Since the global outbreak of COVID-19,
The global film industry has been greatly affected:
Theaters are closed, new films are withdrawn, blockbusters are postponed, and productions are stranded.
After a difficult time,
The global film industry is gradually on the road to recovery:
Theaters are open, new films are on, blockbusters are coming.
However, everything is not the same as before the epidemic.
Especially in the Hollywood market, those $1 billion box office behemoths,
Now it seems to have lost its former ferocity.
Today, the shadow man takes everyone to see,
Since the outbreak of the epidemic, the world's 10 highest-grossing Hollywood blockbusters, who are they?
10. A Quiet Place 2
Input budget: $55 million
Worldwide box office: $297 million
The sci-fi horror film "A Quiet Place" was a box office dark horse in 2018, with a budget of $17 million and a global hit of $340 million, which made Paramount Blossom, so the sequel was arranged.
Originally scheduled for release in March 2020, A Quiet Place 2 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was forced to postpone its release in May 2021.
The film was budgeted at $55 million and ended up grossing $297 million worldwide.
Although the box office performance is not as good as the first one, but the overall satisfaction, so the sequel "A Quiet Place 3" continues to be arranged, and the scheduled schedule is March 31, 2023.
9. Sonic the Hedgehog
Input budget: $90 million
Worldwide box office: $320 million
Sonic the Hedgehog is based on the well-known video game Sonic the Hedgehog, which cost $90 million and grossed $328 million at the global box office.
In 2020, when the global epidemic is raging, its spirit of facing difficulties has helped its success, and it is a miracle that it can finally achieve such great success in the face of adversity.
So, Paramount quickly followed up with a sequel, scheduled for April 8, 2022.
8. "Out of Control"
Input budget: $100 million
Worldwide box office: $333 million
The sci-fi action movie "Runaway Player" may be about to make a sequel. Because it exceeded expectations, word of mouth and box office double harvest.
The entire film invested $100 million, the global box office swept 328 million US dollars, in the Marvel blockbuster are hovering at $300 million background, this achievement, is already gratifying.
7. The Creed
Input budget: $200 million
Worldwide box office: $364 million
After the global outbreak of the new crown epidemic, major movies have postponed the withdrawal of the file, but Nolan's science fiction action film "Creed" bore the brunt of it, in order to attract the audience back to the theater, it would rather be released as cannon fodder as scheduled.
The film was budgeted for $200 million, and the final global box office ticket was $364 million. Foreign media estimate that Creed must earn between $450 million and $500 million to reach the break-even point.
"Creed" eventually lost money, but Nolan deserves the respect of all audiences.
6. Black Widow
Worldwide box office: $379 million
As we all know, the character of "Black Widow" was sacrificed as heroically as "Iron Man" in "Avengers 4".
Thankfully, Marvel decided to make the "Black Widow" independent film the beginning of the fourth phase of the "Marvel Cinematic Universe", telling the legendary story before her sacrifice.
Originally scheduled to be released in the summer of 2020, due to the impact of the epidemic, it has been changed many times and experienced twists and turns, and finally released on July 9, 2021.
With a budget of $200 million, it grossed $379 million worldwide as of October 24, 2021.
Black Widow reportedly earned $125 million in additional revenue through streaming platforms and digital downloads that didn't count toward the box office.
5. "Shangqi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"
Input budget: $150 million
Worldwide box office: $416 million
"Shangqi" is the fourth phase of the "Marvel Cinematic Universe" new film. After the first generation of superheroes came to an end, it was finally the turn of a new hero character. Shangqi is one of the new superheroes.
Liang Chaowei, Yang Ziqiong, Chen Fara and other Chinese actors have participated.
The entire film invested $150 million, and the global box office was only $416 million, which is a bad "street fight" achievement in the "Marvel Cinematic Universe" series.
4. Jedi X-Men 3
Worldwide box office: $426 million
Will Smith's action comedy "Jedi X-Men 3" is really a big surprise for Hollywood movies in 2020:
With a budget of $90 million, it grossed $426 million worldwide, more than the sum of $141 million for "Jedi X-Men" + $273 million for "Jedi X-Men 2."
