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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2021

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2021 GrossTickets Sold
1 No Time to Die Oct 8, 2021 Action PG-13 $160,772,007 15,808,456
2 Dune Oct 22, 2021 Action PG-13 $107,176,143 10,538,460
3 The Boss Baby: Family Business Jul 2, 2021 Adventure PG $57,300,280 5,634,246
4 Clifford the Big Red Dog Nov 10, 2021 Adventure PG $48,947,356 4,812,916
5 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Jun 11, 2021 Adventure PG $40,501,717 3,982,470
6 The Unholy Apr 2, 2021 Horror PG-13 $15,532,137 1,527,250
7 Chaos Walking Mar 5, 2021 Action PG-13 $13,287,908 1,306,579
8 Antlers Oct 29, 2021 Horror R $10,619,670 1,044,215
9 Cry Macho Sep 17, 2021 Drama PG-13 $10,310,734 1,013,838
10 News of the World Dec 25, 2020 Western PG-13 $8,951,155 880,153
11 Nightmare Alley Dec 17, 2021 Thriller/Suspense R $7,580,143 745,343
12 Those Who Wish Me Dead May 14, 2021 Thriller/Suspense R $7,407,200 728,338
13 Here Today May 7, 2021 Comedy PG-13 $2,807,494 276,056
14 Finding You May 14, 2021 Drama PG $2,753,985 270,794
15 Lamb Oct 8, 2021 Horror R $2,676,410 263,167
16 The War with Grandpa Oct 9, 2020 Comedy PG $2,416,285 237,589
17 Nomadland Apr 30, 2021 Drama R $2,180,000 214,356
18 After We Fell Sep 10, 2021 Drama R $2,170,750 213,446
19 Profile May 14, 2021 Thriller/Suspense R $1,744,740 171,558
20 Pinocchio Dec 19, 2019 Adventure PG-13 $1,049,163 103,162
21 True To The Game 3 Dec 3, 2021 Thriller/Suspense R $1,038,255 102,089
22 The Dry Jan 1, 2021 Thriller/Suspense R $364,397 35,830
23 World War Z Jun 21, 2013 Action PG-13 $347,000 34,119
24 Dutch Mar 12, 2021 Thriller/Suspense R $323,167 31,776
25 A Mouthful of Air Oct 29, 2021 Drama R $269,435 26,493
26 Âya to majo Feb 3, 2021 Adventure PG $173,704 17,080
27 Heaven Oct 2, 2020 Drama PG-13 $148,091 14,561
28 SAS: Red Notice Apr 16, 2021 Action R $146,329 14,388
29 Walking with Herb May 7, 2021 Comedy PG $120,226 11,821
30 My Salinger Year Mar 5, 2021 Drama R $54,730 5,381
31 Jurassic World Jun 12, 2015 Action PG-13 $36,000 3,539
32 Our Ladies Aug 27, 2020 Comedy R $27,558 2,710
33 John and the Hole Aug 6, 2021 Thriller/Suspense R $25,386 2,496
34 Secret Agent Dingledorf and… Jul 23, 2021 Comedy PG $13,760 1,352
35 Let Him Go Nov 6, 2020 Thriller/Suspense R $10,085 992
36 Naked Singularity Aug 6, 2021 Drama R $3,050 299
Total Gross of All Movies$509,286,450
Total Tickets Sold50,077,318

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2021. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2021. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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