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:
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 featuredin 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
