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Box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–2, 2021

Box Office Week 1, 2021: Highest-Grossing Releases of Jan 1–2

Asphalt Burning (2021) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 1 of 2021 (Jan 1–2), with $4M worldwide, ahead of Shadow in the Cloud (2021) at $1.1M. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5M in all, 3% of it from the US & Canada.

week 1 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$5M
Asphalt Burning (2021), the #1
$4M
earned in the US & Canada
3%
Asphalt Burning (2021) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 movie of Week 1, 2021

Asphalt Burning (2021)

2021 · Action, Comedy

$4M worldwide · 79% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
The chart

Every Release of Week 1 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 1 of 2021 (Jan 1–2).

  1. 1 Asphalt Burning (2021) movie poster
    Asphalt Burning (2021) Jan 2, 2021 · Norwegian · Action, Comedy $4M worldwide
    Jan 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4M
  2. 2 Shadow in the Cloud (2021) movie poster
    Shadow in the Cloud (2021) 2021 · English · Action, Horror $1.1M worldwide
    2021 US and Canada: $156.9K Rest of the world: $897.4K Worldwide: $1.1M
FAQ

Box Office Week 1 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 1 of 2021 (Jan 1–2)?

Asphalt Burning (2021) leads with $4M worldwide. Next come Shadow in the Cloud (2021) at $1.1M.

How much did movies released in week 1 of 2021 (Jan 1–2) earn?

2 films released in week 1 of 2021 (Jan 1–2) report a worldwide gross, $5M in all, or $2.5M per film on average.

How many movies released in week 1 of 2021 (Jan 1–2) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Asphalt Burning (2021), earned $4M.

How much of the Week 1, 2021 box office came from the US and Canada?

$156.9K of the $5M total, or 3%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 1, 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 week 1 of 2021 (Jan 1–2). 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 1, 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.