2021 | MVM Yearly Wrap | The Return of the Big Screen

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:

  1. No Time to Die
  2. Fast and Furious 9
  3. Godzilla vs Kong
  4. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
  5. Al Kameen [Arabic]
  6. Shang – Chi : The Legend of the 10 Rings
  7. Black Widow
  8. Jungle Cruise
  9. Free Guy
  10. Cruella

 

KSA:

  1. Waafet Reggaala [Arabic]
  2. Wrath Of Man
  3. No Time to Die
  4. Fast and Furious 9
  5. Mesh Ana [Arabic]
  6. Cruella
  7. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
  8. A Quiet Place: Part II
  9. Mama Hamel [ Arabic ]
  10. El Ens W El Nems [Arabic]

 

Egypt:

  1. Al Arif [Arabic]
  2. El Ens W El Nems [Arabic]
  3. Mesh Ana [Arabic]
  4. Waafet Reggaala [Arabic]
  5. Al-Baa’d La Yazhab L Al-Ma’zoun Maratayen [Arabic]
  6. No Time to Die
  7. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
  8. Fast and Furious 9
  9. Mako [Arabic]
  10. The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It

 

Oman:

  1. Fast and Furious 9
  2. No Time to Die
  3. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
  4. Jungle Cruise
  5. Wrath Of Man
  6. Sooryavanshi [Hindi]
  7. Shang – Chi : The Legend of the 10 Rings
  8. Master [Tamil]
  9. Kurup [Malayalam]
  10. A Quiet Place: Part II

 

Kuwait:

  1. No Time to Die
  2. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
  3. Escape Room: No Way Out
  4. Black Widow
  5. Shang – Chi : The Legend of the 10 Rings
  6. Cruella
  7. Mesh Ana [Arabic]
  8. Free Guy
  9. Fast and Furious 9
  10. A Quiet Place: Part II

 

Bahrain:

  1. No Time to Die
  2. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
  3. Jungle Cruise
  4. Free Guy
  5. Fast and Furious 9
  6. Shang – Chi : The Legend of the 10 Rings
  7. El Ens W El Nems [Arabic]
  8. Dune
  9. The Suicide Squad
  10. Mesh Ana [Arabic]

 

Qatar:

  1. No Time to Die
  2. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
  3. Free Guy
  4. Shang – Chi : The Legend of the 10 Rings
  5. Luca
  6. Black Widow
  7. Fast and Furious 9
  8. A Quiet Place: Part II
  9. Dune
  10. The Boss Baby 2: Family Business

 

Lebanon:

  1. Fast and Furious 9
  2. No Time to Die
  3. Mesh Ana [Arabic]
  4. Shang – Chi: The Legend of the 10 Rings
  5. Black Widow
  6. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
  7. Jungle Cruise
  8. Free Guy
  9. Eternals
  10. Dune

(based on Box Office)

 

 

Most Watched Genres of 2021 – Regional

 

Most Watched Genres - 2021

 

 

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:

 

  1. Morbius – January 27
  2. The Batman – March 3
  3. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – April 14
  4. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – May 5
  5. John Wick: Chapter 4 – May 26
  6. Top Gun: Maverick – May 26
  7. Jurassic World: Dominion -June 9
  8. Thor: Love and Thunder – In cinemas July 7
  9. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – In cinemas November 10
  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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