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

By Olivia Emily

5 months ago

Plus all the films smashing the box office this year


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

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

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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:

  1. Inside Out 2
  2. Dune Part Two
  3. Kung Fu Panda 4
  4. Migration
  5. Wonka
  6. Despicable Me 4
  7. Deadpool & Wolverine
  8. Bob Marley: One Love
  9. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
  10. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Source: the-numbers.com