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Box Office Performance for R-Rated Movies in 2021
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Theatrical Distributor | Genre | 2021 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Halloween Kills |
Oct 15, 2021 |
Universal |
Horror |
$92,002,155 |
9,046,426 |
2 |
The Conjuring: The Devil Ma… |
Jun 4, 2021 |
Warner Bros. |
Horror |
$65,631,050 |
6,453,397 |
3 |
Candyman |
Aug 27, 2021 |
Universal |
Horror |
$61,186,570 |
6,016,379 |
4 |
The Suicide Squad |
Aug 5, 2021 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$55,817,425 |
5,488,439 |
5 |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Ya… |
Apr 23, 2021 |
FUNimation |
Adventure |
$49,888,502 |
4,905,457 |
6 |
House of Gucci |
Nov 24, 2021 |
United Artists |
Drama |
$49,023,527 |
4,820,405 |
7 |
The Forever Purge |
Jul 2, 2021 |
Universal |
Horror |
$44,539,245 |
4,379,473 |
8 |
Mortal Kombat |
Apr 23, 2021 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$42,326,031 |
4,161,852 |
9 |
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodygua… |
Jun 16, 2021 |
Lionsgate |
Comedy |
$38,014,727 |
3,737,928 |
10 |
Don’t Breathe 2 |
Aug 13, 2021 |
Sony Pictures |
Horror |
$32,638,038 |
3,209,247 |
11 |
The Matrix Resurrections |
Dec 22, 2021 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$28,134,634 |
2,766,434 |
12 |
Nobody |
Mar 26, 2021 |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$27,568,035 |
2,710,721 |
13 |
Wrath of Man |
May 7, 2021 |
United Artists |
Action |
$27,466,489 |
2,700,736 |
14 |
Spiral |
May 14, 2021 |
Lionsgate |
Horror |
$23,216,862 |
2,282,877 |
15 |
The Green Knight |
Jul 30, 2021 |
A24 |
Adventure |
$17,173,321 |
1,688,625 |
16 |
Resident Evil: Welcome to R… |
Nov 24, 2021 |
Sony Pictures |
Horror |
$16,923,891 |
1,664,099 |
17 |
The King’s Man |
Dec 22, 2021 |
20th Century Studios |
Action |
$16,258,724 |
1,598,695 |
18 |
The French Dispatch |
Oct 22, 2021 |
Searchlight Pictures |
Comedy |
$15,976,770 |
1,570,971 |
19 |
The Little Things |
Jan 29, 2021 |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$15,342,746 |
1,508,628 |
20 |
Stillwater |
Jul 30, 2021 |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$14,465,535 |
1,422,373 |
21 |
Malignant |
Sep 10, 2021 |
Warner Bros. |
Horror |
$13,391,791 |
1,316,794 |
22 |
The Last Duel |
Oct 15, 2021 |
20th Century Studios |
Drama |
$10,853,945 |
1,067,251 |
23 |
Antlers |
Oct 29, 2021 |
Searchlight Pictures |
Horror |
$10,619,670 |
1,044,215 |
24 |
Last Night in Soho |
Oct 29, 2021 |
Focus Features |
Thriller/Suspense |
$10,127,625 |
995,833 |
25 |
The Many Saints of Newark |
Oct 1, 2021 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$8,237,403 |
809,971 |
26 |
Dazed and Confused |
Sep 24, 1993 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$7,961,889 |
782,879 |
27 |
Nightmare Alley |
Dec 17, 2021 |
Searchlight Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$7,580,143 |
745,343 |
28 |
The Protégé |
Aug 20, 2021 |
Lionsgate |
Action |
$7,446,823 |
732,234 |
29 |
Those Who Wish Me Dead |
May 14, 2021 |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$7,407,200 |
728,338 |
30 |
The Night House |
Aug 20, 2021 |
Searchlight Pictures |
Horror |
$7,100,581 |
698,188 |
31 |
Spencer |
Nov 5, 2021 |
Neon |
Drama |
$7,086,632 |
696,817 |
32 |
Licorice Pizza |
Nov 26, 2021 |
United Artists |
Drama |
$6,382,891 |
627,619 |
33 |
Judas and the Black Messiah |
Feb 12, 2021 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$5,478,009 |
538,644 |
34 |
Roadrunner: A Film About An… |
Jul 16, 2021 |
Focus Features |
Documentary |
$5,354,970 |
526,546 |
35 |
Promising Young Woman |
Dec 25, 2020 |
Focus Features |
Black Comedy |
$5,252,785 |
516,498 |
36 |
CopShop |
Sep 17, 2021 |
Open Road |
Action |
$5,213,243 |
512,609 |
37 |
Zola |
Jun 30, 2021 |
A24 |
Black Comedy |
$4,844,399 |
476,342 |
38 |
Separation |
Apr 30, 2021 |
Open Road |
Horror |
$4,509,143 |
443,376 |
39 |
