List of 2024 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films that ranked number one at the weekend box office for the year 2024.

Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Weekend end date Film Gross Notes 1 Wonka $14,077,078 Wonka became the first film since Barbie to top the box office in its fourth weekend and the first film since Top Gun: Maverick to top the box office for three nonconsecutive weekends. 2 Mean Girls $28,635,307 3 $11,663,166 4 $6,902,347 Mean Girls became the first film of 2024 to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. Initial estimates had The Beekeeper ahead of Mean Girls. 5 Argylle $17,473,540 6 $6,249,360 7 Bob Marley: One Love $28,659,004 8 $13,458,354 9 Dune: Part Two $82,505,391 10 Kung Fu Panda 4 $57,989,905 11 $30,149,970 12 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire $45,004,673 13 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire $80,006,561 14 $31,203,359 15 Civil War $25,712,608 Civil War broke Hereditarys record ($13.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for an A24 film and the first from the company that debuted #1 at the weekend box office. 16 $11,127,753 17 Challengers $15,011,061 18 The Fall Guy $27,747,035 19 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes $58,400,788 20 IF $33,715,801 21 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga $26,326,462 22 The Garfield Movie $14,005,272 The Garfield Movie reached the #1 spot in its second weekend of release. 23 Bad Boys: Ride or Die $56,527,324 24 Inside Out 2 † $154,201,673 25 $101,210,550 Inside Out 2 broke The Super Mario Bros. Movies record ($92.3 million) for the highest second weekend gross for an animated film and had the biggest second weekend for a film since Avengers: Endgame ($147.4 million). It also became the first animated film to gross $100 million in its second weekend. 26 $57,520,208 Inside Out 2 became the first film since Mean Girls to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. It also broke Frozen IIs record (25 days) for the fastest animated film to reach $1 billion worldwide, doing so in 19 days. 27 Despicable Me 4 $75,009,210 28 $43,598,695 29 Twisters $81,251,415 Twisters broke The Day After Tomorrows record ($68.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for a natural disaster film. During the week, Inside Out 2 broke Frozen IIs record as the highest-grossing animated film worldwide. 30 Deadpool & Wolverine $211,435,291 Deadpool & Wolverine broke Deadpool 2s records for the highest Thursday preview night ($18.6 million) and the biggest opening day ($53.3 million) for an R-rated film with $38.5 million and $96 million respectively. It also broke The Lion Kings record ($191.8 million) for the highest weekend debut in July, Deadpools record ($132.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film, and Jurassic Worlds record ($208.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a summer release. It had the highest weekend debut of 2024. During the weekend, Inside Out 2 broke Incredibles 2s records ($608.6 million) for the highest-grossing animated film and highest-grossing Pixar film of all time at the domestic box office. 31 $96,809,328 Deadpool & Wolverine broke American Snipers record ($64.6 million) for the highest second weekend gross for an R-rated film. It also broke The Passion of the Christs record ($370.7 million) for the highest grossing R-rated film domestically. 32 $53,774,969 Deadpool & Wolverine became the first film since Inside Out 2 to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. During the week, Deadpool & Wolverine broke Jokers record as the highest-grossing R-rated film worldwide. 33 Alien: Romulus $42,003,361 34 Deadpool & Wolverine $18,310,240 Deadpool & Wolverine reclaimed the #1 spot in its fifth weekend of release, making it the first film since Avatar: The Way of Water to top the box office in its fifth weekend and the first film since The Croods: A New Age to top the box office for four nonconsecutive weekends. During the weekend, Inside Out 2 became the first animated film to gross $1 billion at the international box office. 35 $15,469,312 Deadpool & Wolverine became the first film since Avatar: The Way of Water to top the box office in its sixth weekend of release and the first film since Spider-Man: No Way Home to top the box office for five nonconsecutive weekends. 36 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice $111,003,345 37 $51,350,355 38 $25,937,144 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice became the first film since Deadpool & Wolverine to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. 39 The Wild Robot $35,790,150 40 Joker: Folie à Deux $37,678,467 41 Terrifier 3 $18,928,113 42 Smile 2 $23,021,692 43 Venom: The Last Dance $51,012,404 44 $25,902,766 45 $15,904,148 Venom: The Last Dance became the first film since Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. 46 Red One $32,106,112 47 Wicked $112,508,890 Wicked broke Into the Woods record ($31.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a Broadway musical. In second place, Gladiator II'''s $55.5 million opening weekend broke 8 Mile's record ($51.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a historical action film. || |- | 48 || || rowspan="3" | Moana 2 || $139,787,385 || Moana 2 broke Frozen IIs records for the highest weekend debut for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film ($130.3 million) and the highest Thanksgiving weekend ever ($86 million) as well as Frozens record ($67.4 million) for the highest Thanksgiving weekend debut. Its worldwide opening weekend ($386.3 million) broke The Super Mario Bros. Movies record ($377 million) for the highest worldwide opening weekend for an animated film. In second place, Wickeds –27.9% drop broke Top Gun: Mavericks record (–28.9%) for the smallest second-weekend drop for any film debuting with over $100 million in its opening weekend. It also broke Greases record ($190 million) for the highest-grossing Broadway adaptation at the domestic box office. Wicked and Moana 2 became the first two films since Minions: The Rise of Gru and Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022 to bring in over $100 million over two consecutive weekends. || |- | 49 || || $51,287,053 || || |- | 50 || || $26,499,368 || Moana 2 became the first film since Venom: The Last Dance to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. || |- | 51 || || rowspan="2" | Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' $60,102,146 52 $37,010,506

