The biggest movies of 2021 by box office
While we haven't had a billion-dollar hit in 2021, we might soon be seeing one as Spider-Man: No Way Home has swung to a record-breaking opening weekend.
The MCU threequel already stands at $600 million after one weekend in play, so unless it's been heavily frontloaded, we can expect it to cross the $1 billion mark. It might not happen over Christmas (although it could), but it probably will definitely have by early 2022.
We've had a mix of eagerly-awaited delayed blockbusters from 2020 and brand-new movies to get us back into the cinema. And the fun isn't over yet as December will also see the release of The Matrix Resurrections.
So with Spider-Man racing up the charts, we thought we'd take a look back at the year to date to reveal the top 20 highest-grossing movies of 2021.
(The data refers to worldwide box-office takings, and is from Box Office Mojo and The Numbers, accurate as to December 20.)
20. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Horror threequel.
US: $65,565,074
International: $136,400,000
Overall: $201,965,074
19. Chinese Doctors
Drama set during early days of COVID-19 pandemic.
US: N/A
International: $206,113,514
Overall: $206,113,514
18. Raging Fire
Action movie that marked filmmaker Benny Chan's final movie.
US: $385,305
International: $210,835,088
Overall: $211,220,393
17. Jungle Cruise
Disney adventure based on the theme park ride.
US: $116,987,516
International: $103,901,930
Overall: $220,889,164
16. My Country, My Parents
Anthology drama set across four time periods.
US: $166,807
International: $231,525,245
Overall: $231,692,052
15. Cruella
Live-action 101 Dalmatians prequel.
US: $86,103,234
International: $147,171,578
Overall: $233,274,812
14. A Quiet Place Part II
Horror sequel.
US: $160,072,261
International: $137,697,963
Overall: $297,770,224
13. Free Guy
Action-comedy set in a video game world.
US: $121,625,883
International: $209,870,070
Overall: $331,495,953
12. Black Widow
Long-awaited prequel story for one of the OG Avengers.
US: $183,651,655
International: $195,979,696
Overall: $379,631,351
11. Dune
Part One of Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi novel.
US: $106,877,357
International: $286,600,000
Overall: $393,477,357
10. Eternals
Millennia-spanning MCU epic.
US: $163,613,147
International: $236,181,075
Overall: $399,794,222
9. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Origin story for the new MCU hero.
US: $224,543,292
International: $207,686,762
Overall: $432,230,054
8. Godzilla vs Kong
A titanic tussle between the two icons.
US: $100,563,133
International: $367,300,000
Overall: $467,863,133
7. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Super(anti)hero sequel.
US: $212,418,307
International: $285,700,000
Overall: $498,118,307
6. Spider-Man: No Way Home
Multiverse-spanning Spider-Man threequel.
US: $260,138,569 (still on release)
International: $340,367,472 (still on release)
Overall: $600,506,041 (still on release)
5. Detective Chinatown 3
Mystery-comedy threequel.
US: N/A
International: $699,084,069
Overall: $699,084,069
4. Fast & Furious 9
Latest mission for Dom's familia.
US: $173,005,945
International: $553,223,556
Overall: $726,229,501
3. No Time to Die
Daniel Craig's final James Bond movie.
US: $160,772,007 (still on release)
International: $613,262,000 (still on release)
Overall: $774,034,007 (still on release)
2. Hi, Mom
Time-travel comedy.
US: N/A
International: $841,674,419
Overall: $841,674,419
1. The Battle At Lake Changjin
Record-breaking Chinese war movie.
US: $341,742
International: $904,326,398
Overall: $904,668,140
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