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Sci-Fi box office · Week 33 · Aug 8–14, 2021

Sci-Fi Box Office, Week 33 of 2021: Sci-Fi Releases of Aug 8–14

Free Guy (2021) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in week 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14), with $331.5M worldwide, ahead of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) at $93.9M and Yaya & Lennie - The Walking Liberty (2021) at $33.1K. 3 sci-fi films released that week report a worldwide gross, $425.4M in all, 29% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 150% on Week 32, 2021, whose releases took $169.9M.

week 33 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$425.4M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 32, 2021
+150%
Free Guy (2021) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 sci-fi movie of Week 33, 2021

Free Guy (2021)

2021 · Action, Adventure

$331.5M worldwide · 78% of the chart's total

$121.6M US & Canada · 37% $209.9M elsewhere · 63%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Sci-Fi Hits of Week 33 of 2021?

Free Guy (2021) leads with $331.5M, 78% of the total. The top 3 together took $425.4M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Free Guy (2021) movie poster Number 1
    $331.5M Free Guy (2021)
    $121.6M US & Canada · 37% $209.9M elsewhere · 63%
  2. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) movie poster Number 2
    $93.9M Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
    $810.7K US & Canada · <1% $93.1M elsewhere · 99%
  3. Yaya & Lennie - The Walking Liberty (2021) movie poster Number 3
    $33.1K Yaya & Lennie - The Walking Liberty (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Sci-Fi Release of Week 33 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 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14).

  1. 1 Free Guy (2021) movie poster
    Free Guy (2021) Aug 13, 2021 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $331.5M worldwide
    Aug 13, 2021 US and Canada: $121.6M Rest of the world: $209.9M Worldwide: $331.5M
  2. 2 Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) movie poster
    Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) Aug 13, 2021 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $93.9M worldwide
    Aug 13, 2021 US and Canada: $810.7K Rest of the world: $93.1M Worldwide: $93.9M
  3. 3 Yaya & Lennie - The Walking Liberty (2021) movie poster
    Yaya & Lennie - The Walking Liberty (2021) Aug 12, 2021 · Italian · Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi $33.1K worldwide
    Aug 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 33 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 33, 2021 earned the most: $425.4M from 3 films, led by Free Guy (2021).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 33, 2012 Aug 12–18 2 films 2 $7.1M – Robot and Frank (2012) $4.8M
Week 33, 2013 Aug 11–17 No films 0 – – –
Week 33, 2014 Aug 10–16 1 film 1 $67M – The Giver (2014) $67M
Week 33, 2015 Aug 9–15 1 film · −96% 1 $2.9M −96% Air (2015) $2.9M
Week 33, 2016 Aug 7–13 1 film · −58% 1 $1.2M −58% Barbie: Star Light Adventure (2016) $1.2M
Week 33, 2017 Aug 13–19 1 film · −82% 1 $213.9K −82% Marjorie Prime (2017) $213.9K
Week 33, 2018 Aug 12–18 3 films · +10803% 3 $23.3M +10803% Luis and the Aliens (2018) $12.6M
Week 33, 2019 Aug 11–17 1 film · −76% 1 $5.7M −76% Mission Mangal (2019) $5.7M
Week 33, 2020 Aug 9–15 2 films · −93% 2 $396.8K −93% Sputnik (2020) $354K
Week 33, 2021 Aug 8–14 3 films · +107124% 3 $425.4M +107124% Free Guy (2021) $331.5M
FAQ

Sci-Fi Box Office Week 33 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie in week 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14)?

Free Guy (2021) leads with $331.5M worldwide, $121.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) at $93.9M and Yaya & Lennie - The Walking Liberty (2021) at $33.1K.

How much did sci-fi movies released in week 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14) earn?

3 sci-fi films released in week 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $425.4M in all, or $141.8M per film on average. Week 32, 2021 releases took $169.9M.

How many sci-fi movies released in week 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Free Guy (2021) with $331.5M.

How much of the Week 33, 2021 Sci-Fi box office came from the US and Canada?

$122.4M of the $425.4M total, or 29%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 33, 2021 sci-fi 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 33 of 2021 (Aug 8–14). 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 33, 2021 sci-fi 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.