Market Charts > 2021 > Creative Types > Contemporary Fiction
Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction Movies in 2021
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date |
Genre | MPAA
Rating | 2021 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
F9: The Fast Saga |
Jun 25, 2021 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$173,005,945 |
17,011,401 |
| 2 |
No Time to Die |
Oct 8, 2021 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$160,772,007 |
15,808,456 |
| 3 |
Halloween Kills |
Oct 15, 2021 |
Horror |
R |
$92,002,155 |
9,046,426 |
| 4 |
Candyman |
Aug 26, 2021 |
Horror |
R |
$61,186,570 |
6,016,379 |
| 5 |
Old |
Jul 23, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$48,276,510 |
4,746,953 |
| 6 |
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodygua… |
Jun 18, 2021 |
Comedy |
R |
$38,014,727 |
3,737,928 |
| 7 |
Don’t Breathe 2 |
Aug 26, 2021 |
Horror |
R |
$32,638,038 |
3,209,247 |
| 8 |
In the Heights |
Jun 10, 2021 |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$29,975,167 |
2,947,411 |
| 9 |
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins |
Jul 23, 2021 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$28,264,325 |
2,779,186 |
| 10 |
West Side Story |
Dec 10, 2021 |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$28,169,248 |
2,769,838 |
| 11 |
Nobody |
Mar 26, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$27,568,035 |
2,710,721 |
| 12 |
Wrath of Man |
May 7, 2021 |
Action |
R |
$27,466,489 |
2,700,736 |
| 13 |
Escape Room: Tournament of … |
Jul 16, 2021 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$25,314,753 |
2,489,160 |
| 14 |
Spiral |
May 14, 2021 |
Horror |
R |
$23,216,862 |
2,282,877 |
| 15 |
The Marksman |
Jan 15, 2021 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$15,566,093 |
1,530,589 |
| 16 |
The Unholy |
Apr 2, 2021 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$15,532,137 |
1,527,250 |
| 17 |
The Little Things |
Jan 29, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$15,342,746 |
1,508,628 |
| 18 |
Dear Evan Hansen |
Sep 24, 2021 |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$15,002,646 |
1,475,186 |
| 19 |
Stillwater |
Dec 31, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$14,465,535 |
1,422,373 |
| 20 |
Malignant |
Sep 10, 2021 |
Horror |
R |
$13,391,791 |
1,316,794 |
| 21 |
Antlers |
Oct 29, 2021 |
Horror |
R |
$10,619,670 |
1,044,215 |
| 22 |
The Protégé |
Aug 20, 2021 |
Action |
R |
$7,446,823 |
732,234 |
| 23 |
Those Who Wish Me Dead |
May 14, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$7,407,200 |
728,338 |
| 24 |
The Night House |
Oct 16, 2020 |
Horror |
R |
$7,100,581 |
698,188 |
| 25 |
Licorice Pizza |
Jan 7, 2022 |
Drama |
R |
$6,382,891 |
627,619 |
| 26 |
Promising Young Woman |
Jan 1, 2021 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$5,252,785 |
516,498 |
| 27 |
CopShop |
Sep 17, 2021 |
Action |
R |
$5,213,243 |
512,609 |
| 28 |
Separation |
Apr 30, 2021 |
Horror |
R |
$4,509,143 |
443,376 |
| 29 |
Boogie |
Mar 5, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$4,178,620 |
410,877 |
| 30 |
Fatale |
Dec 18, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$3,217,203 |
316,342 |
| 31 |
Pig |
Jul 16, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$3,186,667 |
313,339 |
| 32 |
The Girl Who Believes In Mi… |
Apr 2, 2021 |
Drama |
PG |
$3,163,362 |
311,048 |
| 33 |
Here Today |
May 7, 2021 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$2,807,494 |
276,056 |
| 34 |
Finding You |
May 14, 2021 |
Drama |
PG |
$2,753,985 |
270,794 |
| 35 |
Lamb |
Oct 8, 2021 |
Horror |
R |
$2,676,410 |
263,167 |
| 36 |
The Card Counter |
Sep 10, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$2,652,315 |
260,798 |
