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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Furiosa
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Director: George Miller
Lead Roles: Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa, Chris Hemsworth as Warlord Dementus
Initial Theatrical Release: May 22, 2024 (Wide) by Warner Bros., released as Furiosa: Une Saga de Mad Max (France)
Keywords: Action Adventure, Prequel, Delayed Sequel, Sequels Without Their Original Stars, Sequel With Lead Character Recast
Classification: Spin-Off, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction

Synopsis

As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and 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. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.

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The Strangers: Chapter 1
The Strangers: Chapter 1
Director: Renny Harlin
Lead Roles: Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez
Initial Theatrical Release: May 15, 2024 (Wide) by Metropolitan Filmexport, released as Les Intrus (France)
Keywords: Isolation Horror, Cabin in the Woods, Reboot, Home Invasion
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.

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The Watchers
The Watchers
Director: Ishana Night Shyamalan
Lead Roles: Dakota Fanning as Mina, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan, Olwen Fouere
Initial Theatrical Release: June 5, 2024 (Wide) (Belgium)
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction

Synopsis

The film follows Mina, a 28-year-old artist, who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers who are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night.

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Janet Planet
Director: Annie Baker
Lead Roles: Zoe Ziegler as Lacy, Julianne Nicholson as Janet
Initial Theatrical Release: June 21, 2024 (Wide) 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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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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Ezra
Ezra
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Lead Roles: Bobby Cannavale as Max Brandel, Robert De Niro as Stan, Rose Byrne as Jenna, William A. Fitzgerald as Ezra
Initial Theatrical Release: May 31, 2024 (Wide) by Bleecker Street
Keywords: Family Comedy, Dysfunctional Family, Autism, Stand-Up Comedy, Road Trip, Kidnap
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

Stand-up comic Max Bernal and his 11-year-old autistic son Ezra set off on a road trip in this vivid portrait of a family figuring out how to understand one another. Having recently blown up his career and his marriage, Max is living with his father Stan and is profoundly at odds with his soon-to-be ex-wife Jenna about how to address their son’s special needs. When Ezra is expelled from yet another school, Max makes the controversial decision to take Ezra in the middle of the night, embarking on a cross-country odyssey.

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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Director: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
Lead Roles: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence
Initial Theatrical Release: June 5, 2024 (Wide) by Sony Pictures (United Kingdom)
Keywords: Action Comedy, Buddy Cop
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary 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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Babes
Babes
Director: Pamela Adlon
Lead Roles: Ilana Glazer as Eden, Michelle Buteau as Dawn
Initial Theatrical Release: May 17, 2024 (Limited) by Neon
Keywords: Family Comedy, One Night Stand, Unexpected Pregnancy, Actors Making Their Directorial Debut
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

After becoming pregnant from a one-night stand, Eden leans on her married best friend and mother of two, Dawn, to guide her through gestation and beyond.

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The Exorcism
The Exorcism
Director: Joshua John Miller, Mark Alexandre Fortin
Lead Roles: Russell Crowe as Anthony Miller
Initial Theatrical Release: May 30, 2024 (Limited) by Eagle Pictures, released as L’Esorcismo - Ultimo Atto (Italy)
Keywords: Supernatural, Supernatural Horror, Film Actor, Addiction, Rehab / Former Addict
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play.

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Sight

Synopsis

Sight is based on the true story of Dr. Ming Wang, a poor Chinese immigrant who defies all odds to become a world-renowned eye surgeon in the United States. Set in 1970s rural China, a young Ming faces persecution and despair at every turn; but with the support of his dedicated family and his own unwavering determination, he finds his way to America, attends Harvard and MIT, and helps develop an innovative technology that restores sight in millions. Taking on the seemingly impossible challenge of helping a blind orphan, the resilient Dr. Wang must reconcile with his own traumatic past and face the harsh reality that the strength of his own will can only go so far.

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Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2
Director: Kelsey Mann
Lead Roles: Amy Poehler
Initial Theatrical Release: June 12, 2024 (Wide) (Belgium)
Keywords: Exploring a Character's Mind, Hockey, Family Adventure
Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction

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Deadpool and Wolverine
Deadpool and 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)
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
Classification: Spin-Off, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction

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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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Dìdi (弟弟)
Director: Sean Wang
Initial Theatrical Release: July 26, 2024 (Wide) by Focus Features
Keywords: Coming-of-Age Drama, 2000s
Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization

Synopsis

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.

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Transformers 40th Anniversary Event
Initial Theatrical Release: May 15, 2024 (Special Engagement) by Trafalgar Releasing
Classification: Based on TV, Action, Animation/Live Action, Science Fiction

Synopsis

This special cinema experience will take you back to the very beginning as the original voice actors team up for the first time in decades to revisit their characters and recreate the enduring magic of The Transformers.

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You Can’t Run Forever
You Can’t Run Forever
Director: Michelle Schumacher
Lead Roles: Isabelle Anaya as Miranda, J.K. Simmons as Wade
Initial Theatrical Release: May 17, 2024 (Limited) by Lionsgate
Keywords: Humans as Prey, Filmed in Montana, United States
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

Miranda, a young woman already suffering from acute anxiety due to a past tragedy, faces a new terror when a serial killer chooses her as his new target. In a harrowing hunt through the woods, Miranda finds strength she never knew she had as she tries to elude her murderous tracker.

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The Crow
The Crow
Director: Rupert Sanders
Lead Roles: Bill Skarsgård
Initial Theatrical Release: August 22, 2024 (Wide) by Imagem Filmes, released as El Cuervo (Mexico)
Keywords: Filmed in Czech Republic, Filmed in Germany, Revenge, Reboot
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

A modern reimagining of the original graphic novel. Soulmates Eric and Shelly 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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Transformers One
Director: Josh Cooley
Lead Roles: Chris Hemsworth as Optimus Prime, Brian Tyree Henry as Megatron
Initial Theatrical Release: September 11, 2024 (Wide) (Indonesia)
Keywords: Disrupted by 2023 WGA & SAG Strikes
Classification: Based on TV, Action, Digital Animation, Science Fiction

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Taking Venice
Taking Venice
Director: Amei Wallach
Initial Theatrical Release: May 17, 2024 (Limited) by Zeitgeist
Keywords: 1960s, Cold War
Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual

Synopsis

At the height of the Cold War, the U.S. government is determined to fight Communism with culture. The Venice Biennale, the world’s most influential art exhibition, becomes a proving ground in 1964. Alice Denney, Washington insider and friend of the Kennedys, recommends Alan Solomon, an ambitious curator making waves with trailblazing art, to organize the U.S. entry. Together with Leo Castelli, a powerful New York art dealer, they embark on a daring plan to make Robert Rauschenberg the winner of the Grand Prize. The artist is yet to be taken seriously with his combinations of junk off the street and images from pop culture, but he has the potential to dazzle. Deftly pulling off maneuvers that could have come from a Hollywood thriller, the American team leaves the international press crying foul and Rauschenberg questioning the politics of nationalism that sent him there.

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The Philadelphia Eleven
Director: Margot Guernsey
Initial Theatrical Release: May 14, 2024 (Special Engagement) by Time Travel Productions
Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual

Synopsis

In an act of civil disobedience, a group of women and their supporters organize their ordination to become Episcopal priests in 1974. The Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia welcomes them, but change is no small task. The women are harassed, threatened and banned from stepping on church property.

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

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