10 Highest Grossing Movies of 2024 (11 photos)

In 2024, the world saw ambitious projects with big budgets, long-awaited sequels to franchises (or optional ones, but why not go) and unexpected hits that somehow found their audience, and in large numbers.





10th place - Venom: The Last Dance



Budget: $120 million Box office: $475 million (so far)

The franchise that gave us Madame Web and Kraven the Hunter this year, which are hard to miss without tears, look, it ended the year with the release of its flagship, the third "Venom". And it has already collected three times more than its colleagues combined!

9th place - YOLO. Film (China)





Budget: $100 million Box office: $479 million

Here we need to explain what's what. The Chinese comedy, which took off at the local box office, tells the story of Du Leying, a 32-year-old unemployed woman living with her parents and disappointed with her life. Her fate changes when she meets boxing coach Hao Kun and begins to play sports, gaining confidence and strength to overcome difficulties. Through perseverance and training, Du Leying finds her calling, frees herself from past failures and begins a new stage in her life.

Sudden integration of a little-known film into the list of famous ones due to the crowded Chinese box office.

8th place - Kung Fu Panda 4



Budget: $85 million Box office: $547 million

The cartoon with the smallest budget in the top ten. It turned out to be profitable, but the audience ratings have dropped significantly compared to the first three parts.

7th place - Godzilla and Kong: New Empire



Budget: $150 million Box office: $571 million

Nobody has seen the audience of this franchise in person, but it always somehow collects a hefty amount of money, no matter in what form the creators present the story about these huge fictional beasts.

6th place - Wicked: The Tale of the Witch of the West



Budget: $150 million Box office: $580 million (so far)

This could have been a failure on all fronts, but it turned out to be a success on all fronts. The film was liked by both audiences and critics, and it's doing well at the box office. Maybe it will be nominated for an Oscar for something?

5th place - Dune: Part II



Budget: $190 million Box office: $714 million

No one doubted that this film would be in the top ten highest-grossing films, but it is obvious that Dune, one of the main blockbusters of the 2020s, could have claimed much more.

4th place — Moana 2



Budget: $150 million Box office: $806 million (so far)

Like Kung Fu Panda, the cartoon has dropped in ratings compared to the first part, but it has collected more money. And it will collect more, since Moana 2 is still in theaters.

3rd place - Despicable Me 4



Budget: $100 million Box office: $969 million

So many cartoons this year! This franchise traditionally collects almost a billion dollars, as all the parents of the world take their children to their favorite minions.

2nd place — Deadpool and Wolverine



Budget: $200 million Box office: $1.338 billion

The first two places are occupied by the two most expensive films, the investments in which fully justified themselves, as they are the only ones to exceed a billion dollars.

In the case of Deadpool and Wolverine, the hype and dream crossover worked, but we can assume that this is one of the last such successes of comic book films.

1st place — Inside Out 2



Budget: $200 million Box office: $1.698 billion

The last time a cartoon became the highest-grossing project of the year was more than 10 years ago — in 2013, when Frozen overtook everyone. The first part of Inside Out collected only $850 million. Not a small amount, but the sequel doubled this amount!