Babygirl pushes A24 past major 2024 box office milestone (which beats 2023 record)

Little baby allowed A24 to reach a major box office milestone in 2024. The erotic thriller follows CEO Romy Mathis (Nicole Kidman), whose personal and professional lives are challenged when she begins an affair with her young intern, Samuel (Harris Dickinson). Reviews for Little baby were largely positive, with Kidman and Dickinson receiving considerable praise for their performancesalong with praise for Halina Reijn's direction.

This is just the latest success from the increasingly successful A24, the independent film studio that continues to rise to prominence. Numerous Oscar Wins for Absurdist Comedy Drama Everything everywhere at the same time and the coming-of-age drama Moonlight helped bring a lot of this recognition. A24 has also had its fair share of box office successwith Everything everywhere at the same timeAlex Garland Civil Warand Adam Sandler Rough gems being among the studio's best-performing films at the national and global box office.

Babygirl gives A24 a new milestone that far surpasses the 2023 box office

Civil War and Heretic Among A24's Other High Yield 2024 Films

According to The Numbersthanks to Little baby, A24 has already grossed more than US$200 million at the domestic box office in 2024. Little babyA24's $8.4 million domestic earnings bring A24's domestic total to $203.4 million. That's significantly more than A24's 2023 domestic box office total, which totaled just $138.2 million. It's important to note that A24 released 19 films in 2024 and only released 17 films in 2023, but the domestic box office increase is still substantial.

Civil Warbox office is the biggest contributor to A24's domestic earnings, as the Garland-directed film grossed $68.8 million. It is A24's second highest-grossing film of all time at the domestic box office, with just Everything everywhere at the same time ahead of it. Despite launching on December 25th Little baby It is already A24's sixth highest-grossing national film of the year. Hugh Grant HereticAndrew Garfield and Florence Pugh We live in timeZac Efron The Iron Clawand Mia Goth MaXXXine fill in the rest of the first six.

Our opinion on the box office of Babygirl and A24

A24 films continue to enjoy critical and commercial success

Little baby The trend continues of many of A24's best films being successful both critically and commercially. As a studio that consistently produces quality films, It's gratifying to see A24's recognition of quality being translated into successful box office earnings. Kidman's star power is definitely a benefit to Babygirl. Very similar The Iron Clawwhich debuted at the end of December 2023, Little baby will help A24's 2025 box office get off to a strong start, helping the studio continue to maintain its momentum.

Source: The Numbers