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- Hi, Mom Remains The 2021 Release Tipped to To Be the Highest grossing Film of 2021 with Bookmakers
- Betting Sites 2nd Favourite F9 Lagging $160m behind the Chinese Release
- Free Guy Released this week given only 3% chance (25/1) of topping Hi Mom
- Suicide Squad only Grossing $70m in first Week of Release
Chinese Blockbuster Still Top grossing Film of 2021
Hi, Mom is a 2021 Chinese comedy film. It was released on 12 February 2021 to coincide with Chinese New year and at the time of writing is the highest grossing film of 2021 at $822m and the second highest-grossing non-English film of all time and remains the strong favourite to top the charts with bookmakers in 2021
The film grossed $195m in it's first week of release compared with $163 achieved by F9 and the gap has continued to grow since.
Top Worldwide Grossing Films of 2021 so Far
Hi, Mom leads the charge with F9 trailing in third place at the time of writing behind the 2020 release of Detective Chinatown 3
| Film | Release Date | Gross to Date |
|---|---|---|
| Hi, Mom | 12th Feb 2021 | $822,054,381 |
| Detective Chinatown 3 | 20th Jan 2020 | $686,257,563 |
| F9: The Fast Saga | 25th June 2021 | $662,369,735 |
| Godzilla vs Kong | 16th April 2021 | $467,863,133 |
| Black Widow | July 2021 | $360,161,561 |
Top Worldwide Grossing Film Betting at Release of Free Guy
Free Guy is released this week after the original release date was postponed on a couple of occasions because of the Covid Pandemic. It has been received well in ahead of release reviews and is tipped to do better than last week's release of Suicide Squad which grossed $71m in its first week
Top Worldwide Grossing Film Current Betting
These are the current bookmakers betting odds to become the highest grossing film worldwide in 2021
| Film | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Hi, Mom | 7/5 | 41.67% |
| F9 | 9/4 | 30.77% |
| Black Widow | 9/2 | 18.18% |
| Spider-Man No Way Home | 9/2 | 18.18% |
| Shang Chi & The Legend of the Ten Rings | 5/1 | 16.67% |
| Free Guy | 25/1 | 3.85% |
| Suicide Squad | 25/1 | 3.85% |
Free Guy is currently 25/1 to usurp those already released this year and will have some task to do so, but the opening week may see it received well and the price come tumbling down.
