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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2020

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2020 GrossTickets Sold
1 Dolittle Jan 17, 2020 Adventure PG $77,047,065 8,392,926
2 Little Women Dec 25, 2019 Drama PG $70,502,828 7,680,046
3 The Invisible Man Feb 28, 2020 Horror R $64,914,050 7,071,247
4 The Call of the Wild Feb 21, 2020 Adventure PG $62,342,368 6,791,107
5 The War with Grandpa Oct 9, 2020 Comedy PG $18,861,607 2,054,641
6 The Turning Jan 24, 2020 Horror PG-13 $15,472,775 1,685,487
7 Emma. Feb 21, 2020 Drama PG $10,055,355 1,095,354
8 Let Him Go Nov 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $9,347,940 1,018,294
9 The Hunt Mar 13, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $5,812,500 633,169
10 The Rhythm Section Jan 31, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $5,437,971 592,371
11 A Christmas Story Nov 18, 1983 Comedy PG $3,896,391 424,443
12 News of the World Dec 25, 2020 Western PG-13 $3,717,170 404,920
13 Words on Bathroom Walls Aug 21, 2020 Drama PG-13 $2,542,518 276,962
14 After We Collided Sep 10, 2020 Drama R $2,386,483 259,965
15 The Personal History of Dav… Mar 26, 2020 Drama PG $1,876,298 204,389
16 True to the Game 2: Gena’s … Nov 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $1,117,808 121,765
17 Die Hard Jul 15, 1988 Action R $1,036,063 112,860
18 The Song of Names Dec 25, 2019 Drama PG-13 $891,579 97,121
19 Pinocchio Dec 19, 2019 Adventure PG-13 $782,555 85,245
20 Color Out of Space Jan 24, 2020 Horror Not Rated $765,561 83,394
21 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $536,000 58,387
22 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Nov 17, 2000 Adventure PG $304,000 33,115
23 The Informer Nov 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $300,460 32,729
24 Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Nov 9, 2018 Adventure PG $214,000 23,311
25 Come Away Nov 13, 2020 Drama PG $184,477 20,095
26 The Good Liar Nov 15, 2019 Thriller/Suspense R $182,779 19,910
27 The Burnt Orange Heresy Mar 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $144,201 15,708
28 First Cow Mar 6, 2020 Drama PG-13 $101,068 11,009
29 How to Build a Girl May 8, 2020 Comedy R $70,632 7,694
30 The Godfather: Part III Dec 25, 1990 Drama R $58,097 6,328
31 Miss Fisher & The Crypt Of … Feb 28, 2020 Adventure Not Rated $51,032 5,559
32 Doctor Sleep Nov 8, 2019 Horror R $38,615 4,206
33 L’innocente Feb 14, 2020 Drama R $22,549 2,456
34 Branagh Theatre Live: The W… Feb 5, 2016 Drama Not Rated $15,789 1,719
35 Kind Hearts and Coronets Jun 7, 2019 Black Comedy Not Rated $8,055 877
36 Edie Sep 6, 2019 Drama Not Rated $1,652 179
37 Love by Drowning Nov 6, 2020 Drama R $267 29
Total Gross of All Movies$361,040,558
Total Tickets Sold39,329,017

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.

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