Market Charts > 2021 > Genres > Drama
Box Office Performance for Drama Movies in 2021
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date |
Theatrical
Distributor | MPAA
Rating | 2021 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
House of Gucci |
Nov 24, 2021 |
United Artists |
R |
$49,023,527 |
4,820,405 |
| 2 |
Respect |
Aug 13, 2021 |
United Artists |
PG-13 |
$24,278,399 |
2,387,256 |
| 3 |
King Richard |
Nov 19, 2021 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$14,730,278 |
1,448,405 |
| 4 |
Stillwater |
Jul 30, 2021 |
Focus Features |
R |
$14,465,535 |
1,422,373 |
| 5 |
American Underdog: The Kurt… |
Dec 25, 2021 |
Lionsgate |
PG |
$12,213,600 |
1,200,944 |
| 6 |
The Last Duel |
Oct 15, 2021 |
20th Century Studios |
R |
$10,853,945 |
1,067,251 |
| 7 |
Cry Macho |
Sep 17, 2021 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$10,310,734 |
1,013,838 |
| 8 |
The Many Saints of Newark |
Oct 1, 2021 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$8,237,403 |
809,971 |
| 9 |
Spencer |
Nov 5, 2021 |
Neon |
R |
$7,086,632 |
696,817 |
| 10 |
Belfast |
Nov 12, 2021 |
Focus Features |
PG-13 |
$6,885,925 |
677,082 |
| 11 |
Licorice Pizza |
Nov 26, 2021 |
United Artists |
R |
$6,382,891 |
627,619 |
| 12 |
Judas and the Black Messiah |
Feb 12, 2021 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$5,478,009 |
538,644 |
| 13 |
Boogie |
Mar 5, 2021 |
Focus Features |
R |
$4,178,620 |
410,877 |
| 14 |
A Journal for Jordan |
Dec 25, 2021 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$3,905,919 |
384,063 |
| 15 |
12 Mighty Orphans |
Jun 11, 2021 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
PG-13 |
$3,688,723 |
362,706 |
| 16 |
Pig |
Jul 16, 2021 |
Neon |
R |
$3,186,667 |
313,339 |
| 17 |
The Girl Who Believes In Mi… |
Apr 2, 2021 |
Atlas Distribution |
PG |
$3,163,362 |
311,048 |
| 18 |
Minari |
Dec 11, 2020 |
A24 |
PG-13 |
$2,964,816 |
291,525 |
| 19 |
Dream Horse |
May 21, 2021 |
Bleecker Street |
PG |
$2,913,328 |
286,462 |
| 20 |
Finding You |
May 14, 2021 |
Roadside Attractions |
PG |
$2,753,985 |
270,794 |
| 21 |
Land |
Feb 12, 2021 |
Focus Features |
PG-13 |
$2,577,830 |
253,474 |
| 22 |
The Eyes of Tammy Faye |
Sep 17, 2021 |
Searchlight Pictures |
PG-13 |
$2,404,127 |
236,394 |
| 23 |
Nomadland |
Jan 29, 2021 |
Searchlight Pictures |
R |
$2,180,000 |
214,356 |
| 24 |
After We Fell |
Sep 10, 2021 |
Vertical Entertai… |
R |
$2,170,750 |
213,446 |
| 25 |
The Father |
Mar 12, 2021 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
PG-13 |
$2,120,992 |
208,553 |
| 26 |
C’mon C’mon |
Nov 19, 2021 |
A24 |
Not Rated |
$1,985,585 |
195,239 |
| 27 |
Joe Bell |
Jul 23, 2021 |
Roadside Attractions |
R |
$1,405,488 |
138,199 |
| 28 |
CS Lewis: The Most Reluctan… |
Nov 3, 2021 |
Trafalgar Releasing |
Not Rated |
$1,205,000 |
118,485 |
| 29 |
God’s Not Dead: We the Peop… |
Oct 4, 2021 |
Pinnacle Peak |
PG |
$1,170,387 |
115,082 |
| 30 |
Witnesses |
Jun 4, 2021 |
Purdie Distribution |
PG |
$855,765 |
84,146 |
| 31 |
Four Good Days |
Apr 30, 2021 |
Vertical Entertai… |
R |
$837,849 |
82,384 |
| 32 |
The Mauritanian |
Feb 12, 2021 |
STX Entertainment |
R |
$836,536 |
82,255 |
| 33 |
Blue Bayou |
Sep 17, 2021 |
Focus Features |
R |
$788,675 |
77,549 |
| 34 |
Red Rocket |
Dec 10, 2021 |
A24 |
R |
$709,460 |
69,760 |
| 35 |
Nine Days |
Jul 30, 2021 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$694,849 |
68,323 |
| 36 |
Our Friend |
Jan 22, 2021 |
Gravitas Ventures |
R |
$657,511 |
64,652 |
| 37 |
City of Lies |
Mar 19, 2021 |
Saban Films |
R |
$572,493 |
56,292 |
| 38 |
Mei Yanfang (梅艷芳) |
Nov 12, 2021 |
CMC Pictures |
Not Rated |
$535,596 |
52,664 |
| 39 |
Courageous |
