2020s in film

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.

Highest-grossing films

See also: Lists of highest-grossing films

† Indicates films playing in theatres in the week commencing 12 December 2025.

List of worldwide highest-grossing films

Rank	Title	Distributor(s)	Worldwide gross	Year	References
1	Avatar: The Way of Water	20th Century	$2,320,250,281	2022	[1]
2	Ne Zha 2	Beijing Enlight Pictures	$2,217,860,000	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		$1,038,017,312	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.	$957,949,195	2025	[16][17]
16	Minions: The Rise of Gru	Universal	$939,628,210	2022	[18]
17	Zootopia 2 †	Disney	$917,984,779	2025	[19]
18	The Battle at Lake Changjin	Huaxia Film Distribution	$902,540,935	2021	[20]
19	Jurassic World Rebirth †	Universal	$868,908,127	2025	[21]
20	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever	Disney	$859,208,836	2022	[22]
21	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	Disney	$845,555,777	2023	[23]
22	Hi, Mom	Lian Ray Pictures	$841,674,419	2021	[24]
23	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Infinity Castle †	Toho / Aniplex	$784,032,099	2025	[25]
24	No Time to Die	MGM / Universal	$774,153,007	2021	[26]
25	The Batman	Warner Bros.	$770,962,583	2022	[27]
26	Thor: Love and Thunder	Disney	$760,928,081	2022	[28]
27	Wicked	Universal	$756,401,043	2024	[29]
28	F9		$726,229,501	2021	[30]
29	Mufasa: The Lion King	Disney	$722,631,756	2024	[31]
30	Dune: Part Two	Warner Bros.	$714,711,520	2024	[32]
31	Fast X	Universal	$714,566,116	2023	[33]
32	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	Sony	$690,615,475	2023	[34]
33	Detective Chinatown 3	Wanda Pictures	$686,257,563	2021	[35]
34	How to Train Your Dragon †	Universal	$636,251,264	2025	[36]
35	Full River Red	Beijing Joyful Premiere Culture	$634,631,282	2023	[37]
36	Wonka	Warner Bros.	$632,302,312	2023	[38]
37	F1: The Movie †	Warner Bros. / Apple	$631,527,111	2025	[39]
38	The Battle at Lake Changjin II	Huaxia Film Distribution	$626,571,697	2022	[40]
39	Superman †	Warner Bros.	$616,684,465	2025	[41]
40	The Wandering Earth 2	China Film Group Corporation	$604,460,538	2023	[42]
41	Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning	Paramount	$598,767,057	2025	[43]
42	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire	Warner Bros. / Toho	$572,305,338	2024	[44]
43	The Little Mermaid	Disney	$569,626,289	2023	[45]
44	Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One	Paramount	$567,535,383	2023	[46]
45	Kung Fu Panda 4	Universal	$547,946,617	2024	[47]
46	No More Bets	Mega Films Distribution	$528,487,347	2023	[48]
47	The Fantastic Four: First Steps †	Disney	$521,858,728	2025	[49]
48	Detective Chinatown 1900 †	Wanda Pictures	$508,922,947	2025	[50]
49	Venom: Let There Be Carnage	Sony	$506,863,592	2021	[51]
50	Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train	Toho / Aniplex	$504,311,383	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.

Year	Title	Studio(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	$2,217,860,000

Accolades

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

Year	Ceremony	Most nominations	Most awards	Best 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

• 2020 in film
• 2021 in film
• 2022 in film
• 2023 in film
• 2024 in film
• 2025 in film

See also

• Film portal
• Film, History of film, Lists of films
• List of animated feature films of the 2020s