Market Charts > 2020 > Genres > Drama
Box Office Performance for Drama Movies in 2020
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Theatrical Distributor | MPAA Rating | 2020 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Little Women |
Dec 25, 2019 |
Sony Pictures |
PG |
$70,502,828 |
7,680,046 |
2 |
Just Mercy |
Dec 25, 2019 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$35,733,621 |
3,892,551 |
3 |
Knives Out |
Nov 27, 2019 |
Lionsgate |
PG-13 |
$35,244,610 |
3,839,282 |
4 |
The Photograph |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$20,578,185 |
2,241,632 |
5 |
The Way Back |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$13,590,514 |
1,480,448 |
6 |
I Still Believe |
Mar 13, 2020 |
Lionsgate |
PG |
$10,410,004 |
1,133,987 |
7 |
Emma. |
Feb 21, 2020 |
Focus Features |
PG |
$10,055,355 |
1,095,354 |
8 |
Downhill |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Searchlight Pictures |
R |
$8,287,061 |
902,729 |
9 |
Weathering with You (天気の子)… |
Jan 15, 2020 |
GKIDS |
PG-13 |
$7,798,703 |
849,531 |
10 |
Ford v. Ferrari |
Nov 15, 2019 |
20th Century Fox |
PG-13 |
$7,648,018 |
833,117 |
11 |
Bombshell |
Dec 13, 2019 |
Lionsgate |
R |
$7,172,836 |
781,354 |
12 |
It’s a Wonderful Life |
Dec 20, 1946 |
|
PG |
$6,644,000 |
723,747 |
13 |
Richard Jewell |
Dec 13, 2019 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$4,523,325 |
492,736 |
14 |
Portrait de la jeune fille … |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Neon |
R |
$3,759,854 |
409,570 |
15 |
Queen & Slim |
Nov 27, 2019 |
Universal |
R |
$3,089,365 |
336,532 |
16 |
The Last Full Measure |
Jan 24, 2020 |
Roadside Attractions |
R |
$2,949,212 |
321,264 |
17 |
A Beautiful Day in the Neig… |
Nov 22, 2019 |
Sony Pictures |
PG |
$2,894,475 |
315,302 |
18 |
Words on Bathroom Walls |
Aug 21, 2020 |
Roadside Attractions |
PG-13 |
$2,542,518 |
276,962 |
19 |
After We Collided |
Sep 11, 2020 |
|
R |
$2,386,483 |
259,965 |
20 |
The Personal History of Dav… |
Aug 28, 2020 |
Searchlight Pictures |
PG |
$1,876,298 |
204,389 |
21 |
2 Hearts |
Oct 16, 2020 |
Freestyle Releasing |
PG-13 |
$1,349,284 |
146,980 |
22 |
The Assistant |
Jan 31, 2020 |
Bleecker Street |
R |
$1,100,310 |
119,859 |
23 |
All My Life |
Dec 4, 2020 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$899,585 |
97,994 |
24 |
The Song of Names |
Dec 25, 2019 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
PG-13 |
$891,579 |
97,121 |
25 |
Cut Throat City |
Jul 31, 2020 |
Well Go USA |
R |
$855,894 |
93,234 |
26 |
The Last Vermeer |
Nov 20, 2020 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$685,380 |
74,660 |
27 |
Chhapaak |
Jan 10, 2020 |
FIP |
Not Rated |
$604,334 |
65,831 |
28 |
Dolor y gloria |
Oct 4, 2019 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$599,619 |
65,317 |
29 |
Panga |
Jan 24, 2020 |
FIP |
Not Rated |
$582,720 |
63,477 |
30 |
Harriet |
Nov 1, 2019 |
Focus Features |
PG-13 |
$534,455 |
58,219 |
31 |
Kajillionaire |
Sep 25, 2020 |
Focus Features |
R |
$531,430 |
57,889 |
32 |
Dark Waters |
Nov 22, 2019 |
Focus Features |
PG-13 |
$502,205 |
54,706 |
33 |
A Hidden Life |
Dec 13, 2019 |
Fox Searchlight |
PG-13 |
$456,268 |
49,702 |
34 |
Tulsa |
Aug 21, 2020 |
Self Distributed |
PG-13 |
$413,522 |
45,045 |
35 |
Yellow Rose |
Oct 8, 2020 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$367,849 |
40,070 |
36 |
Les misérables |
Jan 10, 2020 |
Amazon Studios |
R |
$330,181 |
35,967 |
37 |
Ordinary Love |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Bleecker Street |
R |
$323,688 |
35,260 |
38 |
Il Traditore |
Jan 31, 2020 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$296,027 |
32,246 |
39 |
Judy |
Sep 27, 2019 |
Roadside Attractions |
PG-13 |
$292,206 |
31,830 |
40 |
Clemency |
Dec 27, 2019 |
Neon |
R |
$288,343 |
31,409 |
41 |
