2021 witnessed the return of movies to the big screen with the release of the most anticipated movies that were delayed by the pandemic.
Hollywood had an active year with a variety of films released, such as sci-fi flicks, Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, musicals, character dramas, thrillers, and animations. The audience were quick to re-embrace cinema as their favourite cultural activity.
As we are nearing the end of 2021, let us look back at some of the highlights from the year 2021 that helped bring movies back to the big screen.
Top 10 Movies of 2021 – by Country
UAE:
- No Time to Die
- Fast and Furious 9
- Godzilla vs Kong
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage
- Al Kameen [Arabic]
- Shang – Chi : The Legend of the 10 Rings
- Black Widow
- Jungle Cruise
- Free Guy
- Cruella
KSA:
- Waafet Reggaala [Arabic]
- Wrath Of Man
- No Time to Die
- Fast and Furious 9
- Mesh Ana [Arabic]
- Cruella
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage
- A Quiet Place: Part II
- Mama Hamel [ Arabic ]
- El Ens W El Nems [Arabic]
Egypt:
- Al Arif [Arabic]
- El Ens W El Nems [Arabic]
- Mesh Ana [Arabic]
- Waafet Reggaala [Arabic]
- Al-Baa’d La Yazhab L Al-Ma’zoun Maratayen [Arabic]
- No Time to Die
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage
- Fast and Furious 9
- Mako [Arabic]
- The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It
Oman:
- Fast and Furious 9
- No Time to Die
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage
- Jungle Cruise
- Wrath Of Man
- Sooryavanshi [Hindi]
- Shang – Chi : The Legend of the 10 Rings
- Master [Tamil]
- Kurup [Malayalam]
- A Quiet Place: Part II
Kuwait:
- No Time to Die
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage
- Escape Room: No Way Out
- Black Widow
- Shang – Chi : The Legend of the 10 Rings
- Cruella
- Mesh Ana [Arabic]
- Free Guy
- Fast and Furious 9
- A Quiet Place: Part II
Bahrain:
- No Time to Die
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage
- Jungle Cruise
- Free Guy
- Fast and Furious 9
- Shang – Chi : The Legend of the 10 Rings
- El Ens W El Nems [Arabic]
- Dune
- The Suicide Squad
- Mesh Ana [Arabic]
Qatar:
- No Time to Die
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage
- Free Guy
- Shang – Chi : The Legend of the 10 Rings
- Luca
- Black Widow
- Fast and Furious 9
- A Quiet Place: Part II
- Dune
- The Boss Baby 2: Family Business
Lebanon:
- Fast and Furious 9
- No Time to Die
- Mesh Ana [Arabic]
- Shang – Chi: The Legend of the 10 Rings
- Black Widow
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage
- Jungle Cruise
- Free Guy
- Eternals
- Dune
(based on Box Office)
Most Watched Genres of 2021 – Regional
Top 10 Cinema Ads of 2021
10 blockbuster ads (in no particular order) that lit up the big screen in 2021, as featured in Campaign Middle East :
Brand: Cartier
Title: Expo 2020 Women’s Pavilion
Agency: MediaCom MENA
Brand: Yas Island Abu Dhabi
Title: Stayin’ On Yas
Agency: Starcom
Brand: stc
Title: Our Culture is Our Future
Agency: Universal Media KSA
Brand: Etisalat
Title: #TogetherMeans
Agency: Initiative Abu Dhabi
Brand: Hermès
Title: The Legend of Hermès Della Cavalleria
Agency: Havas Media ME
Brand: NEOM
Title: Made to Change
Agency: Starcom
Brand: Mercedes
Title: The New Mercedes-Maybach S-Class
Agency: OMD
Brand: TRA Bahrain
Title: Digital Theft
Brand: Gulf Bank
Title: AlDanah
Agency: Wavemaker MENA
Brand: Porsche
Title: Macan – Your Sidekick,Everywhere
Agency: BPG Kuwait
Looking Forward
There are a dizzying amount of exciting new movies coming to theaters in 2022. These are the top 10 movies you should be looking forward to in the coming year:
- Morbius – January 27
- The Batman – March 3
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – April 14
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – May 5
- John Wick: Chapter 4 – May 26
- Top Gun: Maverick – May 26
- Jurassic World: Dominion -June 9
- Thor: Love and Thunder – In cinemas July 7
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – In cinemas November 10
- Avatar 2 – In cinemas December 15
For more on the movies coming out in 2022, be sure to check out our sizzle reel, which launches towards the end of January 2022
Souces : Vox Cinemas, IMDB, Box Office Mojo
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