Early 2024 Box Office Preview, Plus Godzilla Minus One, Renaissance, and More

On the December 4, 2023 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about some box office news and then look ahead to some of the movies of 2024. Opening Banter: In The News : Beyhive Buzz Boosts Beyoncé's Renaissance To $21 Million Opening Weekend At The Box Office The Marvels To Finish Box Office Run As Lowest-Grossing MCU Movie Ever Godzilla Minus One Is A Monster Hit At the Box Office January ⅕ - Night Swim 1/12 - The Beekeeper 1/12 - The Book of Clarence 1/12 - Mean Girls 1/19 - I.S.S. 1/19 - Origin 1/26 - Underdoggs ( Former NFL player Jaycen Jennings agrees to coach a youth football team in order to avoid going to prison, as he tries to relaunch his career.) February 2/2 - Argylle 2/8 - 2 Win (Daniel Bruhl, motorsport drama about the rivalry between Germany and Italy.) 2/9 - Lisa Frankenstein (Diablo Cody writes, Zelda Williams directs, starring Kathryn Newton as a teenage girl who reanimates a boy who died in the Victorian era, played by Cole Sprouse.) 2/14 - One Love 2/14 - Madame Web 2/23 - Drive-Away Dolls (Ethan Coen. Road comedy. Great cast.) 2/23 - Ordinary Angels (Hilary Swank as a woman who is determined to help a guy played by Alan Ritchson get a liver transplant for his young daughter.) March 3/1 - Dune: Part Two ⅜ - Imaginary (Blumhouse) ⅜ - Kung Fu Panda 4 3/22 - Arthur the King (Mark Wahlberg is an endurance athlete who meets a stray dog along his journey) 3/22 - One Life (British humanitarian who helped save hundreds of European children from the Nazis - Anthony Hopkins) 3/29 - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 3/29 - Mickey 17 (Bong Joon-ho, Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, sci-fi.) Take a break April ⅘ - The First Omen 4/12 - Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire 4/19 - Untitled Monster Thriller by Radio Silence (Ready or Not and the new Scream movies) 4/26 - Challengers (Tennis movie with Zendaya) 4/26 - Unsung Hero (Appears to be a biopic of an Australian Christian rock family band) May 5/3 - The Fall Guy (Gosling. Blunt. Hell yeah.) 5/10 - My Ex-Friend’s Wedding (from Blockers director Kay Cannon. Four childhood best friends get a drunken voicemail from their former best friend on the eve of her wedding day, confessing that she thinks she’s making a mistake. So they set out to stop her wedding and rekindle the friendship they once shared. Ariana DeBose, Chloe Fineman (SNL), Megan Stalter (Hacks), and Amanda Seyfried.) 5/17 - If (John Krasinski, Ryan Reynolds, young girl can see people’s imaginary friends who have been abandoned.) 5/24 - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 5/24 - Garfield 5/24 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes June 6/7 - Ballerina (Ana de Armas, set in the John Wick universe) 6/7 - The Watchers (M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter directs, Dakota Fanning stars as an artist who gets trapped in an Irish forest, trapped with three strangers who are stalked by mysterious creatures every night.) 6/14 - Inside Out 2 6/14 - Bad Boys sequel 6/28 - Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 6/28 - A Quiet Place: Day One (Lupita Nyong’o) 6/28 - Horrorscope (After having their fortunes read, a group of friends begin dying in ways connected to their fortunes. Jacob Batalon is part of the ensemble cast.) Listener email from Charlie from Salt Lake All the other stuff you need to know: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FILMDAILY and get on your way to being your best self. You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Spotify , and wherever you get your podcasts. And please subscribe to our newsletter ! Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com . Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy