Based on real data, the most anticipated movies of May 2024 include new franchise installments, biopics, exciting action films, and horror adaptations. In partnership with predictive media data analytics company Diesel Labs, Screen Rant has exclusive data revealing the new movies that have recorded the most online engagement ahead of their May premieres. These films are each given hype scores, which are measured by buzz and engagement across various online platforms.
Each new movie is ranked by Attention Signals, which are calculated using measures such as likes, shares, comments, and views on social and video channels like Facebook and YouTube. These online metrics give helpful insight into the upcoming movies that have made the biggest and widest-reaching virtual impact with audiences before release – regardless of their reviews or box office performances.
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The new movies in May 2024 with the most online hype include some long-awaited sequels, prequels, and reboots, as well as some compelling original stories. From George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga prequel movie to a new John Krasinski-directed feature, the most talked-about debuts appeal to a wide variety of audiences and demographics. Here’s Screen Rant’s list of the 10 new May 2024 movies that have the most hype before release, as measured by real data.
Top 10 Most Anticipated New Movies – May 2024
The top movies with the most buzz in May 2024
Title | Premiere Date | Platform | Genre | Attention Scale | Attention Signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | 5/24/24 | Warner Bros. | Action/Adventure | 100.00% | 104,772,594 |
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | 5/10/24 | 20th Century Studios | Sci-Fi | 65.77% | 68,908,151 |
The Fall Guy | 5/3/24 | Universal Pictures | Action/Adventure | 58.58% | 61,373,736 |
Tarot | 5/3/24 | Sony Pictures | Horror | 22.94% | 24,036,469 |
Back to Black | 5/17/24 | Focus Features | Biopic | 16.50% | 17,284,257 |
IF | 5/17/24 | Paramount Pictures | Comedy | 13.88% | 14,538,171 |
The Garfield Movie | 5/24/24 | Sony Pictures | Kids & Family | 9.41% | 9,859,773 |
The Strangers: Chapter 1 | 5/17/24 | Lionsgate | Horror | 5.86% | 6,143,786 |
Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story | 5/3/24 | Netflix | Comedy | 4.50% | 4,710,875 |
Katt Williams: Woke Foke | 5/3/24 | Netflix | Comedy | 1.64% | 1,716,300 |
Arriving nearly a decade after the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller’s Furiosa is the most anticipated movie of May 2024. The prequel film documents the backstory of Charlize Theron’s Furiosa, with Anya Taylor-Joy taking on the role of the titular character. Following Furiosa in anticipation is the franchise sequel Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the latest installment in the reboot series after 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes. Next up on the leaderboard of May 2024 movies with high online engagement are The Fall Guy, an original action movie starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, and Tarot, a supernatural horror movie based on the 1992 book Horrorscope.
Also among May 2024’s most-talked-about movie premieres are the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black, John Krasinski-directed comedy movie IF, Chris Pratt-led animated The Garfield Movie adaptation, and horror film The Strangers: Chapter 1, the first entry in the franchise’s new trilogy. May 2024 has no shortage of new movies for comedy fans, as Netflix’s most buzzed-about releases include Jerry Seinfeld’s comedy movie Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story and Katt Williams’ comedy special. As the summer blockbuster season kicks off, the most anticipated movies of May 2024 provide a plethora of entertainment in theaters and at home for streaming.
