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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2021
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2021 Gross | Tickets 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 |
Coraline |
Feb 6, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG |
$410,000 |
40,314 |
23 |
The Dry |
Jan 1, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$364,397 |
35,830 |
24 |
World War Z |
Jun 21, 2013 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$347,000 |
34,119 |
25 |
Dutch |
Mar 12, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$323,167 |
31,776 |
26 |
A Mouthful of Air |
Oct 29, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$269,435 |
26,493 |
27 |
Âya to majo |
Feb 3, 2021 |
Adventure |
PG |
$173,704 |
17,080 |
28 |
Heaven |
Oct 2, 2020 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$148,091 |
14,561 |
29 |
SAS: Red Notice |
Apr 16, 2021 |
Action |
R |
$146,329 |
14,388 |
30 |
Walking with Herb |
May 7, 2021 |
Comedy |
PG |
$120,226 |
11,821 |
31 |
My Salinger Year |
Mar 5, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$54,730 |
5,381 |
32 |
Jurassic World |
Jun 12, 2015 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$36,000 |
3,539 |
33 |
Our Ladies |
Aug 27, 2020 |
Comedy |
R |
$27,558 |
2,710 |
34 |
John and the Hole |
Aug 6, 2021 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$25,386 |
2,496 |
35 |
Secret Agent Dingledorf and… |
Jul 23, 2021 |
Comedy |
PG |
$13,760 |
1,352 |
36 |
Let Him Go |
Nov 6, 2020 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$10,085 |
992 |
37 |
Naked Singularity |
Aug 6, 2021 |
Drama |
R |
$3,050 |
299 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $509,696,450 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 50,117,632 |
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