2024 in film is an overview of events, including award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country- and genre-specific lists of films, and notable deaths.

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Trade name, doing business as Columbia Pictures, is an American film Production company, production and Film distributor, distribution company that is the flagship unit of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group ...

and

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM or MGM Studios) is an American Film production, film and television production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered ...

(MGM) celebrated their 100th anniversaries;

Toei Company , simply known as Toei Company or Toei, is a Japanese entertainment company. Headquartered in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, it is involved in film and television production, distribution, video game development, publishing, and ownership of 34 movi ...

celebrated its 75th anniversary;

DreamWorks Pictures DreamWorks Pictures (also known as DreamWorks SKG and commonly referred to as DreamWorks) is an American film studio and Film distribution, distribution label of Amblin Partners. It was originally founded on October 12, 1994, as a live-action a ...

and

DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA, also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios or simply DreamWorks) is an American animation studio, owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal as part of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios, Inc, Universal Stud ...

celebrated their 30th anniversaries; and the first

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white ...

films, including ''

Steamboat Willie ''Steamboat Willie'' is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. It was produced in black-and-white by Walt Disney Animation Studios and was released by Pat Powers (producer), Pat Powers, under the name of Cele ...

'' (1928), entered the

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this year. Alongside new releases, multiple popular films like ''

The Lion King ''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical coming-of-age drama film directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, produced by Don Hahn, and written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. Produced by Walt Disney ...

'' (1994), ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' (, ) is a 19th-century French literature, French Epic (genre), epic historical fiction, historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published on 31 March 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. '' ...

'' (2012), '' Alien'' (1979), '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999), '' Whiplash'' (2014), ''

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' is a 1974 American independent horror film produced, co-composed, and directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel. The film stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, ...

'' (1974), ''

Shrek 2 ''Shrek 2'' is a 2004 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book '' Shrek!'' by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon from a screenplay by Adamson, Joe Sti ...

'' (2004), ''

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'' (1996), ''

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'' (2004), ''

Coraline ''Coraline'' () is a 2002 British dark fantasy horror children's novella by author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman started writing ''Coraline'' in 1990, and it was published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and HarperCollins. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for ...

'' (2009), ''

The Nightmare Before Christmas ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (formerly known as ''Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas'') is a 1993 American stop motion Animation, animated Gothic film, gothic musical film, musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick in his f ...

'' (1993), '' Hocus Pocus'' (1993), '' Interstellar'' (2014) and '' Tenet'' (2020) were re-released to either celebrate their anniversaries or fill in the gaps left by films that had their original release dates affected by the

2023 Hollywood labor disputes From May 2 to November 9, 2023, a series of long labor disputes within the Cinema of the United States, film and Television in the United States, television industries of the United States took place, mainly focused on the strikes of the 2023 W ...

Highest-grossing films

Box office records

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Inside Out 2 ''Inside Out 2'' is a 2024 American animated coming-of-age film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The sequel to '' Inside Out'' (2015), it was directed by Kelsey Mann and was produced by Mark Nielsen, from a screen ...

'' surpassed ''

'' to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time and is currently the 9th highest grossing film of all time. **''Inside Out 2'' became the 54th film to gross $1 billion worldwide and the 12th animated film to do so. **It became the fastest animated film to gross $1 billion worldwide. **The ''Inside Out'' film series grossed over $2.5 billion with the release of ''Inside Out 2''. *''

Deadpool & Wolverine ''Deadpool & Wolverine'' is a 2024 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Deadpool and Wolverine (character), Wolverine. Produced by Marvel Studios, Maximum Effort, and 21 Laps Entertainment, and distributed ...

'' became the 55th film to gross $1 billion worldwide. ** It had the highest-grossing opening weekend ever for an R-rated film. **It surpassed '' Joker'' (2019) as the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. **It is the eleventh MCU film to gross over $1 billion, and the first since '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021). **It is the second R-rated film to gross over $1 billion, and the first since '' Joker'' (2019). ** The

Marvel Cinematic Universe The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appe ...

became the first film franchise to gross $30 and $31 billion with the release of ''Deadpool & Wolverine''. *''

Moana 2 ''Moana 2'' is a 2024 American animated musical film, musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. The second film in the Moana_(franchise)#Films, ''Moana'' franchise, it was directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and D ...

