Deadpool 3, Beetlejuice 2 and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire top Fandango‘s list of most-anticipated wide-release movies in 2024. (See the full top 10 and other charts below.)
The NBCUniversal-owned digital movie brand surveyed 8,000 ticket buyers about the titles they’re most looking forward to, and also gauged their mood heading into next year. About 81% of respondents say they are more excited about films in 2024 than they were heading into 2023, with 88% declaring their intention to go to multiple films.
The mindset of the moviegoer has been difficult to discern in recent years as Covid and the streaming boom upended decades of traditional business methods. Theatrical moviegoing has gradually reasserted its potential as a profit source, but studios still appear likely to release fewer films next year, in part due to the strikes. The Fandango charts also show that Hollywood has become ever more reliant on familiar IP. After the Deadpool, Beetlejuice and Ghostbusters franchise installments, the rest of the most-anticipated Top 10 includes, in order, Dune: Part Two; Venom 3; Despicable Me 4; Inside Out 2; Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim; Gladiator 2; and A Quiet Place: Day One.
The annual survey also found that 80% of ticket buyers feel that the moviegoing experience cannot be recreated at home. Accordingly, 71% said they plan to see movies in a premium format like Dolby or Imax in 2024.
Here are the full results from Fandango’s 2024 Most Anticipated Movies Survey:
2024’s Most Anticipated Wide-Release Films:
- Deadpool 3
- Beetlejuice 2
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
- Dune: Part Two
- Venom 3
- Despicable Me 4
- Inside Out 2
- Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim
- Gladiator 2
- A Quiet Place: Day One
Most Anticipated New Performances on the Big Screen:
- Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie à Deux
- Jenna Ortega in Beetlejuice 2
- Ariana Grande as Glinda in Wicked Part 1
- Chris Pratt as Garfield’ in the newGarfield Movie
- Pedro Pascal in Gladiator 2
Most Anticipated Heroes:
- Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in Deadpool 3
- Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson in Deadpool 3
- Steve Carell as Gru in Despicable Me 4
- Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock in Venom 3
- Jack Black as Po in Kung Fu Panda 4
Most Anticipated Villains:
- Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice in Beetlejuice 2
- Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie à Deux
- Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in Joker: Folie à Deux
- The Aliens from A Quiet Place: Day One
- Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha in Dune: Part Two
Most Anticipated Action/Adventure (Non-Superhero) Movies:
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
- Dune: Part Two
- Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim
- Gladiator 2
- A Quiet Place: Day One
Most Anticipated Family Movies:
- Despicable Me 4
- Inside Out 2
- Kung Fu Panda 4
- Mufasa: The Lion King
- Garfield
Most Anticipated Comedies:
- Beetlejuice 2
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
- Bad Boys 4
- Mean Girls
- Wicked Part 1
Most Anticipated Superhero Movies:
- Deadpool 3
- Venom 3
- Joker: Folie à Deux
- Transformers One
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Most Anticipated Horror/Suspense/Thrillers:
- Beetlejuice 2
- Alien: Romulus
- Nosferatu
- Twisters
- The Watchers
Most Anticipated Theatrical Genres:
- Action/Adventure
- Comedy
- Superhero/Comic Book
- Drama
- Animated/Family