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Top Global Box Office Movies of 2021: Spider-Man is the top global box office movie of 2021 despite its December arrival in cinemas

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Spider-Man: No Way Home
A year where cinema had a difficult start and was dominated by movies from China as their cinema industry flourished ended with Bond, Superhero movies (as usual), a Chinese mega hit movie and was seen out by the first $1 Billion movie in almost 2 years.

Here is a breakdown of the top 5 movie of 2021 at the global box office.

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home has had an amazing December at the global box office as it became the top movie of 2021, after only 2 weeks of release it has taken over $1.1 Billion globally.

The movie is in fact the only film of 2021 to go over the milestone of 1 Billion dollars, and as no movie in 2020 came anywhere near the milestone it's the first movie since 2019 to do it.

Spider-Man: No Way Home

The Battle At Lake Changjin

Released primarily in China The Battle At Lake Changjin looked like it was going to be the top movie of the year, but it was not to be as it was pipped at the post by a superhero movie and so has to contend with the runner up spot.

The movie took an amazing $902.2 Million, even more amazing considering it was only released in China.

Hi, Mom

The Chinese movie was only released globally in China, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand, and yet still managed to take $822 Million globally in 2021.

The comedy is the 3rd top film of the year and considering it was released in a time when much of the world was either closed or on very limited cinema capacity it gave comedic relief for parts of the world.

No Time To Die

By the time the 25th Bond movie was released in cinemas it had been delayed many times and the world was ready to see Daniel Craigs last Bond movie.

Cinema goers in many countries were still unsure about going back into a dark with with strangers, but this movie is the 4th top movie of 2021 having taken $765 Million.

Fast & Furious 9

Another movie that got delayed by over a year from its original release, it also had a very staggered global release but it still managed to gross $710.6 Million making it the 5th top movie of 2021.

It took no where near the last few movies in the series, but even with the issues cinema has had this year its a great overal global take.

Fast & Furious 9

Here is the top 10 movies global in 2021

  1. Spider-Man: No Way Home - $1.1 Billion
  2. The Battle At Lake Changjin - $902.2 Million
  3. Hi, Mom - $822 Million
  4. No Time To Die - $765 Million
  5. Fast & Furious 9 - $710.6 Million
  6. Detective Chinatown 3 - $695.6 Million
  7. Venom: Let There Be Carnage - $499.1 Million
  8. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - $414.2 Million
  9. Eternals - $395.3 Million
  10. Dune - $382.1 Million

See the full 2021 global box office

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