#1 of 186 #1 movie of October 2021
2021 · Action, Adventure
$774.2M worldwide · 32% of the chart's total
$160.9M US & Canada · 21% $613.3M elsewhere · 79%
Box office · October 2021
October 2021 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing October Releases
No Time to Die (2021) is the highest-grossing movie released in October 2021, with $774.2M worldwide, ahead of Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) at $506.8M and Dune: Part One (2021) at $410.7M. 186 films released in October 2021 report a worldwide gross, $2.4B in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada. 5 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 54% on September 2021, whose releases took $1.6B. By genre, Adventure leads with $1.8B across 13 releases.
- October 2021 releases with a gross
- 186
- combined worldwide
- $2.4B
- films crossed $100M
- 5
- vs September 2021
- +54%
#1 of 186 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of October 2021?
No Time to Die (2021) leads with $774.2M, 32% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.9B, 81% of what all 186 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Release of October 2021, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 186. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in October 2021.
- 1 Oct 8, 2021 US and Canada: $160.9M Rest of the world: $613.3M Worldwide: $774.2M
- 2 Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: $213.6M Rest of the world: $293.3M Worldwide: $506.8M
- 3 Oct 22, 2021 US and Canada: $108.9M Rest of the world: $301.8M Worldwide: $410.7M
- 4 Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: $92M Rest of the world: $41.4M Worldwide: $133.4M
- 5 Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: $56.5M Rest of the world: $63.3M Worldwide: $119.8M
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Oct 22, 2021 US and Canada: $23M Rest of the world: $37.7M Worldwide: $60.7M - 7
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021)Oct 29, 2021 US and Canada: $12.3M Rest of the world: $34.7M Worldwide: $46.9M
Oct 29, 2021 · Japanese · Action, Adventure $46.9M worldwide - 8
Oct 22, 2021 US and Canada: $16.1M Rest of the world: $30.2M Worldwide: $46.3M - 9
Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: $10.9M Rest of the world: $19.7M Worldwide: $30.6M - 10
Oct 29, 2021 US and Canada: $10.1M Rest of the world: $12.8M Worldwide: $23M - 11
Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $19.6M Worldwide: $21.8M - 12
Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2021)Oct 8, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.1M Oct 8, 2021 · Japanese · Action, Adventure $21.1M worldwide - 13
Oct 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.3M - 14
Oct 29, 2021 US and Canada: $10.6M Rest of the world: $8.2M Worldwide: $18.9M - 15
Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: $556.6K Rest of the world: $14.5M Worldwide: $15M - 16
Oct 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.4M - 17
Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: $8.2M Rest of the world: $4.8M Worldwide: $13M - 18
Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.5M - 19
Oct 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9M - 20
Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: $76.4K Rest of the world: $6.6M Worldwide: $6.7M - 21
Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.6M - 22
Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6M - 23
The Laws of the Universe: The Age of Elohim (2021)Oct 22, 2021 US and Canada: $15.8K Rest of the world: $5.9M Worldwide: $5.9M Oct 22, 2021 · Japanese · Animation, Fantasy $5.9M worldwide - 24
Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: $151K Rest of the world: $5.5M Worldwide: $5.6M - 25
Oct 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M - 26
Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $3.5M Worldwide: $5M - 27
Oct 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3M - 28
Oct 8, 2021 US and Canada: $2.7M Rest of the world: $512.7K Worldwide: $3.2M - 29
Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $3M - 30
Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M - 31
Oct 22, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5M - 32
Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: $4.4K Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $2.4M - 33
Oct 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M - 34
Oct 22, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M - 35
Oct 6, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M - 36
Oct 13, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M - 37
Oct 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M - 38
Oct 22, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M - 39
Oct 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 40
Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 41
Oct 22, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 42
Oct 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M - 43
Oct 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 44
Oct 22, 2021 US and Canada: $613.6K Rest of the world: $585.3K Worldwide: $1.2M - 45
Oct 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 46
Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M - 47
Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: $35.9K Rest of the world: $1M Worldwide: $1.1M - 48
Oct 8, 2021 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1M - 49
Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1M - 50
Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: $145.2K Rest of the world: $860.7K Worldwide: $1M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in October 2021?
Of the top 10, Halloween Kills (2021) earned the biggest share at home (69% in the US & Canada), while No Time to Die (2021) made 79% of its gross abroad. Across all 186 films, $736.3M (31%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 No Time to Die (2021) $774.2M $160.9M US & Canada · 21% $613.3M elsewhere · 79%
- 2 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) $506.8M $213.6M US & Canada · 42% $293.3M elsewhere · 58%
- 3 Dune: Part One (2021) $410.7M $108.9M US & Canada · 27% $301.8M elsewhere · 73%
- 4 Halloween Kills (2021) $133.4M $92M US & Canada · 69% $41.4M elsewhere · 31%
- 5 The Addams Family 2 (2021) $119.8M $56.5M US & Canada · 47% $63.3M elsewhere · 53%
- 6 Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) $60.7M $23M US & Canada · 38% $37.7M elsewhere · 62%
- 7 My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021) $46.9M $12.3M US & Canada · 26% $34.7M elsewhere · 74%
- 8 The French Dispatch (2021) $46.3M $16.1M US & Canada · 35% $30.2M elsewhere · 65%
- 9 The Last Duel (2021) $30.6M $10.9M US & Canada · 36% $19.7M elsewhere · 64%
- 10 Last Night in Soho (2021) $23M $10.1M US & Canada · 44% $12.8M elsewhere · 56%
Gross bands
How Many October 2021 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
5 of 186 films crossed $100M and took $1.9B between them, 81% of the total. 169 films, 91% of the list, earned under $10M.
53% 28% 14%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 2 films, 1% of the list $1.3B · 53% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 3 films, 2% of the list $663.9M · 28% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 12 films, 6% of the list $332M · 14% of the gross
- Under $10M 169 films, 91% of the list $122.3M · 5% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of October 2021 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 41 (Oct 3–9) took $808M, led by No Time to Die (2021). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 26–Oct 2 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) $680.6M Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 3–9 No Time to Die (2021) $808M No Time to Die (2021)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 10–16 Halloween Kills (2021) $238.3M Halloween Kills (2021)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 17–23 Dune: Part One (2021) $535.9M Dune: Part One (2021)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 24–30 My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021) $135.9M My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021)
- Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 31–Nov 6 Poet (2021) $380.1K Poet (2021)
Earlier years
How Does October 2021 Compare With October in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, October 2019 earned the most: $3.5B from 253 films, led by Joker (2019). October 2021 took $2.4B.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2012 140 films | 140 | $1.7B | – | Taken 2 (2012) $376.2M |
| October 2013 147 films · +17% | 147 | $2B | +17% | Gravity (2013) $723.8M |
| October 2014 185 films · +13% | 185 | $2.2B | +13% | Gone Girl (2014) $370.9M |
| October 2015 193 films · −13% | 193 | $1.9B | −13% | The Martian (2015) $630.6M |
| October 2016 180 films · −23% | 180 | $1.5B | −23% | Inferno (2016) $220M |
| October 2017 212 films · +12% | 212 | $1.7B | +12% | Blade Runner 2049 (2017) $277.9M |
| October 2018 234 films · +54% | 234 | $2.6B | +54% | Venom (2018) $856.1M |
| October 2019 253 films · +35% | 253 | $3.5B | +35% | Joker (2019) $1.1B |
| October 2020 174 films · −88% | 174 | $419.6M | −88% | After We Collided (2020) $48M |
| October 2021 186 films · +472% | 186 | $2.4B | +472% | No Time to Die (2021) $774.2M |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in October 2021?
Adventure took $1.8B across 13 films, 76% of the total, ahead of Action ($1.8B) and Thriller ($1.5B). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $2.2B across 81 films, 92% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language films ($111.5M) and Cantonese-language films ($15.2M).
October 2021 Box Office by Genre
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Adventure $1.8B13 films · #1 No Time to Die (2021) -
Action $1.8B18 films · #1 No Time to Die (2021) -
Thriller $1.5B32 films · #1 No Time to Die (2021) -
Sci-Fi $1B10 films · #1 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) -
Horror $680.5M23 films · #1 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) -
Drama $660M95 films · #1 Dune: Part One (2021) -
Comedy $639.2M32 films · #1 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) -
Animation $148.3M11 films · #1 Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) -
Family $95.6M10 films · #1 Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) -
Fantasy $79.6M12 films · #1 My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021)
October 2021 Box Office by Language
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English $2.2B81 films · #1 No Time to Die (2021) - Japanese $111.5M10 films · #1 My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021)
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Cantonese $15.2M2 films · #1 Anita (2021) -
French $9.7M7 films · #1 Titane (2021) -
Dutch $9.3M3 films · #1 The Forgotten Battle (2021) -
Thai $9M1 film · #1 The Medium (2021) -
Russian $5.8M6 films · #1 My Sweet Monster (2021) -
Arabic $5.2M1 film · #1 The Ambush (2021) -
Italian $3.8M6 films · #1 I Am Santa Claus (2021) -
Punjabi $3.2M3 films · #1 Honsla Rakh (2021)
Archive
Box Office in 2021, Month by Month
The months of 2021 with their totals: December leads with $3B, led by Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
- January $162.2M #1 We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)
- February $2B #1 Hi, Mom (2021)
- March $796.2M #1 Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
- April $1.1B #1 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021)
- May $848.6M #1 A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
- June $1.5B #1 F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
- July $1.9B #1 Black Widow (2021)
- August $1.1B #1 Free Guy (2021)
- September $1.6B #1 The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)
- October $2.4B #1 No Time to Die (2021)
- November $1.6B #1 Eternals (2021)
- December $3B #1 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
FAQ
Box Office October 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 186 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in October 2021?
No Time to Die (2021) leads with $774.2M worldwide, $160.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) at $506.8M and Dune: Part One (2021) at $410.7M.
How much did movies released in October 2021 earn?
186 films released in October 2021 report a worldwide gross, $2.4B in all, or $12.9M per film on average. September 2021 releases took $1.6B.
How many movies released in October 2021 made $1 billion?
None. 5 films crossed $100 million, led by No Time to Die (2021) with $774.2M.
How is the October 2021 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 October 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.
How often is the October 2021 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.