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2020

2020
Rank		Release Date	Yearly Gross (Total)	Admissions	Number of Screens	Revenue Share
1	The Man Standing Next South Korea (Showbox)	Jan 22, 2020	$37,139,835	4,750,345	1,659	8.34%
2	DELIVER US FROM EVIL South Korea (Hive Media Corp.)	Aug 05, 2020	$34,771,750	4,357,222	1,997	7.81%
3	Peninsula South Korea (CONTENTS PANDA)	Jul 15, 2020	$29,794,978	3,812,233	2,575	6.69%
4	HITMAN: AGENT JUN South Korea (Lotte Cultureworks Lotte Enter...)	Jan 22, 2020	$18,571,422	2,406,232	1,122	4.17%
5	Tenet U.S.	Aug 26, 2020	$16,559,215	1,990,415	2,228	3.72%
6	ASHFALL South Korea (CJ)	Dec 19, 2019	$15,243,673	1,962,317	1,241	3.42%
7	#ALIVE South Korea (ZIP CINEMA, PERSPECTIVE PICTURES)	Jun 24, 2020	$14,385,784	1,903,992	1,882	3.23%
8	Steel Rain2: Summit South Korea (STUDIOGENIUSWOOJEUNG CO., LTD)	Jul 29, 2020	$13,203,748	1,790,936	2,137	2.96%
9	Pawn South Korea (JK Film, CJ ENM Corp., Redrover Co., Ltd.,	Sep 29, 2020	$13,274,594	1,717,263	1,342	2.98%
10	Dolittle U.S.	Jan 08, 2020	$12,116,402	1,607,082	1,290	2.72%
11	SAMJIN COMPANY ENGLISH CLASS South Korea (The LAMP ltd.)	Oct 21, 2020	$12,361,576	1,540,006	1,615	2.77%
12	HONEST CANDIDATE South Korea (CONTENTS PANDA)	Feb 12, 2020	$11,573,809	1,536,942	1,187	2.6%
13	Collectors South Korea (Siren Pictures)	Nov 04, 2020	$10,753,959	1,296,370	1,634	2.41%
14	The Closet South Korea (MOONLIGHT Film, Perfect Storm Film Inc.)	Feb 05, 2020	$9,884,651	1,270,835	1,197	2.22%
15	OK! MADAM South Korea (SANAI Pictures, OAL CO., LTD)	Aug 12, 2020	$9,891,791	1,228,685	1,288	2.22%
16	SECRET ZOO South Korea (Finecut Co., Ltd.)	Jan 15, 2020	$9,147,837	1,209,689	1,216	2.05%
17	Forbidden Dream South Korea (Lotte Cultureworks Lotte Enter...)	Dec 26, 2019	$7,833,557	1,035,024	929	1.76%
18	Innocence South Korea (Sony Pictures International Pr...)	Jun 10, 2020	$7,080,747	894,025	1,112	1.59%
19	1917 U.S.	Feb 19, 2020	$7,108,491	872,070	932	1.59%
20	Little Women U.S.	Feb 12, 2020	$6,546,615	862,275	1,105	1.47%
21	Midway U.S.	Dec 31, 2019	$6,435,255	824,830	842	1.44%
22	START-UP South Korea (CONTENTS PANDA)	Dec 18, 2019	$6,195,240	792,493	825	1.39%
23	BEASTS CLAWING AT STRAWS South Korea (M-Line Distribution)	Feb 19, 2020	$4,905,941	627,247	996	1.1%
24	MR. ZOO: THE MISSING VIP South Korea (Leeyang Film)	Jan 22, 2020	$4,569,074	603,203	692	1.02%
25	The Invisible Man U.S.	Feb 26, 2020	$4,518,824	575,043	776	1.01%
26	Bad Boys for Life U.S.	Jan 15, 2020	$4,396,916	547,775	896	0.98%
27	The Golden Holiday South Korea	Sep 29, 2020	$4,037,975	534,921	1,074	0.9%
28	Intruder South Korea (CONTENTS PANDA)	Jun 04, 2020	$4,333,884	532,045	1,365	0.97%
29	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker U.S.	Jan 08, 2020	$4,238,550	507,265	957	0.95%
30	Spies in Disguise U.S.	Jan 22, 2020	$3,333,055	450,932	712	0.74%
31	Onward U.S.	Jun 17, 2020	$3,231,852	417,710	1,138	0.72%
32	Voice of Silence South Korea (CONTENTS PANDA)	Oct 15, 2020	$3,204,090	402,980	1,084	0.71%
33	BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN) U.S.	Feb 05, 2020	$3,205,729	402,035	963	0.72%
34	Frozen 2 U.S.	Nov 21, 2019	$2,895,651	378,728	665	0.65%
35	Oh! My Gran South Korea (M-Line Distribution)	Sep 02, 2020	$2,524,381	351,612	1,110	0.56%
36	Greenland U.S.	Sep 29, 2020	$2,493,042	323,779	779	0.56%
37	The Greatest Showman U.S.	Dec 20, 2017	$1,709,236	306,419	598	0.38%
38	Mulan U.S.	Sep 17, 2020	$1,873,637	236,247	1,420	0.42%
39	PARASITE South Korea (CJ)	May 30, 2019	$1,420,306	227,870	456	0.31%
40	The Haunted House: The Sky Ghost VS Jormungandr South Korea (CJ ENM Corp.)	Dec 19, 2019	$1,583,258	222,234	539	0.35%
41	THE DAY I DIED : UNCLOSED CASE South Korea (M-Line Distribution)	Nov 12, 2020	$1,812,207	218,025	909	0.4%
42	ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA U.K.,Australia	May 06, 2020	$1,665,133	217,056	547	0.37%
43	The Swordsman South Korea (kth)	Sep 23, 2020	$1,459,263	190,237	832	0.32%
44	ME AND ME South Korea (Finecut Co., Ltd.)	Jun 18, 2020	$1,488,730	185,798	874	0.33%
45	Bombshell U.S.,Canada	Jul 08, 2020	$1,388,074	181,697	882	0.31%
46	Aladdin U.S.	May 23, 2019	$1,085,956	171,494	549	0.24%
47	Inception U.S. (Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures)	Jul 21, 2010	$1,243,948	163,630	241	0.27%
48	FORD v FERRARI U.S.	Dec 04, 2019	$1,328,729	162,718	204	0.29%
49	Trolls World Tour U.S.	Apr 29, 2020	$1,054,577	152,589	344	0.23%
50	Mi-seu-teo-teu-los: Deo Mu-bi South Korea (gram FILMS)	Oct 22, 2020	$1,156,199	149,389	448	0.25%