2024 year in review: Kraven, Lord of the Rings, and what we see in 2025

It’s our season finale! As the holidays approach, we’re diving into the latest releases of Kraven The Hunter and Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim, then taking a look back across 2024’s best titles, biggest trends, and box office forecasting. Join us for one last peek ahead at pre-sales for Mufasa and Sonic 3 as well as our hopes and predictions for 2025 on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• CineAsia highlights - 0:20
• Local content and Hollywood content - 1:07
• Domestic box office year-on-year comparison - 2:10
• Kraven The Hunter box office overview - 3:24
• Kraven The Hunter audience analysis - 4:55
• Kraven The Hunter marketing recommendations - 7:51
• The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim box office overview - 9:55
• The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim audience analysis - 11:46
• The Lord of the Wings: War of the Rohirrim UK insights - 13:37
• Holdovers and box office roundup - 14:46
• September 5 and other previews - 15:35
• Mufasa and Sonic 3 pre-sales - 16:54
• 2024 in review: trends, notes, and out favourite films - 18:41
• Our hopes for 2025 - 21:55
• See you next year!

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Box Office Overview:

• Moana 2 remained in 1st place, reaching $720M worldwide.
• Wicked likewise remained in 2nd place with $44M domestically, reaching $525M cumulatively.
• Kraven The Hunter debuted to 3rd position with $11M from the domestic market and $15M from 60 international territories for a global debut of $26M.
• Gladiator II has now crossed $250M internationally and over $140M domestically, fast approaching the $400M mark globally.
• Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim debuted to 5th position, with $4.5M domestically and $5.7M from 72 international markets for a global total of $10.25M for its opening weekend.