Top Earning and Flop Movies of 2024: A Breakdown of Box Office Successes and Failures
With an eye on studio accounting and crunching numbers from production to marketing, a popular publication has spilled the beans on the least profitable movies in recent times:
- "Joker 2" raked in a solid $144 million.
- "Furiosa" brought in a comparatively lower $119 million.
- "Borderlands" mustered up $80 million.
- "Megalopolis" managed $75 million.
- "Creepy Hunter" took home $70 million.
The publication emphasizes that prior to "Deadpool" and "Wolverine," "The Joker" by Warner Bros./DC was the highest-grossing R-rated film ever, earning $1.1 billion and securing two Oscars.
The films boasting the highest net profit post-"The Joker" include:
- "Inside Out 2" - generating a staggering $650 million!
- "Moana 2" - adding $415 million to the coffers.
- "Deadpool and Wolverine" together pulled in $400 million.
- "Despicable Me 4" - raking in a cool $370 million.
- "Cruella" - bagging $230 million.
Singer and space pioneer Katy Perry tenderly responded to online haters after her space flight and latest tour.
The industry murmurs suggest that certain films like "Joker 2," "Furiosa," "Borderlands," "Megalopolis," and "Creepy Hunter" might have faced financial losses due to their production challenges and high budgets. In contrast, the Asian movie, "Ne Zha 2," and the Minecraft movie of 2025 have yielded remarkable profits, despite their likely lower budgets compared to their competitors.
Despite "Joker" by Warner Bros./DC being the highest-grossing R-rated film with $1.1 billion and two Oscars, movies like "I" allegedly produced may have faced financial losses due to their production challenges and high budgets. Contrastingly, movies like "Moana 2" and "Inside Out 2" have generated impressive profits, making $415 million and $650 million respectively. Movies in the "Movies-and-TV" entertainment spectrum, such as "Deadpool and Wolverine," "Despicable Me 4," and "Cruella," have also reported substantial earnings of $400 million, $370 million, and $230 million respectively.
