BOX OFFICE TOP TEN - OCTOBER 2021

In the month of October, 2021, a symbiote received some flak, a house turned into a shack, and the wonderful world of entertainment gradually clawed its way back. In fact, so much stuff happened throughout the entire month, that I think we should all stand up, take a deep breath, and check out October's box office top ten for both the comic book and the movie industry. Please enjoy.





Box Office Top Ten for October 2021 (In Month)
Gross / Maximum Number of Theatres / Percentage of Total / Release Date

1) Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
$212,638,437 / 4,225 / 42.3% / Oct 1

2) No Time to Die (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
$160,772,007 / 4,407 / 34.3% / Oct 8

3) Dune (Warner Bros.)
$107,227,669 / 4,125 / 38.2% / Oct 22

4) Halloween Kills (Universal Pictures)
$92,002,155 / 3,727 / 53.7% / Oct 15

5) The Addams Family 2 (United Artists)
$56,489,153 / 4,207 / 30.7% / Oct 1

6) Ron's Gone Wrong (20th Century Studios)
$23,009,270 / 3,560 / 31.7% / Oct 22

7) The French Dispatch (Searchlight Pictures)
$16,005,970 / 1,225 / 8.4% / Oct 22

8) The Last Duel (20th Century Studios)
$10,853,945 / 3,065 / 43.8% / Oct 15

9) Antlers (Searchlight Pictures)
$10,619,670 / 2,800 / 40.2% / Oct 29

10) Last Night in Soho (Focus Features)
$10,127,625 / 3,016 / 41.3% / Oct 29

For a full rundown, please check out Box Office Mojo.

(Data Collected: 01/05/2022 and subject to change over time).

Comic Book Top Ten for October 2021 (Estimated)
Price / Date Shipped

1) House of Slaughter #1 (Boom)
$3.99 / 10/27/21

2) Amazing Spider-Man #75 (Marvel)
$5.99 / 10/06/21

3) Gunslinger Spawn #1 (Image)
$5.99 / 10/20/21

4) Batman #114 (DC)
$4.99 / 10/05/21

5) Batman #115 (DC)
$4.99 / 10/19/21

6) Immortal Hulk #50 (Marvel)
$9.99 / 10/13/21

7) Dark Ages #2 (Marvel)
$3.99 / 10/06/21

8) DC Vs. Vampires #1 (DC)
$3.99 / 10/26/21

9) Amazing Spider-Man #76 (Marvel)
$3.99 / 10/13/21

10) Amazing Spider-Man #77 (Marvel)
$3.99 / 10/27/21

These are estimated bestsellers based on retail sales reports analyzed by Comichron.

(Data Collected: 01/05/2022 and subject to change over time).

The Number of Comic Book Titles the Top Five Publishers Released this Month:

DC (63) Marvel (52) Image (40) IDW (24) Dark Horse (20)