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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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Director: Wes Ball
Initial Theatrical Release: May 8, 2024 (Wide) (Belgium)
Keywords: Action Adventure, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Delayed Sequel
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Animation/Live Action, Science Fiction

Synopsis

Set several generations in the future, following Caesar’s reign, in which apes are the dominant species living harmoniously and humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.

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Not Another Church Movie

Synopsis

Hoprah Windfall, fretting as her ratings plummet because her talk show and audience need some new blood, calls on God and demands His help. God and his angels decide there’s no better choice to replace her with than the hardest working man in the world, Taylor Pherry. But when the Devil overhears this, he comes up with a fiendish plan of his own to disrupt the whole ordeal. While Taylor prepares for one of his many jobs that mostly entail helping his dysfunctional but lovable family through their trials and tribulations, God appears and orders him to help Hoprah accomplish her mission, by writing a movie. By looking at the crazy women in his life he finds the very substance of the storylines for his screenplay!

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If
IF
Director: John Krasinski
Lead Roles: Ryan Reynolds as Cal, Cailey Fleming as Bea
Initial Theatrical Release: May 8, 2024 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures, released as Blue & Compagnie (France)
Keywords: Buddy Comedy, Imaginary Friend
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Animation/Live Action, Kids Fiction

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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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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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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) by Warner Bros., released as Les Guetteurs (France)
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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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 (Germany)
Keywords: Action Comedy, Buddy Cop
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

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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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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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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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Poolman
Poolman
Director: Chris Pine
Lead Roles: Chris Pine as Darren Barrenman, DeWanda Wise, Annette Bening as Diane, Danny DeVito as Jack
Initial Theatrical Release: May 9, 2024 (Limited) by Paradise (Парадиз), released as Poolman (ЧИСТИЛЬЩИК БАССЕЙНОВ) (Russia (CIS))
Keywords: Toronto International Film Festival 2023, Satire
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

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My Penguin Friend
Director: David Schurmann
Initial Theatrical Release: August 9, 2024 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization

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Mufasa: The Lion King
Director: Barry Jenkins
Lead Roles: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr
Initial Theatrical Release: December 18, 2024 (Wide) by Walt Disney (Belgium)
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Animation/Live Action, Kids Fiction

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Boneyard
Director: Asif Akbar
Lead Roles: Mel Gibson as Agent Petrovick, Curtis Jackson as Chief Carter
Video Release Date: July 2, 2024 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Keywords: Crime Thriller, FBI, Serial Killer, Police Detective, Set in New Mexico
Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Action, Live Action, Dramatization

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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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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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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
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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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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Fabulous Four
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Initial Theatrical Release: July 25, 2024 (Limited) by Paradise (Парадиз), released as Fabulous Four (Великолепная четвёрка) (Russia (CIS))
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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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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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

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Kalki 2898-AD
Director: Nag Ashwin
Initial Theatrical Release: May 9, 2024 (Wide) (India)
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Fantasy

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