As we reach the halfway point in 2024, the releases of movies this year are a good flow. Especially with more to come in the later fall and summer. It’s well known that movies cost a lot of money just to film, let alone edit and put out. So, can 6 months into the year give a good insight into how profiting the movies have been so far? It makes you wonder since we are only 6 months into the year with another 6 to go. What movie that came out this year made the most money?
3. Profit Generated by Kung Fu Panda 4
Kung Fu Panda is a well-known kid’s franchise that has been around for years. It’s also been good hits with every release that has been added. There are 4 movies in total, hence the 4. Each movie is success after success, no matter the year breaks that are within each movie.
The fourth movie was released on March 8th in theaters. It was a huge hit, selling over 17 million tickets, almost reaching 18. For being the third most gross profiting this year, that’s a crazy number of tickets sold for not being first. It’s even crazier that Kung Fu Panda 4 made a bit more than $193 million in gross. That’s a lot of money, but then again, it’s the Kung Fu Panda Movies. When do they ever get tiring?
2. Profit Generated by Godzilla vs. Kong: The New Empire
Godzilla vs. Kong: The New Empire. The first movie in this franchise came out in 2021, making a good amount of money. But so far, “The New Empire,” is skyrocketing in the top gross movies for 2024. Many people are well-known with the Godzilla movies, dating all the way back to 1956 for the first one.
Godzilla vs. Kong: The New Empire was released on March 29th. This is crazy to think about because Kung Fu Panda 4 has been out longer than Godzilla vs. Kong by 21 days and they still were able to make more of a profit. The movie sold over 18 million tickets to theaters and made a profit of almost $196 million. That is a lot.
1. Most Profiting Movie- Dune: Part 2
As we were all left on a horrible cliffhanger with Dune: Part 1, where Paul becomes a leader of the Fremen Tribe. It turns out that its counterpart movie became an even bigger hit than expected.
Being released on March 1st, the movie has over $282 million and sold over 26 million tickets. Part 1 had made a profit of $407 million having been released in 2021. And with only 3 months being in and out of theaters, Dune Part 2 has already made half of the first movie’s profit, if not more. With the year continuing and people who didn’t watch the movie in theaters and are waiting for it to come out for rent, the profit will beat its first release.
Thoughts
I have to say, with only 6 months into the year, having a huge profit so far is insane to think about. It also brings you to the perspective that many people had been waiting and wanting to watch that movie just like you. I can only wait and wonder what the new movies coming out the rest of the year, like Moana 2, a movie everyone is raving about, and what the profit for those movies will be.
As we get closer to nearing the end of the year, I will write another article about the change in profits if there are any from the movies this year. For now, we wait and see what the movie productions have in store because this year’s movies are going to be cool.
About the Author
Kimberly is an all-time entertainment fanatic. Anything with the word will catch her entertainment. She is a big enjoyer of movies, books, and any video games she can get her hands on. Any movie or book recommendation will be taken to heart and either watched or read, although never recommend a horror movie or she might fall asleep to it. Binge-watching is also a big yes when she gets the chance. 3-season show? Goodbye, sleep. Check out more work from Kimberly here.
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