind |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 20, 2020 (Canceled) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Family Adventure, Musicians, Disrupted by 2020 COVID-19 pandemic |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $946,154 |
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International BO: $119,124,368 |
Synopsis
Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn’t quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz — and he’s good. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.
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| Sonic The Hedgehog |
| Director: Jeff Fowler |
| Lead Roles: Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog, Jim Carrey as Dr. Ivo Robotnik |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 13, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand) |
| Keywords: Motion Capture Performance, Fugitive / On the Run, Robot, Slow Motion Scene, Mad Scientist, Development Hell, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration, Non-Chronological, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Game, Adventure, Animation/Live Action, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $146,066,470 |
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International BO: $156,469,654 |
Synopsis
In this live-action adventure comedy, Sonic and his new best friend Tom team up to defend the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik and his plans for world domination, and the world’s speediest hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth.
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| Ammonite |
| Director: Francis Lee |
| Lead Roles: Kate Winslet as Mary Anning, Saoirse Ronan as Charlotte Murchison |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 13, 2020 (Limited) by Neon |
| Keywords: 1840s, 1800s, LGBTQ+, Romance, Closeted Homosexual, Romantic Drama, Cross-Class Romance, Paleontologist |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $160,930 |
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International BO: $959,335 |
Synopsis
In the 1840s, acclaimed self-taught palaeontologist Mary Anning works alone on the wild and brutal Southern English coastline of Lyme Regis. The days of her famed discoveries behind her, she now hunts for common fossils to sell to rich tourists to support herself and her ailing widowed mother. When one such tourist, Roderick Murchison, arrives in Lyme on the first leg of a European tour, he entrusts Mary with the care of his young wife Charlotte, who is recuperating from a personal tragedy. Mary, whose life is a daily struggle on the poverty line, cannot afford to turn him down but, proud and relentlessly passionate about her work, she clashes with her unwanted guest. They are two women from utterly different worlds. Yet despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they can each offer what the other has been searching for: the realization that they are not alone. It is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.
| Dolittle |
| Director: Stephen Gaghan |
| Lead Roles: Robert Downey, Jr. as Doctor John Dolittle, Emma Thompson as Polynesia, Rami Malek as Chee-Chee, John Cena as Yoshi, Kumail Nanjiani as Plimpton, Octavia Spencer as Dab-Dab, Tom Holland as Jip, Craig Robinson as Kevin, Ralph Fiennes as Barry, Selena Gomez as Betsy, Marion Cotillard as Tutu |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 8, 2020 (Wide) (South Korea) |
| Keywords: IMAX: DMR, Talking Animals, Family Movie, Family Adventure, Remake, Veterinarian, Scene in End Credits, 1800s |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Animation/Live Action, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $77,047,065 |
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International BO: $174,462,229 |
Synopsis
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.
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| Onward |
| Director: Dan Scanlan |
| Lead Roles: Chris Pratt as Barley Lightfoot, Tom Holland as Ian Lightfoot, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Laurel Lightfoot, Octavia Spencer as Corey, Lena Waithe as Specter, Ali Wong as Gore, Mel Rodriguez as Colt Bronco |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 28, 2020 (Wide), released as Frčíme (Czech Republic) |
| Keywords: 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, IMAX: DMR, Road Trip, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Family Bonding, Urban Fantasy, Family Adventure, Dysfunctional Family |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $61,555,145 |
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International BO: $71,802,456 |
Synopsis
Set in a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.
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| Tenet |
| Director: Christopher Nolan |
| Lead Roles: John David Washington as “The Protagonist”, Robert Pattinson as Neil, Elizabeth Debicki as Kat, Michael Caine as Crosby, Kenneth Branagh as Sator |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 26, 2020 (Wide) by Warner Bros. (United Kingdom) |
| Keywords: IMAX: DMR, Time Travel, Disrupted by 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Terrorism, Tortured for Information, Unnamed Character, C.I.A., Rescue, Surprise Twist, Action Thriller, False Identity |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $58,504,105 |
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International BO: $301,014,361 |
Synopsis
Armed with only one word—Tenet—and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time. Not time travel. Inversion.
