The 20 Highest Grossing Indies of 2021 (A Running List)
Refreshed weekly, here’s a chart of the year’s twenty highest-grossing theatrically released films.
Box Office
‘Tom & Jerry’ Is on HBO Max and It’s Still a Box-Office Hit
“Tom & Jerry” earned $13.7 million this weekend while available for free to HBO Max subscribers. For theaters, that’s a mixed blessing at best.
As NYC Theaters Reopen March 5, the New World of Exhibition Begins Now
Short term, there could be some Oscar impact. Far more significant is what this will tell us about the exhibitors’ rules of engagement.
‘Croods 2’ Leads the Box Office, Again, on the Lowest-Grossing Weekend of 2021
Searchlight didn’t report grosses, but theater data shows “Nomadland” placed in the top 10 despite Hulu availability.
‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Leads Debuts, but ‘Croods 2’ Again #1 at Box Office
This weekend showed a 40 percent increase, but the only global blockbuster belonged to a Chinese action franchise.
We Know the Best Picture Oscar Contenders, but No One Knows Who’s Watching Them
Box-office performance usually plays a significant role in reporting the Oscar race. This year, other data will have to do.
‘The Little Things’ Leads the Weak Super Bowl Box Office Weekend
“The Little Things” repeated as #1 film this weekend, but it had the lowest gross to the take top spot since before Thanksgiving.
HBO Max Wins the Weekend With ‘The Little Things’ at #1 in Theaters and at Home
Denzel Washington’s latest dominated, proving that exhibitors were right to take the Warner Bros. title even with streaming availability.
Expect More Sundance Movies to Find an Audience, but Not a Theater
The pandemic meant last year’s Sundance movies made very little at the box office, but it also set expectations for the festival’s future.
Weekend Box Office Under $10 Million as Theaters Face Many Months with Few Films
“The Marksman” held on to the top spot, but theaters faced another weekend with no new wide releases.
Another Week, Another Box-Office Apocalypse as James Bond and ‘A Quiet Place 2’ Wait for Fall
It took less than 24 hours for eight of the 19 wide releases through April to shift, but not all of the news is bad for theaters.
Liam Neeson Is the Pandemic-Era Movie Star with ‘The Marksman’ as Another #1
Theaters are grateful for any new title. But there is zero evidence that, even where open, audiences are on the rise.
Newswire
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Variety’s Berlin Digital Daily, Day 3: HBO Max Eyes European Streaming Strategy
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Stephen Colbert Revels In Coronavirus Vaccine News, Defends Removal Of Controversial Dr. Seuss Books
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New Amsterdam EPs Talk Doc's COVID Crisis, [Spoiler]'s Return and Telling 'More Human' Pandemic Stories
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Patriots Score Privacy Win Over Emails in Bielema, Arkansas Litigation