Take Our Word For It: These Movies Will Be The Biggest Box-Office Hits Of 2021
Box-office figures for 2020 were, quite frankly, catastrophic. We’re talking just $2.2 billion in domestic revenue compared to more than $11 billion in 2019. But the less said about 2020, the better, right? Besides, theaters are – finally – opening their big beautiful doors again. That means the blockbuster movies are starting to roll out – and we couldn’t be more excited. So which flick’s going to rule the U.S. box office in 2021? Well, that’s what we’re here to tell you…
Release date: Sep 10 Predicted box office: $55M Director James Wan’s movies have brought in a ton of coin. Aquaman? $335 million, domestic. Fast & Furious 7? $353 million, domestic. But his next picture is Malignant – an all-new horror film that no one knows much about. So we’re thinking it’ll score more modest box-office numbers closer to Wan’s previous horror efforts Saw and Insidious.
Release date: Apr 23 Predicted box office: $60M Mortal Kombat kicked its competitors to the curb when it battled into theaters in April. The solid opening weekend – $22.5 million domestically – means it’ll likely finish with a hard-won $60 million. That’ll be good news for director Simon McQuoid, because any movie released at this time could’ve been a box-office fatality.
Release date: May 14 Predicted box office: $60M After eight movies and countless knock-offs, the Saw franchise is being rebooted with Spiral. Darren Lynn Bousman’s horror stars Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson, so it could see a return to the box-office heights of Saw II’s $87 million. But the last few Saws haven’t done nearly as well, so we’re hedging our bets with this one.
Release date: Oct 15 Predicted box office: $60M+ The last time Ben Affleck and Matt Damon penned a movie together, the result was Good Will Hunting. That film took in a massive domestic haul of $138 million. This time around, the pair have teamed with director Ridley Scott to deliver medieval epic The Last Duel. Scott’s previous historical film, Exodus: Gods and Kings, earned $65 million in 2014 – so this one could do well, too.
