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Box Office Performance for Based on Real Life Events Movies in 2021

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2021 GrossTickets Sold
1 Respect Aug 13, 2021 Drama PG-13 $24,278,399 2,387,256
2 King Richard Nov 19, 2021 Drama PG-13 $14,730,278 1,448,405
3 American Underdog: The Kurt… Dec 25, 2021 Drama PG $12,213,600 1,200,944
4 Spencer Nov 11, 2021 Drama R $7,086,632 696,817
5 Ironbark Mar 19, 2021 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $6,613,432 650,288
6 Judas and the Black Messiah Feb 12, 2021 Drama R $5,478,009 538,644
7 Roadrunner: A Film About An… Jul 16, 2021 Documentary R $5,354,970 526,546
8 Dream Horse May 21, 2021 Drama PG $2,913,328 286,462
9 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Sep 17, 2021 Drama PG-13 $2,404,127 236,394
10 Summer of Soul (…Or, When t… Jul 2, 2021 Documentary PG-13 $2,320,649 228,185
11 Show Me the Father Sep 10, 2021 Documentary PG $1,803,226 177,308
12 Joe Bell Jul 23, 2021 Drama R $1,405,488 138,199
13 The Jesus Music Oct 1, 2021 Documentary PG-13 $1,016,725 99,973
14 The Alpinist Sep 10, 2021 Documentary PG-13 $844,743 83,062
15 Four Good Days Apr 30, 2021 Drama R $837,849 82,384
16 The Rescue Oct 8, 2021 Documentary PG $787,460 77,429
17 The Sparks Brothers Jun 18, 2021 Documentary R $648,665 63,782
18 The Truffle Hunters Mar 5, 2021 Documentary PG-13 $521,202 51,248
19 The Lost Leonardo Aug 13, 2021 Documentary PG-13 $445,740 43,828
20 Final Account May 21, 2021 Documentary PG-13 $308,976 30,381
21 Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Wh… Jun 18, 2021 Documentary PG-13 $264,626 26,020
22 Becoming Cousteau Oct 22, 2021 Documentary PG-13 $232,285 22,840
23 Ailey Jul 23, 2021 Documentary PG-13 $204,512 20,109
24 I Carry You With Me Dec 31, 2020 Drama R $166,403 16,362
25 Six Minutes to Midnight Sep 25, 2020 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $132,500 13,028
26 The Loneliest Whale: The Se… Jul 9, 2021 Documentary PG $107,799 10,599
27 Summertime Jul 9, 2021 Drama R $72,012 7,080
28 Remember the Titans Sep 29, 2000 Drama PG $65,000 6,391
29 The First Wave Nov 19, 2021 Documentary R $62,376 6,133
30 Lansky Jun 25, 2021 Thriller/Suspense R $61,030 6,000
31 Flee Dec 3, 2021 Documentary PG-13 $56,267 5,532
32 Heart of Champions Oct 29, 2021 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $37,000 3,638
33 The Human Factor May 7, 2021 Documentary PG-13 $36,693 3,607
34 The Youngest Evangelist And… Nov 19, 2021 Drama PG-13 $35,750 3,515
35 Das geheime Leben der Bäume Jan 24, 2020 Documentary PG $30,239 2,973
36 All My Life Dec 4, 2020 Drama PG-13 $14,350 1,411
37 American Traitor: The Trial… May 28, 2021 Drama R $14,000 1,376
38 Bring Your Own Brigade Aug 6, 2021 Documentary R $13,375 1,315
Total Gross of All Movies$93,619,715
Total Tickets Sold9,205,464

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. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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.