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From Mission Impossible to Jurassic World, the team at OLBG asked 2,000 UK adults what films they loved in 2024 and what they’re looking forward to in 2025. Read on to see what they have to say.
Key Findings
The most popular movie of 2024 was Deadpool and Wolverine with nearly one in four Brits (24%) voting this hit as the movie of the year.
Gladiator II (19%) was more popular than Wicked (12%) according to our poll.
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is the most anticipated movie of 2025 with over one in four Brits (27%) anticipating the release of this movie.
'Jurassic World: Rebirth' - the fourth in the prehistoric saga - came second in the poll (22%), followed by the third Avatar flick 'Fire and Ash' (17%) as the most anticipated film of 2025.
🎬✨ Movie Buzz: 2024 Favorites and 2025 Anticipations 🌟🍿
The Most Popular Movies of 2024
The survey revealed the most popular movies of 2024 with Deadpool and Wolverine voted number one (24%). The Paul Mescal-starring Gladiator II came second (19%), whilst Despicable Me 4 came third (18%) and Dune: Part Two came third (16%).
Jake Ashton, Entertainment Betting expert at OLBG added “Whilst Inside Out 2 takes fifth place on our list, with only 15% of Brits voting for the movie, it’s now odds-on to be the highest-grossing movie of 2024, with bookmakers giving it a 98 per cent probability of taking the crown.”
Which, if any, of the following films released in 2024 did you enjoy? [Select all that apply] | % of respondents voted |
Deadpool & Wolverine | 24% |
Gladiator II | 19% |
Despicable Me 4 | 18% |
Dune: Part Two | 16% |
Inside Out 2 | 15% |
Moana 2 | 15% |
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | 15% |
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | 14% |
Wicked | 12% |
Joker: Folie à Deux | 10% |
Mean Girls: The Musical | 8% |
How Do You Live? | 6% |
None of the above | 40% |

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The Most Anticipated Movies of 2025
The most anticipated films of 2025 are all blockbuster franchises - topped by Mission: Impossible (27%), Jurassic World (22%), and Avatar (17%). Our research found tried-and-tested titles are the most popular, led by Tom Cruise in the 'The Final Reckoning' of the spy franchise. Other much anticipated blockbusters include 28 Years Later (16%) and Fast and Furious 11 (16%).
Keep on top of our news to find out which 2025 movies bookies predict will be the highest-grossing.
Which, if any, of the following films, scheduled for release in 2025, are you looking forward to? [Select all that apply] | % of respondents voted |
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (May 23) | 27% |
Jurassic World: Rebirth (July 2) | 22% |
Avatar: Fire and Ash (December 19) | 17% |
Captain America: Brave New World (February 14) | 17% |
28 Years Later (June 20) | 16% |
Superman: Legacy (July 11) | 16% |
Fast & Furious 11 (April 4) | 16% |
The Fantastic Four (July 25) | 14% |
The Naked Gun (August 8) | 13% |
Snow White (March 21) | 12% |
The Exorcist: Deceiver (April 18) | 12% |
How to Train Your Dragon (June 13) | 11% |
The Bad Guys 2 (August 15) | 10% |
Atlantis (May 9) | 10% |
Freakier Friday (August 8) | 8% |
Saw XI (September) | 8% |
M3GAN 2.0 (June 27) | 8% |
Thunderbolts (May 2) | 7% |
Lilo & Stitch (May 23) | 7% |
Minecraft (April 4) | 7% |
Ballerina (June 6) | 7% |
Untitled Insidious Sequel (August 29) | 6% |
The Smurfs Musical (February 14) | 6% |
Animal Friends (August 15) | 5% |
Mickey 17 (January 31) | 5% |
Elio (June 13) | 3% |
None of the above | 32% |
Further Survey Findings
It also emerged one in five adults visit the cinema every few months, with 15 per cent going once a month.
But that could increase next year, as one in five plan to visit the big screen more often than they currently do, with only one in 10 expecting to reduce their visits.
Cinemas should take note, as the maximum amount people are willing to fork out is £10.98 per ticket.
Affordable ticket prices (63 per cent), comfortable seating (56 per cent), along with good location and parking (45 per cent) are also important to movie fans when choosing where to watch movies.
The main reasons those polled go to the cinema are for entertainment purposes (64 per cent), to watch new releases (38 per cent), and as a social activity (32 per cent).
Partners (56 per cent) are the people we most commonly go to the cinema with, ahead of friends (16 per cent) and going alone (10 per cent).
While action (45 per cent), thrillers (38 per cent), and comedy (36 per cent) are the most popular film genres, according to the research carried out through OnePoll.
Methodology
Survey of 2,000 UK Adults conducted by survey provider One Poll in December 2024.