So, Sony quickly and wittily announced that there would be Jedi X-Men 4.
3. 007: No Time to Die
Input budget: $250 million
Worldwide box office: $460 million
The "007 Bond" series is the world's oldest film series.
It has been 58 years since it opened in 1963.
The 007 series, the last two films have delivered satisfactory box office results:
2012 "007: Skyfall" 1.11 billion US dollars ↓
2015 "007: Ghost Party" 880 million US dollars ↓
So the 25th "007: No Time to Die" invested a big budget,
It is reported to be in the range of $250 million to $300 million.
Originally planned to be released on Valentine's Day in 2020,
Due to the impact of the epidemic, the release was postponed to October 2021.
As of October 24, 2021, it had only $460 million at the box office.
As for what heights the global box office can eventually reach,
It will depend on the performance after the release in the Chinese market on October 29.
However, it can be concluded that breaking $1 billion can only be a distant dream.
2. Godzilla vs. King Kong
Worldwide box office: $467 million
The "Monster Universe" series, since its opening in 2014, has been unsatisfactory at the box office:
Godzilla in 2014 $529 million
King Kong in 2017 $566 million
2019 Godzilla 2 $387 million
2021 "Godzilla vs King Kong" also continued the fate of the previous game, with the global box office stopping at $467 million and the Chinese market contributing $189 million.
According to reports, "Godzilla vs King Kong" had to break through the $330 million box office to break even. Without the rescue of Chinese audiences, the boss of "Godzilla vs. King Kong" may be crying in the toilet.
Since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, it has been $467 million, which is already the second-highest box office performance of Hollywood blockbusters.
1. Fast & Furious 9
Worldwide box office: $716 million
The "Fast and Furious" series has always been one of Hollywood's most profitable IP, ranking fifth among the world's highest-grossing film series with a total box office of $6.609 billion, after the "Marvel Universe" series, the "Star Wars" series, the "Harry Potter" series, and the "Bond 007" series.
For 20 years, the "Fast and Furious" series has accumulated super popularity around the world, and since 2015, each of its new works has the strength to break into the "$1 billion" box office club.
Fast & Furious 7 Worldwide Box Office: $1.517 billion↓
Fast & Furious 8 Worldwide Box Office: $1.236 billion↓
However, "Fast and Furious 9" eventually stopped at $716 million at the global box office, which is not as good as the character-derived film "Fast and Furious: Special Ops" for $760 million.
This box office performance, compared to the $200 million budget, is an embarrassing achievement. But it's not easy, and it's been the world's highest-grossing Hollywood movie since the outbreak of COVID-19. Chinese audiences generously contributed $136 million, otherwise Fast & Furious 9 would have lost all its money.
There will be two more films after that, and the "Fast and Furious" series will say goodbye to the audience.
The 10th is set for the summer of 2023, and the 11th is still in production.
Sincerely hope that the last two films can achieve better box office results,
After all, it's too hard for a series to last for more than 20 years.
"Venom 2" and "Dune" are currently being screened worldwide, and as of October 23, 2021, the global box office is $291 million and $147 million, respectively, and it is not in the top ten for the time being.
Since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the world's 10 highest-grossing Hollywood blockbusters, the best result is only 716 million US dollars, away from 1 billion US dollars, many blockbusters are struggling on the edge of break-even, and the theater depression is clear at a glance. Compared with 2019, 9 of the world's 10 highest-grossing Hollywood blockbusters broke through $1 billion at the global box office:
1. Avengers 4 $2.797 billion
2. The Lion King $1.657 billion
3. Frozen 2 $1.45 billion
4. Spider-Man: A Hero's Quest $1.132 billion
5. Captain Marvel $1.128 billion
6. Joker $1.074 billion
7. Star Wars Episode 9 $1.074 billion
8. Toy Story 4 $1.073 billion
9. Aladdin $1.051 billion
10. Brave Game 2 $800 million
Today, $1 billion has become a dream, out of reach.
In 2022, will it go back to the past? Who can save the market?