2024 won’t be the biggest year at the box office, but there are a few projects that have a chance to make $1 billion or more.
super mario bros movie, Barbie, and Oppenheimer were the most notable box-office sensations of 2023, the latter two of which eventually became viral sensations when both films opened on the same weekend in July. Mario ($1.36 billion) and Barbie ($1.44 billion) were the only two films of the year to cross the $1 billion mark.
Disney’s fall from box-office glory also defined 2023, bringing more disappointments than home runs with films like The Marvels, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Fate fell well short of expectations.
At Warner Bros., every DC movie released was a theatrical failure Flash, Shazam! Wrath of the Godsand Blue beetle not all are profitable.
Looking ahead to 2024, it will be the year of sequels with Universal, Disney, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros all releasing franchise films with huge box office potential:
Deadpool 3
- Publication date: 26 July 2024
- Distributor: Disney
- Domestic total forecast: $450 million
- Estimated international total: $750 million
- Global total forecast: $1.2 billion
Deadpool 3 is the first success of the X-Men and other new Marvel characters acquired by Disney in 2019 when it bought 20th Century Fox.
Not only is Ryan Reynolds returning for the third installment, but Hugh Jackman has returned from retirement to play Wolverine once more after his pivotal appearance in 2017. Logan.
Not only does this film have the potential to be the highest-grossing film of the year (it’s the only MCU film to be released in 2024), but also the highest-grossing R-rated film in history. 2019 Joker the record is currently held at $1.07 billion.
Enemy Me 4
- Publication date: 3 July 2024
- Distributor: Universal
- Domestic total forecast: $340 million
- Estimated international total: $760 million
- Global total forecast: $1.1 billion
The Despicable Me franchise has become one of the most popular and widely recognized since the early 2010s. This is due in part to the now iconic Minions, which have had two sequels, the first being the most successful of the entire franchise.
In 2017 Enemy Me 3 earned more than $1 billion, which is the same forecast for the fourth installment. During the summer of 2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru grossed $940 million and started the GentleMinions viral sensation.
This franchise has also been a huge success in the international market, earning over $3 billion outside of North America for its five films. The public can expect similar results Enemy Me 4 this summer.
From the inside out 2
- Publication date: 14 June 2024
- Distributor: Disney
- Domestic total forecast: $380 million
- Global Estimate: $500 million
- Global total forecast: $880 million
Wait, shouldn’t Pixar be dead at the box office?
From the inside out 2 is a huge moment for the future of Disney Animation and Pixar in theaters. As many have seen over the past three years,
Disney rewrote the playbook by releasing Pixar movies directly to Disney+. Then when it moved back to theaters A light year in the summer of 2022 it was an objective disaster.
Elemental showed some life last summer, but it still wasn’t anywhere close to the recent hits Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4, Finding Dory, or Coco. From the inside out 2 has a chance to join that mix of films, but also outperform its predecessor ($850.5 million worldwide).
From the inside out is one of the studio’s biggest (and most beloved) titles, and the sequel looks set to be another great addition to the franchise as Disney and Pixar bounce back.
Joker: Folie à Deux
- Publication date: 4 October 2024
- Distributor: Warner Bros.
- Domestic total forecast: $300 million
- Global Estimate: $500 million
- Global total forecast: $800 million
Will Joker 2 do more than the original? No, but it will still be a huge success.
No one could have predicted how good 2019 will be Joker It eventually opened in theaters and became the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.
Although that is an incredibly high bar to set Joker: Folie à Deuxmany fans will likely come back to see what Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix has in store this time alongside Lady Gaga.
Dune: Part Two
- Publication date: 1 March 2024
- Distributor: Warner Bros.
- Domestic total forecast: $300 million
- Estimated international total: $420 million
- Global total forecast: $720 million
It’s finally time Dune: Part Two will be released in theaters after being pushed back from 2023 due to the Hollywood actors’ strike. Now in the March 1 game, Warner Bros. waiting for the next big hit next spring.
2021 Dune still grossed nearly $400 million worldwide at the box office despite being simultaneously released on streaming. This is promising Dune 2especially A-list actors like Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh and many more.
Wait for another one Dune the film’s first major box office win of the new year.
Mufasa: The Lion King
- Publication date: 20 December 2024
- Distributor: Disney
- Domestic total forecast: $200 million
- Estimated international total: $490 million
- Global total forecast: $690 million
Albeit Mufasa: The Lion King will be one of the biggest earners this year, it won’t come close to 2019’s heights The Lion King ($1.6 billion worldwide).
In a way, this prediction is more a testament to Disney’s success with a Christmas release, rather than relying on another Disney live-action remake success. The Star Wars films of the last decade, Avatar: The Way of Waterand Spider-Man: No Way Home (along with Sony Pictures) were all booming successes during the holiday season.
Expect the same from this prequel without the billion-dollar expectations of a next-gen Disney reimagining.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
- Publication date: 12 April 2024
- Distributor: Warner Bros.
- Domestic total forecast: $200 million
- Global Estimate: $450 million
- Global total forecast: $650 million
MonsterVerse is back in a big way Godzilla x Kong: The New Empiredirect sequel for 2021 Godzilla vs. Kong.
The film worked incredibly well considering the circumstances: it was released in early 2021, when many potential viewers did not want to go to the cinema, and it was available to watch at home at the same time.
That’s easy to believe new empire, because there is a clear desire to see these larger-than-life films on the big screen.
Kung Fu Panda 4
- Publication date: 8 March 2024
- Distributor: Universal
- Domestic total forecast: $170 million
- Estimated international total: $430 million
- Global total forecast: $600 million
The Kung Fu Panda the franchise starring Jack Black has been a huge success for DreamWorks Animation and Universal since 2008.
Now, eight years later Kung Fu Panda 3, the fourth installment is finally coming to theaters. With the box office of the third installment less than the first two, it will be interesting to see when Kung Fu Panda 4 countries.
It will likely do the same and be an early 2024 animated hit for Universal. Historically, Kung Fu Panda the films have grossed next level internationally, totaling $1.3 billion between the first three films.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Publication date: 24 May 2024
- Distributor: Disney
- Domestic total forecast: $190 million
- Estimated international total: $390 million
- Global total forecast: $580 million
Return Planet of the apes Saga is next year’s Memorial Day weekend. With Matt Reeves moving on Batman franchise, Wes Ball directs the next installment, which takes the story forward from there Monkeys trilogy.
Now under the Disney umbrella through 20th Century Studios, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes looks to be another hit in the franchise that might earn even more than War for the Planet of the Apes but unlikely to reach heights Revolution of the Planet of the Apes ($710.6 million).
Poison 3
- Publication date: 8 November 2024
- Distributor: Sony
- Domestic total forecast: $200 million
- Global Estimate: $350 million
- Global total forecast: $550 million
It may come as a shock to many how successful Tom Hardy is Poison the franchise has indeed been for Sony Pictures.
The first film in 2018 earned an impressive $856 million and despite the poor theatrical outlook caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Let there be a massacre domestic $213.5 million ($501.5 million worldwide total).
Poison 3despite mixed reviews for the franchise, it seems like a safe bet in 2024 to approach and possibly surpass $500 million, sneaking Sony into the year’s lone top-10 earner.
Other notable films of 2024 that could make the top ten include Beetlejuice 2, Bad part 1, Bad Boys 4, Mad, The Garfield movie, A ballerina, Autumn guy, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, A Quiet Place: The First Day, Gladiator 2and Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
