2024 in film

2024 in film is an overview of events, including award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country- and genre-specific lists of films, and notable deaths. Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) celebrated their 100th anniversaries; Toei Company celebrated its 75th anniversary; DreamWorks Pictures and DreamWorks Animation celebrated their 30th anniversaries; and the first Mickey Mouse films, including Steamboat Willie (1928), entered the public domain this year. Alongside new releases, multiple popular films like The Lion King (1994), Les Misérables (2012), Alien (1979), Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Whiplash (2014), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Shrek 2 (2004), Twister (1996), Saw (2004), Coraline (2009), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Hocus Pocus (1993), Interstellar (2014) and Tenet (2020) were re-released to either celebrate their anniversaries or fill in the gaps left by films that had their original release dates affected by the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.

• Inside Out 2 surpassed The Lion King to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time and is currently the 9th highest grossing film of all time.^[3]
  • Inside Out 2 became the 54th film to gross $1 billion worldwide^{[citation needed]} and the 12th animated film to do so.^[4]
  • It became the fastest animated film to gross $1 billion worldwide.^[4]
  • The Inside Out film series grossed over $2.5 billion with the release of Inside Out 2.^{[citation needed]}
• Deadpool & Wolverine became the 55th film to gross $1 billion worldwide.
  • It had the highest-grossing opening weekend ever for an R-rated film.^[5]
  • It surpassed Joker (2019) as the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.^[5]
  • It is the eleventh MCU film to gross over $1 billion, and the first since Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).^{[citation needed]}
  • It is the second R-rated film to gross over $1 billion, and the first since Joker (2019).^{[citation needed]}
  • The Marvel Cinematic Universe became the first film franchise to gross $30^[5] and $31 billion^{[citation needed]} with the release of Deadpool & Wolverine.
• Moana 2 became the 56th film and the 13th animated film to gross $1 billion worldwide.^{[citation needed]}
  • The Moana film series grossed over $1.5 billion with the release of Moana 2.^{[citation needed]}
• The Despicable Me film franchise became the first animated film series to gross $5 billion with the release of Despicable Me 4.^{[citation needed]}
• Wicked, the first installment in the musical's two-part adaptation, became the highest-grossing film based on a work set in the Land of Oz.^{[citation needed]}
  • It became the first musical film to gross over $164 million worldwide on its opening weekend, making it the highest opening worldwide gross for a film based on a stage musical since Les Misérables (2012).^[6][7]
  • It surpassed Mamma Mia! (2008) as the highest-grossing Broadway musical film adaptation of all time.^[8]
• The Lion King film franchise grossed over $3 billion with the release of Mufasa: The Lion King.
• The Dune film series grossed over $1 billion with the release of Dune: Part Two.^[9][10]
• The Monsterverse film franchise grossed over $2.5 billion with the release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.^[11]
• The Kung Fu Panda film series grossed over $2 billion with the release of Kung Fu Panda 4.^[12]
• The Sonic the Hedgehog film series grossed over $1 billion with the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3.^[13]
• Sony's Spider-Man Universe grossed over $2 billion with the release of Venom: The Last Dance.^{[citation needed]}
• The Bad Boys film series grossed over $1 billion with the release of Bad Boys: Ride or Die.^[14]

• Inside Out 2 became the highest-grossing Pixar film of all time, surpassing Incredibles 2 (2018).^[15]
  • With the release of Inside Out 2, Pixar became the first animation studio to produce five films that grossed $1 billion.^{[citation needed]}
• Deadpool & Wolverine became the highest-grossing R-rated Disney film, surpassing the 34-year-old record set by Pretty Woman in 1990.^[16]

• Deadpool & Wolverine became the most viewed trailer of all time, surpassing Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).^[17]
• Wicked became the best PG-rated first-day ticket pre-seller of the year and the number 3 best PG-rated first-day ticket pre-seller of all time, behind Frozen 2 and The Lion King (both 2019).^[18]
• Terrifier 3 became the highest-grossing unrated film of all time.^[19]
• 2024 was the first year since 2019 in which the top ten highest-grossing films were Hollywood productions.^[20]
• All of the top ten highest-grossing films of 2024 are each a part of different movie franchises.

Palme d'Or (77th Cannes Film Festival):

Anora, directed by Sean Baker, USA

Golden Lion (81st Venice International Film Festival):

The Room Next Door, directed by Pedro Almodóvar, Spain

Golden Bear (74th Berlin International Film Festival):

Dahomey, directed by Mati Diop, France

People's Choice Award (49th Toronto International Film Festival):

The Life of Chuck, directed by Mike Flanagan, USA

• List of American films of 2024
• List of Argentine films of 2024
• List of Australian films of 2024
• List of Bangladeshi films of 2024
• List of Brazilian films of 2024
• List of British films of 2024
• List of Canadian films of 2024
• List of Chinese films of 2024
• List of French films of 2024
• List of German films of 2024
• List of Hong Kong films of 2024
• List of Indian films of 2024
• List of Japanese films of 2024
• List of Malaysian films of 2024
• List of Pakistani films of 2024
• List of Philippine films of 2024
• List of Russian films of 2024
• List of South Korean films of 2024
• List of Spanish films of 2024
• List of Turkish films of 2024

• List of animated feature films of 2024
• List of comedy films of 2024
• List of drama films of 2024
• List of horror films of 2024
• List of LGBT-related films of 2024
• List of science fiction films of 2024
• List of thriller films of 2024