'' became the 56th film and the 13th animated film to gross $1 billion worldwide. ** The '' Moana'' film series grossed over $1.5 billion with the release of ''Moana 2''. * The '' Despicable Me'' film franchise became the first animated film series to gross $5 billion with the release of ''

Despicable Me 4 ''Despicable Me 4'' is a 2024 American animated comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination, and distributed by Universal. The sequel to '' Despicable Me 3'' (2017), it is the fourth main installment and sixth overall entry in t ...

''. * '' Wicked'', the first installment in the

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), charac ...

's two-part adaptation, became the highest-grossing film based on a work set in the

Land of Oz The Land of Oz is a fantasy world introduced in the 1900 children's novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by William Wallace Denslow, W. W. Denslow. Oz consists of four vast quadrants, the Gillikin Countr ...

. ** It became the first musical film to gross over $164 million worldwide on its opening weekend, making it the highest opening worldwide gross for a film based on a stage musical since ''

'' (2012). ** It surpassed '' Mamma Mia!'' (2008) as the highest-grossing Broadway musical film adaptation of all time. * The '' Lion King'' film franchise grossed over $3 billion with the release of '' Mufasa: The Lion King''. * The ''

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'' film series grossed over $1 billion with the release of '' Dune: Part Two''. * The Monsterverse film franchise grossed over $2.5 billion with the release of '' Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire''. * The ''

Kung Fu Panda ''Kung Fu Panda'' is an American martial arts comedy media franchise that started in 2008 with the release of the animated film '' Kung Fu Panda'' produced by DreamWorks Animation. Following the adventures of the titular Po Ping (primarily v ...

'' film series grossed over $2 billion with the release of '' Kung Fu Panda 4''. * The ''

Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese developers Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara for Sega. The franchise follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battle ...

'' film series grossed over $1 billion with the release of ''

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is a 1994 platform game developed by Sega Technical Institute and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. Like previous ''Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic'' games, players traverse side-scrolling levels while collecting Rings (Sonic the Hedgehog), ri ...

''. *

Sony's Spider-Man Universe Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, the fil ...

grossed over $2 billion with the release of '' Venom: The Last Dance''. * The '' Bad Boys'' film series grossed over $1 billion with the release of '' Bad Boys: Ride or Die''.

Studio records

* ''

'' became the highest-grossing

Pixar Pixar (), doing business as Pixar Animation Studios, is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California, known for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated feature films. Pixar is a subsidiary of Walt Disney ...

film of all time, surpassing ''

Incredibles 2 ''Incredibles 2'' is a 2018 American animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it is the sequel to '' The Incredibles'' (2004) and the second full-length instal ...

'' (2018). ** With the release of ''Inside Out 2'', Pixar became the first animation studio to produce five films that grossed $1 billion. * ''

'' became the highest-grossing R-rated

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Di ...

film, surpassing the 34-year-old record set by ''

Pretty Woman ''Pretty Woman'' is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and written by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and features Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance), ...

'' in 1990.

Other records

* ''

'' became the most viewed trailer of all time, surpassing '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021). * '' Wicked'' became the best PG-rated first-day ticket pre-seller of the year and the number 3 best PG-rated first-day ticket pre-seller of all time, behind ''

Frozen 2 ''Frozen 2'', stylized as ''Frozen II'', is a 2019 American animated Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures as the sequel to ''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen'' (2013). The ...

'' and ''

'' (both 2019). * '' Terrifier 3'' became the highest-grossing unrated film of all time. * 2024 was the first year since

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

in which the top ten highest-grossing films were Hollywood productions. * All of the top ten highest-grossing films of 2024 are each a part of different movie franchises.

Events

Scheduled award ceremonies

Film festivals

Awards

Palme d'Or The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festiv ...

( 77th Cannes Film Festival): :''

Anora ''Anora'' is a 2024 American romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Sean Baker. It stars Mikey Madison as Anora "Ani" Mikheeva, a stripper from New York who marries the wealthy son of a Russian oligarch played ...

