Despite predictions that the the national box office would take a big hit in 2024 Thanks to the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild strikes that dominated much of the second half of 2023, Hollywood recovered well. At the end of the year, total ticket sales It was only 3.9% less than in 2023, for a total of $8.56 billion. It was the second-highest domestic gross receipts in five years.
Many of the biggest titles driving those ticket sales were released during the summer (like “Inside Out 2” and “Deadpool & Wolverine,” the No. 1 and No. 2 movies of the year) or in the last two months of the year. For example, “Moana 2” set a new Thanksgiving weekend recordcontributing 225 million dollars. That Disney sequel, along with “Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” made the 2024 Thanksgiving weekend the biggest box office of all timereaching 420 million dollars in sales.
Sure, 2024 wasn’t without its disappointments (we’re looking at you, “Joker: Folie à Deux” and “Madame Web”), but an impressive 22 films finished. earning more than 100 million dollars each at the domestic box office last year.
And while it’s certainly satisfying to see that Hollywood is still capable of producing big box office hits in this new post-strike world, those big movies weren’t the only ones worth watching in 2024. A host of films stood out for their themes. , narration and cinematography.
Using data from metacritic, Stacker ranked the top 25 movies of 2024 based on their Metascores. To qualify for the list, films must have been released and distributed in the US by December 31, 2024 and have at least seven critics reviews by January 2, 2025. Metacritic’s internal weighting system broke the ties. IMDb User ratings were provided for the popular reception context.
From animated films like “Flow” to Oscar contenders like “Nickel Boys” and “All We Imagine as Light,” read on to discover the movies critics loved most in 2024.
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