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Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies Released in 2021
This list shows all Based on Fiction Book/Short Story films released in 2021, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies for 2021
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 2021 |
| January 1 |
The Dry |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$17,488,723 |
|
|
My Salinger Year |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$967,452 |
|
| |
| January 5 |
Elizabeth is Missing |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 8 |
Ji Hun |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$17,100,000 |
|
| |
| January 12 |
Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets |
Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Ci Sha Xiao Shuo Jia |
Action |
Theatrical |
$159,944,397 |
|
| |
| January 14 |
Seltsimees laps |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,620 |
|
|
The Turn of the Screw |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$4,346 |
|
|
The White Tiger |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$680 |
|
| |
| January 15 |
Passion Simple |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$318,494 |
|
| |
| January 21 |
Bhaji on the Beach |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,422 |
|
| |
| January 22 |
Brothers by Blood |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$104,744 |
|
|
Undtagelsen |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 28 |
Twist |
Action |
Theatrical |
$211,734 |
|
| |
| January 29 |
Nomadland |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$38,728,987 |
Play |
| February, 2021 |
| February 3 |
Âya to majo |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$1,723,382 |
|
|
Chaos Walking |
Action |
Theatrical |
$30,381,472 |
Play |
| |
| February 5 |
Little Fish |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$47,649 |
|
|
Sacrifice |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 12 |
Pelle Svanslös |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$67,044 |
|
|
To All the Boys: Always and Forever |
Romantic Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 16 |
Being Dead |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 18 |
Days of the Bagnold Summer |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$203,514 |
|
| |
| February 19 |
Flora & Ulysses |
Adventure |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Silk Road |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$138,565 |
|
| |
| February 26 |
The Girl on the Train |
Thriller/Suspense |
Video |
$0 |
|
| March, 2021 |
| March 3 |
Moxie |
Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 4 |
Cousins |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,297,999 |
|
| |
| March 5 |
Il pleuvait des oiseaux |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$119,072 |
|
|
Taiyo wa Ugokanai |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,300,000 |
|
| |
| March 12 |
Dutch |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$323,167 |
|
|
Yes Day |
Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 19 |
Here Are the Young Men |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,927 |
|
| |
| March 26 |
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$155,864,673 |
Play |
| April, 2021 |
| April 1 |
Ein bisschen bleiben wir noch |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 2 |
Blood Brothers |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$5,191 |
|
|
Concrete Cowboy |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
The Unholy |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$33,235,964 |
|
| |
| April 9 |
Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,959,408 |
|
|
El Musical de Peter Pan - El País de… |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$38,269 |
|
| |
| April 15 |
Cross of Iron |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$201 |
|
| |
| April 16 |
SAS: Red Notice |
Action |
Theatrical |
$146,329 |
|
| |
| April 21 |
Boys From County Hell |
Black Comedy |
Video |
$102,071 |
|
|
Non mi uccidere |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 23 |
Brighton |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Deep Ones |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$19,593 |
|
| |
| April 26 |
Lei mi parla ancora |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,507 |
|
| |
| April 27 |
Apstjärnan |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 29 |
Things Heard & Seen |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
| May, 2021 |
| May 5 |
Those Who Wish Me Dead |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$19,548,759 |
|
| |
| May 6 |
Le discours |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,039,678 |
|
|
Smelliville |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$2,057,491 |
|
| |
| May 7 |
Here Today |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,102,093 |
|
|
Monster |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Walking with Herb |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$123,816 |
|
| |
| May 13 |
Finding You |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,526,783 |
|
| |
| May 14 |
Gan Dong Ta 77 Ci |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,555,693 |
|
|
Profile |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$1,883,256 |
Play |
|
Das schaurige Haus |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
The Woman in the Window |
Thriller/Suspense |
Video |
$0 |
Play |
| |
| May 19 |
Envole-moi |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,293,893 |
|
| |
| May 27 |
Il Quaderno Nero Dell’amore |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$13,161 |
|
| June, 2021 |
| June 2 |
Des hommes |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,313,785 |
|
| |
| June 3 |
Hannes |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$18 |
|
| |
| June 4 |
Saekom-Dalkom (새콤달콤) |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 10 |
Infinite |
Thriller/Suspense |
Video |
$1,253,260 |
|
|
Platzspitzbaby |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 11 |
Character |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$12,627,506 |
