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.

See also: Most Anticipated Movies 2024 - Most Anticipated Movies 2025 - Trending Movies - Trending People - Most Anticipated Video Releases

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Director: Jason Reitman
Initial Theatrical Release: March 20, 2024 (Wide) (Belgium)
Keywords: Disrupted by 2023 WGA & SAG Strikes, Horror Comedy, Supernatural
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Science Fiction

Synopsis

The Spengler family returns to where it all started—the iconic New York City firehouse—to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.

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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Director: Adam Wingard
Lead Roles: Rebecca Hall as Dr. Ilene Andrews, Brian Tyree Henry as Bernie Hayes, Dan Stevens as Trapper, Kaylee Hottle as Jia, Fala Chen, Alex Ferns
Initial Theatrical Release: March 27, 2024 (Wide) by Warner Bros, released as Godzilla y Kong: El Nuevo Imperio (Spain)
Keywords: Disrupted by 2023 WGA & SAG Strikes, Action Adventure, Kaiju, Franchise Crossover
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction

Synopsis

This latest entry follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong with an all-new cinematic adventure, pitting the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence — and our own. The epic new film will delve further into the histories of these Titans, their origins and the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.

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Immaculate
Immaculate
Director: Michael Mohan
Lead Roles: Sydney Sweeney as Cecilia
Initial Theatrical Release: March 20, 2024 (Limited) by Metropolitan Filmexport, released as Immaculee (France)
Keywords: Filmed in Rome, Italy, Psychological Horror, Monks and Nuns, Religious, Christians
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

Cecilia is an American nun of devout faith, embarking on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.

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Alien: Romulus
Director: Fede Álvarez
Initial Theatrical Release: August 14, 2024 (Wide) by Walt Disney (France)
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction

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Civil War
Civil War
Director: Alex Garland
Lead Roles: Wagner Moura, Kirsten Dunst, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Cailee Spaeny
Initial Theatrical Release: April 11, 2024 (Wide) (Australia)
Keywords: Action Thriller, Near Future
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction

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Monkey Man
Monkey Man
Director: Dev Patel
Lead Roles: Dev Patel as Kid, Sharlto Copley, Sobhita Dhulipala
Initial Theatrical Release: April 3, 2024 (Wide) (Belgium)
Keywords: Action Thriller, Life on the Outside, Set in India
Classification: Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

Kid, an anonymous young man ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.

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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Synopsis

The story of the first-ever special forces organization formed during WWII by UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a small group of military officials including author Ian Fleming. The top-secret combat unit, composed of a motley crew of rogues and mavericks, goes on a daring mission against the Nazis using entirely unconventional and utterly “ungentlemanly” fighting techniques. Ultimately their audacious approach changed the course of the war and laid the foundation for the British SAS and modern Black Ops warfare.

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Star Trek 4
Director: Noah Hawley
Lead Roles: Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana
Initial Theatrical Release: 2025 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Classification: Based on TV, Adventure, Live Action, Science Fiction

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Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead
Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead
Director: Wade Allain-Marcus
Lead Roles: Nicole Richie
Initial Theatrical Release: April 12, 2024 (Wide) by Iconic Releasing
Keywords: Black Comedy, Babysitters, African Americans
Classification: Remake, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Tanya Crandell’s plans for a carefree summer are derailed when her stressed-to-the-limit mom takes off for a wellness retreat and puts Tanya and her three siblings in the charge of a crotchety (and racist) old babysitter. The babysitter’s sudden death leaves the kids short on cash and reluctant to pull mom prematurely out of her much-needed R&R, so Tanya is forced to get a job. Posing as an adult, she gets a gig as the executive assistant at a fashion company and overnight is thrust into the world of adulthood and parenting.

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Badarawuhi di Desa Penari
Director: Kimo Stamboel
Initial Theatrical Release: April 4, 2024 (IMAX) by Lionsgate, released as Dancing Village: The Curse Begins
Keywords: Prequel, Set in Indonesia
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

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The First Omen
The First Omen
Director: Arkasha Stevenson
Lead Roles: Nell Tiger Free as Margaret, Sonia Braga as Silvia
Initial Theatrical Release: April 4, 2024 (Wide) by Walt Disney (Brazil)
Keywords: Prequel, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Monks and Nuns, Set in Rome, Italy
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

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Abigail
Abigail
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Lead Roles: Alisha Weir as Abigail
Initial Theatrical Release: April 17, 2024 (Wide) (Belgium)
Keywords: Supernatural, Vampire, Surprise Twist, Kidnap, Ransom, Horror Comedy
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion, the captors start to dwindle, one by one, and they discover, to their mounting horror, that they’re locked inside with no normal little girl.

