According to Forbes, the highly acclaimed films of 2024 may not be the typical blockbuster hits, but they come highly recommended by critics and can be found on various streaming platforms.
Important Details:
- Leading the pack on Metacritic for 2024 is the Romanian dark comedy ‘Do Not Expect
Too Much From the End of the World,’ scoring an impressive 95/100 with its U.S.
release. - ‘Do Not Expect’ brought in nearly $74,000 at the U.S. box office, primarily due to its
limited screening, according to Box Office Mojo. - Another standout on Metacritic is ‘Anora,’ a drama-comedy by Sean Baker that received
the Palme d’Or at Cannes. This film, depicting a Brooklyn sex worker marrying an
oligarch’s son, is set to premiere in theaters this fall. - The top 10 top-rated movies collectively earned $1.2 million, with four yet to have
theatrical releases. This amount pales in comparison to blockbusters like ‘Dune: Part
Two’ ($282.1 million domestic gross) and ‘Inside Out 2’ ($205.5 million).
Top 10 Critically Acclaimed Films of 2024:
- ‘Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World’: 95/100 on Metacritic, $73,983
gross - ‘Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell’: 94/100, $75,056
- ‘Here’: 93/100
- ‘Sugarcane’: 92/100
- ‘Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus’: 91/100, $86,554
- ‘Totem’: 91/100, $100,150
- ‘La Chimera’: 91/100, $860,265
- ‘Anora’: 89/100
- ‘Green Border’: 88/100, $29,350
- ‘Picture of Ghosts’: 88/100
Another Insight:
Two films, ‘Laroy, Texas’ and ‘Nowhere Special,’ which saw U.S. releases this year after
previously limited screenings, top Rotten Tomatoes’ list of highest-rated movies, each boasting perfect 100% scores.
Significant Figure:
$282.14 million – the staggering U.S. box office earnings of ‘Dune: Part Two’ since its debut on March 1, solidifying its position as the highest-grossing film of the year thus far.
