Between intermittent shutdowns and straight - to - VOD spillage , the film theater industry has scramble during thecoronaviruspandemic . Whiledrive - in theatershave offered a secure option for some devouring viewers , many others have chosen to simply last out home . There ’s even been asurplusof unsold motion-picture show theaterpopcorn .
In little , it ’s no surprisal that The Numbers’listof 2020 ’s highest - grossingmoviesseems a piddling unusual — and not just because the earnings are so low , though that ’s certainly straight . Bad Boys for Life(2020 ) terminate first with about $ 204 million , which is about $ 654 million less than 2019 ’s top earnerAvengers : Endgame(2019 ) . In fact , Bad Boys for Lifewouldn’t have made 2019’stop 10 .
All tax income differentials away , the films themselves make for an eclectic inclination . John Carpenter ’s 1978 revulsion classicHalloweencame in thirteenth place , thanks in part to itsresurgenceat drive - in theaters throughout October . AndRobert Downey Jr. ’sDolittle(2020 ) , despite having been wide rag by critics , took the eighth spot . It ’s far from the only poorly received flick on the tilt : Fantasy Island(2020 ) , animate by the eponymic TVseriesthat run in the late seventies and early 1980s , hasa critics ’ rating of 7 percentage on Rotten Tomatoes . Culture Mix ’s Carla Haycomparedit to a “ tangle , rotting ball of yarn that keeps gathering dust ballock of bad ideas on top of more tough idea . ”
In these ( and many other ) slip , departure engagement likely played an of import role in box office success . DolittleandFantasy Islanddebuted in theatre of operations in January and February 2020 , respectively — before the pandemic break up day-to-day liveliness . Of last year ’s 25highest - grossingmovies , 18 hit theater of operations in late 2019 or former 2020 .
See The Numbers ’ list below , and incur out which films just missed the cuthere .
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