Mafia, Inc. |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Films Seville |
Not Rated |
$264,552 |
28,818 |
42 |
The Climb |
Nov 13, 2020 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$234,429 |
25,536 |
43 |
Wild Mountain Thyme |
Dec 11, 2020 |
Bleecker Street |
PG-13 |
$213,441 |
23,250 |
44 |
Dylda |
Jan 29, 2020 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$196,258 |
21,378 |
45 |
Come Away |
Nov 13, 2020 |
Relativity |
PG |
$184,477 |
20,095 |
46 |
And Then We Danced |
Feb 7, 2020 |
Music Box Films |
Not Rated |
$177,262 |
19,309 |
47 |
Ammonite |
Nov 13, 2020 |
Neon |
R |
$160,930 |
17,530 |
48 |
A Call to Spy |
Oct 2, 2020 |
IFC Films |
PG-13 |
$159,014 |
17,321 |
49 |
Wendy |
Feb 28, 2020 |
Searchlight Pictures |
PG-13 |
$143,518 |
15,633 |
50 |
Burden |
Feb 28, 2020 |
101 Studios |
R |
$139,270 |
15,171 |
51 |
The Nest |
Sep 18, 2020 |
IFC Films |
R |
$137,852 |
15,016 |
52 |
Corpus Christi |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Film Movement |
Not Rated |
$127,240 |
13,860 |
53 |
Hope Gap |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Roadside Attractions |
PG-13 |
$104,732 |
11,408 |
54 |
Made in Italy |
Aug 7, 2020 |
IFC Films |
R |
$101,339 |
11,039 |
55 |
First Cow |
Mar 6, 2020 |
A24 |
PG-13 |
$101,068 |
11,009 |
56 |
Tesla |
Aug 21, 2020 |
IFC Films |
PG-13 |
$93,147 |
10,146 |
57 |
A Vida Invisível |
Dec 20, 2019 |
Amazon Studios |
R |
$92,752 |
10,103 |
58 |
On the Basis of Sex |
Dec 25, 2018 |
Focus Features |
PG-13 |
$82,150 |
8,948 |
59 |
Percy |
Oct 9, 2020 |
Mongrel Media |
PG-13 |
$76,511 |
8,334 |
60 |
Come and See |
Feb 6, 1987 |
Self Distributed |
Not Rated |
$62,774 |
6,838 |
61 |
My Brothers’ Crossing |
Sep 3, 2020 |
Atlas Distribution |
Not Rated |
$59,390 |
6,469 |
62 |
Summerland |
Jul 31, 2020 |
IFC Films |
PG |
$58,434 |
6,365 |
63 |
The Godfather: Part III |
Dec 25, 1990 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$58,097 |
6,328 |
64 |
Play the Flute |
Jan 28, 2019 |
Five & Two Pictures |
Not Rated |
$46,812 |
5,099 |
65 |
Three Christs |
Jan 10, 2020 |
IFC Films |
R |
$37,788 |
4,116 |
66 |
Solo Brathuke So Better |
Dec 25, 2020 |
Zee Studios |
Not Rated |
$35,000 |
3,812 |
67 |
Juvenile Delinquents |
Aug 7, 2020 |
Atlas Distribution |
R |
$34,292 |
3,735 |
68 |
True History Of The Kelly Gang |
Apr 24, 2020 |
IFC Films |
R |
$33,816 |
3,683 |
69 |
Honey Boy |
Nov 8, 2019 |
Amazon Studios |
R |
$32,516 |
3,542 |
70 |
Embattled |
Nov 20, 2020 |
IFC Films |
R |
$32,259 |
3,514 |
71 |
Sorry We Missed You |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Zeitgeist |
Not Rated |
$28,273 |
3,079 |
72 |
Cane River |
Feb 7, 2020 |
Oscilloscope Pict… |
Not Rated |
$27,317 |
2,975 |
73 |
José |
Jan 31, 2020 |
Outsider |
Not Rated |
$26,563 |
2,893 |
74 |
Heart of Africa |
Mar 13, 2020 |
Purdie Distribution |
Not Rated |
$24,139 |
2,629 |
75 |
Premature |
Feb 21, 2020 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$23,071 |
2,513 |
76 |
L’innocente |
Jan 11, 1979 |
Analysis |
R |
$22,549 |
2,456 |
77 |
Pandora and the Flying Dutc… |
Aug 3, 2010 |
Cohen Media Group |
Not Rated |
$21,536 |
2,345 |
78 |
Le jeune Ahmed |
Feb 21, 2020 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$21,291 |
2,319 |
79 |
Synonymes |
Oct 25, 2019 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$19,521 |
2,126 |
80 |
Foster Boy |
Sep 18, 2020 |
Gravitas Ventures |
Not Rated |
$19,046 |
2,074 |
81 |
Downtown 81 |
Jul 13, 2001 |
|
Not Rated |
$17,605 |
1,917 |
82 |
Never, Rarely, Sometimes, A… |
Mar 13, 2020 |
Focus Features |
PG-13 |
$16,565 |
1,804 |
83 |
Branagh Theatre Live: The W… |
Dec 4, 2019 |
Trafalgar Releasing |
Not Rated |
$15,789 |
1,719 |
84 |
Counter Column |
Oct 16, 2020 |
Not That Kind of … |
PG-13 |
$15,527 |
1,691 |
85 |
Vitalina Varela |
Feb 21, 2020 |
Grasshopper Film |
Not Rated |
$14,941 |
1,627 |
86 |
