In the blink of an eye, Halfway through October, and more than half of this year has passed, today I will take you back to the first nine months of this year, the world's highest-grossing films. Because the statistics are the box office of the first 9 months, as long as the movies that can generate box office between January 1 and September 30, 2021 are counted, and the author lists the 10 highest-grossing movies to let everyone see which movies have entered the list.
1st Prize: "Hello, Lee Huan-young" (Hi, Mom)
Worldwide box office: $822 million
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Release date: 2021-2-12
Publisher: China Film Group
Reason for the list: "Hello, Li Huanying" is a fantasy comedy film directed by Jia Ling, the famous comedy star Shen Teng also participated, so the film received widespread attention after its release, and when it was released on the occasion of the Spring Festival, "Li Huanying" naturally gained a very high popularity, and it won a box office of 5.413 billion yuan (822 million US dollars in contracts) in China, becoming the highest box office film in the Spring Festival file and even in the first 9 months of this year. At the same time, the film has also become the highest-grossing film in the world this year, and it is expected to surpass it is the "Chosin Lake" released during the National Day, of course, the box office of "Chosin Lake" Will be summarized after October. It is worth noting that "Li Huanying" is currently only released in Australia and New Zealand, two overseas markets, and the vast majority of its box office comes from Chinese mainland, which can also be seen in the vigorous development and prosperity of the Chinese film market, and it is said that the film will land in the Japanese market in January next year, looking forward to the performance of "Li Huanying" overseas.
2nd Place: Fast and Furious 9 (F9)
Worldwide box office: $716 million
Type: Action
Release date: 2021-6-25
Publisher: Universal Pictures
Reason for the list: "Fast and Furious 9" is the latest in the series, although its reputation is not satisfactory, but the box office can not be encouraged, it can still get more than 700 million US dollars in the case of the global epidemic situation is still severe, becoming the only hollywood film to break 700 million this year, which shows the box office appeal of the series. Although the film does not have Guoda Statham and Dwayne Johnson, but the new "peace messenger" Zhao Xina, and the film also drove the car to the sky for the first time, it is really in the sky, driving to outer space, and the two drivers are wearing spacesuits wrapped in bandages twice, and the two goods finally returned safely, so angry that I almost classified this film as a science fiction film. The film also grossed 1.392 billion yuan in China, becoming the South Bowan of this year's imported films.
3rd Place: Detective Chinatown 3
Worldwide box office: $686 million
Genre: Comedy
Reason for the list: The "Detective Chinatown" series received the favor of the audience as early as the first part in 2015, and its funny and humorous style has always been talked about by many viewers. After the accumulated popularity of the first two films, it is also reasonable that "Tang Detective 3" has a box office success, and it has achieved a box office of 4.5 billion yuan (equivalent to 686 million US dollars) in China, becoming the second film this year after "Li Huanying" (although the film will soon be surpassed by "Chosin Lake"). Similar to "Lee Huan Ying", "Tang Detective 3" was only released in Australia and New Zealand, and the vast majority of its box office came from Chinese mainland.
Fourth place: Godzilla vs. King Kong Kong）
Worldwide box office: $467 million
Genre: Sci-fi
Release date: 2021-3-31
Publisher: Warner Bros
Reason for the list: "Godzilla vs King Kong" is Warner's first big production this year, and it is also the first blockbuster released by The whole of Hollywood this year, with an investment of up to 200 million US dollars. The film adopted the simultaneous broadcast of theater and streaming media, which also affected its box office revenue to a certain extent, and the film achieved a box office of $188 million in China, the world's largest market, while its North American hometown only earned $100 million, once again proving the strength of the Chinese market.
Fifth Prize: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Worldwide box office: $389 million
Release date: 2021-9-3
Publisher: Disney
Why it made the list: The film is the second Marvel movie of the year and the first film starring an Asian actor, and the film grossed 208 million in North America in the first nine months, higher than all overseas markets combined, and the film, unlike previous Disney films, was not broadcast simultaneously on streaming, and its streaming broadcast date was set at 45 days after the theater release.
Sixth Place: "Black Widow"
Worldwide box office: 379 million
Release date: 2021-7-9
Why: Black Widow, the first Marvel movie of the year, starring Scarlett Johansson, followed a streaming and theatrical simulcasting model, grossing $183 million at the North American box office and more than $120 million in streaming. Because of the impact of streaming media, the film will have a certain reduction in the global box office, and streaming revenue is not calculated in this ranking.
Seventh Place: "Free Guy"
Worldwide box office: 324 million
Release date: 2021-8-13
Publisher: 20th Century Pictures
Reason for the list: There are still many science fiction masterpieces this year, and "Out of Control Player" can stand out from many films, relying on a relaxed and funny film style. The film is a game-themed movie, this genre has been many before, such as "Ready Player One", such as Disney's own "Tron: War Chronicles", and "Ready Player One" only used 110 million costs to get 324 million at the global box office, which is also a surprising victory. The film also grossed more than 600 million yuan in China, making it the second largest market in the world.
8th Place: A Quiet Place Part II
Worldwide box office: 297 million
Release date: 2021-5-28
Publisher: Paramount
Reason for the list: I was really surprised that this film could sell well, after all, its investment was only 61 million. Personally, I think the main reason is the popularity of the first film, in other words, the first part is not particularly bad, so the mystery may be more slippery, the real plot is not too big a highlight, maybe the little monster in the film is one of the highlights, the heroine Emily Blunt's acting skills are also counted, I hope the third part can have more big scenes.
Ninth Place: "Cruella"
Worldwide box office: 233 million
Reason for the list: This film is a spin-off film from the previous "101 Spotted Dog", telling the origin story of the arch-villain Kuila. The overall plot of the film is not bad, but its investment seems to be a little bigger, reaching 200 million US dollars, such a dark style of the film, investing so much money is indeed a bit risky, Disney has not announced the streaming media revenue of "Kuila", but personal speculation is not optimistic, but Disney still intends to shoot a sequel to the film.
10th Place: Jungle Cruise
Worldwide box office: 212 million
Genre: Fantasy
Release date: 2021-7-30
Reason for the list: "Jungle Trek" is based on the Disneyland play project "Forest River Tour", the original idea was to create a second "Pirates of the Caribbean", but "the ideal is very full, the reality is very bone", the film, whether it is the plot, or word of mouth and box office, is not a grade with "Pirates of the Caribbean". Even if the film stars a muscular man like Dwayne Johnson, the plot is more like "Pleasant Goat", which is completely a movie for young audiences, which explains why the film spent 200 million yuan but failed to sell well at the box office.
epilogue
In this list, Chinese films have shown very outstanding performances, "Hello, Li Huanying" and "Detective Chinatown 3" ranked first and third respectively, which also proves to the world once again the excellence of Chinese films and the strength of the Chinese market. At present, "Chosin Lake" has also achieved a very good box office in China, but because of its late release time, it has not appeared in this list, I believe that in the box office ranking in the first 10 months of the next period, Chinese films will bring us more expectations.