Top 10 Movies 2021

Anojan Sivaranjan and Jacob Hammermeister

Last year was a crazy year. With the pandemic and other events that have caused a lot of stress, we resort to movies as a way of escape from this reality and to dive into others. In this article, we will look at the top 10 movies of 2021 that made the most money at the box office.

10. Black Widow

This MCU movie has grossed over 379 million dollars and acts as a concluding statement for the famed Avenger, Black Widow. Taking place after the events of Captain America: Civil War, this movie follows Natasha Romanoff as she discovers the dark conspiracies tied with her past as a spy and confronts her broken relationships long before she became an Avenger.

9. Dune

A dystopian movie based on the bestselling novel by Frank Herbert, this movie has grossed over 400 million dollars and has swept up 6 Oscars. Paul Atreides, a gifted young man, must travel to the most dangerous planet to save the future of his family and his people. As ruinous conflicts emerge and evil forces come into play, Paul discovers that to survive, one must learn to conquer their fears.

8. Eternals

This movie that introduces a new group of superheroes to the MCU has grossed over 400 million dollars. The Eternals are a group of immortal beings, who lived on the Earth for millions of years and have vowed to never interfere with Earth’s activities unless it involved defeating evil deviants… until now.

7. Sing 2

The animated sequel to the 2016 box-office hit, Sing, grossed over 405 million dollars. Picking up from where it left off in the previous movie, play director Buster Moon and his crew prepare to perform one of their greatest gigs in the capital of the world. But to do so, they must first persuade an old retired rock star to join their team.

6. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Another MCU movie that introduces another new character has grossed over 430 million dollars. This movie follows martial-arts master Shang-Chi as he is pulled into his past to discover threats he thought were long gone. He confronts an organization called the Ten Rings and must defeat it to ensure the safety of his people.


5. Godzilla vs. Kong

The epic conclusion to this Kaiji franchise made well over 465 million dollars. As Kong undertakes a dangerous journey to discover his home, they are confronted by the incensed Godzilla. As the two titans are instigated to brawl by unknown forces, a mystery starts to unravel itself deep inside the planet’s core.

4. Venom: Let There Be Carnage

As the sequel to the 2018 blockbuster hit, Venom, this movie was one of the most anticipated of 2021 and grossed over 505 million dollars. Still struggling to co-exist with his symbiote Venom, Eddie Brock manages to keep his life normal and continue his job as a reporter. When deranged serial killer Kletus Casady escapes from prison and bonds with Venom’s offspring, Carnage, the dynamic duo must put their differences aside to stop Carnage’s reign of terror.

3. F9

The next chapter in the Fast and Furious saga, F9 made over 725 million dollars globally. Finally settled down, Dom tries to take it easy with his wife and daughter. But, they get a visit from the rest of the furious crew and have to go looking for a secret military weapon code named Project Aries. Even through the gunfire and cars, Dom still manages to do what’s best for his family.

2. No Time to Die

The grand conclusion to Daniel Craig’s James Bond series grossed over 770 million dollars. James Bond is enjoying his retirement in Jamaica when he runs into his old friend, CIA agent Felix Carter, who asks for help to rescue a kidnapped scientist. When the mission takes a dangerous turn, Bond finds himself confronting a dangerous organization and mending the broken relationships of his past.

1 . Spider-Man: No Way Home

A sterling conclusion to the Spider-Man “home” trilogy, it grossed over 1.89 billion dollars and is now the 6th highest grossing movie of all time. With Spider-Man’s identity now revealed to the world by Mysterio, his life as Peter Parker and Spider-Man are no longer distinguishable. To try and make his situation better, he asks for help from sorcerer Doctor Strange. When things go sideways and the stakes are higher than ever, Peter discovers what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

There you have it! The highest-grossing movies of last year. If you haven’t watched one of these movies, I highly recommend watching them. Until next time Ravens!

Sources:

BoxOfficeMojo. "2021 Worldwide Box Office." Box Office Mojo, IMDb, 2021, www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2021/. Accessed 19 May 2022.

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