Deadpool & Wolverine Enters The Box Office Top 10 – But Inside Out 2 Still Reigns At The Top Spot

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Plus all the films smashing the box office this year

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Whether you’re an arthouse fanatic or let Netflix guide your viewing choices, there’s no denying that breaking the box office is a worthy achievement. So what are the highest grossing films of 2024? We’ve got the list…

Highest Grossing Films Of 2024

Inside Out 2 – grossing $1,506,773,929 worldwide
Dune Part Two – grossing $711,844,358 worldwide
Despicable Me 4 – grossing $679,310,930 worldwide
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – grossing $567,650,016 worldwide
Kung Fu Panda 4 – grossing $545,626,023 worldwide
YOLO – grossing $479,597,304 worldwide
Pegasus 2 – grossing $466,930,272 worldwide
Deadpool & Wolverine – grossing $444,573,565 worldwide
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – grossing $397,008,816 worldwide
Bad Boys: Ride or Die – grossing $395,300,582 worldwide
Article 20 – grossing $337,554,287 worldwide
Boonie Bears: Time Twist – grossing $271,687,212 worldwide
The Garfield Movie – grossing $232,018,355 worldwide
A Quiet Place: Day One – grossing $253,813,567 worldwide
The Garfield Movie – grossing $221,871,392 worldwide
Twisters – grossing $220,722,570 worldwide
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire – grossing $201,856,657 worldwide
IF – grossing $186,205,548 worldwide
Bob Marley: One Love – grossing $179,393,170 worldwide
The Fall Guy – grossing $178,034,133 worldwide

Key Takeaways

Sequels Rule

The top five highest grossing films of 2024 so far are all follow-up films: Inside Out 2, Dune Part Two, Despicable Me 4, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Kung Fu Panda 4. Half of the top 20 highest grossing films are follow-ups. Both Inside Out 2 and Kung Fu Panda 4 were released more than eight years after their preceding film, while Despicable Me 4 was released seven years after Despicable Me 3 (though Minions: The Rise of Gru) was released in the meantime.

America & China

Every film in the top 20 highest grossing films of 2024 was created by either America or China. Of the 20, five are Chinese while 15 are American.

The British Box Office Looks A Little Different

As you might imagine, the British box office doesn’t exactly mirror the global box office – though there are some similarities. The highest grossing films of 2024 in the UK are: