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Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2021

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RankMovieRelease
Date
Theatrical
Distributor
MPAA
Rating
2021 GrossTickets Sold
1 Spider-Man: No Way Home Dec 17, 2021 Sony Pictures PG-13 $572,984,769 56,340,685
2 Shang-Chi and the Legend of… Sep 3, 2021 Walt Disney PG-13 $224,543,292 22,078,986
3 Venom: Let There be Carnage Oct 1, 2021 Sony Pictures PG-13 $212,609,036 20,905,510
4 Black Widow Jul 9, 2021 Walt Disney PG-13 $183,651,655 18,058,176
5 F9: The Fast Saga Jun 25, 2021 Universal PG-13 $173,005,945 17,011,401
6 Eternals Nov 5, 2021 Walt Disney PG-13 $164,694,432 16,194,143
7 No Time to Die Oct 8, 2021 United Artists PG-13 $160,772,007 15,808,456
8 Free Guy Aug 13, 2021 20th Century Studios PG-13 $121,626,598 11,959,351
9 Dune Oct 22, 2021 Warner Bros. PG-13 $107,176,143 10,538,460
10 Godzilla vs. Kong Mar 31, 2021 Warner Bros. PG-13 $100,916,094 9,922,920
11 The Suicide Squad Aug 5, 2021 Warner Bros. R $55,817,425 5,488,439
12 Mortal Kombat Apr 23, 2021 Warner Bros. R $42,326,031 4,161,852
13 Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins Jul 23, 2021 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $28,264,325 2,779,186
14 The Matrix Resurrections Dec 22, 2021 Warner Bros. R $28,134,634 2,766,434
15 Wrath of Man May 7, 2021 United Artists R $27,466,489 2,700,736
16 Wonder Woman 1984 Dec 25, 2020 Warner Bros. PG-13 $23,791,725 2,339,403
17 The King’s Man Dec 22, 2021 20th Century Studios R $16,258,724 1,598,695
18 The Marksman Jan 15, 2021 Open Road PG-13 $15,566,093 1,530,589
19 Chaos Walking Mar 5, 2021 Lionsgate PG-13 $13,287,908 1,306,579
20 Monster Hunter Dec 18, 2020 Sony Pictures PG-13 $10,144,067 997,450
21 The Protégé Aug 20, 2021 Lionsgate R $7,446,823 732,234
22 CopShop Sep 17, 2021 Open Road R $5,213,243 512,609
23 The Matrix Mar 31, 1999 Warner Bros. R $596,998 58,702
24 Tenet Sep 3, 2020 Warner Bros. PG-13 $459,940 45,225
25 Top Gun May 16, 1986 Paramount Pictures PG $457,577 44,993
26 Nou fo Aug 13, 2021 Well Go USA Not Rated $385,305 37,886
27 Kôkaku kidôtai Mar 29, 1996 Palm Pictures Not Rated $373,169 36,693
28 World War Z Jun 21, 2013 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $347,000 34,119
29 Mogadisyu Aug 6, 2021 Well Go USA Not Rated $342,598 33,687
30 Chang jin hu Nov 19, 2021 CMC Pictures Not Rated $333,214 32,764
31 Doctor Oct 9, 2021 Hamsini Not Rated $220,000 21,632
32 SAS: Red Notice Apr 16, 2021 Vertical Entertai… R $146,329 14,388
33 Tadap Dec 3, 2021 20th Century Studios Not Rated $130,934 12,874
34 Shadow in the Cloud Dec 15, 2020 Vertical Entertai… R $117,815 11,584
35 The Paper Tigers May 7, 2021 Well Go USA PG-13 $112,691 11,080
36 Jurassic World Jun 12, 2015 Universal PG-13 $36,000 3,539
37 Trigger Point Apr 16, 2021 Screen Media Films Not Rated $29,262 2,877
38 Prisoners of the Ghostland Aug 27, 2021 Mongrel Media Not Rated $28,204 2,773
39 A Soldier’s Story 2: Return… Jun 22, 2021 Indican Pictures Not Rated $21,543 2,118
40 Archenemy Dec 11, 2020 RLJ Entertainment Not Rated $20,282 1,994
41 Equal Standard May 7, 2021 Mutiny Pictures Not Rated $15,938 1,567
42 Average Joe Jan 8, 2021 Indican Pictures Not Rated $9,176 902
43 No Place Mar 5, 2021 Indican Pictures Not Rated $4,194 412
44 Marighella Apr 30, 2020 ArtMattan Films Not Rated $3,502 344
45 Tian Huo Wei Qing Jan 12, 2021 Screen Media Films Not Rated $1,105 108
46 Den blomstertid nu kommer May 7, 2021 Magnolia Pictures Not Rated $974 95
Total Gross of All Movies$2,299,891,208
Total Tickets Sold226,144,650

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.