The most talked about movies of 2021, from 'Shang-Chi' to 'Zack Snyder's Justice League'

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.

1. "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"
2. "Dune" — 86.7%
3. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" — 69.3%*
4. "Zack Snyder's Justice League" — 65.8%
5. "The Matrix Resurrections" — 60.5%
6. "No Time to Die" — 40.8%
7. "Black Widow" — 38.4%
8. "The Suicide Squad" — 29.5%
9. "Eternals" — 29.2%
10. "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:

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

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

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

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

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

Release: coming to theaters and HBO Max December 22

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

Release: in theaters December 16

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

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