Ich war zuhause, aber |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Cinema Guild |
Not Rated |
$14,078 |
1,533 |
87 |
Akik maradtak |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Menemsha Entertai… |
Not Rated |
$11,862 |
1,292 |
88 |
Twiceborn |
Oct 16, 2020 |
Freestyle Releasing |
PG |
$11,527 |
1,255 |
89 |
You go to my Head |
Feb 14, 2020 |
First Run Features |
Not Rated |
$10,683 |
1,163 |
90 |
The Last Tree |
Jun 26, 2020 |
ArtMattan Films |
Not Rated |
$10,128 |
1,103 |
91 |
Guest Artist |
Jul 10, 2020 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$10,017 |
1,091 |
92 |
La vérité |
Jul 3, 2020 |
IFC Films |
PG |
$9,619 |
1,047 |
93 |
Just One More Kiss |
Feb 21, 2020 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$9,130 |
994 |
94 |
Stardust |
Nov 25, 2020 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$9,087 |
989 |
95 |
The Artist’s Wife |
Sep 25, 2020 |
Strand Releasing |
R |
$7,818 |
851 |
96 |
Lie Exposed |
Mar 6, 2020 |
Mongrel Media |
Not Rated |
$7,467 |
813 |
97 |
Resistance |
Mar 27, 2020 |
IFC Films |
R |
$7,464 |
813 |
98 |
Human Capital |
Mar 20, 2020 |
Vertical Entertai… |
Not Rated |
$6,596 |
718 |
99 |
In the Life of Music |
Aug 14, 2020 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$6,181 |
673 |
100 |
The Other Lamb |
Apr 3, 2020 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$6,024 |
656 |
101 |
Herself |
Jan 1, 2021 |
Amazon Studios |
R |
$6,000 |
653 |
102 |
Grâce à dieu |
Oct 18, 2019 |
Music Box Films |
Not Rated |
$5,980 |
651 |
103 |
Made in Bangladesh |
Aug 28, 2020 |
ArtMattan Films |
Not Rated |
$5,322 |
579 |
104 |
Bang! Bang! |
Oct 23, 2020 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$5,042 |
549 |
105 |
Last Call |
Sep 18, 2020 |
|
Not Rated |
$4,894 |
533 |
106 |
Farewell Amor |
Dec 11, 2020 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$4,689 |
510 |
107 |
Babyteeth |
Jun 19, 2020 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$4,507 |
490 |
108 |
Temblores |
Nov 29, 2019 |
Film Movement |
Not Rated |
$4,349 |
473 |
109 |
The Roads Not Taken |
Mar 13, 2020 |
Bleecker Street |
R |
$3,518 |
383 |
110 |
Mr. Klein |
Nov 6, 1977 |
Quartet Films |
Not Rated |
$3,310 |
360 |
111 |
Light From Light |
Nov 1, 2019 |
Grasshopper Film |
Not Rated |
$2,448 |
266 |
112 |
Goldie |
Feb 21, 2020 |
Film Movement |
Not Rated |
$2,302 |
250 |
113 |
Edie |
Sep 6, 2019 |
Music Box Films |
Not Rated |
$1,652 |
179 |
114 |
Nabarvené ptáče |
Jul 17, 2020 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$1,460 |
159 |
115 |
Little Joe |
Dec 6, 2019 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$1,440 |
156 |
116 |
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli |
Mar 23, 1980 |
Franklin Media |
Not Rated |
$1,258 |
137 |
117 |
Evergreen |
Nov 24, 2020 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$1,193 |
129 |
118 |
Hai Tang Hong |
Feb 21, 2020 |
M Star International |
Not Rated |
$1,107 |
120 |
119 |
Ága |
Sep 4, 2019 |
Big World Pictures |
Not Rated |
$1,048 |
114 |
120 |
Spiral Farm |
Dec 13, 2019 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$1,042 |
113 |
121 |
Druk |
Dec 17, 2020 |
Mongrel Media |
Not Rated |
$938 |
102 |
122 |
Hustlers |
Sep 13, 2019 |
STX Entertainment |
R |
$612 |
66 |
123 |
Police |
Nov 20, 2020 |
Distrib Films |
Not Rated |
$534 |
58 |
124 |
Mickey and the Bear |
Nov 15, 2019 |
Self Distributed |
R |
$528 |
57 |
125 |
Love by Drowning |
Nov 6, 2020 |
Dow Jazz Films |
R |
$267 |
29 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $273,390,118 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 29,780,993 |
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.
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Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.
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