BOX OFFICE TOP TEN - AUGUST 2020

In August, 2020, there were landslides in India, hurricanes in the Mid-Atlantic, and wildfires in California which figuratively blew the entertainment industry away. That, plus the coronavirus. Want to know more? Then please check out the following box office totals, for August, 2020, for both the comic book and the movie industry.





Box Office Top Ten for August 2020 (In Month)
Gross / Maximum Number of Theatres / Percentage of Total / Release Date

1) The New Mutants (20th Century Studios)

$22,093,616 / 2,754 / 31.9% / Aug 28 

2) Unhinged (Solstice Studios)

$19,450,364 / 2,402 / 3.1% / Aug 14

3) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Paramount Pictures)

$4,661,457 / 326 / 18.6% / Aug 14

4) Bill & Ted Face the Music (United Artists Releasing)

$3,425,417 / 1,007 / 32.8% / Aug 28

5) Words on Bathroom Walls (Roadside Attractions)

$2,504,744 / 1,395 / 17.3% / Aug 21

6) The Personal History of David Copperfield (Searchlight Pictures)

$1,866,531 / 1,550 / 25.5% / Aug 28

7) Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula (Well Go USA Entertainment)

$1,169,697 / 151 / 10.1% / Aug 7

8) The Tax Collector (RLJE Films)

$942,666 / 138 / 32.9% / Aug 7

9) Cut Throat City (Well Go USA Entertainment)

$832,432 / 389 / 29.2% / Aug 21

10) Tulsa (Pryor Entertainment)

$357,745 / 192 / 21.9% / Aug 21

For a full rundown, please check out Box Office Mojo.

(Data Collected: 10/14/2020 and subject to change over time).

Comic Book Top Ten for August 2020 (Estimated)
Price / Date Shipped

1) Batman Three Jokers #1 (DC)

$6.99 / 08/25/20

2) Batman #96 (DC)

$3.99 / 08/04/20

3) Batman #97 (DC)

$3.99 / 08/18/20

4) Dark Nights Death Metal #3 (DC)

$4.99 / 08/11/20

5) Detective Comics #1025 (DC)

$3.99 / 08/11/20

6) Venom #27 (Marvel)

$3.99 / 08/12/20

7) Detective Comics #1026 (DC)

$3.99 / 08/25/20

8) Thor #6 (Marvel)

$3.99 / 08/19/20

9) Harley Quinn #75 (DC)

$5.99 / 08/18/20

10) Maestro #1 (Marvel)

$4.99 / 08/19/20

These are estimated bestsellers based on retail sales reports analyzed by Comichron.

(Data Collected: 10/14/2020 and subject to change over time).