As 2024 ends, the movie industry is relieved with a strong box office comeback. Ticket sales rose worldwide, and seven films earned over half a billion dollars. One of them grossed $1.7 billion, entering the top 10 highest-grossing films of all time.
At the start of the year, it was predicted that films like Joker: Folie à Deux, Gladiator 2, Dune Part Two, and Deadpool & Wolverine would be the highest earners. These highly anticipated legacy sequels of blockbusters were expected to perform well. However, only Joker 2 did not succeed, reports Hindustan Times.
Deadpool & Wolverine crossed a billion dollars, becoming the highest-grossing live-action film of 2024, but it was surpassed by Pixar’s Inside Out 2. Directed by Kelsey Mann, the film earned $1.698 billion, making it the highest-grossing film of the year and the top-grossing animated film ever, surpassing The Lion King.
Marvel-Sony produced their strongest films this year in Deadpool & Wolverine and Venom: The Last Dance. Deadpool 3 was a blockbuster, earning $1.338 billion worldwide, while Venom 3 settled for $475 million.
In between were Chinese hit, YOLO ($480 million), monsterverse's Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($571 million), The Wizard of Oz spinoff Wicked ($585 million), and Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two ($714 million). Three other animated feature films also made the list - Kung Fu Panda 4 ($547 million), Moana 2 ($821 million and counting), and Despicable Me 4 ($969 million).
The highest-grossing Indian film of the year - Pushpa 2: The Rule - did not make the top 10 or even the top 20. The Alu Arjun-starrer has grossed just over $200 million so far, meaning it sits at the 21st spot, just behind Joker: Folie à Deux ($206 million) and The Garfield Movie ($234 million).
All of this year's top ten highest-grossing films were sequels, remakes, or spinoffs of previous titles, making it a year dominated by franchises.
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