#1 of 622 #1 English-language movie of 2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
2021 · Action, Adventure
$1.9B worldwide · 16% of the chart's total
$814.9M US & Canada · 42% $1.1B elsewhere · 58%
English box office · 2021
English Box Office 2021: Highest-Grossing English Movies
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 2021, with $1.9B worldwide, ahead of No Time to Die (2021) at $774.2M and F9: The Fast Saga (2021) at $726.2M. 622 English-language films released in 2021 report a worldwide gross, $12.2B in all, 38% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 31 crossed $100 million. That is up 181% on 2020, whose releases took $4.4B. By genre, Action leads with $8.1B across 97 English releases.
- 2021 releases with a gross
- 622
- combined worldwide
- $12.2B
- films crossed $100M
- 31
- vs 2020
- +181%
#1 of 622 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of 2021?
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) leads with $1.9B, 16% of the total. The top 5 together took $4.4B, 36% of what all 622 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every English Release of 2021, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 622. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2021.
- 1 Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: $814.9M Rest of the world: $1.1B Worldwide: $1.9B
- 2 Oct 8, 2021 US and Canada: $160.9M Rest of the world: $613.3M Worldwide: $774.2M
- 3 Jun 25, 2021 US and Canada: $173M Rest of the world: $553.2M Worldwide: $726.2M
- 4 Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: $213.6M Rest of the world: $293.3M Worldwide: $506.8M
- 5 Mar 31, 2021 US and Canada: $100.9M Rest of the world: $369.2M Worldwide: $470.1M
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Sep 3, 2021 US and Canada: $224.5M Rest of the world: $207.7M Worldwide: $432.2M - 7
Oct 22, 2021 US and Canada: $108.9M Rest of the world: $301.8M Worldwide: $410.7M - 8
Dec 22, 2021 US and Canada: $162.8M Rest of the world: $245.6M Worldwide: $408.4M - 9
Nov 5, 2021 US and Canada: $164.9M Rest of the world: $237.2M Worldwide: $402.1M - 10
Jul 9, 2021 US and Canada: $183.7M Rest of the world: $196.1M Worldwide: $379.8M - 11
Aug 13, 2021 US and Canada: $121.6M Rest of the world: $209.9M Worldwide: $331.5M - 12
May 28, 2021 US and Canada: $160.1M Rest of the world: $137.3M Worldwide: $297.4M - 13
Nov 24, 2021 US and Canada: $96.1M Rest of the world: $165.2M Worldwide: $261.3M - 14
May 28, 2021 US and Canada: $86.1M Rest of the world: $147.4M Worldwide: $233.5M - 15
Jul 30, 2021 US and Canada: $117M Rest of the world: $103.9M Worldwide: $220.9M - 16
Jun 4, 2021 US and Canada: $65.6M Rest of the world: $140.8M Worldwide: $206.4M - 17
Nov 19, 2021 US and Canada: $129.5M Rest of the world: $75M Worldwide: $204.4M - 18
Aug 6, 2021 US and Canada: $55.8M Rest of the world: $112.9M Worldwide: $168.7M - 19
Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: $70.6M Rest of the world: $93.1M Worldwide: $163.7M - 20
Dec 22, 2021 US and Canada: $37.7M Rest of the world: $119.7M Worldwide: $157.4M - 21
Jun 11, 2021 US and Canada: $40.5M Rest of the world: $113.4M Worldwide: $153.9M - 22
Nov 24, 2021 US and Canada: $53.8M Rest of the world: $99.5M Worldwide: $153.3M - 23
Jul 2, 2021 US and Canada: $57.3M Rest of the world: $89.4M Worldwide: $146.7M - 24
Aug 20, 2021 US and Canada: $40.1M Rest of the world: $104.2M Worldwide: $144.3M - 25
Feb 26, 2021 US and Canada: $46.5M Rest of the world: $90M Worldwide: $136.5M - 26
Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: $92M Rest of the world: $41.4M Worldwide: $133.4M - 27
Mar 5, 2021 US and Canada: $54.7M Rest of the world: $75.7M Worldwide: $130.4M - 28
Dec 22, 2021 US and Canada: $37.2M Rest of the world: $88.7M Worldwide: $125.9M - 29
Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: $56.5M Rest of the world: $63.3M Worldwide: $119.8M - 30
Nov 10, 2021 US and Canada: $48.9M Rest of the world: $67M Worldwide: $115.9M - 31
May 7, 2021 US and Canada: $27.5M Rest of the world: $76.5M Worldwide: $104M - 32
Jul 23, 2021 US and Canada: $48.3M Rest of the world: $41.9M Worldwide: $90.1M - 33
Apr 23, 2021 US and Canada: $42.3M Rest of the world: $42.1M Worldwide: $84.4M - 34
Aug 27, 2021 US and Canada: $61.2M Rest of the world: $16.2M Worldwide: $77.4M - 35
Jul 2, 2021 US and Canada: $44.5M Rest of the world: $32.5M Worldwide: $77M - 36
Dec 10, 2021 US and Canada: $38.5M Rest of the world: $37.5M Worldwide: $76M - 37
Jun 16, 2021 US and Canada: $38M Rest of the world: $32.1M Worldwide: $70.1M - 38
Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: $25.3M Rest of the world: $40.5M Worldwide: $65.8M - 39
Oct 22, 2021 US and Canada: $23M Rest of the world: $37.7M Worldwide: $60.7M - 40
Mar 26, 2021 US and Canada: $27.6M Rest of the world: $29.9M Worldwide: $57.5M - 41
Aug 13, 2021 US and Canada: $32.7M Rest of the world: $21.1M Worldwide: $53.8M - 42
Jun 18, 2021 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $49.8M Worldwide: $51.1M - 43
Nov 12, 2021 US and Canada: $9.3M Rest of the world: $39.9M Worldwide: $49.2M - 44
Oct 22, 2021 US and Canada: $16.1M Rest of the world: $30.2M Worldwide: $46.3M - 45
Jun 11, 2021 US and Canada: $30M Rest of the world: $15.2M Worldwide: $45.2M - 46
Jun 4, 2021 US and Canada: $17.7M Rest of the world: $25M Worldwide: $42.7M - 47
Nov 24, 2021 US and Canada: $17M Rest of the world: $24.9M Worldwide: $41.9M - 48
Jul 23, 2021 US and Canada: $28.3M Rest of the world: $11.8M Worldwide: $40.1M - 49
Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: $11.3M Rest of the world: $28.3M Worldwide: $39.6M - 50
Nov 19, 2021 US and Canada: $15.1M Rest of the world: $24.4M Worldwide: $39.5M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2021?
Of the top 10, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) earned the biggest share at home (52% in the US & Canada), while No Time to Die (2021) made 79% of its gross abroad. Across all 622 films, $4.7B (38%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $1.9B $814.9M US & Canada · 42% $1.1B elsewhere · 58%
- 2 No Time to Die (2021) $774.2M $160.9M US & Canada · 21% $613.3M elsewhere · 79%
- 3 F9: The Fast Saga (2021) $726.2M $173M US & Canada · 24% $553.2M elsewhere · 76%
- 4 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) $506.8M $213.6M US & Canada · 42% $293.3M elsewhere · 58%
- 5 Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) $470.1M $100.9M US & Canada · 21% $369.2M elsewhere · 79%
- 6 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) $432.2M $224.5M US & Canada · 52% $207.7M elsewhere · 48%
- 7 Dune: Part One (2021) $410.7M $108.9M US & Canada · 27% $301.8M elsewhere · 73%
- 8 Sing 2 (2021) $408.4M $162.8M US & Canada · 40% $245.6M elsewhere · 60%
- 9 Eternals (2021) $402.1M $164.9M US & Canada · 41% $237.2M elsewhere · 59%
- 10 Black Widow (2021) $379.8M $183.7M US & Canada · 48% $196.1M elsewhere · 52%
Gross bands
How Many 2021 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
31 of 622 films crossed $100M and took $10.1B between them, 83% of the total. 545 films, 88% of the list, earned under $10M.