Boogie |
Mar 5, 2021 |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$4,178,620 |
410,877 |
40 |
Fatale |
Dec 18, 2020 |
Lionsgate |
Thriller/Suspense |
$3,217,203 |
316,342 |
41 |
Pig |
Jul 16, 2021 |
Neon |
Drama |
$3,186,667 |
313,339 |
42 |
Lamb |
Oct 8, 2021 |
A24 |
Horror |
$2,676,410 |
263,167 |
43 |
The Card Counter |
Sep 10, 2021 |
Focus Features |
Thriller/Suspense |
$2,652,315 |
260,798 |
44 |
Nomadland |
Jan 29, 2021 |
Searchlight Pictures |
Drama |
$2,180,000 |
214,356 |
45 |
After We Fell |
Sep 10, 2021 |
Vertical Entertai… |
Drama |
$2,170,750 |
213,446 |
46 |
Profile |
May 14, 2021 |
Focus Features |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,744,740 |
171,558 |
47 |
Titane |
Oct 1, 2021 |
Neon |
Horror |
$1,442,988 |
141,886 |
48 |
Together Together |
Apr 23, 2021 |
Bleecker Street |
Comedy |
$1,436,324 |
141,231 |
49 |
Joe Bell |
Jul 23, 2021 |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$1,405,488 |
138,199 |
50 |
Wrong Turn |
Jan 26, 2021 |
Saban Films |
Horror |
$1,251,184 |
123,026 |
51 |
In the Earth |
Apr 16, 2021 |
Neon |
Horror |
$1,113,722 |
109,510 |
52 |
True To The Game 3 |
Dec 3, 2021 |
Faith Media Distr… |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,038,255 |
102,089 |
53 |
Long Weekend |
Mar 12, 2021 |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$1,018,532 |
100,151 |
54 |
Four Good Days |
Apr 30, 2021 |
Vertical Entertai… |
Drama |
$837,849 |
82,384 |
55 |
The Mauritanian |
Feb 12, 2021 |
STX Entertainment |
Drama |
$836,536 |
82,255 |
56 |
Blue Bayou |
Sep 17, 2021 |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$788,675 |
77,549 |
57 |
French Exit |
Feb 12, 2021 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
Comedy |
$741,895 |
72,949 |
58 |
Red Rocket |
Dec 10, 2021 |
A24 |
Drama |
$709,460 |
69,760 |
59 |
Nine Days |
Jul 30, 2021 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
Drama |
$694,849 |
68,323 |
60 |
Our Friend |
Jan 22, 2021 |
Gravitas Ventures |
Drama |
$657,511 |
64,652 |
61 |
The Sparks Brothers |
Jun 18, 2021 |
Focus Features |
Documentary |
$648,665 |
63,782 |
62 |
The Matrix |
Mar 31, 1999 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$596,998 |
58,702 |
63 |
Werewolves Within |
Jun 25, 2021 |
IFC Films |
Horror |
$575,783 |
56,615 |
64 |
City of Lies |
Mar 19, 2021 |
Saban Films |
Drama |
$572,493 |
56,292 |
65 |
For the Love of Money |
Nov 24, 2021 |
Freestyle Releasing |
Drama |
$480,774 |
47,273 |
66 |
National Champions |
Dec 10, 2021 |
STX Entertainment |
Drama |
$475,488 |
46,753 |
67 |
Flag Day |
Aug 20, 2021 |
United Artists |
Drama |
$424,667 |
41,756 |
68 |
Dreamland |
Feb 25, 2021 |
Quiver |
Thriller/Suspense |
$409,363 |
40,252 |
69 |
The Dry |
May 21, 2021 |
IFC Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$364,397 |
35,830 |
70 |
Freaky |
Nov 13, 2020 |
Universal |
Horror |
$328,795 |
32,330 |
71 |
Dutch |
Mar 12, 2021 |
Faith Media Distr… |
Thriller/Suspense |
$323,167 |
31,776 |
72 |
Nuevo Orden |
May 21, 2021 |
Neon |
Thriller/Suspense |
$304,167 |
29,908 |
73 |
The Lady of Heaven |
Dec 10, 2021 |
Hannibal Media |
Action |
$291,597 |
28,672 |
74 |
American Skin |
Jan 15, 2021 |
Vertical Entertai… |
Drama |
$282,332 |
27,761 |
75 |
I’m Your Man |
Sep 24, 2021 |
Bleecker Street |
Comedy |
$275,158 |
27,055 |
76 |
A Mouthful of Air |
Oct 29, 2021 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$269,435 |
26,493 |
77 |
Murder in the Woods |
Aug 14, 2020 |
Rezinate Entertai… |
Horror |
$241,906 |
23,786 |
78 |
Supernova |
Jan 29, 2021 |
Bleecker Street |
Drama |
$234,220 |
23,030 |
79 |
Limbo |
Apr 30, 2021 |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$224,405 |
22,065 |
80 |
Together |
Aug 27, 2021 |
Bleecker Street |
Comedy |
$214,390 |
21,080 |
81 |
I Carry You With Me |
Jun 25, 2021 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
Drama |
$166,403 |
16,362 |
82 |
Wolf |
Dec 3, 2021 |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$147,595 |
