The highest-grossing films of 2024

We have entered the last two months of the year and Joker: Folie à Deux has become an unexpected victim of 2024’s unpredictable box office tides.

The likes of Mrs. Web, Argylle And Borderlands have all had difficulty with it, but Joker 2‘s soft US box office opening perhaps the most surprising of all. The direct current The sequel could well rebound in the coming weeks, though it will be difficult with poor word of mouth.

So what has attracted the punters at the box office this year? You may have heard of a movie called Deadpool and Wolverinebut that’s not the highest-grossing film of the year so far.

What managed to beat it at the global box office? Read on to find out.

(The totals below are accurate as of November 8, 2024 and as of The numbers And Box Office Mojo.)

10. Beetle juice Beetle juice

US: $292,636,638
International: $156,500,000
Worldwide: $449,136,638

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice It may have taken 36 years to reach us, but the older sequel proved worth the wait with an impressive US box office total that took it to almost $450 million worldwide.

9. Pegasus 2

US: N/A
International: $466,930,272
Worldwide: $466,930,272

Sequel to a sports comedy Pegasus 2 was one of the big local releases for this year’s Chinese New Year in February. It nearly doubled the global grosses of its predecessor, which grossed $255 million in 2019.

8. Successor

US: N/A
International: $469,612,890
Worldwide: $469,612,890

Family comedy-drama Successor was the big local hit at the Chinese box office this summer, holding the top spot for five consecutive weeks. It is the second highest-grossing film of the year at the local box office.

7. YOLO

US: $2,001,584
International: $477,595,720
Worldwide: $479,597,304

This year’s leading film at the Chinese box office is a boxing comedy-drama YOLO with nearly $500 million worldwide. It’s a remake of a Japanese movie 100 yen loveand dominated the Chinese New Year weekend earlier this year.

6. Kung fu panda 4

US: $193,590,620
International: $354,450,215
Worldwide: $548,040,835

Kung Fu Panda 4 may not have reached the heights of Kung Fu Panda 2 ($664.8 million), but it did push the entire franchise over the $2 billion mark worldwide. Considering there was an eight-year gap since the third film, it was a decent achievement, even if it was overshadowed by two other animations in 2024 (more on that soon).

5. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

US: $196,350,016
International: $372,371,691
Worldwide: $568,721,707

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire was a monster hit at the end of March, even though it had to be fought for Dune: part two. The sequel became the highest-grossing outing in the MonsterVerse to date, as well as the biggest Godzilla or King Kong film ever.

4. Dune: part two

US: $282,144,358
International: $427,421,510
Worldwide: $709,565,868

For the first half of 2024 Dune: part two was the biggest film of the year with over $700 million worldwide. The sequel made almost $300 million more than the first film, so that’s no surprise Dennis Villeneuve will return to Arrakis Dune 3.

3. Despicable me 4

US: $361,004,205
International: $606,525,271
Worldwide: $967,529,476

You just can’t stop the Minions. Only in a franchise like this is that possible Despicable me 4The $968 million revenue seems a bit of a disappointment, considering it fell just short of $1 billion Minions And Despicable me 3 did.

However, the fourth film proved that there are no stronger or more consistent (box office-wise) animated franchises.

2. Deadpool and Wolverine

US: $636,742,741
International: $701,053,616
Worldwide: $1,337,796,357

Marvel would have had high hopes for the MCU debuts of Deadpool and Wolverine, but even the most optimistic people didn’t expect just how big Deadpool and Wolverine received.

It’s the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time and the sixth largest MCU movie ever.

1. Inside out 2

US: $652,980,194
International: $1,044,112,686
Worldwide: $1,697,092,880

Talking about mega successes that few expected they would bring us Inside out 2currently the highest-grossing film of 2024 so far.

It will take some effort to remove it from that title as well because it is the greatest animation of all time with nearly $1.7 billion, also making it by some distance the highest-grossing Pixar film ever.



Film editor, digital spy Ian has over 10 years of film journalism experience as a writer and editor. Starting as an intern at trade bible Screen International, he was promoted to report and analyze UK box-office results, and carve out his own niche with horror moviesattending genre festivals around the world. After moving to Digital spyinitially as a TV writer, he was nominated for New Digital Talent of the Year at the PPA Digital Awards. He became Movies Editor in 2019, in which role he has interviewed hundreds of stars including Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba and Olivia Colman, and has become a human encyclopedia for Miracle and appeared as an expert guest on BBC News and on stage at MCM Comic-Con. Where he can, he continues to push his horror agenda – whether his editor likes it or not.