Box office · May 2021

May 2021 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing May Releases, Page 2

A Quiet Place Part II (2021) is the highest-grossing movie released in May 2021, with $297.4M worldwide, ahead of Cruella (2021) at $233.5M and Wrath of Man (2021) at $104M. 80 films released in May 2021 report a worldwide gross, $848.6M in all, 34% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 22% on April 2021, whose releases took $1.1B. By genre, Thriller leads with $709.7M across 19 releases.

May 2021 releases with a gross: 80
combined worldwide: $848.6M
films crossed $100M: 3
vs April 2021: −22%

A Quiet Place Part II (2021) movie poster

#1 of 80

#1 movie of May 2021

A Quiet Place Part II (2021)

2021 · Sci-Fi, Drama

$297.4M worldwide · 35% of the chart's total

$160.1M US & Canada · 54% $137.3M elsewhere · 46%

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Every Release of May 2021, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 80 of 80. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in May 2021.

51
Wolka (2021) May 28, 2021 · Polish · Drama $72.7K worldwide

May 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $72.7K
52
Endangered Species (2021) May 28, 2021 · English · Action, Thriller $68.2K worldwide

May 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $68.2K
53
The Rumba Kings (2021) May 6, 2021 · French · Documentary, History $50K worldwide

May 6, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50K
54
Mainstream (2021) May 7, 2021 · English · Drama, Comedy $49.6K worldwide

May 7, 2021 US and Canada: $35.7K Rest of the world: $13.9K Worldwide: $49.6K
55
The Land of Blue Lakes (2021) May 1, 2021 · Russian · Horror $44.1K worldwide

May 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $44.1K
56
The Lockdown Hauntings (2021) May 3, 2021 · English · Horror $43.5K worldwide

May 3, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.5K
57
The Marco Effect (2021) May 27, 2021 · Danish · Thriller, Crime $39.3K worldwide

May 27, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.3K
58
Silo (2021) May 7, 2021 · English · Drama, Thriller $38.4K worldwide

May 7, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38.4K
59
When Winter Comes (2021) May 2, 2021 · Korean · Drama $36.6K worldwide

May 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.6K
60
Sound of Violence (2021) May 21, 2021 · English · Thriller $32.3K worldwide

May 21, 2021 US and Canada: $32.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $32.3K
61
Morrison (2021) May 20, 2021 · Italian · Drama $29.5K worldwide

May 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.5K
62
Kim Min-young of the Report Card (2021) May 1, 2021 · Korean · Drama $19.6K worldwide

May 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.6K
63
Loan Shark (2021) May 25, 2021 · Serbian · Crime, Drama $19K worldwide

May 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19K
64
Equal Standard (2021) May 7, 2021 · English · Drama, Action $15.9K worldwide

May 7, 2021 US and Canada: $15.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.9K
65
Into the Darkness (2021) May 21, 2021 · English · Drama, War $13.5K worldwide

May 21, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.5K
66
Paper Spiders (2021) May 7, 2021 · English · Drama $11.7K worldwide

May 7, 2021 US and Canada: $3K Rest of the world: $8.7K Worldwide: $11.7K
67
Pozzis, Samarkand (2021) May 30, 2021 · Italian · Adventure, Documentary $10.9K worldwide

May 30, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.9K
68
Ocean Odyssey (2021) May 28, 2021 · English · Documentary $10.3K worldwide

May 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.3K
69
Broken Keys (2021) May 2, 2021 · Arabic · War, Drama $9.5K worldwide

May 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.5K
70
Tourist (2021) May 19, 2021 · Russian · Action $9.2K worldwide

May 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2K
71
Undergods (2021) May 7, 2021 · English · Thriller, Fantasy $7.8K worldwide

May 7, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.8K
72
Ghost Master (2021) May 14, 2021 · English · Horror $6.1K worldwide

May 14, 2021 US and Canada: $6.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.1K
73
People We Know Are Confused (2021) May 28, 2021 · Lithuanian · Drama $5K worldwide

May 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
74
Enfant Terrible (2021) May 7, 2021 · German · Biography, Drama $4.7K worldwide

May 7, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7K
75
Chance the Rapper’s Magnificent Coloring World (2021) May 14, 2021 · English · Documentary, Music $3K worldwide

May 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3K
76
Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm (2021) May 14, 2021 · English · Music, Documentary $2.6K worldwide

May 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K
77
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue (2021) May 28, 2021 · Chinese · Documentary $2K worldwide

May 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2K
78
Zebra Girl (2021) May 28, 2021 · English · Thriller, Crime $873 worldwide

May 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $873
79
Momshies! Your Soul is Mine (2021) May 28, 2021 · Tagalog · Comedy $508 worldwide

May 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $508
80
James & Isey (2021) May 6, 2021 · English · Documentary $184 worldwide

May 6, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $184

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).