While nothing can compare to the cultural phenomenon that was Barbenheimer in 2023, 2024 was a great year for movies, filled with blockbusters, sequels, and adaptations that ruled the box office. The highest-grossing movies of 2024 made their mark on the entertainment industry and audiences. However, the abundance of sequels and the lack of original movies marks a worrying trend for the future of movies.
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The highest-grossing movies of 2024 not only dominated the domestic box office but also garnered a strong international audience and topped the international box office. The year was full of surprises, such as Joker: Folie à Deux, the highly anticipated sequel to the commercial hit Joker, becoming a box-office flop. However, excluding Joker: Folie à Deux, 2024 was a great year for sequels, as eight out of the ten highest grossing films that year are sequels.
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Venom: The Last Dance
$476.8 Million
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The superhero movie Venom: The Last Dance is the final installment of the Venom trilogy. It stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, a journalist who becomes the host to the alien symbiote Venom, which gives him superpowers. The first film of the trilogy, Venom, received praise for Hardy’s portrayal of Eddie and Venom and their thrilling dynamics, and it was one of the top ten highest-grossing movies of 2018.
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Venom: The Last Dance kept Venom’s legacy alive by grossing $139.7 million domestically and $476.8 million worldwide at the box office. Filled with the dynamic duo Eddie and Venom’s chaotic antics, thrilling action scenes, and high-stakes drama, Venom: The Last Dance is an entertaining conclusion to the Venom trilogy. The return of Peggy Lu as Mrs. Chen, a convenience store owner who has a surprisingly wholesome bond with Eddie and Venom, is a highlight of the movie.
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YOLO
$479.5 Million
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The Chinese comedy-drama movie YOLO is an adaption of the Japanese film 100 Yen Love. The movie follows the reclusive Du Leying (Jia Ling) who spent the last ten years living in isolation and moves to a new house to start a new life after a fight with her sister. After running into a struggling boxing coach, Hao Kun (Lei Jiaying), Leying decides to become a student in an effort to rebuild her life.
The heartwarming and sweet movie follows Leying as she navigates her life-changing journey as a dedicated boxing student, while dealing with romantic struggles and reigniting her bond with her estranged family and friends. YOLO was released in China on February 10, 2024, and has grossed over $479 million worldwide since it premiered, making it the only original movie in the list of the top ten highest-grossing films of 2024.
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Kung Fu Panda 4
$547.6 Million
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The beloved martial arts comedy franchise Kung Fu Panda released the fourth installment in the series, titled Kung Fu Panda 4. The film follows Po (Jack Black), the titular Kung Fu Panda, as he works towards becoming the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace and searches for the next Dragon Warrior. The return of the villainous Tai Lung (Ian McShane) sends Po on a mission with the thief Zhen (Awkwafina), to take down the dangerous shapeshifting sorceress, known as The Chameleon (Viola Davis).
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Kung Fu Panda 4 was theatrically released in the United States on March 8, and grossed over $193 million domestically and over $547 million worldwide. Following Kung Fu Panda 4’s commercial success, director Mike Mitchell revealed that the franchise and Po’s story might continue in the form of a fifth film.
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Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire
$571.7 Million
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The action drama movie Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire is a high octane monster film that follows Kong and Godzilla as they reunite to in an effort to put a stop to Skar King, the powerful and tyrannical monster from invading Earth. Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire is a sequel to the 2021 movie Godzilla vs. Kong and is the fifth film in the Monsterverse franchise. The crossover between the Godzilla and King Kong franchises became a box-office hit, grossing over $196 million domestically and over $571 million worldwide.
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Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire premiered on March 29 and became the seventh highest-grossing film of 2024. The movie currently holds the record for the highest-grossing Godzilla film. In June 2024, the movie’s production company Legendary Pictures announced that a Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire sequel movie would be released on March 26, 2027.
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Wicked
$681.2 Million
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The musical fantasy movie Wicked is an adaptation of the stage musical of the same name by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman. The movie, starring Ariana Grande-Butera and Cynthia Eviro as Galinda Upland and Elphaba Thropp respectively, depicts the musical’s first act and a sequel titled Wicked: For Good is set to release on November 21, 2025. Wicked grossed over $450 million domestically and over $681 million worldwide at the box office, making it the highest grossing musical film adaption of all time.
