#1 of summer 2021 Biggest summer hit
2021 Action Adventure Thriller 2h 23m English
61 Echo Score $726.2M worldwide
Directed by Justin Lin
About F9: The Fast Saga Summer 2021 · June to August
Summer 2021 Movies: Biggest Hits, Best-Rated & Box Office
2,033 films on the site were released from June 1 to August 31, 2021. F9: The Fast Saga ruled the box office with $726.2M worldwide, ahead of Black Widow. The best-rated release is Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). In all, the season took 337% more at the box office than summer 2020.
- films released June–August
- 2,033
- worldwide box office
- $4.4B
- F9: The Fast Saga, #1
- $726.2M
- ranked by rating
- 222
#1 of summer 2021 June · July · August
Summer 2021 Month by Month
July was the strongest month of summer 2021 at the box office ($1.9B), led by Black Widow. June had 672 releases, July had 657 releases and August had 704 releases.
- June 2021
- releases
- 672
- worldwide gross
- $1.5B
Biggest hit F9: The Fast Saga $726.2M - July 2021 Top month
- releases
- 657
- worldwide gross
- $1.9B
Biggest hit Black Widow $379.8M - August 2021
- releases
- 704
- worldwide gross
- $1.1B
Biggest hit Free Guy $331.5M
Box office
What Were the Biggest Summer Movies of 2021?
F9: The Fast Saga earned $726.2M worldwide, ahead of Black Widow ($379.8M). The top 20 took $3.6B, 82% of the $4.4B earned by the 366 summer releases with a box office record.
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5. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It $206.4M worldwide2021 · Mystery, Thriller · 1h 52m
Dir. Michael Chaves
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10. Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway $153.9M worldwide2021 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 33m
Dir. Will Gluck
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11. The Boss Baby: Family Business $146.7M worldwide2021 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 47m
Dir. Sean Mullen
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13. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time $93.9M worldwide2021 · Action, Sci-Fi · 2h 34m
Dir. Hideaki Anno
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18. The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard $70.1M worldwide2021 · Action, Adventure · 1h 40m
Dir. Patrick Hughes
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19. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions $65.8M worldwide2021 · Action, Adventure · 1h 28m
Dir. Adam Robitel
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Best-rated
The Best-Rated Summer Movies of 2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is the best-rated film of summer 2021, followed by Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) and Ailey; 222 of the season's 2,033 releases are ranked. Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
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#1 90 Echo Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Documentary -
#2 90 Echo Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) Drama -
#3 88 Echo Ailey Documentary -
#4 88 Echo Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters Documentary -
#5 86 Echo Being a Human Person Documentary -
#6 86 Echo In the Same Breath Documentary -
#7 85 Echo I Carry You with Me Drama -
#8 84 Echo In the Heights Drama, Romance -
#9 84 Echo Ma Belle, My Beauty Drama, Romance -
#10 84 Echo Not Going Quietly Documentary -
#11 83 Echo Luca Adventure, Fantasy -
#12 83 Echo Playing with Sharks Documentary
Every summer since 2011
How Does Summer 2021 Compare?
Summer 2021 took $4.4B worldwide, up 337% on 2020; rank 15 of 16 summers since 2011, with 2015 the biggest ($10.7B). Totals count films with a box office record; summers with their own page are linked.
- Summer 2026 $8.3B#1: Spider-Man: Brand New Day · 131 releases
- Summer 2025 $5.7B#1: Jurassic World Rebirth · 792 releases
- Summer 2024 $7.2B#1: Inside Out 2 · 1,998 releases
- Summer 2023 $8.3B#1: Barbie · 2,066 releases
- Summer 2022 $5.2B#1: Jurassic World Dominion · 2,018 releases
- Summer 2021 $4.4B#1: F9: The Fast Saga · 2,033 releases
- Summer 2020 $1B#1: The Eight Hundred · 1,753 releases
- Summer 2019 $10B#1: The Lion King · 2,053 releases
- Summer 2018 $10.2B#1: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom · 1,862 releases
- Summer 2017 $9.5B#1: Despicable Me 3 · 1,631 releases
- Summer 2016 $10.3B#1: Finding Dory · 1,447 releases
- Summer 2015 $10.7B#1: Jurassic World · 1,419 releases
- Summer 2014 $8.5B#1: Transformers: Age Of Extinction · 1,282 releases
- Summer 2013 $9.3B#1: Despicable Me 2 · 1,186 releases
- Summer 2012 $8.8B#1: The Dark Knight Rises · 1,123 releases
- Summer 2011 $8.6B#1: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 · 996 releases
FAQ
Summer 2021 Movies: Questions & Answers
Quick answers about the films released from June to August 2021, from the lists above.
What was the biggest movie of summer 2021?
F9: The Fast Saga (2021) earned the most of any film released from June to August 2021: $726.2M worldwide. Black Widow is second with $379.8M.
About F9: The Fast Saga What was the best-rated movie of summer 2021?
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) is the best-rated summer 2021 release on What's After the Movie. Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
About Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) How much did summer 2021 movies make?
The 366 summer releases with a box office record took $4.4B worldwide, up 337% on summer 2020. Grosses that look like data errors are left out.
Which dates count as summer?
Films released from June 1 to August 31, 2021: 2,033 films on the site.