14,513 |
83 |
SAS: Red Notice |
Apr 16, 2021 |
Vertical Entertai… |
Action |
$146,329 |
14,388 |
84 |
Bergman Island |
Oct 15, 2021 |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$145,191 |
14,276 |
85 |
Gaia |
Jun 18, 2021 |
Neon |
Horror |
$126,126 |
12,401 |
86 |
The Djinn |
May 14, 2021 |
IFC Midnight |
Horror |
$124,649 |
12,256 |
87 |
Shadow in the Cloud |
Dec 15, 2020 |
Vertical Entertai… |
Action |
$117,815 |
11,584 |
88 |
The World to Come |
Feb 12, 2021 |
Bleecker Street |
Drama |
$113,079 |
11,118 |
89 |
Small Engine Repair |
Sep 10, 2021 |
Vertical Entertai… |
Drama |
$110,995 |
10,913 |
90 |
The Misfits |
Jun 11, 2021 |
The Avenue Entert… |
Thriller/Suspense |
$100,671 |
9,899 |
91 |
Madres paralelas |
Dec 24, 2021 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
Drama |
$99,975 |
9,830 |
92 |
The Souvenir Part II |
Oct 29, 2021 |
A24 |
Drama |
$98,929 |
9,727 |
93 |
The Killing of Two Lovers |
May 14, 2021 |
Neon |
Drama |
$72,110 |
7,090 |
94 |
Summertime |
Jul 9, 2021 |
Good Deed Enterta… |
Drama |
$72,012 |
7,080 |
95 |
Demonic |
Aug 20, 2021 |
IFC Midnight |
Horror |
$71,334 |
7,014 |
96 |
Hard Luck Love Song |
Oct 15, 2021 |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$69,496 |
6,833 |
97 |
The First Wave |
Nov 19, 2021 |
Neon |
Documentary |
$62,376 |
6,133 |
98 |
Lansky |
Jun 22, 2021 |
Vertical Entertai… |
Thriller/Suspense |
$61,030 |
6,000 |
99 |
Alien |
May 25, 1979 |
20th Century Fox |
Horror |
$60,000 |
5,899 |
100 |
My Salinger Year |
Mar 5, 2021 |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$54,730 |
5,381 |
101 |
Ema |
Aug 13, 2021 |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$53,437 |
5,254 |
102 |
Dara iz Jasenovca |
Feb 5, 2021 |
101 Studios |
Drama |
$52,786 |
5,190 |
103 |
My Zoe |
Feb 26, 2021 |
Blue Fox Entertai… |
Thriller/Suspense |
$52,733 |
5,185 |
104 |
Last Call |
Mar 19, 2021 |
IFC Films |
Comedy |
$48,144 |
4,733 |
105 |
Bloody Hell |
Jan 14, 2021 |
Entertainment Squad |
Horror |
$33,170 |
3,261 |
106 |
Yakuza Princess |
Sep 3, 2021 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$32,124 |
3,158 |
107 |
Monday |
Apr 16, 2021 |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$30,932 |
3,041 |
108 |
Holler |
Jun 11, 2021 |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$28,706 |
2,822 |
109 |
Our Ladies |
Jun 18, 2021 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$27,558 |
2,710 |
110 |
John and the Hole |
Aug 6, 2021 |
IFC Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$25,386 |
2,496 |
111 |
Gully |
Jun 4, 2021 |
Vertical Entertai… |
Drama |
$22,517 |
2,214 |
112 |
The Novice |
Dec 17, 2021 |
IFC Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$20,520 |
2,017 |
113 |
Halloween |
Oct 19, 2018 |
Universal |
Horror |
$19,000 |
1,868 |
114 |
How It Ends |
Jul 20, 2021 |
United Artists |
Comedy |
$16,104 |
1,583 |
115 |
American Traitor: The Trial… |
May 28, 2021 |
Vertical Entertai… |
Drama |
$14,000 |
1,376 |
116 |
Bring Your Own Brigade |
Aug 6, 2021 |
Paramount Pictures |
Documentary |
$13,375 |
1,315 |
117 |
Let Him Go |
Nov 6, 2020 |
Focus Features |
Thriller/Suspense |
$10,085 |
992 |
118 |
Naked Singularity |
Aug 6, 2021 |
Screen Media Films |
Drama |
$3,050 |
299 |
119 |
Jockey |
Dec 29, 2021 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
Drama |
$1,999 |
196 |
120 |
Descarrilados |
Dec 3, 2021 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$462 |
45 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $914,488,525 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 89,920,169 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2021.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2021.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011.
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Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.
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The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.