A year where cinema had a difficult start and was dominated by movies from China as their cinema industry flourished ended with Bond, Superhero movies (as usual), a Chinese mega hit movie and was seen out by the first $1 Billion movie in almost 2 years.

Here is a breakdown of the top 5 movie of 2021 at the global box office.

Spider Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home has had an amazing December at the global box office as it became the top movie of 2021, after only 2 weeks of release it has taken over $1.1 Billion globally.

The movie is in fact the only film of 2021 to go over the milestone of 1 Billion dollars, and as no movie in 2020 came anywhere near the milestone it's the first movie since 2019 to do it.

The Battle At Lake Changjin

Released primarily in China The Battle At Lake Changjin looked like it was going to be the top movie of the year, but it was not to be as it was pipped at the post by a superhero movie and so has to contend with the runner up spot.

The movie took an amazing $902.2 Million, even more amazing considering it was only released in China.

Hi, Mom

The Chinese movie was only released globally in China, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand, and yet still managed to take $822 Million globally in 2021.

The comedy is the 3rd top film of the year and considering it was released in a time when much of the world was either closed or on very limited cinema capacity it gave comedic relief for parts of the world.

No Time To Die

By the time the 25th Bond movie was released in cinemas it had been delayed many times and the world was ready to see Daniel Craigs last Bond movie.

Cinema goers in many countries were still unsure about going back into a dark with with strangers, but this movie is the 4th top movie of 2021 having taken $765 Million.

Fast & Furious 9

Another movie that got delayed by over a year from its original release, it also had a very staggered global release but it still managed to gross $710.6 Million making it the 5th top movie of 2021.

It took no where near the last few movies in the series, but even with the issues cinema has had this year its a great overal global take.

Here is the top 10 movies global in 2021

1. Spider-Man: No Way Home - $1.1 Billion
2. The Battle At Lake Changjin - $902.2 Million
3. Hi, Mom - $822 Million
4. No Time To Die - $765 Million
5. Fast & Furious 9 - $710.6 Million
6. Detective Chinatown 3 - $695.6 Million
7. Venom: Let There Be Carnage - $499.1 Million
8. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - $414.2 Million
9. Eternals - $395.3 Million
10. Dune - $382.1 Million

See the full 2021 global box office

This weeks new movie releases in the UK include The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, In The Earth and Monster Hunter, all looking to replace A Quiet Place Part II from the box office number 1.

Here is this weeks new release rundown.

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

• The movie is directed by Patrick Hughes, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Patrick Hughes also directed The Hitman's Bodyguard in 2017 which grossed £7.1 Million in the UK.
• It stars Ryan Reynolds who last starred in 6 Underground (2019).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who last appeared in Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021).
• Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson have starred in 2 movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017).

In the Earth

• The movie is directed by Ben Wheatley, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ben Wheatley also directed Free Fire in 2017 which grossed £1 Million in the UK.
• It stars Joel Fry who last starred in Cruella (2021).
• The film also stars Reece Shearsmith who last appeared in High Rise (2016).

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Taichi Ishidate, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Taichi Ishidate also directed Beyond the Boundary Movie: I'll Be Here - Mirai Hen in 2015.
• It stars Yui Ishikawa who last starred in Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll (2019).
• The film also stars Daisuke Namikawa who last appeared in Robot Carnival (1987).

Luca

• The movie is from director Enrico Casarosa
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jacob Tremblay who last starred in Doctor Sleep (2019).
• The film also stars Jack Dylan Grazer who last appeared in Don't Tell a Soul (2020).

In the Heights

• The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Jon M. Chu also directed Step Up 3D in 2010 which grossed £7.4 Million in the UK.
• It stars Anthony Ramos who last starred in Honest Thief (2020).
• The film also stars Melissa Barrera who is making a feature film debut.

Fatherhood

• The movie is directed by Paul Weitz, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Paul Weitz also directed Being Flynn in 2012.
• It stars Kevin Hart who last starred in Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).
• The film also stars Paul Alexander Desire who is making a feature film debut.

Monster Hunter

• The movie is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Paul W.S. Anderson also directed AVP Alien Vs. Predator in 2004 which grossed £5 Million in the UK.
• It stars Milla Jovovich who last starred in Hellboy (2019).
• The film also stars Tony Jaa who last appeared in Detective Chinatown 3 (2021).

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks there are 4 new movies released

• Fast & Furious 9, Thursday, 24th June
• Freaky, Friday, 25th June
• Supernova, Friday, 25th June
• False Positive, Friday, 25th June

As the pandemic is starting to get under control in much of the world with the agressive distribution of the vaccine many markets are starting to open their cinema door with China still leading the way, and with Russia and Japan still showing good number and this coming weekend many more American states are staring to open up.

This means the global box office is starting to take shape, and although its still heavily lead by Chinese movies this week the new Tom & Jerry: The Movie has done well globally, and next weekend we have the new Disney movie Raya and the Last Dragon hitting cinemas.

Here is the current global box office Quickview

• Number 1 - Hi, Mom (3rd weekend)
• Highest debut - No new movies
• Longest run - Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train (20 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Hi, Mon ($677,300,000)

Global box office top 5 breakdown 26th - 29th February 2021.

Hi, Mom

The hit Chinese movie got a release 3 weeks ago in its native, the same weekend as Detective Chinatown 3, and both film became top grossing movies in their own right.

The Ling Jia directed movie this week takes $53.3 Million which is a 60% drop from last weekend but the movie has taken an incredible $677.3 Million in China alone, beating the likes of Avengers: Endgame.

Tom and Jerry

The feuding duo in their first live action movie, although the cat and mouse are traditional animation, think Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which climbs from 10 to 2 this week.

Taking a quite amazing $30 Million this movie is 92% up from it debut gross last weekend, the movie has takes $43 Million in total.

Detective Chinatown 3

The second movie to be doing massive number in China is the sequel movie directed by Sicheng Chen which this week drops to 3 with $19.9 Million, 53% down, taking its total gross to $677 Million.

Ren Chao Xiong Yong

This dramatic take of an actor down on his luck remains at 4 this week with $14.5 Million, down just 1% from last week, its total is now $57 Million after 3 weeks of release.

A Writer's Odyssey

Directed by Yang Lu this action movie is turning into a global hit and this week despite dropping to number 3 takes $12 Million, a 12% drop, for a $125 Million total after 3 weeks of release.