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The most talked about movies of 2021, from 'Shang-Chi' to 'Zack Snyder's Justice League'
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- The analytics company Diesel Labs provided Insider with a list of the movies that had the most online engagement this year.
- Diesel Labs pulls audience-engagement data from social and video platforms Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram to gauge the level of interest in a piece of content.
- "Shang-Chi" topped the list and is also the highest-grossing movie in the US this year, but not every movie on the list was a hit at the box office or even played in theaters.
Here are the top 10 movies that earned the most online engagement this year:
![Here are the top 10 movies that earned the most online engagement this year:](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-88284665,width-700,height-525,imgsize-122692/here-are-the-top-10-movies-that-earned-the-most-online-engagement-this-year.jpg)
The percentages for each title are based on the movie with the highest engagement ("Shang-Chi"). "Dune" earned 86.7% of the engagement "Shang-Chi" recieved in 2021, for instance.
- "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"
- "Dune" — 86.7%
- "Spider-Man: No Way Home" — 69.3%*
- "Zack Snyder's Justice League" — 65.8%
- "The Matrix Resurrections" — 60.5%
- "No Time to Die" — 40.8%
- "Black Widow" — 38.4%
- "The Suicide Squad" — 29.5%
- "Eternals" — 29.2%
- "Godzilla vs. Kong" — 29.0%
*These movies haven't been released yet, so their engagement levels could change
Here's how each movie performed at the box office and with critics:
10. "Godzilla vs. Kong" (Warner Bros.)
![10. "Godzilla vs. Kong" (Warner Bros.)](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-88284662,width-700,height-525,imgsize-77672/10-quotgodzilla-vs-kongquot-warner-bros-.jpg)
Release: in theaters and on HBO Max March 31
US box office: $100.5 million
Global box office: $468 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 75%
What critics said: "Freed from the obligation to try and be anything more meaningful than it is, Godzilla vs. Kong ekes out its biggest triumphs when it embraces silliness and spectacle." — Mashable
9. "Eternals" (Disney)
![9. "Eternals" (Disney)](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-88284658,width-700,height-525,imgsize-48958/9-quoteternalsquot-disney.jpg)
Release: in theaters November 5 (available on Disney+ on January 12)
US box office: $157.8 million
Global box office: $385.8 milliion
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 48%
What critics said: "With Eternals, Marvel proves itself to be nothing more than a staid, lumbering black hole." — Vulture
9. "The Suicide Squad" (Warner Bros.)
![9. "The Suicide Squad" (Warner Bros.)](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-88284655,width-700,height-525,imgsize-101094/9-quotthe-suicide-squadquot-warner-bros-.jpg)
Release: in theaters and on HBO Max August 5
US box office: $55.8 million
Global box office: $167.4 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 90%
What critics said: "The Suicide Squad is very funny, bleakly self-aware, and shockingly violent — a refreshing mix of familiar conventions and gory satire. In a sea of sequels, reboots, crossovers, and origin stories, it stands out like few other recent adaptations have." — The Atlantic
8. "Black Widow" (Disney)
![8. "Black Widow" (Disney)](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-88284653,width-700,height-525,imgsize-120246/8-quotblack-widowquot-disney.jpg)
Release: in theaters and on Disney+ for an additional $30 fee July 9
US box office: $183.6 million
Global box office: $379.6 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 79%
What critics said: "Director Cate Shortland has a sharp eye for directing action sequences, but the script is flawed." — io9
7. "No Time to Die" (MGM)
![7. "No Time to Die" (MGM)](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-88284650,width-700,height-525,imgsize-24214/7-quotno-time-to-diequot-mgm.jpg)
Release: in theaters October 8
US box office: $160 million
Global box office: $765 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 84%
What critics said: "Daniel Craig's final moments as Bond rank among the most moving sequences in the history of this franchise, which has long favored the fantastic and the eye-popping in favor of genuine emotional stakes." — Chicago Sun-Times
5. "The Matrix Resurrections" (Warner Bros.)
![5. "The Matrix Resurrections" (Warner Bros.)](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-88284648,width-700,height-525,imgsize-47194/5-quotthe-matrix-resurrectionsquot-warner-bros-.jpg)
Release: coming to theaters and HBO Max December 22
4. "Zack Snyder's Justice League" (Warner Bros.)
![4. "Zack Snyder](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-88284646,width-700,height-525,imgsize-54622/4-quotzack-snyderaposs-justice-leaguequot-warner-bros-.jpg)
Release: on HBO Max March 18
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 71%
What critics said: "Zack Snyder's Justice League shows Snyder's evolution from a director known for emphasizing style over substance to a man who understands why we love superhero myths, whether they live in the DC Universe or Marvel's." — Salon
3. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (Sony)
![3. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (Sony)](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-88284644,width-700,height-525,imgsize-92320/3-quotspider-man-no-way-homequot-sony.jpg)
Release: in theaters December 16
2. "Dune" (Warner Bros.)
![2. "Dune" (Warner Bros.)](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-88284640,width-700,height-525,imgsize-41826/2-quotdunequot-warner-bros-.jpg)
Release: in theaters and on HBO Max October 22
US box office: $105.2 million
Global box office: $383.3 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 83%
What critics said: "Denis Villeneuve's new big-screen adaptation underlines why generations have been fascinated by the story." — Vox
1. "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" (Disney)
![1. "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" (Disney)](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-88284633,width-700,height-525,imgsize-86510/1-quotshang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-ringsquot-disney.jpg)
Release: in theaters September 3
US box office: $224.5 million
Global box office: $432 million
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 91%
What critics said: "It's got a plausibly fearsome villain by way of Leung, a nice ensemble of heroic personalities, and a dose of actually-poignant family drama undergirding all the rest." — Rolling Stone
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