Summary
Based on real data measurements, among themost anticipated new movies of August 2024are horror films, book adaptations, star-studded thrillers, and drama spinoffs.In partnership with predictive media data analytics companyDiesel Labs,Screen Ranthas exclusive data analyzing new movies with the most online engagement ahead of their August premieres. Each of these films is given a hype score measured by their online buzz across various platforms.
The most anticipated movies of August 2024 areranked by Attention Signals, calculated using measures such as likes, shares, comments, and viewson social and video channels like Facebook and YouTube. These online engagement metrics offer valuable insight into the upcoming movies that have made the biggest virtual impact prior to release – regardless of their critical reviews or box office numbers.
10 Most Anticipated Movies Of July 2024 (According To Real Data)
From predictive media analytics company Diesel Labs’ data, Screen Rant lists the most anticipated new movies premiering in July 2024.
As this year’s stellar summer box office continues, some of themost exciting movie debuts come from both established franchises and original ideas by acclaimed directors. FromFede Álvarez’sAlien: Romulusto a new Matt Damon and Casey Affleck heist comedy, this month’s biggest new titles are expected to make waves in theaters and on streaming alike. Here’sScreen Rant’s list of the top 10 new August 2024 movies with the most online hype, according to Diesel Labs’ data.
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%).
31-05-2025
100.00%
120,451,446
22-08-2025
30.54%
36,787,158
05-07-2025
19.57%
23,568,675
17-07-2025
19.34%
23,301,151
16.58%
19,971,531
Harold and the Purple Crayon
16.48%
19,856,191
13.72%
16,525,133
12.39%
14,922,569
5.02%
6,050,721
4.96%
5,972,803
Diesel Labs' data reveals thatIt Ends with Usis the most anticipated movie of August 2024, recording the greatest online buzz of this month’s new film releases. Starring Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni’sIt Ends with Usmovie adapts Colleen Hoover’s best-selling 2016 romance novel of the same name. The second-most-hyped movie of August 2024 isAlien: Romulus, the Cailee Spaeny-starring standalone sequel to Ridley Scott’s iconic 1979 sci-fi horrorAlien. Close behind in anticipation are the dark fantasy superhero filmThe Crowand M. Night Shyamalan’s thrillerTrap, starring Bill Skarsgard and Josh Hartnett, respectively.
The second-most-hyped movie of August 2024 isAlien: Romulus, the Cailee Spaeny-starring standalone sequel to Ridley Scott’s iconic 1979 sci-fi horrorAlien.
Also among the most-anticipated movies of August 2024 are Eli Roth’sadaptation of the hitBorderlandsvideo game series, the Zachary Levi-starring adaptation of the children’s bookHarold and the Purple Crayon, and the Doug Liman-directed Matt Damon heist comedyThe Instigators. Closing out the top 10 most-talked-about movies are the Hunter Schafer horror movieCuckoo, the Zoe Kravitz-directed Channing Tatum thrillerBlink Twice, and the Christian dramaThe Forge, a spinoff to 2015’sWar Room. With plenty of horror movies, thrillers, star-studded action stories, and adaptations,August 2024’s new releases make for an exciting month at the movies this summer.
Diesel Labs is a Content Intelligence company that produces audience insights for the entire media landscape. With a sophisticated machine-learning based approach, they measure millions of audience members’ attention with content across many sources including major social and video platforms YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok (beta), and Reddit (beta). For more information, visitwww.diesellabs.com.
