{"id":994,"date":"2025-03-02T10:07:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T04:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamilnow.com\/blog\/?p=994"},"modified":"2025-03-02T10:07:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T04:37:31","slug":"2024s-box-office-champs-sequels-songs-and-surprises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tamilnow.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/02\/2024s-box-office-champs-sequels-songs-and-surprises\/","title":{"rendered":"2024\u2019s Box Office Champs: Sequels, Songs, and Surprises"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"break-words\">2024 was a rollercoaster at the box office\u2014think Hollywood strikes shaking up schedules, then a flood of sequels and family flicks saving the day. Global ticket sales hit around $32.3 billion, down 3% from 2023\u2019s $33.9 billion, but the hits? Oh, they hit <em>hard<\/em>. Here\u2019s the rundown of the movies that packed theaters and raked in the cash last year.<\/p>\n<h4>1. Inside Out 2 \u2013 $1.7 Billion Worldwide<\/h4>\n<p class=\"break-words\">Pixar\u2019s emotional sequel stole the crown, grossing $653 million domestically and $1.05 billion internationally. Riley\u2019s puberty woes\u2014hello, Anxiety (Maya Hawke)\u2014struck a chord, making it the top animated film ever (unadjusted). That $154 million opening weekend? A summer game-changer.<\/p>\n<h4>2. Deadpool &amp; Wolverine \u2013 $1.34 Billion Worldwide<\/h4>\n<p class=\"break-words\">Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman\u2019s R-rated MCU mashup smashed records with a $211 million debut\u2014the biggest for an R-rated flick. It hauled $637 million stateside and $701 million abroad, proving mutants still rule. Blood, laughs, and box office glory\u2014$1.34 billion says it all.<\/p>\n<h4>3. Moana 2 \u2013 $906 Million Worldwide (and Climbing)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"break-words\">Disney\u2019s oceanic sequel sailed in late 2024, nabbing $404 million domestic and $502 million international by year-end. With a record-breaking animated opening and Dwayne Johnson\u2019s Maui charm, it\u2019s on track to crack $1 billion in early 2025. Family vibes paid off big.<\/p>\n<h4>4. Wicked \u2013 $634 Million Worldwide<\/h4>\n<p class=\"break-words\">The Wizard of Oz prequel soared with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, pulling $424 million domestically and $210 million overseas by December 29. Not a sequel, but a Broadway juggernaut turned cinema gold\u2014it\u2019s the rare original that broke the mold.<\/p>\n<h4>5. Despicable Me 4 \u2013 $969 Million Worldwide<\/h4>\n<p class=\"break-words\">Gru and his Minions kept the laughs coming, snagging $361 million in the U.S. and $608 million globally. Seven years since the last one, this fourth outing proved the franchise\u2019s still a \u201csure thing\u201d with nearly $1 billion in the bank.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 was a rollercoaster at the box office\u2014think Hollywood strikes shaking up schedules, then a flood of sequels and family flicks saving the day. Global ticket sales hit around $32.3 billion, down 3% from 2023\u2019s $33.9 billion, but the hits? Oh, they hit hard. Here\u2019s the rundown of the movies that packed theaters and raked [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-movies","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamilnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamilnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamilnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamilnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamilnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=994"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamilnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":995,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamilnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/994\/revisions\/995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamilnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamilnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamilnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}