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May 2024 Movies: Release Calendar, Best-Rated & Box Office

721 films on the site were released in May 2024. The busiest week was May 1–5, with 154 releases. Songs of Earth is the best-rated release. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes earned the most, $397.4M worldwide.

films released
721
ranked by rating
112
worldwide gross
$1.9B
with an after-credits scene
8
May 2024 Releases per day
  1. 1 31 May 1: 31 releases
  2. 2 41 May 2: 41 releases
  3. 3 53 May 3: 53 releases
  4. 4 23 May 4: 23 releases
  5. 5 6 May 5: 6 releases
  6. 6 12 May 6: 12 releases
  7. 7 12 May 7: 12 releases
  8. 8 19 May 8: 19 releases
  9. 9 19 May 9: 19 releases
  10. 10 51 May 10: 51 releases
  11. 11 19 May 11: 19 releases
  12. 12 8 May 12: 8 releases
  13. 13 4 May 13: 4 releases
  14. 14 20 May 14: 20 releases
  15. 15 21 May 15: 21 releases
  16. 16 22 May 16: 22 releases
  17. 17 48 May 17: 48 releases
  18. 18 11 May 18: 11 releases
  19. 19 13 May 19: 13 releases
  20. 20 15 May 20: 15 releases
  21. 21 17 May 21: 17 releases
  22. 22 16 May 22: 16 releases
  23. 23 30 May 23: 30 releases
  24. 24 46 May 24: 46 releases
  25. 25 14 May 25: 14 releases
  26. 26 15 May 26: 15 releases
  27. 27 22 May 27: 22 releases
  28. 28 22 May 28: 22 releases
  29. 29 13 May 29: 13 releases
  30. 30 17 May 30: 17 releases
  31. 31 61 May 31: 61 releases
Week by week

May 2024 Movie Release Calendar

May 1–5 was the busiest week with 154 releases, led by Jeanne du Barry and The Fall Guy. The busiest single day was May 31 (61 films). Each week lists its most-watched releases with their day; every release is in the full list below.

  1. May 1–5 154 releases
  2. May 6–12 140 releases
  3. May 13–19 139 releases
  4. May 20–26 153 releases
  5. May 27–31 135 releases
Best-rated

What Are the Best Movies of May 2024?

Songs of Earth is the best-rated May 2024 release, ahead of The Marching Band and Lost Soulz; 112 of the month's 721 films are ranked. Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.

  1. Songs of Earth (2024) movie poster
    1. Songs of Earth 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

    2024 · Documentary, Biography · 1h 30m

    Dir. Margreth Olin

  2. The Marching Band (2024) movie poster
    2. The Marching Band 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

    2024 · Music, Comedy · 1h 43m

    Dir. Emmanuel Courcol

  3. Lost Soulz (2024) movie poster
    2. Lost Soulz 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

    2024 · Drama · 1h 35m

    Dir. Katherine Propper

  4. Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (2024) movie poster
    4. Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story 88 Echo (Echo Score 88 out of 100)

    2024 · Documentary · 1h 17m

    Dir. Charlie Hamilton-James

  5. Big Boys (2024) movie poster
    5. Big Boys 87 Echo (Echo Score 87 out of 100)

    2024 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 30m

    Dir. Corey Sherman

  6. Flipside (2024) movie poster
    6. Flipside 86 Echo (Echo Score 86 out of 100)

    2024 · Documentary · 1h 32m

    Dir. Christopher Wilcha

  7. The Fall Guy (2024) movie poster
    7. The Fall Guy 84 Echo (Echo Score 84 out of 100)

    2024 · Action, Comedy · 2h 6m

    Dir. David Leitch

  8. Fresh Kills (2024) movie poster
    8. Fresh Kills 83 Echo (Echo Score 83 out of 100)

    2024 · Crime · 2h

  9. Backspot (2024) movie poster
    8. Backspot 83 Echo (Echo Score 83 out of 100)

    2024 · Drama · 1h 33m

    Dir. D.W. Waterson

  10. The Execution (2024) movie poster
    10. The Execution 82 Echo (Echo Score 82 out of 100)

    2024 · Crime, History · 2h 18m

    Dir. Lado Kvataniya

Box office

Which May 2024 Releases Earned the Most?

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes earned $397.4M worldwide, ahead of The Garfield Movie ($257.2M). 168 May 2024 releases have a box office record here, $1.9B in all; the top 10 took 83% of it.