|
|
Gyokou no Nikuko-chan |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$1,538,633 |
|
| |
| June 16 |
Security |
Thriller/Suspense |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Un tour chez ma fille |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,191,993 |
|
| |
| June 17 |
La ciociara |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,792 |
|
| |
| June 18 |
The Gruffalo and Zog |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$178,369 |
|
|
School’s Out Forever |
Thriller/Suspense |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 23 |
The Devil |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$13,673 |
|
|
Ibrahim |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$125,412 |
|
| |
| June 24 |
Moonbound |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$3,024,545 |
|
| |
| June 25 |
Zwaar verliefd! 2 |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,556,140 |
|
| July, 2021 |
| July 1 |
The Boss Baby: Family Business |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$152,956,184 |
Play |
| |
| July 2 |
The Deep House |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$1,873,147 |
|
|
Fear Street Part 1: 1994 |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 6 |
Sagiri no Kuni (狭霧の国) |
|
Video |
$7,653 |
|
| |
| July 9 |
Comment je suis devenu super-héros |
Action |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Fear Street Part 2: 1978 |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 13 |
Downeast |
Drama |
Video |
$494 |
|
|
Sicilia! |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 14 |
Pertsa & Kilu |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$1,008,775 |
|
|
Rang Zong |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$8,220,751 |
|
| |
| July 15 |
Ora Ora de Hitori Igumo |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$34,738 |
|
| |
| July 16 |
Fear Street Part 3: 1666 |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
The Maid |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$208,227 |
|
|
The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojir… |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 23 |
Secret Agent Dingledorf and His Trust… |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$13,760 |
|
| |
| July 28 |
Profession du père |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$152,501 |
|
| |
| July 30 |
The Evening Hour |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| August, 2021 |
| August 3 |
It Was Always You |
Drama |
Video |
$288,429 |
|
| |
| August 4 |
Le tour du monde en 80 jours |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$4,845,076 |
|
| |
| August 5 |
Kaiserschmarrndrama |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,357,720 |
|
| |
| August 6 |
Infinitum: Subject Unknown |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
John and the Hole |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$25,386 |
|
|
Naked Singularity |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,455 |
|
|
Zog and the Flying Doctors |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$235,329 |
|
| |
| August 7 |
Little Canned Men |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$9,040,000 |
|
| |
| August 11 |
The Kissing Booth 3 |
Romantic Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 12 |
Coming Home in the Dark |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$69,136 |
|
| |
| August 17 |
Shook |
Horror |
Video |
$2,948 |
|
| |
| August 18 |
Doraibu mai kâ |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$15,987,800 |
|
| |
| August 23 |
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf |
Adventure |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 27 |
Hato no Gekitaiho (鳩の撃退法) |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,068,005 |
|
| |
| August 31 |
Escape From Area 51 |
Action |
Video |
$0 |
|
| September, 2021 |
| September 1 |
After We Fell |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$19,512,726 |
|
|
Lone Wolf |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,510 |
|
|
Un triomphe |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,382,611 |
|
| |
| September 3 |
Europa |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$7,888 |
|
| |
| September 7 |
As Luck Would Have It |
Drama |
Video |
$28,132 |
|
|
Sweet Carolina |
Drama |
Video |
$57,542 |
|
| |
| September 8 |
Vinterviken |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 9 |
Petrovy v grippe |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$646,252 |
|
| |
| September 10 |
Mûnraito shadou (ムーンライト… |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,200 |
|
|
Northern Ballet Dangerous Liaisons |
Concert/Performance |
Theatrical |
$40,469 |
|
| |
| September 14 |
Another Girl |
Thriller/Suspense |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Lady Usher |
Thriller/Suspense |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 15 |
Dune |
Action |
Theatrical |
$450,863,376 |
Play |
|
Nightbooks |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Pourris gâtés |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,107,122 |
|
| |
| September 16 |
Cry Macho |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$17,952,872 |
|
| |
| September 17 |
Free! the Final Stroke |
|
Theatrical |
$1,353,684 |
|
|
Martanské lode |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,093 |
|
|
Masquerade Night (マスカレード… |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,283,780 |
|
| |
| September 23 |
Ivan Denisovich |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$98,731 |
|
|
Tre piani |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,494,794 |
|
| |
| September 24 |
Birds of Paradise |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
East of the Mountains |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 29 |
Fuimos canciones |
Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
No One Gets Out Alive |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
No Time to Die |
Action |
Theatrical |
$790,437,329 |
Play |
| |
| September 30 |
Curious George: Cape Ahoy |
Adventure |
Video |
$0 |
|
| October, 2021 |
| October 1 |