Sep 30, 2011 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$495,002 |
48,672 |
| 40 |
For the Love of Money |
Nov 24, 2021 |
Freestyle Releasing |
R |
$480,774 |
47,273 |
| 41 |
National Champions |
Dec 10, 2021 |
STX Entertainment |
R |
$475,488 |
46,753 |
| 42 |
Flag Day |
Aug 20, 2021 |
United Artists |
R |
$424,667 |
41,756 |
| 43 |
The Water Man |
May 7, 2021 |
RLJ Entertainment |
PG |
$354,087 |
34,816 |
| 44 |
Benedetta |
Dec 3, 2021 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$336,050 |
33,043 |
| 45 |
Doraibu mai kâ |
Nov 24, 2021 |
Janus Films |
Not Rated |
$328,721 |
32,322 |
| 46 |
American Skin |
Jan 15, 2021 |
Vertical Entertai… |
R |
$282,332 |
27,761 |
| 47 |
A Mouthful of Air |
Oct 29, 2021 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$269,435 |
26,493 |
| 48 |
Weathering with You (天気の子)… |
Jan 15, 2020 |
GKIDS |
PG-13 |
$257,933 |
25,362 |
| 49 |
Supernova |
Jan 29, 2021 |
Bleecker Street |
R |
$234,220 |
23,030 |
| 50 |
Limbo |
Apr 30, 2021 |
Focus Features |
R |
$224,405 |
22,065 |
| 51 |
La piscine |
Aug 31, 1970 |
Avco Embassy |
Not Rated |
$211,467 |
20,793 |
| 52 |
Beans |
Mar 30, 2021 |
Mongrel Media |
Not Rated |
$171,208 |
16,834 |
| 53 |
I Carry You With Me |
Jun 25, 2021 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$166,403 |
16,362 |
| 54 |
Heaven |
Oct 2, 2020 |
LAMA Distribution |
PG-13 |
$148,091 |
14,561 |
| 55 |
Wolf |
Dec 3, 2021 |
Focus Features |
R |
$147,595 |
14,513 |
| 56 |
Bergman Island |
Oct 15, 2021 |
IFC Films |
R |
$145,191 |
14,276 |
| 57 |
Mass |
Oct 8, 2021 |
Bleecker Street |
PG-13 |
$145,175 |
14,274 |
| 58 |
Swan Song |
Aug 6, 2021 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$126,110 |
12,400 |
| 59 |
The World to Come |
Feb 12, 2021 |
Bleecker Street |
R |
$113,079 |
11,118 |
| 60 |
Small Engine Repair |
Sep 10, 2021 |
Vertical Entertai… |
R |
$110,995 |
10,913 |
| 61 |
Madres paralelas |
Dec 24, 2021 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$99,975 |
9,830 |
| 62 |
The Souvenir Part II |
Oct 29, 2021 |
A24 |
R |
$98,929 |
9,727 |
| 63 |
Mission Stories |
May 7, 2021 |
Excel Entertainment |
Not Rated |
$87,059 |
8,560 |
| 64 |
Undine |
Jun 4, 2021 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$79,174 |
7,785 |
| 65 |
Language Lessons |
Sep 10, 2021 |
Shout! Factory |
Not Rated |
$73,257 |
7,203 |
| 66 |
The Killing of Two Lovers |
May 14, 2021 |
Neon |
R |
$72,110 |
7,090 |
| 67 |
Summertime |
Jul 9, 2021 |
Good Deed Enterta… |
R |
$72,012 |
7,080 |
| 68 |
Été 85 |
Jun 18, 2021 |
Music Box Films |
Not Rated |
$71,788 |
7,058 |
| 69 |
Hard Luck Love Song |
Oct 15, 2021 |
Roadside Attractions |
R |
$69,496 |
6,833 |
| 70 |
Remember the Titans |
Sep 29, 2000 |
Walt Disney |
PG |
$65,000 |
6,391 |
| 71 |
Silo |
May 7, 2021 |
Oscilloscope Pict… |
Not Rated |
$62,873 |
6,182 |
| 72 |
My Salinger Year |
Mar 5, 2021 |
IFC Films |
R |
$54,730 |
5,381 |
| 73 |
Azor |
Sep 10, 2021 |
MUBI |
Not Rated |
$53,932 |
5,303 |
| 74 |
Ema |
Aug 13, 2021 |
Music Box Films |
R |
$53,437 |
5,254 |
| 75 |
Dara iz Jasenovca |
Feb 5, 2021 |
101 Studios |
R |
$52,786 |
5,190 |
| 76 |
Om det oändliga |
Apr 30, 2021 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$51,386 |
5,052 |
| 77 |
Celle que vous croyez |
Sep 3, 2021 |
Cohen Media Group |
Not Rated |
$45,265 |
4,450 |
| 78 |
Druk |
Dec 17, 2020 |
Mongrel Media |
Not Rated |
$43,267 |
4,254 |
| 79 |
Little Fish |
Feb 5, 2021 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$39,053 |
3,840 |
| 80 |
Luzzu |
Oct 15, 2021 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$35,952 |
3,535 |
| 81 |
The Youngest Evangelist And… |
Nov 19, 2021 |
Atlas Distribution |
PG-13 |
$35,750 |
3,515 |
| 82 |
Confetti |
