Most Anticipated Movies

This chart shows the future movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all future releases.

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Despicable Me 4
Despicable Me 4
Director: Chris Renaud
Lead Roles: Steve Carell as Felonius Gru
Initial Theatrical Release: June 20, 2024 (Wide) (Australia)
Keywords: Family Adventure, Adopted Family, Revenge
Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction

Synopsis

Gru, supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for a new era of Minions mayhem, alongside his wife and fellow Anti-Villain League-agent Lucy, their three adopted girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—and the newest member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. The family is forced to go on the run when they become targeted by escaped criminal Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina.

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The Bikeriders
The Bikeriders
Director: Jeff Nichols
Lead Roles: Tom Hardy as Johnny, Austin Butler as Benny, Jodie Comer as Kathy
Initial Theatrical Release: June 19, 2024 (Wide) by Universal Pictures International (France)
Keywords: Historical Drama, Inspired by a True Story, Motorcycle Gangs, 1960s
Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

The Bikeriders follows the rise of a midwestern motorcycle club, the Vandals. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over the course of a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life.

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Fly Me to the Moon
Fly Me to the Moon
Director: Greg Berlanti
Lead Roles: Scarlett Johansson as Kelly Jones, Channing Tatum as Cole Davis
Initial Theatrical Release: July 5, 2024 (Wide) by Filmfinity (South Africa)
Keywords: 1960s, Space Program, Filmed in Atlanta, GA, Filmed in Georgia, United States, Filmed in United States, Romantic Comedy
Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction

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Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1
Director: Kevin Costner
Lead Roles: Kevin Costner as Hayes Ellison
Initial Theatrical Release: June 27, 2024 (Wide) by Paradise (Парадиз), released as Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 (Горизонт: Американская сага) (Russia (CIS))
Keywords: 1800s, Ensemble, 1860s, The Civil War, Screenplay Written By the Star, Directing Yourself
Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won — and lost — through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, the cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.

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Deadpool and Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine
Director: Shawn Levy
Lead Roles: Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson / Deadpool, Emma Corrin
Initial Theatrical Release: July 24, 2024 (Wide) by Walt Disney (Spain)
Keywords: Action Comedy, Franchise Crossover, Marvel Comics, Mutants, Breaking the Fourth Wall
Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Animation/Live Action, Super Hero

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A Quiet Place: Day One
A Quiet Place: Day One
Director: Michael Sarnoski
Lead Roles: Lupita Nyong'o
Initial Theatrical Release: June 26, 2024 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures, released as A Quiet Place - Giorno 1 (Italy)
Keywords: Prequel, Survival Horror, Alien Invasion, Set in New York City, Set in New York
Classification: Spin-Off, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction

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MaXXXine
MaXXXine
Director: Ti West
Lead Roles: Mia Goth as Maxine Minx
Initial Theatrical Release: July 4, 2024 (Wide) (Germany)
Keywords: Slasher Horror, Movie Business, 1980s, Sole Survivor
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.

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Lumina
Director: Gino McKoy
Lead Roles: Eric Roberts as Thom
Initial Theatrical Release: July 12, 2024 (Wide) by Goldove Entertainment
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Science Fiction

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Synopsis

The story follows an outcast aardvark by the name of Gilbert, who becomes the reluctant leader of a ragtag group of misfit animals that need to be led to the mighty ark before the impending flood. Along their journey, they band together to conquer unforeseen obstacles, and ultimately, Gilbert discovers within himself the inner strength and ingenuity to prove that in a world of “twos”, he was truly destined to be “the one”.

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Twisters
Twisters
Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Lead Roles: Glen Powell as Tyler Owens, Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kate Cooper
Initial Theatrical Release: July 17, 2024 (Wide) by Warner Bros. (United Kingdom)
Keywords: Disrupted by 2023 WGA & SAG Strikes, Action Thriller, Extreme Weather, Delayed Sequel, Sequels Without Their Original Stars
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens, the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew, the more dangerous the better.

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Moana
Director: Thomas Kail
Initial Theatrical Release: July 9, 2026 (Wide) (Australia)
Classification: Remake, Live Action

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Oddity
Oddity
Director: Damian McCarthy
Lead Roles: Carolyn Bracken as Darcy / Dani
Initial Theatrical Release: July 19, 2024 (Wide) by IFC Films
Keywords: Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Living Toys, Twins, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Death of a Sibling, Death of a Twin
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

When Dani is brutally murdered at the remote country house she and her husband, Ted, are renovating, everyone suspects a patient from the local mental health institution where Ted is a doctor. A year later, Ted is living in the half-renovated country house with his new girlfriend who believes Dani’s ghost haunts the house. Ted dismisses her just as Dani’s blind twin sister, Darcy — a self-proclaimed psychic — pays them an unexpected visit. Darcy believes there was more to her sister’s murder than people know, and she has brought with her the most dangerous item from her cursed collection to help her exact revenge.

