Based on collected data, the new movies releasing in October 2024 with the most online buzz are long-awaited franchise entries, original horror movies, enticing dramas, and celebrity-focused documentaries. Partnering with predictive media data analytics company Diesel Labs, Screen Rant has exclusive data analyzing the new movies with the most online engagement ahead of their October premieres. These films are each given a hype score measured by their buzz across various online platforms.
The most anticipated movies of October 2024 are 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 engagement metrics offer valuable information regarding which new films are making the biggest virtual impact with potential viewers before release – regardless of their box office performance or critical reviews.
The attention scale metric is the percentage of attention based on the show or movie in the number one spot (which is represented as 100%).
As both the Oscars contender and spooky seasons commence, the most talked-about new movies being released in October 2024 include plenty of horror movies, insightful stories, and dramatic acting showcases. From the long-awaited Joker movie sequel to a nightmare-inducing Netflix crime thiller directed by Anna Kendrick, the month’s biggest releases showcase a wide range of storytelling with exciting performances. Here’s Screen Rant’s list of the top 10 new October 2024 movies with the most online hype, according to Diesel Labs’ collected data.
Top 10 Most Anticipated New Movies – October 2024
The Titles Range From Joker: Folie À Deux To Monster Summer
Title | Premiere Date | Platform | Genre | Attention Scale | Attention Signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/4/2024 | Warner Bros. Pictures | Action Thriller | 100.00% | 122,406,027 | |
10/25/2024 | Sony Pictures Entertainment | Action Sci-Fi | 87.63% | 107,264,108 | |
10/18/2024 | Paramount Pictures | Horror | 66.46% | 81,349,826 | |
10/11/2024 | Focus Features | Documentary | 25.05% | 30,663,199 | |
10/18/2024 | A24 | Romantic Drama | 7.07% | 8,649,596 | |
10/3/2024 | Amazon Prime Video | Horror | 6.13% | 7,505,524 | |
Lonely Planet | 10/11/2024 | Netflix | Romantic Drama | 4.47% | 5,470,380 |
10/18/2024 | Netflix | Crime Thriller | 3.76% | 4,599,504 | |
10/4/2024 | Netflix | Horror Comedy | 2.25% | 2,753,441 | |
10/4/2024 | Pastime Pictures | Horror Adventure | 1.74% | 2,124,253 |
Arriving five years after the Oscar-winning original movie, Diesel Labs’ data reveals the most anticipated movie of October 2024 is Joker: Folie à Deux. The musical thriller continues the story of Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, based on the DC Comics character, as he’s joined by Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn. The second-most-discussed film being released in October is Venom: The Last Dance, the third Marvel superhero movie in Tom Hardy’s series. Close behind in anticipation is Smile 2, which sees the disturbing curse target a pop singer after the 2022 Smile horror movie’s twisted ending.
Also among the most-hyped October 2024 movie releases are Piece by Piece, a LEGO animated musical documentary about singer Pharrell Williams’ life. The doc is followed by the romantic dramas We Live in Time, starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, and Netflix’s Lonely Planet, led by Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth. The top 10 list is rounded out by several greatly anticipated horror and thriller movies premiering ahead of Halloween 2024, including Prime Video’s spooky House of Spoils, Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut Woman of the Hour, Netflix’s It’s What’s Inside, and the Mel Gibson-starring Monster Summer.
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