2020s in film

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The decade of the 2020s in film directly dealt with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema. This witnessed a profound transformation in how movies are produced, distributed, and consumed globally. The pandemic led to widespread theater closures, delays in releases, and a rapid acceleration in the shift towards streaming services as a primary means of distribution.

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Highest-grossing films

† Indicates films playing in theatres in the week commencing 25 July 2025.
List of worldwide highest-grossing films
RankTitleDistributor(s)Worldwide grossYearReferences
1 Avatar: The Way of Water 20th Century $2,320,250,281 2022 [1]
2 Ne Zha 2 † Beijing Enlight Pictures $2,216,990,000 2025 [2] [3]
3 Spider-Man: No Way Home Sony $1,922,598,800 2021 [4]
4 Inside Out 2 Disney $1,698,863,816 2024 [5]
5 Top Gun: Maverick Paramount $1,495,696,292 2022 [6]
6 Barbie Warner Bros. $1,445,638,421 2023 [7]
7 The Super Mario Bros. Movie Universal $1,362,027,222 2023 [8]
8 Deadpool & Wolverine Disney $1,338,073,645 2024 [9]
9 Moana 2 $1,059,242,164 2024 [10]
10 Lilo & Stitch †$1,007,986,676 2025 [11]
11 Jurassic World: Dominion Universal $1,003,700,604 2022 [12]
12 Despicable Me 4 $971,028,338 2024 [13]
13 Oppenheimer $970,506,816 2023 [14]
14 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Disney $955,775,805 2022 [15]
15 A Minecraft Movie † Warner Bros. $955,149,195 2025 [16] [17]
16 Minions: The Rise of Gru Universal $939,628,210 2022 [18]
17 The Battle at Lake Changjin Huaxia Film Distribution $902,540,935 2021 [19]
18 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Disney $859,208,836 2022 [20]
19 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 $845,555,777 2023 [21]
20 Hi, Mom Lian Ray Pictures$841,674,419 2021 [22]
21 No Time to Die MGM / Universal $774,153,007 2021 [23]
22 The Batman Warner Bros. $770,962,583 2022 [24]
23 Thor: Love and Thunder Disney $760,928,081 2022 [25]
24 Wicked Universal $756,233,202 2024 [26]
25 F9 $726,229,501 2021 [27]
26 Mufasa: The Lion King Disney $722,631,756 2024 [28]
27 Dune: Part Two Warner Bros. $714,711,520 2024 [29]
28 Fast X Universal $714,566,116 2023 [30]
29 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Sony $690,615,475 2023 [31]
30 Detective Chinatown 3 Wanda Pictures $686,257,563 2021 [32]
31 Jurassic World Rebirth † Universal $647,953,240 2025 [33]
32 Full River Red Beijing Joyful Premiere Culture$634,631,282 2023 [34]
33 Wonka Warner Bros. $632,302,312 2023 [35]
34 The Battle at Lake Changjin II Huaxia Film Distribution $626,571,697 2022 [36]
35 The Wandering Earth 2 China Film Group Corporation $604,460,538 2023 [37]
36 How to Train Your Dragon † Universal $588,912,000 2025 [38]
37 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning † Paramount $588,811,092 2025 [39]
38 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Warner Bros. / Toho $572,305,338 2024 [40]
39 The Little Mermaid Disney $569,626,289 2023 [41]
40 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Paramount $567,535,383 2023 [42]
41 Kung Fu Panda 4 Universal $547,946,617 2024 [43]
42 No More Bets Mega Films Distribution$528,487,347 2023 [44]
43 Venom: Let There Be Carnage Sony $506,863,592 2021 [45]
44 Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train Toho / Aniplex $504,311,383 2020 [46]
45 Detective Chinatown 1900 † Wanda Pictures $503,460,000 2025 [47]
46 Elemental Disney $495,851,987 2023 [48]
47 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Paramount $492,162,604 2024 [49]
48 Lost in the Stars One Pictures (Beijing)$486,153,324 2023 [50]
49 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Universal $484,675,943 2022 [51]
50 The Eight Hundred CMC Pictures Holdings$484,210,000 2020 [52]

Highest-grossing film per year

The beginning of the decade marked the first time ever in history that a non-Hollywood production topped the annual global box office.

YearTitleStudio(s)Worldwide Gross
2020 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train Toho / Aniplex $507,127,293
2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home Sony $1,912,233,593
2022 Avatar: The Way of Water 20th Century $2,320,250,281
2023 Barbie Warner Bros. $1,445,638,421
2024 Inside Out 2 Disney $1,698,863,816
2025 Ne Zha 2 † Beijing Enlight Pictures $2,216,990,000

Accolades

The following films received the most acclaim at the Academy Awards during the 2020s.

YearCeremonyMost nominationsMost awardsBest Picture
2020/21 93rd Mank (10) Nomadland (3) Nomadland
2021 94th The Power of the Dog (12) Dune (6) CODA
2022 95th Everything Everywhere All at Once (11) Everything Everywhere All at Once (7) Everything Everywhere All at Once
2023 96th Oppenheimer (13) Oppenheimer (7) Oppenheimer
2024 97th Emilia Pérez (13) Anora (5) Anora

List of films

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Avatar: The Way of Water". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  2. ↑ "Ne Zha 2". The Numbers. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  3. ↑ "Ne Zha 2". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Spider-Man: No Way Home". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  5. ↑ "Inside Out 2". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  6. ↑ "Top Gun: Maverick". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  7. ↑ "Barbie". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  8. ↑ "The Super Mario Bros. Movie". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  9. ↑ "Deadpool & Wolverine". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  10. ↑ "Moana 2". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
  11. ↑ "Lilo & Stitch". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  12. ↑ "Jurassic World Dominion". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  13. ↑ "Despicable Me 4". The Numbers. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  14. ↑ "Oppenheimer". The Numbers. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  15. ↑ "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  16. ↑ "A Minecraft Movie". Box Office Mojo . IMDb.
  17. ↑ "A Minecraft Movie (2025)". The Numbers . Nash Information Services, LLC.Missing or empty |access-date=
  18. ↑ "Minions: Rise of Gru". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  19. ↑ "The Battle at Lake Changjin". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  20. ↑ "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  21. ↑ "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  22. ↑ "Hi, Mom". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  23. ↑ "No Time to Die". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  24. ↑ "The Batman". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  25. ↑ "Thor: Love and Thunder". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  26. ↑ "Wicked". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  27. ↑ "F9: The Fast Saga". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  28. ↑ "Mufasa: The Lion King". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
  29. ↑ "Dune: Part Two". The Numbers. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  30. ↑ "Fast X". The Numbers. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  31. ↑ "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  32. ↑ "Detective Chinatown 3". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  33. ↑ "Jurassic World Rebirth". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  34. ↑ "Full River Red". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  35. ↑ "Wonka". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  36. ↑ "Water Gate Bridge". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  37. ↑ "The Wandering Earth 2". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  38. ↑ "How to Train Your Dragon". The Numbers. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  39. ↑ "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  40. ↑ "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire". The Numbers. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  41. ↑ "The Little Mermaid". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  42. ↑ "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  43. ↑ "Kung Fu Panda 4". The Numbers. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  44. ↑ "No More Bets". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  45. ↑ "Venom: Let There Be Carnage". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  46. ↑ "Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  47. ↑ "Detective Chinatown 1900". ENT Group. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
  48. ↑ "Elemental". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  49. ↑ "Sonic the Hedgehog 3". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
  50. ↑ "Xiāo Shī De Tā". The Numbers. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  51. ↑ "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  52. ↑ "The Eight Hundred". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
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