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Here
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Lead Roles: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright
Initial Theatrical Release: 2024 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action

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Unsung Hero

Synopsis

David Smallbone moves his family from Down Under to the States, searching for a brighter future after his successful music company collapses. With nothing more than their seven children, suitcases, and their love of music, David and his pregnant wife Helen set out to rebuild their lives. Helen’s faith stands against all odds and inspires her husband and children to hold onto theirs. With their own dreams on hold, David and Helen begin to realize the musical prowess in their children, who would go on to become two of the most successful acts in Inspirational Music history: five-time GRAMMY Award®-winning artists for KING + COUNTRY and Rebecca St. James.

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Challengers
Challengers
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Lead Roles: Zendaya as Tashi, Mike Faist as Art, Josh O’Connor as Patrick
Initial Theatrical Release: April 18, 2024 (Wide) (Australia)
Keywords: Sports Drama, Romance, Underdog, Tennis, Disrupted by 2023 WGA & SAG Strikes
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

Tashi Duncan is a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak, Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick—his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win?

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Furiosa
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Director: George Miller
Lead Roles: Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa, Chris Hemsworth
Initial Theatrical Release: May 22, 2024 (Wide) by Warner Bros., released as Furiosa (France)
Classification: Spin-Off, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction

Synopsis

Snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa falls into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel, presided over by the Immortan Joe. As the two tyrants fight for dominance, Furiosa soon finds herself in a nonstop battle to make her way home.

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If
If
Director: John Krasinski
Lead Roles: Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski
Initial Theatrical Release: May 15, 2024 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures, released as Blue & Compagnie (France)
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Animation/Live Action, Fantasy

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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
Classification: Spin-Off, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Director: Wes Ball
Initial Theatrical Release: May 8, 2024 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as Planet der Affen: New Kingdom (Germany)
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Animation/Live Action, Science Fiction

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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) (Belgium)
Keywords: Disrupted by 2023 WGA & SAG Strikes, Action Thriller
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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Sasquatch Sunset
Sasquatch Sunset
Director: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Lead Roles: Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg
Initial Theatrical Release: April 12, 2024 (Limited) by Bleecker Street
Keywords: Bigfoot, Survival Adventure
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Science Fiction

Synopsis

In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches—possibly the last of their enigmatic kind — embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey over the course of one year. These shaggy and noble giants fight for survival as they find themselves on a collision course with the ever-changing world around them.

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The Amateur
Director: James Hawes
Lead Roles: Rami Malek
Initial Theatrical Release: November 6, 2024 (Wide) by Walt Disney (France)
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

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The Crow
The Crow
Director: Rupert Sanders
Lead Roles: Bill Skarsgård
Initial Theatrical Release: June 5, 2024 (Wide) by Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Keywords: Filmed in Czech Republic, Filmed in Germany, Revenge, Reboot
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

Soulmates Eric Draven and Shelly Webster are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love, Eric embarks on a merciless rampage to take revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right.

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Villains Incorporated
Villains Inc.
Director: Jeremy Warner
Lead Roles: Mallory Everton as Beatrix, Colin Mochrie as Harold, Jason Gray as Cain, Billy Mann as Alex
Initial Theatrical Release: April 19, 2024 (Wide) by Purdie Distribution
Keywords: Action Comedy, Fired, Villain's Point of View, Disrupted by 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Super Hero

Synopsis

After the death of their supervillain boss, low-level henchpeople Beatrix, Cain, and Harold are once again left jobless, penniless, and squatting in an abandoned grocery store. Unwilling to accept their underling cycle of poverty any longer, Beatrix devises a plan for them to strike out on their own and take over the world by any means necessary. But superheroes, competing baddies, and harsh union rules make the quest for evil success a treacherous journey.

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