Mijn vader is een vliegtuig |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$372,012 |
|
| |
| October 5 |
The Christmas House |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
The Screaming Woman |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 6 |
There’s Someone Inside Your House |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 7 |
Il Materiale Emotivo |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$662,329 |
|
|
Die Schule der magischen Tiere |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$666,902 |
|
| |
| October 8 |
A feleségem története |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$77,985 |
|
|
Knackningar |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Lamb |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$4,064,302 |
|
| |
| October 13 |
Distancia de rescate |
Thriller/Suspense |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Seal Team |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$846,200 |
|
| |
| October 15 |
Lan Xix Da Ju Yuan (兰心大剧院) |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,390,000 |
|
|
Monster Family 2: Nobody’s Perfect |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$4,378,057 |
|
|
Needle in a Timestack |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 19 |
A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado |
Drama |
Video |
$6,655 |
|
|
Five Star Christmas |
Romantic Comedy |
Video |
$116,817 |
|
|
W jak morderstwo |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 22 |
Di yi lu Xiang |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$10,040,000 |
|
|
Minyan |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,408 |
|
| |
| October 27 |
Antlers |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$36,632,734 |
Play |
|
Passing |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 28 |
Es ist nur eine Phase, Hase |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Freaks Out |
|
Theatrical |
$3,019,158 |
|
|
The Possessed |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$70,725 |
|
| |
| October 29 |
Army of Thieves |
Action |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Hytti nro 6 |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,434,748 |
|
|
A Mouthful of Air |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$269,435 |
|
|
Roh |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Soshite Baton Wa Watasareta (そし… |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,500,000 |
|
| November, 2021 |
| November 2 |
The Covid Killer |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
A Little Christmas Charm |
Drama |
Video |
$47,750 |
|
|
Project Christmas Wish |
Drama |
Video |
$19,057 |
|
|
A Timeless Christmas |
Romantic Comedy |
Video |
$784,417 |
|
| |
| November 4 |
Annaatthe |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$447,432 |
|
|
L’evenement |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$726,729 |
|
| |
| November 5 |
Den svavelgula himlen |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$148,122 |
|
|
The Drover’s Wife |
Western |
Theatrical |
$1,281,001 |
|
|
The Legend of Sealed Book (天书奇… |
|
Theatrical |
$4,300,000 |
|
|
Les Olympiades, Paris 13e |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$616,330 |
|
|
One Shot |
Action |
Theatrical |
$18,734 |
|
| |
| November 9 |
A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, F… |
Drama |
Video |
$32,891 |
|
|
Lair |
Horror |
Video |
$154,360 |
|
|
Two Yellow Lines |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 10 |
Clifford the Big Red Dog |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$81,839,931 |
Play |
| |
| November 11 |
A Boy Called Christmas |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$2,452,269 |
|
| |
| November 12 |
Mothering Sunday |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,036,683 |
|
| |
| November 15 |
Snowbound for Christmas |
Romantic Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 16 |
Deliver by Christmas |
Romantic Comedy |
Video |
$19,288 |
|
| |
| November 17 |
The Power of the Dog |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$732,269 |
|
| |
| November 19 |
Omerta 6/12 |
Action |
Theatrical |
$958,440 |
|
| |
| November 24 |
8-Bit Christmas |
Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 25 |
O čertovi a jiné vánoční pohádky |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$47,569 |
|
| |
| November 27 |
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas |
Drama |
Video |
$79,980 |
|
| |
| November 30 |
Wired Shut |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
| December, 2021 |
| December 2 |
Paris Opera Ballet: The Red and the B… |
Concert/Performance |
Theatrical |
$4,029 |
|
|
Re Granchio |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$25,844 |
|
| |
| December 3 |
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid |
Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
The Hating Game |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$441,879 |
|
|
True To The Game 3 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$1,038,255 |
|
| |
| December 9 |
Lakshya |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,872 |
|
|
Tout s’est bien passé |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$315,876 |
|
| |
| December 16 |
Laura’s Stern |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Lost Daughter |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$765,747 |
|
|
Pushpa: The Rise Part 1 |
Action |
Theatrical |
$521,375 |
|
| |
| December 17 |
Last Words |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Nightmare Alley |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$38,902,930 |
Play |
| |
| December 21 |
Falling for Vermont |
Drama |
Video |
$30,729 |
|
| |
| December 22 |
Vinski ja näkymättömyyspulveri |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,165,693 |
|
| |
| December 23 |
Shyam Singha Roy |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$148,468 |
|
| |
| December 27 |
Gaenggyeong tteokbbingi (갱경 떡… |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$939 |
|
| |
| December 28 |
Alien Conquest |
Action |
Video |
$8,303 |
|
| |
| December 31 |
Illusions perdues |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,069,594 |
|