16% 16% 51% 14%
- $1B or more 1 film, <1% of the list $1.9B · 16% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 3 films, <1% of the list $2B · 16% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 27 films, 4% of the list $6.2B · 51% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 46 films, 7% of the list $1.7B · 14% of the gross
- Under $10M 545 films, 88% of the list $371M · 3% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2021 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $2.8B from 50 films, led by Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). January was the quietest month ($79.4M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan The Little Things (2021) $79.4M The Little Things (2021)
- February Feb Tom & Jerry (2021) $200.3M Tom & Jerry (2021)
- March Mar Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) $741.7M Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
- April Apr Mortal Kombat (2021) $137M Mortal Kombat (2021)
- May May A Quiet Place Part II (2021) $691.4M A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
- June Jun F9: The Fast Saga (2021) $1.4B F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
- July Jul Black Widow (2021) $1.3B Black Widow (2021)
- August Aug Free Guy (2021) $816.6M Free Guy (2021)
- September Sep Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) $538.2M Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
- October Oct No Time to Die (2021) $2.2B No Time to Die (2021)
- November Nov Eternals (2021) $1.4B Eternals (2021)
- December Dec Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $2.8B Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Last 10 years
How Does 2021 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2019 earned the most: $28.7B from 898 films, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019). 2021 took $12.2B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 576 films | 576 | $26B | – | The Avengers (2012) $1.5B |
| 2013 601 films · ±0% | 601 | $26B | ±0% | Frozen (2013) $1.3B |
| 2014 649 films · −5% | 649 | $24.6B | −5% | Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014) $1.1B |
| 2015 682 films · +10% | 682 | $27.1B | +10% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| 2016 695 films · +1% | 695 | $27.3B | +1% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B |
| 2017 771 films · +2% | 771 | $27.9B | +2% | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B |
| 2018 828 films · +1% | 828 | $28.3B | +1% | Avengers: Infinity War (2018) $2.1B |
| 2019 898 films · +1% | 898 | $28.7B | +1% | Avengers: Endgame (2019) $2.8B |
| 2020 604 films · −85% | 604 | $4.4B | −85% | Bad Boys for Life (2020) $426.5M |
| 2021 622 films · +181% | 622 | $12.2B | +181% | Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $1.9B |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in 2021?
Action took $8.1B across 97 films, 66% of the total, ahead of Adventure ($7.5B) and Sci-Fi ($5.9B). A film counts once for each of its genres.
2021 English Box Office by Genre
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Action $8.1B97 films · #1 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) -
Adventure $7.5B59 films · #1 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) -
Sci-Fi $5.9B48 films · #1 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) -
Thriller $4.8B167 films · #1 No Time to Die (2021) -
Comedy $3B131 films · #1 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) -
Drama $2.9B252 films · #1 Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) -
Fantasy $2.1B37 films · #1 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) -
Crime $1.6B56 films · #1 F9: The Fast Saga (2021) -
Horror $1.6B101 films · #1 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) -
Family $1.3B42 films · #1 Cruella (2021)
Archive
English Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $105.1B
2010s 10 years · $261B
- 2019 $28.7B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $28.3B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $27.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $27.3B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $27.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $24.6B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $26B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $26B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $24.2B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $21B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $170.2B
- 2009 $23B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $20B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $20.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $17.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $16.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $15.9B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $17.1B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $13.9B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $13.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $12.2B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $84.5B
- 1999 $12.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $10B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $11.8B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.2B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $8.9B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $7.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $6.3B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $5.5B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $5.9B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
- 1989 $6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.3B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $3.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.3B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.4B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.2B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
- 1979 $2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $1.5B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $624.6M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $955.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $694.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $928.9M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $369.2M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $182.9M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $346.9M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
- 1969 $244.6M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $147.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $342.7M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $28.1M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $227.4M #1 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- 1964 $241M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $75.1M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $49.6M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $952.7K #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $42.4M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $770.2M
- 1959 $126.4M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $5.1M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $31.3M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $149.5M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $70.6M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $150.9M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.6M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.4M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $97.5M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $662.1M
- 1949 $1.7M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $707.7K #1 The Fallen Idol (1948)
- 1947 $1.4M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $96.2M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $117.4K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $2M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $4.2M #1 Charley’s Aunt (1941)
- 1940 $527.8M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $217.4M
- 1939 $26.3M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $27.1K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $4.6M #1 After the Thin Man (1936)
- 1935 $602.9K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $37.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $588.1K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $40K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $299 #1 Transgression (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 4 years · $718.5K
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
English Box Office 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 622 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in 2021?
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) leads with $1.9B worldwide, $814.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come No Time to Die (2021) at $774.2M and F9: The Fast Saga (2021) at $726.2M.
How much did English-language movies released in 2021 earn?
622 English-language films released in 2021 report a worldwide gross, $12.2B in all, or $19.7M per film on average. 2020 releases took $4.4B.
How many English-language movies released in 2021 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). 31 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2021 English 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 2021. 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the 2021 English 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.