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Harold and the Purple Crayon
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Lead Roles: Zachary Levi as Harold
Initial Theatrical Release: August 1, 2024 (Wide) by Sony Pictures (Brazil)
Keywords: Family Adventure, Development Hell
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Kids Fiction

Synopsis

Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life—and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own. Harold and the Purple Crayon is the first film adaptation of the beloved children’s classic that has captivated young readers for decades.

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Janet Planet
Janet Planet
Director: Annie Baker
Lead Roles: Zoe Ziegler as Lacy, Julianne Nicholson as Janet
Initial Theatrical Release: June 21, 2024 (Limited) by A24
Keywords: Life Drama, 1990s, Massachusetts, F-Rated, F-Rated, Triple
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet and her spellbinding nature. In her solitary moments, Lacy inhabits an inner world so extraordinarily detailed that it begins to seep into the outside world.

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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Director: Francis Lawrence
Initial Theatrical Release: November 20, 2026 (Wide) by Lionsgate
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction

Synopsis

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will revisit the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.

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Longlegs
Longlegs
Director: Oz Perkins
Lead Roles: Maika Monroe as FBI Agent Lee Harker, Nicolas Cage as Longlegs
Initial Theatrical Release: July 10, 2024 (Limited) (Belgium)
Keywords: Filmed in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Serial Killer, FBI, Psychological Horror
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.

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It Ends With Us
Director: Justin Baldoni
Lead Roles: Blake Lively
Initial Theatrical Release: August 7, 2024 (Wide) by Sony Pictures, released as Romper el Círculo (Mexico)
Keywords: Disrupted by 2023 WGA & SAG Strikes
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

Though coming from a complicated past, Lily Bloom has always known the life she wants. While living in Boston, she meets neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid and believes she may very well have found her soul mate. Soon, however, questions arise about their relationship, and to complicate matters her high school love interest, Atlas Corrigan, comes back into the picture, putting her relationship with Ryle in jeopardy.

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Borderlands
Borderlands
Director: Eli Roth
Lead Roles: Cate Blanchett as Lilith, Kevin Hart as Roland, Jack Black as Claptrap, Ariana Greenblatt as Tiny Tina, Florian Munteanu as Krieg, Jamie Lee Curtis as Dr. Tannis, Bobby Lee as Larry, Edgar Ramirez as Atlas, Olivier Richters as Krom, Gina Gershon as Moxxi, Janina Gavankar as Commander Knoxx, Benjamin Byron Davis as Marcus
Initial Theatrical Release: August 1, 2024 (Wide) (Italy)
Classification: Based on Game, Action, Live Action, Super Hero

Synopsis

Lilith, an infamous treasure hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home planet of Pandora to find the missing daughter of Atlas, the universe’s most powerful S.O.B. She forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits—Roland, once a highly respected soldier, but now desperate for redemption; Tiny Tina, a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg, Tina’s musclebound, rhetorically challenged protector; Tannis, the scientist who’s seen it all; and Claptrap, a persistently wiseass robot. These unlikely heroes must battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find and protect the missing girl, who may hold the key to unimaginable power. The fate of the universe could be in their hands—but they’ll be fighting for something more: each other.

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Fabulous Four
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Initial Theatrical Release: July 24, 2024 (Wide) (Belgium)
Keywords: Buddy Comedy, Autumn Years, Wedding Day, Set in Florida, F-Rated, F-Rated, Triple
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

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Wolfs
Director: Jon Watts
Lead Roles: George Clooney, Brad Pitt
Initial Theatrical Release: September 18, 2024 (Wide) by Sony Pictures (France)
Keywords: Action Comedy
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

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Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus
Director: Fede Álvarez
Initial Theatrical Release: August 1, 2024 (Wide), released as Alien: Romulus (에이리언: 로물루스) (South Korea)
Keywords: Action Horror, Inbetwequel, Set in Outer Space
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction

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The Forge
Director: Alex Kendrick
Lead Roles: Cameron Arnett, Priscilla Shirer, Aspen Kennedy
Initial Theatrical Release: August 23, 2024 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Keywords: Family Drama, Delayed Adulthood, African Americans
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

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Beetlejuice 2
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Director: Tim Burton
Lead Roles: Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse
Initial Theatrical Release: September 5, 2024 (Wide) (Australia)
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Science Fiction

Synopsis

Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.

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