- IMDb ranked the most popular movies released in 2024 using its own data.
- The top 10 included franchise hits like “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Dune: Prophecy.”
- It also featured some breakthrough originals, like “The Substance” and “Longlegs.”
2024 was a huge year for film franchises, according to IMDb’s end-of-year rankings — but few original works cut through the noise.
IMDb, the entertainment database, measures the popularity of titles throughout the year through its propriety MOVIEmeter metric, calculated through data like number of page visits for a specific title. In other words, the more people who click on “Deadpool & Wolverine’s” IMDb page, the higher its MOVIEmeter score. The scores are only available through IMDb Pro, the platform’s professional service, though IMDb maintains public rankings.
Last year, the most popular films on IMDb were overwhelmingly franchise titles like “Dune: Part Two,” “Alien: Romulus,” and “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” There were a few buzzy original titles in the mix, however, like “Longlegs,” “The Substance,” and “Civil War.”
Here are the top 10 most popular films of 2024 according to IMDb, ranked.
