10 new Hollywood movies to watch in summer 2024, from Trap to Borderlands to Inside Out 2

Which films will be this summer’s blockbusters and which will flop? We look at 10 coming soon that have the best chance of scoring big

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Ryan Reynolds (left) as Deadpool/Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan in a still from Deadpool & Wolverine, one of 10 coming films that have the potential to become hits this year. Photo: Jay Maidment/Marvel

Published: 4:15am, 20 Jun 2024Updated: 5:35am, 20 Jun 2024

Summer has traditionally been Hollywood’s boom season, but some of its most recent big productions have failed to ignite the box office – particularly in the United States.

For every “Barbenheimer” or Wonka success story, there has been an Indiana Jones or Mission: Impossible that has failed to meet its projected return.

This year, Dune: Part Two and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire both found an audience, while others expected to do well, like The Fall Guy and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, both performed well below expectations.

Reasons for this vary, from a growing audience preference for streaming services to escalating ticket prices to simply a lack of interest in the films on offer.

Notably, Soi Cheang Pou-soi’s Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In has just crossed the HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) mark in Hong Kong, where it has topped the box office charts for seven straight weeks, proving that film-goers are still willing to turn out for the right film.

A patron buys a ticket beneath a marquee promoting the films Barbie and Oppenheimer in Los Angeles in 2023. For every “Barbenheimer” success story, there has been a film that has failed to meet its projected return. Photo: AP

Casting an eye over this summer’s crop of potential crowd-pleasers, it is more difficult than ever to predict which ones will strike a chord with audiences, and which may fall on deaf ears.