| 37 |
Land |
Feb 12, 2021 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$2,577,830 |
253,474 |
| 38 |
Nomadland |
Apr 30, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$2,180,000 |
214,356 |
| 39 |
After We Fell |
Sep 10, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$2,170,750 |
213,446 |
| 40 |
The Father |
Jun 11, 2021 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$2,120,992 |
208,553 |
| 41 |
Profile |
May 14, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$1,744,740 |
171,558 |
| 42 |
Titane |
Jul 14, 2021 |
Horror |
R |
$1,442,988 |
141,886 |
| 43 |
Together Together |
Apr 23, 2021 |
Comedy |
R |
$1,436,324 |
141,231 |
| 44 |
Wrong Turn |
Jun 18, 2021 |
Horror |
R |
$1,251,184 |
123,026 |
| 45 |
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World |
Aug 13, 2010 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$1,229,784 |
120,922 |
| 46 |
God’s Not Dead: We the Peop… |
Oct 4, 2021 |
Drama |
PG |
$1,170,387 |
115,082 |
| 47 |
In the Earth |
Apr 16, 2021 |
Horror |
R |
$1,113,722 |
109,510 |
| 48 |
True To The Game 3 |
Dec 3, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$1,038,255 |
102,089 |
| 49 |
Long Weekend |
Mar 12, 2021 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$1,018,532 |
100,151 |
| 50 |
Come Play |
Oct 30, 2020 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$970,450 |
95,423 |
| 51 |
Blue Bayou |
Sep 17, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$788,675 |
77,549 |
| 52 |
French Exit |
Feb 12, 2021 |
Comedy |
R |
$741,895 |
72,949 |
| 53 |
Red Rocket |
Dec 10, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$709,460 |
69,760 |
| 54 |
Nine Days |
Jul 30, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$694,849 |
68,323 |
| 55 |
Courageous |
Sep 30, 2011 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$495,002 |
48,672 |
| 56 |
For the Love of Money |
Nov 24, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$480,774 |
47,273 |
| 57 |
National Champions |
Dec 10, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$475,488 |
46,753 |
| 58 |
Top Gun |
May 16, 1986 |
Action |
PG |
$457,577 |
44,993 |
| 59 |
Dreamland |
Feb 25, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$409,363 |
40,252 |
| 60 |
The Dry |
Jan 1, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$364,397 |
35,830 |
| 61 |
The Water Man |
May 7, 2021 |
Drama |
PG |
$354,087 |
34,816 |
| 62 |
Freaky |
Nov 13, 2020 |
Horror |
R |
$328,795 |
32,330 |
| 63 |
Dutch |
Mar 12, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$323,167 |
31,776 |
| 64 |
The Lady of Heaven |
Jun 3, 2022 |
Action |
R |
$291,597 |
28,672 |
| 65 |
India Sweets and Spices |
Nov 19, 2021 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$288,714 |
28,388 |
| 66 |
Blithe Spirit |
Jan 15, 2021 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$282,499 |
27,777 |
| 67 |
American Skin |
Jan 15, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$282,332 |
27,761 |
| 68 |
A Mouthful of Air |
Oct 29, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$269,435 |
26,493 |
| 69 |
Murder in the Woods |
Aug 14, 2020 |
Horror |
R |
$241,906 |
23,786 |
| 70 |
Supernova |
Jun 25, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$234,220 |
23,030 |
| 71 |
Half Brothers |
Dec 4, 2020 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$225,830 |
22,206 |
| 72 |
Limbo |
Jul 30, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$224,405 |
22,065 |
| 73 |
Together |
Aug 27, 2021 |
Comedy |
R |
$214,390 |
21,080 |
| 74 |
Wolf |
Dec 3, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$147,595 |
14,513 |
| 75 |
SAS: Red Notice |
Apr 16, 2021 |
Action |
R |
$146,329 |
14,388 |
| 76 |
Bergman Island |
Jul 14, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$145,191 |