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| Come Play |
| Director: Jacob Chase |
| Lead Roles: Gillian Jacobs as Sarah, Azhy Robertson as Oliver |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 29, 2020 (Wide) (Hong Kong) |
| Keywords: Supernatural Horror, Supernatural |
| Classification: Based on Short Film, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $10,475,990 |
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International BO: $2,148,184 |
Synopsis
Oliver is a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses Oliver’s devices against him to break into our world, Oliver’s parents must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen.
| Corazón loco |
| Director: Marcos Carnevale |
| Lead Roles: Adrian Suar, Soledad Villamil, Gabriela Toscano |
| Video Release Date: September 9, 2020 by Netflix |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Synopsis
Fernando is a family man — equally committed to each of his two families. But one wrong turn brings them crashing together.
| El robo del siglo |
| Director: Ariel Winograd |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 17, 2020 (Wide) (Argentina) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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International BO: $7,369,663 |
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| The Invisible Man |
| Director: Leigh Whannell |
| Lead Roles: Elisabeth Moss as Cecilia Kass, Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Adrian Griffin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 26, 2020 (Wide) (South Korea) |
| Keywords: Psychological Horror, Development Hell, Suicide, Faked Suicide, Relationships Gone Wrong, Domestic Abuse, Inheritance, Stalker |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $64,914,050 |
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International BO: $74,097,915 |
Synopsis
Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding, aided by her sister, their childhood friend and his teenage daughter. But when Cecilia’s abusive ex commits suicide and leaves her a generous portion of his vast fortune, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of eerie coincidences turns lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia’s sanity begins to unravel as she desperately tries to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.
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| Bloody Hell |
| Director: Alister Grierson |
| Lead Roles: Ben O'Toole as Rex Coen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 8, 2020 (Limited) (Australia) |
| Keywords: Horror Comedy, Mental Illness, Imaginary Character, Dysfunctional Family, Escape, Media Circus |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $33,170 |
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International BO: $74,772 |
Synopsis
BLOODY HELL follows a man with a mysterious past who flees the country to escape his own personal hell… only to arrive somewhere much, much, much worse. In an effort to survive this new horror, he turns to his personified Conscience. Together, they must race against time to free themselves from a twisted family hiding a very dark secret.
| Rogue |
| Director: Michael J. Bassett |
| Lead Roles: Megan Fox as Samantha O’Hara |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 28, 2020 (Wide), released as Maištininkė (Lithuania) |
| Keywords: C.I.A. |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $401,087 |
Synopsis
Team leader Samantha O’Hara leads a lively squad of soldiers on a daring mission: rescue hostages from their captors in remote Africa. But as the mission goes awry and the team is stranded, O’Hara’s squad must face a bloody, brutal encounter with a gang of rebels—and the horde of ravenous, enraged lions they encounter.
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| Dead |
| Director: Hayden J. Weal |
| Lead Roles: Thomas Sainsbury as Marbles, Hayden J. Weal as Tagg, Jess Sayer as Henna |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 17, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $14,458 |
Synopsis
Dane ‘Marbles’ Marbeck can see ghosts, thanks to a homemade drug: his late father’s neurological medication mixed with marijuana. Officer Jayson Tagg, a wannabe super-cop on the trail of a serial killer, ends up murdered. So when Marbles’ mum plans to sell the family farm, and the only way of buying the house off her is taking the money offered by Tagg in exchange for his help, Marbles accepts. The unlikely duo of stoner medium and ghost cop struggle to reconcile their differences while they navigate their way through ghouls, perverts, a mysterious hooded figure, and an unexpected shot at love. It becomes clear the only way Marbles and Tagg will solve the case with their souls intact is to confront their deepest regrets and overcome their prejudices.
| Honest Thief |
| Director: Mark Williams |
| Lead Roles: Liam Neeson as Tom Carter, Kate Walsh as Annie |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 8, 2020 (Wide) (Hong Kong) |
| Keywords: FBI, Corrupt Cops, Disrupted by 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Crime Thriller, Bank Robbery |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $14,163,574 |
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International BO: $18,446,057 |
Synopsis
Wanting to lead an honest life, a notorious bank robber turns himself in, only to be double-crossed by two ruthless FBI agents.