Wicked is set in the fantastical world of Oz and follows Elphaba before she is known as the Wicked Witch of the West and her friendship with Galinda, who becomes Glinda the Good in the future. The award-winning movie quickly became a cultural icon and internet sensation after its theatrical release on November 22.
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Dune: Part 2
$714.4 Million
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The science fiction movie Dune: Part 2 is a sequel to the commercial hit Dune, based on the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert. Dune: Part 2 is the final part of the two-part adaption of the original novel and is a continuation of Paul Atreides’ (Timothée Chalamet) journey. The sequel movie follows Paul on the desert planet Arrakis as he allies with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen people to overthrow House Harkonnen after the leader, Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, betrays and destroys House Atreides.
The record-breaking movie Dune: Part 2 is the fifth-highest-grossing movie of 2024, earning $282 million at the domestic box office and $714 million worldwide. With commercial success and positive critical response to Dune: Part 2’s stunning visual effects and stellar performances by the cast, Dune is set to become a trilogy.
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Moana 2
$960.5 Million
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The animated film Moana 2 is set three years after the first movieand follows the titular character Moana (Auliʻi Cravalho) as she sets on another adventure. Following her first adventure with the demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson), Moana now spends her days exploring the islands close to her home. After Moana learns that the island that connected all the islands, Motufetu, had sunk to the depths of the ocean due to a vengeful God, Moana goes on a mission to raise Motufetu to ensure that the people of her home island Motunui do not go extinct.
Moana 2 quickly became a commercial hit and grossed over $425 million at the domestic box office and over $960 million worldwide, earning more than its predecessor. The fun-filled and heartwarming adventure, Moana 2 was released in theaters on November 27 and became the fourth highest-grossing movie of 2024.
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Despicable Me 4
$969.1 Million
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The animated comedy movie Despicable Me 4 is the sixth installment of the Despicable Me franchise. Despicable Me 4 follows the reformed supervillain Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, as he and his family are forced to relocate to a safe house after his old rival Maxine Le Mal (Will Ferrell) who harbors a grudge since school seeks revenge for Gru’s involvement in getting him arrested. While Gru and his family adjust to the sudden relocation and their new lives under their new identities under the witness protection program, a group of his minions called Mega-Minions gain superpowers and wreak havoc.
Despicable Me 4 had a theatrical release in the United States on July 3 and has grossed over $361 million domestically at the box office and earned over $969 million worldwide. Despicable Me 4 joined the franchise’s legacy of box-office success by becoming the third highest grossing movie of 2024.
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Deadpool & Wolverine
$1.338 Billion
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The superhero film Deadpool & Wolverine is a sequel to Deadpool 2 and follows the team-up between the titular characters Wade Wilson, also known as Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds), and Logan, also known as Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). Deadpool & Wolverine revolves around Deadpool and a Wolverine from another universe as they attempt to stop the destruction of Deadpool’s universe at the hands of the Time Variance Authority.
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Deadpool & Wolverine was released on July 26 as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) Phase Five and quickly became a box-office hit. The movie grossed $636.7 million domestically and $1.338 billion worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2024 and beating Joker and Oppenheimer to become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. In addition, Deadpool & Wolverine is one of only two R-rated films to gross $1 billion worldwide.
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Inside Out 2
$1.698 Billion
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The animated coming-of-age film Inside Out 2 is an award-winning and record-breaking sequel to the original film Inside Out. The film takes a deep dive into emotions by following the teenager Riley Anderson (Kensington Tallman) and her complex feelings and emotions as she enters high school. The personification of Riley’s emotions struggles to form Riley’s sense of self as puberty strikes and new emotions are introduced the night before Riley and her friends head off to an ice hockey camp.
Inside Out 2 sees Amy Poehler, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, and Phyllis Smith reprise their roles as Riley’s emotions, Joy, Disgust, Fear, Anger, and Sadness, respectively. In addition, actors Maya Hawke and Ayo Edebiri join the cast as Anxiety and Envy respectively. The sequel movie grossed $653 million domestically and $1.698 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 2024, the highest grossing animated film of all time, and the eighth highest-grossing film of all time.
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