Highest-grossing films

Calendar gross Highest-grossing films of 2024 by Calendar Gross RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Domestic Gross1.Inside Out 2 Disney voices of Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar Hernandez, Grace Lu, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan and Paul Walter Hauser Kelsey Mann$652,980,1942.Deadpool & Wolverine Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Aaron Stanford and Matthew Macfadyen Shawn Levy$636,745,8583.Wicked Universal Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum Jon M. Chu$432,943,2854.Moana 2 Disney voices of Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Hualālai Chung, Rose Matafeo, David Fane, Awhimai Fraser, Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, Rachel House, Gerald Ramsey and Alan Tudyk David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller$404,017,4895.Despicable Me 4 Universal voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin, Joey King, Miranda Cosgrove, Steve Coogan, Sofía Vergara, Stephen Colbert, Chris Renaud, Madison Polan, Dana Gaier, Chloe Fineman and Will Ferrell Chris Renaud$361,004,2056.Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceWarner Bros. Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe Tim Burton$294,100,435 7.Dune: Part Two Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling and Javier Bardem Denis Villeneuve $282,144,3588.Twisters Universal Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney and Sasha Lane Lee Isaac Chung $267,762,2659.Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Warner Bros. Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns and Fala Chen Adam Wingard $196,350,01610.Kung Fu Panda 4 Universal voices of Jack Black, Awkwafina, Bryan Cranston, James Hong, Ian McShane, Ke Huy Quan, Dustin Hoffman and Viola Davis Mike Mitchell $193,590,620

In-Year Release +Highest-grossing films of 2024 by In-year releaseRankTitleDistributorDomestic gross1.Inside Out 2 Disney$652,980,1942.Deadpool & Wolverine$636,742,7413.WickedUniversal$473,231,1204.Moana 2Disney$460,405,2975.Despicable Me 4Universal$361,004,2056.Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceWarner Bros.$294,100,4357.Dune: Part Two$282,144,3588.TwistersUniversal$267,762,2659.Mufasa: The Lion KingDisney$254,567,69310.Sonic the Hedgehog 3Paramount$236,115,100 + Highest-grossing films by MPA rating of 2024 G The Blue Angels PG Inside Out 2 PG-13 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice R Deadpool & Wolverine

See also Lists of American films — American films by year Lists of box office number-one films

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