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30 Most Popular Movies Right Now: What to Watch In Theaters and Streaming

Discover the top, most popular movies available now, along with what’s stoking early buzz and hype! Across theaters, streaming, and on-demand, these are the movies Rotten Tomatoes users are checking out at this very moment, including the millions who hit theaters this weekend to see Moana 2 (see where it ranks on Disney’s theatrical animation), Wicked (defying a bit of gravity on our best musicals of all time guide), and Gladiator II (which just became the highest-grossing movie of Denzel Washington’s career.

Check back for latest updates to the charts, and also take a look at the most popular TV shows out right now!)

#1

Moana 2 (2024)
Tomatometer icon 62% Popcornmeter icon 87%

#1
Adjusted Score: 74576%
Synopsis: Walt Disney Animation Studios' epic animated musical "Moana 2" takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and... [More]

#2

Wicked (2024)
Tomatometer icon 89% Popcornmeter icon 96%

#2
Adjusted Score: 111374%
Synopsis: Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway's... [More]
Directed By: Jon M. Chu

#3

Gladiator II (2024)
Tomatometer icon 72% Popcornmeter icon 83%

#3
Adjusted Score: 95143%
Synopsis: Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the... [More]
Directed By: Ridley Scott

#4

Red One (2024)
Tomatometer icon 31% Popcornmeter icon 90%

#4
Adjusted Score: 41407%
Synopsis: After Santa Claus -- Code Name: RED ONE -- is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must... [More]
Directed By: Jake Kasdan

#5

Conclave (2024)
Tomatometer icon 93% Popcornmeter icon 86%

#5
Adjusted Score: 110125%
Synopsis: CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events -- selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes)... [More]
Directed By: Edward Berger

#6

The Substance (2024)
Tomatometer icon 90% Popcornmeter icon 75%

#6
Adjusted Score: 112234%
Synopsis: Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You, only better in every way. You should try this... [More]
Directed By: Coralie Fargeat

#7

Dear Santa (2024)
Tomatometer icon 24% Popcornmeter icon 45%

#7
Adjusted Score: 24191%
Synopsis: When a young boy mails his Christmas wish list to Santa with one crucial spelling error, a devilish Jack Black... [More]
Directed By: Robert Farrelly

#8

Hot Frosty (2024)
Tomatometer icon 81% Popcornmeter icon 53%

#8
Adjusted Score: 82171%
Synopsis: Two years after losing her husband, Kathy magically brings a handsome snowman to life! Through his naïveté, the snowman helps... [More]
Directed By: Jerry Ciccoritti

#9

Joy (2024)
Tomatometer icon 89% Popcornmeter icon 87%

#9
Adjusted Score: 91219%
Synopsis: Joy tells the remarkable true story behind the ground-breaking birth of Louise Joy Brown in 1978, the world's first 'test-tube-... [More]
Directed By: Ben Taylor

#10

The Piano Lesson (2024)
Tomatometer icon 88% Popcornmeter icon 67%

#10
Adjusted Score: 94768%
Synopsis: Set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression, The Piano Lesson follows the lives of the Charles... [More]
Directed By: Malcolm Washington

#11

The Wild Robot (2024)
Tomatometer icon 97% Popcornmeter icon 98%

#11
Adjusted Score: 112306%
Synopsis: The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot--ROZZUM unit 7134, "Roz" for short -- that is shipwrecked on an... [More]
Directed By: Christopher Sanders

#12

Gladiator (2000)
Tomatometer icon 80% Popcornmeter icon 87%

#12
Adjusted Score: 90965%
Synopsis: Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) takes power and strips rank from Maximus (Russell Crowe), one of the favored generals of his predecessor... [More]
Directed By: Ridley Scott

#13

Heretic (2024)
Tomatometer icon 91% Popcornmeter icon 77%

#13
Adjusted Score: 107495%
Synopsis: Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by... [More]
Directed By: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

#14

Blitz (2024)
Tomatometer icon 80% Popcornmeter icon 48%

#14
Adjusted Score: 91107%
Synopsis: Sir Steve McQueen's "Blitz" follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London... [More]
Directed By: Steve McQueen

