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. Inside Out 2, Deadpool & Wolverine, and Moana 2 were the three movies that made $1 billion in 2024.

Alongside new releases, multiple popular films like The Lion King (1994), Les MisÃÂ©rables (2012), Alien (1979), ' (1999), The Mummy (1999 film), 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 and/or fill in the gaps left by films that had their original release dates affected by the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes. These disputes, including the Writers Guild of America strike and SAG-AFTRA strike, had a significant impact on the 2024 release schedule, with many films being postponed due to productions being halted mid-filming or before commencement.

Highest-grossing films

Box office records

Inside Out 2 surpassed The Lion King to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time and became the 8th highest grossing film of all time upon its release.

Inside Out 2 became the 54th film to gross $1 billion worldwide and the 12th animated film to do so.

It became the fastest animated film to gross $1 billion worldwide.

The Inside Out film series grossed over $2.5 billion with the release of Inside Out 2.

Deadpool & Wolverine became the 55th film to gross $1 billion worldwide.

It had the highest-grossing opening weekend ever for an R-rated film.

It surpassed Joker (2019) as the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.

It is the eleventh MCU film to gross over $1 billion, and the first since ' (2021).
It is the second R-rated film to gross over $1 billion, and the first since Joker (2019).
The Marvel Cinematic Universe became the first film franchise to gross $30 and $31 billion with the release of Deadpool & Wolverine.
Moana 2 became the 56th film and the 13th animated film to gross $1 billion worldwide.
The Moana film series grossed over $1.5 billion with the release of Moana 2.
The Despicable Me film franchise became the first animated film series to gross $5 billion with the release of Despicable Me 4.
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.
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 MisÃÂ©rables (2012).
It surpassed Mamma Mia! (2008) as the highest-grossing Broadway musical film adaptation of all time.
The Lion King film franchise grossed over $3 billion with the release of '.

The Dune film series grossed over $1 billion with the release of '.
The Monsterverse film franchise grossed over $2.5 billion with the release of '.

The Kung Fu Panda film series grossed over $2 billion with the release of Kung Fu Panda 4.

The Sonic the Hedgehog film series grossed over $1 billion with the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

Sony's Spider-Man Universe grossed over $2 billion with the release of '.
The Bad Boys film series grossed over $1 billion with the release of '.

Studio records

Inside Out 2 became the highest-grossing Pixar film of all time, surpassing Incredibles 2 (2018).

With the release of Inside Out 2, Pixar became the first animation studio to produce five films that grossed $1 billion.

Deadpool & Wolverine became the highest-grossing R-rated Disney film, surpassing the 34-year-old record set by Pretty Woman in 1990.

Other records

Deadpool & Wolverine became the most viewed trailer of all time, surpassing ' (2021).
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).
Terrifier 3 became the highest-grossing unrated film of all time.
2024 is the first year since 2019 in which the top ten highest-grossing films worldwide were entirely Hollywood productions.