Aug 20, 2021 |
Dada Films |
Not Rated |
$33,500 |
3,294 |
| 83 |
Monday |
Apr 16, 2021 |
IFC Films |
R |
$30,932 |
3,041 |
| 84 |
The Perfect Candidate |
May 14, 2021 |
Music Box Films |
Not Rated |
$30,134 |
2,963 |
| 85 |
Holler |
Jun 11, 2021 |
IFC Films |
R |
$28,706 |
2,822 |
| 86 |
Ma Belle, My Beauty |
Aug 20, 2021 |
Good Deed Enterta… |
Not Rated |
$27,744 |
2,728 |
| 87 |
Moffie |
Apr 9, 2021 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$24,520 |
2,411 |
| 88 |
Gully |
Jun 4, 2021 |
Vertical Entertai… |
R |
$22,517 |
2,214 |
| 89 |
Ras vkhedavt, rodesac cas v… |
Nov 12, 2021 |
MUBI |
Not Rated |
$21,443 |
2,108 |
| 90 |
The Nights of Cabiria |
Jul 1, 1998 |
Rialto Pictures |
Not Rated |
$21,148 |
2,079 |
| 91 |
Harper |
Dec 15, 2021 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$20,268 |
1,992 |
| 92 |
Even in Dreams |
Aug 6, 2021 |
Purdie Distribution |
PG |
$15,671 |
1,540 |
| 93 |
Counter Column |
Oct 16, 2020 |
Not That Kind of … |
PG-13 |
$15,269 |
1,501 |
| 94 |
All My Life |
Dec 4, 2020 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$14,350 |
1,411 |
| 95 |
Death of a Ladies’ Man |
Mar 12, 2021 |
Mongrel Media |
Not Rated |
$14,032 |
1,379 |
| 96 |
American Traitor: The Trial… |
May 28, 2021 |
Vertical Entertai… |
R |
$14,000 |
1,376 |
| 97 |
Hive |
Nov 5, 2021 |
Zeitgeist |
Not Rated |
$13,755 |
1,352 |
| 98 |
Lorelei |
Jul 30, 2021 |
Vertical Entertai… |
Not Rated |
$12,642 |
1,243 |
| 99 |
Sweat |
Jun 18, 2021 |
MUBI |
Not Rated |
$11,546 |
1,135 |
| 100 |
The Aerialist |
Jan 29, 2021 |
Indie Rights |
Not Rated |
$11,010 |
1,082 |
| 101 |
Dernier amour |
Jul 14, 2021 |
Dada Films |
Not Rated |
$9,927 |
976 |
| 102 |
Seules les bêtes |
Oct 29, 2021 |
Cohen Media Group |
Not Rated |
$9,138 |
898 |
| 103 |
Sheytan vojud nadarad |
May 14, 2021 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$8,063 |
792 |
| 104 |
biwa dangsineui iyagi (비와 당… |
Apr 30, 2021 |
Sony Pictures |
Not Rated |
$7,334 |
721 |
| 105 |
The Sleeping Negro |
Dec 3, 2021 |
ArtMattan Films |
Not Rated |
$6,450 |
634 |
| 106 |
Bik Eneich: Un Fils |
Dec 10, 2021 |
ArtMattan Films |
Not Rated |
$5,126 |
504 |
| 107 |
Things Don’t Stay Fixed |
Mar 26, 2021 |
Indican Pictures |
PG-13 |
$4,905 |
482 |
| 108 |
Evergreen |
Nov 24, 2020 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$4,830 |
474 |
| 109 |
Sayyedat al-Bahr |
Jul 9, 2021 |
Variance Films |
Not Rated |
$4,617 |
453 |
| 110 |
Labyrinth of Cinema (海辺の映画館… |
Oct 20, 2021 |
Crescendo House F… |
Not Rated |
$4,501 |
442 |
| 111 |
Mayday |
Oct 1, 2021 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$4,382 |
430 |
| 112 |
Naked Singularity |
Aug 6, 2021 |
Screen Media Films |
R |
$3,050 |
299 |
| 113 |
Escape From Auschwitz |
May 7, 2021 |
|
Not Rated |
$2,201 |
216 |
| 114 |
Agnes |
Dec 10, 2021 |
Magnet Releasing |
Not Rated |
$2,113 |
207 |
| 115 |
Jockey |
Dec 29, 2021 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$1,999 |
196 |
| 116 |
Bang! Bang! |
Oct 23, 2020 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$1,348 |
132 |
| 117 |
In the Life of Music |
Aug 14, 2020 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$1,057 |
103 |
| 118 |
Slalom |
Apr 9, 2021 |
Kino Lorber |
Not Rated |
$1,052 |
103 |
| 119 |
De Oost |
Aug 13, 2021 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$180 |
17 |
| 120 |
First Signal |
Jun 25, 2021 |
The Ashton Times |
Not Rated |
$130 |
12 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $227,842,440 | |
| Total Tickets Sold | 22,403,337 |
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.
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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.
