Box Office 2024\/2025: Top 10 Movies of the Year

As of 2025, we are tracking the top 10 highest-grossing films released in 2024 at the domestic box office. These rankings will remain until the films leave theaters and 2025 accumulates 10 wide releases. In its 5th weekend, Mufasa: The Lion King has entered the top 10, displacing Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

Expanded Look at Top 10 Films

#1 Inside Out 2 (2024)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Audience Score: 95%

Critics Consensus: Spicing things up with the wrinkle of teenage angst, Inside Out 2 clears the head and warms the heart by living up to its predecessor's emotional intelligence.

Synopsis: The little voices inside Riley's head know her inside and out--but next summer, everything changes when Disney and Pixar's Inside [More]" . "

Starring: Amy Poehler, Kensington Tallman, Maya Hawke, Lilimar

Directed By: Kelsey Mann

#2 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 78%
Audience Score: 94%

Critics Consensus: Ryan Reynolds makes himself at home in the MCU with acerbic wit while Hugh Jackman provides an Adamantium backbone to proceedings in Deadpool & Wolverine, an irreverent romp with a surprising soft spot for a bygone era of superhero movies.

Synopsis: Deadpool's peaceful existence comes crashing down when the Time Variance Authority recruits him to help safeguard the multiverse. He soon [More]" . "

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin

Directed By: Shawn Levy

#3 Wicked (2024)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
Audience Score: 95%

Critics Consensus: Defying gravity with its magical pairing of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, Wicked's sheer bravura and charm make for an irresistible invitation to Oz.

Synopsis: Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway's [More]" . "

Starring: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater

Directed By: Jon M. Chu

#4 Moana 2 (2024)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 61%
Audience Score: 86%

Critics Consensus: Riding high on a wave of stunning animation even when its story runs adrift, Moana 2 isn't as inspired as the original but still delights as a colorful adventure.

Synopsis: Walt Disney Animation Studios' epic animated musical "Moana 2" takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and [More]" . "

Starring: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk, Temuera Morrison

Directed By: David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller

#5 Despicable Me 4 (2024)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 56%
Audience Score: 87%

Critics Consensus: Fast paced and teeming with slapstick gags, Despicable Me 4 is as overstuffed as a piñata but full of enough candy to give audiences an enjoyable sugar rush.

Synopsis: In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world's favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold [More]" . "

Starring: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin, Joey King

Directed By: Chris Renaud

#6 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 75%
Audience Score: 79%

Critics Consensus: Michael Keaton's devious poltergeist still has plenty of juice left in this madcap return to form for Tim Burton, marrying charming practical effects and ghoulish gags to provide a fun fun time.

Synopsis: Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still [More]" . "

Starring: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Jenna Ortega

Directed By: Tim Burton

#7 Dune: Part Two (2024)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
Audience Score: 95%

Critics Consensus: Visually thrilling and narratively epic, Dune: Part Two continues Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of the beloved sci-fi series in spectacular form.

Synopsis: "Dune: Part Two" will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while [More]" . "

Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem

Directed By: Denis Villeneuve

#8 Twisters (2024)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 75%
Audience Score: 90%

Critics Consensus: Summoning a storm of spectacle and carried along by the gale force winds of Glen Powell's charisma, Twisters' forecast is splendid with a high chance of thrills.

Synopsis: Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her [More]" . "

Starring: Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Maura Tierney, Harry Hadden-Paton

Directed By: Lee Isaac Chung

#9 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86%
Audience Score: 95%

Critics Consensus: With a double helping of Jim Carrey's antics and a quicksilver pace befitting its hero, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the best entry in this amiable series yet.

Synopsis: Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and [More]" . "

Starring: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter

Directed By: Jeff Fowler

#10 Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 58%
Audience Score: 89%

Critics Consensus: Barry Jenkins' deft hand and Lin-Manuel Miranda's music go some way towards squaring the Circle of Life in Mufasa, but this fitfully soulful story is ill-served by its impersonal, photorealistic animation style.

Synopsis: "Mufasa: The Lion King" enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba [More]" . "

Starring: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Kagiso Lediga

Directed By: Barry Jenkins