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Action box office · Week 51 · Dec 12–18, 2021

Action Box Office, Week 51 of 2021: Action Releases of Dec 12–18

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 51 of 2021 (Dec 12–18), with $1.9B worldwide, ahead of Schemes in Antiques (2021) at $51.6M and Diabolik (2021) at $3.2M. 5 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2B in all, 41% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion. By language, English leads with $1.9B across 2 action releases.

week 51 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$2B
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
41%
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 action movie of Week 51, 2021

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

2021 · Action, Adventure

$1.9B worldwide · 97% of the chart's total

$814.9M US & Canada · 42% $1.1B elsewhere · 58%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 51 of 2021?

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) leads with $1.9B, 97% of the total. The top 5 together took $2B, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) movie poster Number 1
    $1.9B Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
    $814.9M US & Canada · 42% $1.1B elsewhere · 58%
  2. Schemes in Antiques (2021) movie poster Number 2
    $51.6M Schemes in Antiques (2021)
    $36.5K US & Canada · <1% $51.6M elsewhere · 100%
  3. Diabolik (2021) movie poster Number 3
    $3.2M Diabolik (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations (2021) movie poster Number 4
    $3M Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Fortress (2021) movie poster Number 5
    $52.2K Fortress (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 51 of 2021, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 51 of 2021 (Dec 12–18).

  1. 1 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) movie poster
    Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Dec 17, 2021 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $1.9B worldwide
    Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: $814.9M Rest of the world: $1.1B Worldwide: $1.9B
  2. 2 Schemes in Antiques (2021) movie poster
    Schemes in Antiques (2021) Dec 17, 2021 · Chinese · Action, Adventure, Drama $51.6M worldwide
    Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: $36.5K Rest of the world: $51.6M Worldwide: $51.6M
  3. 3 Diabolik (2021) movie poster
    Diabolik (2021) Dec 16, 2021 · Italian · Thriller, Crime, Action $3.2M worldwide
    Dec 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
  4. 4 Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations (2021) movie poster
    Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations (2021) Dec 17, 2021 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Drama, Action $3M worldwide
    Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M
  5. 5 Fortress (2021) movie poster
    Fortress (2021) Dec 17, 2021 · English · Action, Thriller $52.2K worldwide
    Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $52.2K
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2015 earned the most: $2.5B from 6 films, led by Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). Week 51, 2021 took $2B.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 2012 Dec 16–22 4 films 4 $553.5M – Jack Reacher (2012) $218.3M
Week 51, 2013 Dec 15–21 2 films · −61% 2 $214.6M −61% Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) $126.5M
Week 51, 2014 Dec 14–20 2 films · −62% 2 $81.4M −62% Gone with the Bullets (2014) $81.4M
Week 51, 2015 Dec 13–19 6 films · +3002% 6 $2.5B +3002% Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B
Week 51, 2016 Dec 11–17 2 films · −58% 2 $1.1B −58% Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.1B
Week 51, 2017 Dec 17–23 9 films · +9% 9 $1.2B +9% Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) $962.5M
Week 51, 2018 Dec 16–22 10 films · +44% 10 $1.7B +44% Aquaman (2018) $1.2B
Week 51, 2019 Dec 15–21 10 films · −29% 10 $1.2B −29% Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1.1B
Week 51, 2020 Dec 13–19 4 films · −92% 4 $94.7M −92% Greenland (2020) $52.3M
Week 51, 2021 Dec 12–18 5 films · +1991% 5 $2B +1991% Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $1.9B
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 51 of 2021: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 51 of 2021 (Dec 12–18)?

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) leads with $1.9B worldwide, $814.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Schemes in Antiques (2021) at $51.6M and Diabolik (2021) at $3.2M.

How much did action movies released in week 51 of 2021 (Dec 12–18) earn?

5 action films released in week 51 of 2021 (Dec 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $2B in all, or $395.9M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 51 of 2021 (Dec 12–18) made $1 billion?

1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). 1 crossed $100 million.

How much of the Week 51, 2021 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$814.9M of the $2B total, or 41%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 2021 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 51 of 2021 (Dec 12–18). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 51, 2021 action box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.