#1 of 66 #1 English-language movie of May 2024
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
2024 · Action, Adventure
$397.4M worldwide · 28% of the chart's total
$171.1M US & Canada · 43% $226.2M elsewhere · 57%
English box office · May 2024
English Box Office, May 2024: Top-Grossing Releases
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in May 2024, with $397.4M worldwide, ahead of The Garfield Movie (2024) at $257.2M and IF (2024) at $190.5M. 66 English-language films released in May 2024 report a worldwide gross, $1.4B in all, 45% of it from the US & Canada. 5 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 3.2 times the total of April 2024, whose releases took $447.4M. By genre, Adventure leads with $829.2M across 5 English releases.
- May 2024 releases with a gross
- 66
- combined worldwide
- $1.4B
- films crossed $100M
- 5
- vs April 2024
- ×3.2
#1 of 66 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of May 2024?
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) leads with $397.4M, 28% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.2B, 85% of what all 66 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every English Release of May 2024, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 66. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in May 2024.
- 1 May 10, 2024 US and Canada: $171.1M Rest of the world: $226.2M Worldwide: $397.4M
- 2 May 24, 2024 US and Canada: $92M Rest of the world: $165.3M Worldwide: $257.2M
- 3 May 17, 2024 US and Canada: $111.4M Rest of the world: $79.2M Worldwide: $190.5M
- 4 May 3, 2024 US and Canada: $92.9M Rest of the world: $88.2M Worldwide: $181.1M
- 5 May 24, 2024 US and Canada: $67.5M Rest of the world: $106.9M Worldwide: $174.4M
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May 17, 2024 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: $44.8M Worldwide: $51M - 7
May 3, 2024 US and Canada: $18.8M Rest of the world: $30.6M Worldwide: $49.4M - 8
May 17, 2024 US and Canada: $35.2M Rest of the world: $13M Worldwide: $48.2M - 9
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: $7.2M Rest of the world: $2.1K Worldwide: $7.2M - 10
May 10, 2024 US and Canada: $58.7K Rest of the world: $5.7M Worldwide: $5.8M - 11
May 3, 2024 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $405.2K Worldwide: $5.4M - 12
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3M - 13
May 31, 2024 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $4.7M - 14
May 31, 2024 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: $331.7K Worldwide: $4.6M - 15
May 31, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4M - 16
May 17, 2024 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: $98.7K Worldwide: $3.9M - 17
May 15, 2024 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $717.6K Worldwide: $2.7M - 18
May 31, 2024 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: $257.5K Worldwide: $2.7M - 19
May 17, 2024 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $62.9K Worldwide: $2.6M - 20
May 31, 2024 US and Canada: $753K Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $2M - 21
May 10, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M - 22
May 3, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 23
May 9, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $809.6K - 24
May 10, 2024 US and Canada: $94.3K Rest of the world: $590.8K Worldwide: $685.2K - 25
May 2, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $660.3K - 26
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: $657.7K Rest of the world: $57 Worldwide: $657.7K - 27
May 31, 2024 US and Canada: $500K Rest of the world: $81.7K Worldwide: $581.7K - 28
May 10, 2024 US and Canada: $576.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $576.2K - 29
May 3, 2024 US and Canada: $563.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $563.6K - 30
May 14, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $451.4K - 31
May 17, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $433.3K - 32
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $383.5K - 33
May 19, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $380.4K - 34
May 3, 2024 US and Canada: $46K Rest of the world: $195.7K Worldwide: $241.7K - 35
May 30, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $219.6K - 36
May 31, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $200.4K - 37
May 10, 2024 US and Canada: $131K Rest of the world: $31.3K Worldwide: $162.3K - 38
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $157.7K - 39
May 17, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $126.2K - 40
May 23, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $114.7K - 41
May 31, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $100.5K - 42
May 10, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $91.1K - 43
May 3, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70.2K - 44
May 17, 2024 US and Canada: $68.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $68.3K - 45
May 17, 2024 US and Canada: $65.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $65.3K - 46
May 27, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $63.9K - 47
May 14, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61.7K - 48
May 31, 2024 US and Canada: $6.3K Rest of the world: $52.8K Worldwide: $59.1K - 49
May 31, 2024 US and Canada: $51.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $51.9K - 50
May 3, 2024 US and Canada: $14.1K Rest of the world: $27.5K Worldwide: $41.6K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in May 2024?