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| Wonder Woman 1984 |
| Director: Patty Jenkins |
| Lead Roles: Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Kristen Wiig as Barbara Ann Miverva/Cheetah, Pedro Pascal as Maxwell Lord |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 16, 2020 (Limited) by Warner Bros. (United Kingdom) |
| Keywords: 3-D, IMAX: DMR, Action Adventure, 1980s, Reincarnation |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $46,801,036 |
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International BO: $119,559,196 |
Synopsis
Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big screen adventure finds her facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and The Cheetah.
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| The New Mutants |
| Director: Josh Boone |
| Lead Roles: Anya Taylor-Joy as Illyana Rasputina/Magik, Maisie Williams as Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane, Charlie Heaton as Sam Guthrie / Cannonball, Henry Zaga as Roberto da Costa / Sunspot, Blu Hunt as Danielle Moonstar / Mirage |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 26, 2020 (Wide), released as Nowi mutanci (Poland) |
| Keywords: Marvel Comics, The Past Catching up with You, Survival Horror, Mutants, Medical Crimes, 2010s, Delayed Release, Disrupted by 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Development Hell |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Horror, Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $23,855,569 |
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International BO: $23,679,682 |
Synopsis
Five young people demonstrate special powers are brought to a secret institution to undergo treatments they are told will cure them of the dangers of their powers. Invited by Dr. Cecilia Reyes to share their stories about when their powers first manifested, the five “patients” come to understand that they are in a class of people called mutants, who have historically been marginalized and feared. As they relive their origin stories, their memories seem to turn into terrifying realities. Soon, they question what is real and what isn’t, and it becomes clear that the institution isn’t what it seems. Now the question is—why are they being held captive? And who is trying to destroy them?
| The Boys in the Band |
| Director: Ryan Murphy |
| Lead Roles: Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 30, 2020 (Limited) by Netflix |
| Keywords: 1960s, Set in New York City |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
Synopsis
At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.
| The Last Full Measure |
| Director: Todd Robinson |
| Lead Roles: Sebastian Stan as Scott Huffman, Christopher Plummer as Frank Pitsenbarger, William Hurt as Tully, Ed Harris as Ray Mott, Samuel L. Jackson as Takoda, Peter Fonda as Jimmy Burr, Jeremy Irvine as William Pitsenbarger |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 24, 2020 (Wide) by Roadside Attractions |
| Keywords: War, Vietnam War, Search and Rescue, 1960s, War Drama, Rescue |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $2,949,212 |
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International BO: $371,899 |
Synopsis
The true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen medic. During a mission on April 11, 1966, he was offered the chance to escape on the last helicopter out of a combat zone, but he stayed behind to save and defend the lives of his fellow soldiers, before making the ultimate sacrifice in the bloodiest battle of the war. Thirty-two years later, respected Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman is tasked with investigating a Congressional Medal of Honor request for Pitsenbarger. But as Huffman learns more about Pitsenbarger’s courageous acts, he uncovers a high-level conspiracy behind the decades-long denial of the medal, prompting him to put his own career on the line to seek justice for the fallen airman.
| A Fall From Grace |
| Director: Tyler Perry |
| Lead Roles: Crystal R. Fox as Grace Waters |
| Video Release Date: January 17, 2020 by Netflix |
| Keywords: Direct-to-Video |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Synopsis
When gentle, law-abiding Grace confesses to killing her new husband, her skeptical young lawyer sets out to uncover the truth.
| Just One More Kiss |
| Director: Faleena Hopkins |
| Lead Roles: Patrick Zeller, Faleena Hopkins |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 21, 2020 (Limited) by Indican Pictures |
| Keywords: Romance, Supernatural |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $9,130 |
Synopsis
What wouldn’t you give for more time with a loved one you lost way to soon. Abby receives this rare gift when the ghost of her husband, Max, appears when she’s at her darkest hour. Neither knows why she can see him, or if he’s even real. Their families and friends have their own opinions of how she should grieve, but the choice is up to her.
| JoJo Siwa's D.R.E.A.M Tour on the Big Screen! |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 25, 2020 (Limited) by Nickelodeon, released as JoJo Siwa’s D.R.E.A.M. Tour On The Big Screen! (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Concert/Performance, Live Action, Factual |
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International BO: $11,625 |
| Monumental |
| Director: Rosa Berned |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 18, 2020 (Wide) (Spain) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
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International BO: $2,187 |