Box office records •
Inside Out 2 surpassed
The Lion King to become the
highest-grossing animated film of all time and became the
8th highest grossing film of all time upon its release. •
Inside Out 2 became the 54th film to gross $1 billion worldwide and the 12th animated film to do so. • The
Inside Out film series grossed over $2.5 billion with the release of
Inside Out 2. •
Deadpool & Wolverine 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. • The
Marvel Cinematic Universe became the first
film franchise to gross $30 with the release of
Deadpool & Wolverine. •
Moana 2 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. •
Wicked, the first installment in the
musical's two-part adaptation, became the highest-grossing film based on a work set in the
Land of Oz. • 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
Les Misérables (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
Dune 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 film series grossed over $2 billion with the release of
Kung Fu Panda 4. • The
Sonic the Hedgehog film series grossed over $1 billion with the release of
Sonic the Hedgehog 3. •
Sony's Spider-Man Universe 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 •
Inside Out 2 became the highest-grossing
Pixar film of all time, surpassing
Incredibles 2 (2018). • With the release of
Inside Out 2, Pixar became the first animation studio to produce five films that grossed $1 billion. •
Deadpool & Wolverine became the highest-grossing R-rated
Disney film, surpassing the 34-year-old record set by
Pretty Woman in 1990.
Other records •
Deadpool & Wolverine became the most viewed trailer of all time until being surpassed by
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026). •
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 and
The Lion King (both 2019). •
Terrifier 3 became the highest-grossing unrated film of all time. • 2024 is the first year since
2019 in which the top ten highest-grossing films worldwide were entirely Hollywood productions. ==Events==