May 2024 box office
  1. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) movie poster
    May 10 · Action, Adventure
  2. The Garfield Movie (2024) movie poster
    May 24 · Animation, Adventure
  3. IF (2024) movie poster
    IF $190.5M
    May 17 · Animation, Comedy
  4. The Fall Guy (2024) movie poster
    May 3 · Action, Comedy
  5. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) movie poster
    May 24 · Action, Adventure
  6. HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) movie poster
    May 31 · Animation, Comedy
  7. The Roundup: Punishment (2024) movie poster
    May 3 · Action, Crime
  8. The Execution (2024) movie poster
    May 28 · Crime, History
  9. Back to Black (2024) movie poster
    May 17 · Biography, Drama
  10. Tarot (2024) movie poster
    Tarot $49.4M
    May 3 · Horror
Trailers

May 2024 Movie Trailers

Official trailers of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and The Fall Guy and 3 more, the most-watched May 2024 releases with a trailer on the site. Videos load only when you press play.

Genres & languages

What Kinds of Movies Came Out in May 2024?

Drama leads the month's genres with 283 films, then Comedy (155). 47% of the releases with a known language are in English; French is next.

Full list

Every May 2024 Release, Day by Day

All 721 films dated May 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.

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721 May 2024 releases with a release date

Movies released in May 2024, oldest first. Page 11 of 16.

  1. The Plot (2024) movie poster

    The Plot

    2024 · 1h 40m

    Released May 23, 2024

    • Crime
    • Thriller
  2. Turbo (2024) movie poster

    Turbo

    2024 · 2h 30m

    64 Echo Released May 23, 2024

    • Drama
    • Action
    • Comedy
  3. Ciliegini (2024) movie poster

    Ciliegini

    2024 · 4 min

    Released May 23, 2024

    • Thriller
  4. Ayo Balikan (2024) movie poster

    Ayo Balikan

    2024 · 1h 26m

    Released May 23, 2024

    • Drama
    • Comedy
    • Romance
  5. Beating Hearts (2024) movie poster

    Beating Hearts

    2024 · 2h 46m

    56 Echo Released May 23, 2024

    • Crime
    • Romance
    • Drama
  6. Heresy (2024) movie poster

    Heresy

    2024 · 27 min

    Released May 23, 2024

    • Music
    • Romance
    • Fantasy
  7. Para Carlos (2024) movie poster

    Para Carlos

    2024 · 15 min

    Released May 23, 2024

    • Documentary
  8. Mr. Manhattan (2024) movie poster

    Mr. Manhattan

    2024 · 1h 52m

    Released May 23, 2024

    • Romance
    • Drama
    • Family
  9. Plastic Guns (2024) movie poster

    Plastic Guns

    2024 · 1h 35m

    Released May 23, 2024

    • Drama
    • Comedy
  10. Saamaniyan (2024) movie poster

    Saamaniyan

    2024 · 2h 26m

    Released May 23, 2024

    • Action
    • Drama
  11. My Oni Girl (2024) movie poster

    My Oni Girl

    2024 · 1h 52m

    70 Echo Released May 24, 2024

    • Animation
    • Adventure
    • Drama
  12. Maestra (2024) movie poster

    Maestra

    2024 · 1h 28m

    84 Echo Released May 24, 2024

    • Documentary
    • Music
  13. Hit Man (2024) movie poster

    Hit Man

    2024 · 1h 55m

    77 Echo Released May 24, 2024

    • Action
    • Comedy
    • Crime
  14. Songs of Earth (2024) movie poster

    Songs of Earth

    2024 · 1h 30m

    92 Echo Released May 24, 2024

    • Documentary
    • Biography
  15. Sight (2024) movie poster

    Sight

    2024 · 1h 40m

    70 Echo Released May 24, 2024

    • Biography
    • Drama
    • History
  16. Solo (2024) movie poster

    Solo

    2024 · 1h 41m

    73 Echo Released May 24, 2024

    • Drama
    • Romance
  17. Atlas (2024) movie poster

    Atlas

    2024 · 1h 58m

    50 Echo Released May 24, 2024

    • Action
    • Adventure
    • Drama
  18. The Keeper (2024) movie poster

    The Keeper

    2024

    68 Echo Released May 24, 2024

    • Drama
  19. The Beach Boys (2024) movie poster

    The Beach Boys

    2024 · 1h 53m

    80 Echo Released May 24, 2024

    • Documentary
    • Biography
    • Music
FAQ

May 2024 Movies: Questions & Answers

Quick answers about the films released in May 2024, from the calendar and lists above.

How many movies came out in May 2024?

The site lists 721 films dated May 2024. The busiest week was May 1–5, with 154 releases.

What is the best movie of May 2024?

Songs of Earth (2024) is the best-rated May 2024 release on What's After the Movie, followed by The Marching Band. Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.

About Songs of Earth

Which May 2024 release made the most money?

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), with $397.4M worldwide. The Garfield Movie is second with $257.2M.

May 2024 box office

Which May 2024 movies have an after-credits scene?

8 films released in May 2024 have a scene during or after the credits on the site. Tick "After-credits scene" in the full release list to see them.