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Release calendar · December 2024
December 2024 Movies: Release Calendar, Best-Rated & Box Office
554 films on the site were released in December 2024. The busiest week was Dec 2–8, with 154 releases. Scrap is the best-rated release. Mufasa: The Lion King earned the most, $722.6M worldwide.
- films released
- 554
- ranked by rating
- 75
- worldwide gross
- $2.3B
- with an after-credits scene
- 6
- 1 30 Dec 1: 30 releases
- 2 7 Dec 2: 7 releases
- 3 17 Dec 3: 17 releases
- 4 18 Dec 4: 18 releases
- 5 32 Dec 5: 32 releases
- 6 63 Dec 6: 63 releases
- 7 10 Dec 7: 10 releases
- 8 7 Dec 8: 7 releases
- 9 10 Dec 9: 10 releases
- 10 24 Dec 10: 24 releases
- 11 13 Dec 11: 13 releases
- 12 22 Dec 12: 22 releases
- 13 43 Dec 13: 43 releases
- 14 10 Dec 14: 10 releases
- 15 10 Dec 15: 10 releases
- 16 8 Dec 16: 8 releases
- 17 13 Dec 17: 13 releases
- 18 14 Dec 18: 14 releases
- 19 17 Dec 19: 17 releases
- 20 46 Dec 20: 46 releases
- 21 16 Dec 21: 16 releases
- 22 6 Dec 22: 6 releases
- 23 10 Dec 23: 10 releases
- 24 10 Dec 24: 10 releases
- 25 40 Dec 25: 40 releases
- 26 10 Dec 26: 10 releases
- 27 14 Dec 27: 14 releases
- 28 6 Dec 28: 6 releases
- 29 5 Dec 29: 5 releases
- 30 8 Dec 30: 8 releases
- 31 15 Dec 31: 15 releases
Week by week
December 2024 Movie Release Calendar
Dec 2–8 was the busiest week with 154 releases, led by Hard Truths and Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2. The busiest single day was Dec 6 (63 films). Each week lists its most-watched releases with their day; every release is in the full list below.
- Dec 1 30 releases
- Sun 1 The Finnish Line Adventure, Romance 60
- Sun 1 LARRY (they/them) Documentary
- Dec 2–8 154 releases
- Fri 6 Hard Truths Comedy, Drama 69
- Fri 6 Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2 Action, Crime · Hindi 65
- Fri 6 Y2K Comedy, Horror 42
- Fri 6 The Return History 65
- Fri 6 Nightbitch Comedy, Horror 59
- Fri 6 The Order Crime, Drama 82
- Dec 9–15 132 releases
- Fri 13 Nickel Boys Drama 73
- Fri 13 The Last Showgirl Drama 70
- Fri 13 September 5 History, Thriller 84
- Fri 13 Kraven the Hunter Action, Thriller 57
- Fri 13 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Animation, Action 51
- Fri 13 Carry-On Action, Crime 75
- Dec 16–22 120 releases
- Tue 17 The Little Mermaid Horror 49
- Fri 20 The Brutalist Drama 73
- Fri 20 Mufasa: The Lion King Animation, Adventure 64
- Fri 20 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Action, Adventure 69
- Fri 20 The Room Next Door Drama 80
- Fri 20 Homestead Action, Drama 34
- Dec 23–29 95 releases
- Wed 25 A Complete Unknown Biography, Drama 72
- Wed 25 Nosferatu Fantasy, Horror 77
- Wed 25 Better Man Biography, Fantasy 84
- Wed 25 Babygirl Crime, Mystery 64
- Wed 25 The Fire Inside Biography, Drama 80
- Fri 27 Santosh Crime, Drama · Hindi 82
- Dec 30–31 23 releases
No notable releases that week.
Best-rated
What Are the Best Movies of December 2024?
Scrap is the best-rated December 2024 release, ahead of Sujo and The Count of Monte-Cristo; 75 of the month's 554 films are ranked. Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
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1. Scrap 86 Echo (Echo Score 86 out of 100)2024 · Drama · 1h 45m
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3. The Count of Monte-Cristo 85 Echo (Echo Score 85 out of 100)2024 · Action, Adventure · 2h 53m
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4. Better Man 84 Echo (Echo Score 84 out of 100)2024 · Biography, Fantasy · 2h 11m
Dir. Michael Gracey
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4. September 5 84 Echo (Echo Score 84 out of 100)2024 · History, Thriller · 1h 31m
Dir. Tim Fehlbaum
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4. Stelios 84 Echo (Echo Score 84 out of 100)2024 · Drama, Music · 2h 12m
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7. The Girl with the Needle 83 Echo (Echo Score 83 out of 100)2024 · Drama · 1h 55m
Dir. Magnus von Horn
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8. Santosh 82 Echo (Echo Score 82 out of 100)2024 · Crime, Drama · 2h
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10. The Room Next Door 80 Echo (Echo Score 80 out of 100)2024 · Drama · 1h 50m
Dir. Pedro Almodóvar
Box office
Which December 2024 Releases Earned the Most?
Mufasa: The Lion King earned $722.6M worldwide, ahead of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 ($492.2M). 105 December 2024 releases have a box office record here, $2.3B in all; the top 10 took 88% of it.
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Mufasa: The Lion King $722.6MDec 20 · Animation, Adventure -
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 $492.2MDec 20 · Action, Adventure -
Nosferatu $182MDec 25 · Fantasy, Horror -
Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2 $175.4MDec 6 · Action, Crime -
A Complete Unknown $140.5MDec 25 · Biography, Drama - The Count of Monte-Cristo $85.9MDec 20 · Action, Adventure
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Babygirl $64.7MDec 25 · Crime, Mystery -
Kraven the Hunter $62.1MDec 13 · Action, Thriller -
The Brutalist $50.5MDec 20 · Drama -
Dec 18 · Drama, Fantasy
Trailers
December 2024 Movie Trailers
Official trailers of A Complete Unknown, Nosferatu and The Brutalist and 3 more, the most-watched December 2024 releases with a trailer on the site. Videos load only when you press play.
Genres & languages
What Kinds of Movies Came Out in December 2024?
Drama leads the month's genres with 176 films, then Comedy (172). 50% of the releases with a known language are in English; Spanish is next.
Full list
Every December 2024 Release, Day by Day
All 554 films dated December 2024, in release order, 48 per page. Sort by rating or box office, or narrow the list by genre, language, plot summary or after-credits scene.
554 December 2024 releases with a release date
Movies released in December 2024, oldest first. Page 4 of 12.
Every month
Movie Release Calendars by Month
35 months with a release calendar, from January 2024 to November 2026. The number is the films dated that month.
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FAQ
December 2024 Movies: Questions & Answers
Quick answers about the films released in December 2024, from the calendar and lists above.
How many movies came out in December 2024?
The site lists 554 films dated December 2024. The busiest week was Dec 2–8, with 154 releases.
What is the best movie of December 2024?
Scrap (2024) is the best-rated December 2024 release on What's After the Movie, followed by Sujo. Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
About Scrap Which December 2024 release made the most money?
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024), with $722.6M worldwide. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is second with $492.2M.
December 2024 box office Which December 2024 movies have an after-credits scene?
6 films released in December 2024 have a scene during or after the credits on the site. Tick "After-credits scene" in the full release list to see them.