'', directed by

Sean Baker Sean Baker (born February 26, 1971) is an American filmmaker. He is a director, writer, editor, and producer of Independent film, independent narrative feature films which are most often about the lives of marginalized people, especially immi ...

, USA

Golden Lion The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a ...

(

81st Venice International Film Festival The 81st annual Venice Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 7 September 2024, at Venice Lido in Italy. French actress Isabelle Huppert served as Jury President for the main competition. Italian actress an ...

): :'' The Room Next Door'', directed by

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and author. His films are distinguished by Melodrama (film genre), melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular c ...

, Spain

Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival and is, along with the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, the most important international film festival award. The bear is the heraldic an ...

(

74th Berlin International Film Festival The 74th annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, took place between 15 and 25 February 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o was named the Jury President for the main competition. This ye ...

): :''

Dahomey The Kingdom of Dahomey () was a West African List of kingdoms in Africa throughout history, kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. It developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in ...

'', directed by

Mati Diop Mati Diop (born 22 June 1982) is a French film director and actress. She won the Grand Prix at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for her feature film debut, the supernatural romantic drama '' Atlantics'', and the Golden Bear at the 2024 Berlin In ...

, France

People's Choice Award The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the Fan (person), fans and Public, general public. The show has been held annually since 1975, with the winners originally determined us ...

( 49th Toronto International Film Festival): :'' The Life of Chuck'', directed by Mike Flanagan, USA

2024 films

By country/region

List of American films of 2024 The following is a list of American films released in 2024. The year featured a diverse array of cinematic productions, ranging from major studio blockbusters to independent and streaming platform releases. The 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, i ...

* List of Argentine films of 2024 * List of Australian films of 2024 * List of Bangladeshi films of 2024 * List of Brazilian films of 2024 * List of British films of 2024 * List of Canadian films of 2024 * List of Chinese films of 2024 * List of French films of 2024 *

List of German films of 2024 This is a list of German films that are scheduled to release in 2024. January–March April–June July–September October–December See also * 2024 in Germany * 2024 in film * List of 2024 box office number-one films in Germ ...

* List of Hong Kong films of 2024 * List of Indian films of 2024 * List of Japanese films of 2024 * List of Malaysian films of 2024 * List of Pakistani films of 2024 * List of Philippine films of 2024 * List of Russian films of 2024 * List of South Korean films of 2024 * List of Spanish films of 2024 * List of Turkish films of 2024

By genre/medium

* List of animated feature films of 2024 * List of comedy films of 2024 * List of drama films of 2024 * List of horror films of 2024 * List of LGBT-related films of 2024 * List of science fiction films of 2024 * List of thriller films of 2024

Deaths

Film debuts

* Aitana – '' Love, Divided'' * Robert Bobroczkyi – '' Alien: Romulus'' * Marissa Bode – '' Wicked'' * Zoe Bonafonte – '' The 47'' * Blue Ivy Carter – '' Mufasa: The Lion King'' * Ian Chan – ''We 12'' * Peter Claffey – '' Small Things Like These'' * Tobias Forge – '' Rite Here Rite Now'' * Sica Ho – '' The Lyricist Wannabe'' * Kayan9896 – ''The Lyricist Wannabe'' * Lakshya – ''

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'' * Jeremy Lee – ''We 12'' *

Mutya Orquia Ruelleen Angel "Mutya" Orquia Olano (born May 3, 2006) is a Filipino people, Filipino actress, best known for her titular roles as a mermaid in ''Mutya'' (2011), young Jade Dimagiba in ''My Binondo Girl'' (2011–12) and as Abigail Ruth "Abby ...

– '' When Magic Hurts'' * Normani – '' Freaky Tales'' * Saleka – '' Trap'' * Stanley Yau – ''We 12'' *

Rern Sinat Rern Sinat (; born 1 September 1995) is a Cambodian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Cambodia 2017 on 1 September 2017 in Kampong Cham, Cambodia. She is the second Miss Cambodia to compete for the title of Miss Universe in ...

– '' Z-Mom'' * Hanumankind – '' Rifle Club''

Notes

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