Lupita Nyong’o and Djimon Hounsou star in “A Quiet Place: Day One,” described as a prequel/origin story for the acclaimed horror series.Recent speculation in the wake of “The Fall Guy’s” less-than-explosive opening might portend a cruel, cruel summer ahead at the box office, but let’s not jump the gun here.
Fact is, no one really knows how it will all go down during this summer’s so-called popcorn season, even if there are ample hints that 2024 won’t be nearly as scorching-hot as 2023 . At the very least, we know there won’t be another “Barbenhemier” — when two of 2023’s most anticipated films opened on the same weekend.
Nonetheless, there are golden nuggets aplenty in the 2024 summer film lineup, running May 23 to the end of August, even with some films that don’t have release dates yet . Here are some of the upcoming highlights. Note that release dates are subject to change.George Miller tosses squabblers Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy and puts “The Menu’s” Anya Taylor-Joy into the driver’s seat for this action juggernaut.