14,276 |
| 77 |
Mass |
Oct 8, 2021 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$145,175 |
14,274 |
| 78 |
No Man’s Land |
Jan 22, 2021 |
Western |
PG-13 |
$139,221 |
13,689 |
| 79 |
The Djinn |
May 14, 2021 |
Horror |
R |
$124,649 |
12,256 |
| 80 |
Walking with Herb |
May 7, 2021 |
Comedy |
PG |
$120,226 |
11,821 |
| 81 |
The Paper Tigers |
May 7, 2021 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$112,691 |
11,080 |
| 82 |
Small Engine Repair |
Sep 10, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$110,995 |
10,913 |
| 83 |
Tango Shalom |
Sep 3, 2021 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$102,651 |
10,093 |
| 84 |
The Misfits |
Jun 11, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$100,671 |
9,899 |
| 85 |
Madres paralelas |
Oct 8, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$99,975 |
9,830 |
| 86 |
The Souvenir Part II |
Feb 4, 2022 |
Drama |
R |
$98,929 |
9,727 |
| 87 |
The Killing of Two Lovers |
May 14, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$72,110 |
7,090 |
| 88 |
Hard Luck Love Song |
Oct 15, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$69,496 |
6,833 |
| 89 |
Christmas Vs The Walters |
Nov 5, 2021 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$54,827 |
5,391 |
| 90 |
My Salinger Year |
Mar 5, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$54,730 |
5,381 |
| 91 |
Ema |
Feb 20, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$53,437 |
5,254 |
| 92 |
Always & Forever |
Nov 20, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$53,302 |
5,241 |
| 93 |
The Vigil |
Oct 9, 2020 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$50,439 |
4,959 |
| 94 |
Last Call |
Mar 19, 2021 |
Comedy |
R |
$48,144 |
4,733 |
| 95 |
Bloody Hell |
Oct 8, 2020 |
Horror |
R |
$33,170 |
3,261 |
| 96 |
Yakuza Princess |
Sep 3, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$32,124 |
3,158 |
| 97 |
Monday |
Apr 16, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$30,932 |
3,041 |
| 98 |
Holler |
Jun 11, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$28,706 |
2,822 |
| 99 |
John and the Hole |
Aug 6, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$25,386 |
2,496 |
| 100 |
The Ladykillers |
Dec 8, 1955 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$23,213 |
2,282 |
| 101 |
Dating & New York |
Sep 10, 2021 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$21,515 |
2,115 |
| 102 |
The Nights of Cabiria |
Jul 1, 1998 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$21,148 |
2,079 |
| 103 |
The Novice |
Dec 17, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$20,520 |
2,017 |
| 104 |
Halloween |
Oct 26, 2018 |
Horror |
R |
$19,000 |
1,868 |
| 105 |
Even in Dreams |
Aug 6, 2021 |
Drama |
PG |
$15,671 |
1,540 |
| 106 |
Counter Column |
Oct 16, 2020 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$15,269 |
1,501 |
| 107 |
Secret Agent Dingledorf and… |
Jul 23, 2021 |
Comedy |
PG |
$13,760 |
1,352 |
| 108 |
The Incredible 25th Year of… |
Feb 12, 2021 |
Comedy |
Not Rated |
$10,368 |
1,019 |
| 109 |
Let Him Go |
Nov 6, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$10,085 |
992 |
| 110 |
Things Don’t Stay Fixed |
Mar 26, 2021 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$4,905 |
482 |
| 111 |
Naked Singularity |
Aug 6, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$3,050 |
299 |
| 112 |
Jockey |
Dec 29, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$1,999 |
196 |
| 113 |
Descarrilados |
Dec 3, 2021 |
Comedy |
R |
$462 |
45 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $996,767,032 | |
| Total Tickets Sold | 98,010,484 |
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.
Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.
