Best-Selling Films of the 2020s So Far: From Sci-Fi Blockbusters to Beloved Superhero Hits
The 2020s saw a powerful return of major box-office hits to cinemas, where audiences bought tickets weeks in advance to watch these thrilling works and created memorable shared moments. The blockbusters of the 2020s have shown that scale alone is not enough; it is these personal and thrilling stories that ...
0 Posted by: Mehran Akbari on October 21, 2015 at 20:53
The 2020s witnessed the powerful return of big and blockbuster movies to the cinema screen, where the audience bought tickets weeks in advance to watch these exciting works and created memorable social moments.
Blockbuster movies of the 2020s have proven that scale alone is not enough; Rather, it is these personal and exciting stories that attract the audience and create an experience beyond a simple viewing at home. In the following, we will review the best blockbuster movies of the 2020s, which have distinguished themselves from other works with impressive success at the box office and attracting the audience. These films, which include science fiction and superhero blockbusters, have been able to return cinema to its heyday with fascinating narratives and stunning visual effects.
The story of Barbie, played by Margot Robbie, begins in "Barbie Land", where life is perfect and perfect, but suddenly Barbie is faced with thoughts of death and imperfection. This strange premise leads the film to a journey into the real world, where the logic of Barbie's land collides with normal human behavior and many comedic situations are created. Ken, played by Ryan Gosling, complements the film's comedy by exploring patriarchy through horses and fur coats. The film cleverly challenged contradictory expectations of women, leading to widespread cultural success and audiences wearing pink in theaters.
6. Avatar: The Way of Water - 2022
Avatar: The Waterway tells the story of Jake Sally, played by Sam Worthington, and his family on the planet Pandora, who are forced to leave the forest and seek refuge with the Metkayina tribe in the ocean when humans return. In this film, James Cameron takes the audience into the underwater world with great patience and gives him the opportunity to learn about the life and culture of the oceanic people. This approach makes the subsequent dangers and brutal hunting of Tolkoons by humans much more personal and affecting. The final battle scenes and the shipwrecks where the family members are trapped on different levels make the film a combination of disaster and action that offers an unparalleled visual scale.
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5. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Spider-Man: No Way Home) - 2021
After Tom Holland's Peter Parker's identity is revealed to the world and his friends get caught up in the story, a desperate call to Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange turns the memory spell into a multiverse disaster. The film didn't just rely on nostalgia, it used the presence of villains from previous Spider-Man movies to put Peter through the hardest lesson of his life. The presence of Dr. Octopus played by Alfred Molina and the Green Goblin played by Willem Dafoe thrilled the theaters, but the arrival of Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire as other versions of Spider-Man provoked an overwhelming response from the audience, making it a rare cinematic event. These appearances added depth to Peter's story and ultimately left him completely alone.
4. Top Gun: Maverick (Top Gun: Maverick) – 2022
Pete Mitchell, played by Tom Cruise, is still flying test planes decades after his contemporaries have moved into management. Top Gun: Maverick puts him on a mission for which he's least emotionally prepared: training a group of young pilots for a near-impossible mission, including Miles Teller's son Rooster. The film knows well how to create epic moments; After hearing the difficulties of the mission, Maverick boards the jet and proves that the route can be flown in the time required. Aerial filming adds physical tension to every turn and dive, thanks to filming the actors under real G-forces. Val Kilmer's Iceman Returns also carries with it decades of history, making this a classic blockbuster with stunning confidence.
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3. Dune: Part Two - 2024
After the destruction of his family, Paul Atreides, played by Timothée Chalamet, goes to the desert with the Freemans. Dune: Part 2 turns his survival into something far more dangerous than revenge. He learns their ways and customs, falls in love with Chani played by Zendaya, and gradually becomes the character that religious believers have been waiting for. Paul riding the sandworm for the first time is a pure blockbuster moment. He sinks the hooks, fights through the sand, and finally stands on top of the massive creature. The black-and-white gladiatorial combat scene in Giddy Prime introduces Austin Butler's Fide-Rauta, who looks truly alien. With the visuals, sound, scale, romance and fight scenes you'd expect from a blockbuster, this movie ticks all the boxes.
2. The Odyssey - 2026
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, which is not a direct sequel to Troy, begins immediately after the Trojan War. After 10 years of war, Odysseus, played by Matt Damon, has only one simple goal: to return home to Ithaca. But Homer has other plans for her. The film sends Odysseus across the Mediterranean filled with gods, monsters, temptations and misjudgments. At home, Anne Hathaway's Penelope is surrounded by suitors, while Tom Holland's Telemachus grows up in the absence of his father. Nolan has turned one of the oldest adventure stories ever left intact into a summer movie. With epic scenes like the encounter with the Cyclops, the sirens, Calypso and the impossible voyage, this work makes full use of IMAX's capabilities, but ultimately focuses on the story of a man who goes the long way to reach those who are waiting for him. With a worldwide gross of $1.55 billion, the film is Nolan's highest-grossing and the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.
1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Spider-Man: Brand New Day) - 2026
After the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, nobody remembers Peter Parker. Mary Jane (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon) vividly remember how Spider-Man saved them so many times, but the person under the mask has practically disappeared. Peter then does what seems like the perfect thing on the surface: he becomes Spider-Man almost full-time. He roams New York, doing technical work alone in a shabby apartment, watching his loved ones live without him, and gradually losing the balance between Peter and the persona that Spider has made him. Spider-Man: Brand New Day finally pays the price for No Way Home's devastating decisions. This reboot is exciting with new clothes and a return to urban roots, but the loneliness underneath is cruel.
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The film, which was supposed to be a smaller return for Spider-Man, became one of the biggest films of all time. Its opening grossed $360.1 million domestically, breaking the opening record of Avengers: Endgame.