The year 2024 was a landmark for cinema with a plethora of new films that grabbed the attention of viewers worldwide. From sequels to original movies, these films captivated the minds of movie lovers, bringing in record-breaking box office revenues and cultural impact. Students were sent a Google Form comprising the top 10 best movies in 2024. They were also allowed to put another movie if not on the list.
The movies consisted of Wicked, Gladiator 2, Mufasa: The Lion King, Moana 2, Inside Out 2, Deadpool and Wolverine, Venom: The Last Dance, Smile 2, A Quiet Place: Day One, Transformers One, and Dune 2. They also had the option to put why this was their favorite film.
The results showed that Wicked was the clear favorite having double the votes of the next closest movie, with 36% of students choosing it as their favorite movie. The most common reason the students had for it being their favorite movie is that they like the characters and the soundtrack. Wicked is also a musical that first showed on Broadway, which led many students to point out that the movie was an amazing remake of the musical.
Coming in at a not so close second and third place were Inside Out 2 and Deadpool and Wolverine, with 20% of students voting for the former, and 18% for the latter. Many students voted Deadpool and Wolverine as their favorite film because of it’s long awaited team-up of Deadpool and Wolverine, delivering humor and action which delighted viewers.
Gladiator 2 was also a popular choice among students because of its fight scenes and continuation of the original Gladiator released in 2000.
These movies have grossed hundreds of millions of dollars within their first thirty days of release. However, even if a movie has made a ton of money, that doesn’t make it good. For example, according to Box Office Mojo, Venom: The Last Dance grossed 132,528,427 dollars within its first thirty days of being released. However, it received zero votes for the students’ favorite movies.
Also, Wicked was the students’ favorite movie receiving almost double the votes than the next favorite movie, Inside Out 2. Nonetheless, Inside Out 2 made 566,196,141 dollars in its first thirty days, while Wicked made only 379,338,450 dollars. Furthermore, Deadpool and Wolverine, the third favorite movie, topped both Inside Out 2 and Wicked grossing 571,889,367 dollars in it’s first thirty days.
Mufasa: The Lion King was released only twenty days ago, but it has already more than tripled the gross revenue from the first thirty days of Transformers One, which received 33% more votes than Mufasa: The Lion King.
Official list created by the students:
- Wicked
- Inside Out 2
- Deadpool and Wolverine
- Moana 2
- Gladiator 2
- A Quiet Place: Day One
- Transformers One
- Mufasa: The Lion King
- Smile 2
- Venom: The Last Dance