2024 Box Office Top 10: Animation Reigns Supreme, Superhero Fatigue Sets In
2024-12-30
The 2024 box office was a rollercoaster, a sluggish first half due to strikes giving way to a blockbuster-fueled second half. Animation dominated, with Pixar's Inside Out 2 becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time at $1.698 billion, outperforming many superhero films and claiming the year's top spot. Disney's Moana 2 also scored big, nearing $800 million. Superhero movies, meanwhile, underperformed except for Deadpool & Wolverine ($1.33 billion), highlighting the genre's waning box office dominance. Other hits included sequels like Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Kung Fu Panda 4, and the Wicked adaptation, proving classic IPs and quality content still resonate.
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