#15

Nutcrackers (2024)
Tomatometer icon 41% Popcornmeter icon 55%

#15
Adjusted Score: 43219%
Synopsis: A strait-laced man finds his life suddenly upended when he becomes the caregiver for his rambunctious, orphaned nephews.... [More]
Directed By: David Gordon Green

#16

Our Little Secret (2024)
Tomatometer icon 36% Popcornmeter icon 59%

#16
Adjusted Score: 36962%
Synopsis: Two resentful exes are forced to spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering that their current partners are siblings.... [More]
Directed By: Stephen Herek

#17
Adjusted Score: 64661%
Synopsis: As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer is swept into the epicenter of a deadly plot... [More]
Directed By: Todd Komarnicki

#18

Moana (2016)
Tomatometer icon 95% Popcornmeter icon 89%

#18
Adjusted Score: 108737%
Synopsis: An adventurous teenager sails out on a daring mission to save her people. During her journey, Moana meets the once-mighty... [More]
Directed By: John Musker, Ron Clements

#19
#19
Adjusted Score: 94059%
Synopsis: The Herdmans are absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, they steal, they bully... and... [More]
Directed By: Dallas Jenkins

#20

Queer (2024)
Tomatometer icon 77%

#20
Adjusted Score: 84398%
Synopsis: 1950. William Lee, an American expat in Mexico City, spends his days almost entirely alone, except for a few contacts... [More]
Directed By: Luca Guadagnino

#21

My Old Ass (2024)
Tomatometer icon 90% Popcornmeter icon 89%

#21
Adjusted Score: 102017%
Synopsis: In this fresh coming-of-age story, an 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott (Maisy Stella) face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old... [More]
Directed By: Megan Park

#22

Spellbound (2024)
Tomatometer icon 45% Popcornmeter icon 53%

#22
Adjusted Score: 46664%
Synopsis: Spellbound follows the adventures of Ellian, the tenacious young daughter of the rulers of Lumbria who must go on a... [More]
Directed By: Vicky Jenson

#23

Alien: Romulus (2024)
Tomatometer icon 79% Popcornmeter icon 85%

#23
Adjusted Score: 104943%
Synopsis: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face... [More]
Directed By: Fede Alvarez

#24

Smile 2 (2024)
Tomatometer icon 86% Popcornmeter icon 81%

#24
Adjusted Score: 98856%
Synopsis: About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and... [More]
Directed By: Parker Finn

#25

Elevation (2024)
Tomatometer icon 55% Popcornmeter icon 80%

#25
Adjusted Score: 57084%
Synopsis: Set in the post-apocalyptic Rocky Mountains, a single father and two women venture from the safety of their homes to... [More]
Directed By: George Nolfi

#26

Here (2024)
Tomatometer icon 35% Popcornmeter icon 59%

#26
Adjusted Score: 43937%
Synopsis: Reuniting the director, writer and stars of Forrest Gump, Here is an original film about multiple families and a special... [More]
Directed By: Robert Zemeckis

#27

A Real Pain (2024)
Tomatometer icon 96% Popcornmeter icon 81%

#27
Adjusted Score: 108156%
Synopsis: Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother.... [More]
Directed By: Jesse Eisenberg

#28

We Live in Time (2024)
Tomatometer icon 78% Popcornmeter icon 83%

#28
Adjusted Score: 89317%
Synopsis: Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots... [More]
Directed By: John Crowley

#29

Anora (2024)
Tomatometer icon 96% Popcornmeter icon 90%

#29
Adjusted Score: 114525%
Synopsis: Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner ANORA is an audacious, thrilling, and comedic variation on a modern day Cinderella story. Mikey... [More]
Directed By: Sean Baker

#30

Maria (2024)
Tomatometer icon 76%

#30
Adjusted Score: 83328%
Synopsis: The tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest female opera singer, relived and reimagined during... [More]
Directed By: Pablo Larraín