Of the top 10, Sight (2024) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024) made 99% of its gross abroad. Across all 66 films, $628.5M (45%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) $397.4M $171.1M US & Canada · 43% $226.2M elsewhere · 57%
- 2 The Garfield Movie (2024) $257.2M $92M US & Canada · 36% $165.3M elsewhere · 64%
- 3 IF (2024) $190.5M $111.4M US & Canada · 58% $79.2M elsewhere · 42%
- 4 The Fall Guy (2024) $181.1M $92.9M US & Canada · 51% $88.2M elsewhere · 49%
- 5 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) $174.4M $67.5M US & Canada · 39% $106.9M elsewhere · 61%
- 6 Back to Black (2024) $51M $6.2M US & Canada · 12% $44.8M elsewhere · 88%
- 7 Tarot (2024) $49.4M $18.8M US & Canada · 38% $30.6M elsewhere · 62%
- 8 The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) $48.2M $35.2M US & Canada · 73% $13M elsewhere · 27%
- 9 Sight (2024) $7.2M $7.2M US & Canada · 100% $2.1K elsewhere · <1%
- 10 Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024) $5.8M $58.7K US & Canada · 1% $5.7M elsewhere · 99%
Gross bands
How Many May 2024 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
5 of 66 films crossed $100M and took $1.2B between them, 85% of the total. 58 films, 88% of the list, earned under $10M.
85% 11%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 5 films, 8% of the list $1.2B · 85% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 3 films, 5% of the list $148.6M · 11% of the gross
- Under $10M 58 films, 88% of the list $62.4M · 4% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of May 2024 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 21 (May 19–25) took $445.9M, led by The Garfield Movie (2024). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 28–May 4 The Fall Guy (2024) $239M The Fall Guy (2024)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 5–11 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) $407.3M Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 12–18 IF (2024) $300.2M IF (2024)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 19–25 The Garfield Movie (2024) $445.9M The Garfield Movie (2024)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 26–Jun 1 Ezra (2024) $19.2M Ezra (2024)
Earlier years
How Does May 2024 Compare With May in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, May 2015 earned the most: $3.1B from 55 films, led by Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). May 2024 took $1.4B.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| May 2015 55 films | 55 | $3.1B | – | Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $1.4B |
| May 2016 52 films · −8% | 52 | $2.8B | −8% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B |
| May 2017 60 films · −11% | 60 | $2.5B | −11% | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) $863.8M |
| May 2018 61 films · −33% | 61 | $1.7B | −33% | Deadpool 2 (2018) $785.9M |
| May 2019 75 films · +78% | 75 | $3B | +78% | Aladdin (2019) $1.1B |
| May 2020 43 films · −96% | 43 | $124.3M | −96% | Rich in Love (Ricos de Amor) (2020) $52.9M |
| May 2021 40 films · +456% | 40 | $691.4M | +456% | A Quiet Place Part II (2021) $297.4M |
| May 2022 45 films · +70% | 45 | $1.2B | +70% | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) $955.8M |
| May 2023 47 films · +92% | 47 | $2.3B | +92% | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) $845.6M |
| May 2024 66 films · −38% | 66 | $1.4B | −38% | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) $397.4M |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in May 2024?
Adventure took $829.2M across 5 films, 59% of the total, ahead of Action ($758.3M) and Comedy ($650.1M). A film counts once for each of its genres.
May 2024 English Box Office by Genre
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Adventure $829.2M5 films · #1 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) -
Action $758.3M6 films · #1 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) -
Comedy $650.1M11 films · #1 The Garfield Movie (2024) -
Sci-Fi $571.8M2 films · #1 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) -
Drama $455.5M24 films · #1 IF (2024) -
Family $448.8M5 films · #1 The Garfield Movie (2024) -
Fantasy $447.8M3 films · #1 The Garfield Movie (2024) -
Animation $447.7M2 films · #1 The Garfield Movie (2024) -
Thriller $189.2M13 films · #1 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) -
Horror $108.3M7 films · #1 Tarot (2024)
Archive
English Box Office in 2024, Month by Month
The months of 2024 with their totals: July leads with $2.9B, led by Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
- January $347.1M #1 The Beekeeper (2024)
- February $442.9M #1 Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
- March $2.3B #1 Dune: Part Two (2024)
- April $447.4M #1 Civil War (2024)
- May $1.4B #1 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
- June $2.6B #1 Inside Out 2 (2024)
- July $2.9B #1 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- August $1B #1 It Ends with Us (2024)
- September $1.2B #1 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
- October $1.3B #1 Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
- November $2.8B #1 Moana 2 (2024)
- December $1.9B #1 Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
FAQ
English Box Office May 2024: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 66 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in May 2024?
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) leads with $397.4M worldwide, $171.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Garfield Movie (2024) at $257.2M and IF (2024) at $190.5M.
How much did English-language movies released in May 2024 earn?
66 English-language films released in May 2024 report a worldwide gross, $1.4B in all, or $21.4M per film on average. April 2024 releases took $447.4M.
How many English-language movies released in May 2024 made $1 billion?
None. 5 films crossed $100 million, led by Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) with $397.4M.
How is the May 2024 English box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in May 2024. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the May 2024 English box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.