The holiday movie season kicks off in theaters this month with major studio tentpoles like “Gladiator II,” “Wicked” and “Moana 2,” but streaming platforms are also getting a dose of heavy-hitters as some of the biggest and buzziest movies of 2024 make their debuts. Look no further than “Deadpool & Wolverine,” the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time with $1.3 billion worldwide. The Marvel tentpole, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, debuts on Disney+ this month. The streamer will now be home to the two biggest movies or 2024: “Inside Out 2” and the “Deadpool” threequel.
But the Marvel smash isn’t the only summer hit coming to streaming in November. Universal’s “Twisters” arrives exclusively on Peacock this month after earning a strong $267 million at the domestic box office. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell lead the action film. On a smaller scale but nonetheless impressive, Demi Moore’s “The Substance” is now streaming on Mubi after wowing the arthouse crowd with nearly $15 million domestically.
Moore recently picked up an acting nomination from the Gotham Awards for her work in “The Substance,” and awards season is officially here on streaming as Netflix debuts its 2024 contenders “Emilia Perez” and “The Piano Lesson” just ahead of Thanksgiving. Apple is surely hoping to make Steve McQueen’s “Blitz” a contender, too, as it launches the Saorise Ronan-led drama on streaming.
Check out a full rundown below of the biggest films new to streaming this November.
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Deadpool & Wolverine (Nov. 12 on Disney+)
Image Credit: ©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection “Deadpool & Wolverine,” one of the year’s biggest movies, will finally be available to stream at home on Disney+ on Nov. 12. The Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman-starring superhero feature is the second highest-grossing film of 2024, earning a whopping $1.3 billion at the global box office. It recently surpassed “Barbie” ($636.2 million) to become the 12th-highest-grossing North American release in history. It also ranks as the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever. The movie follows Reynolds’ Wade Wilson/Deadpool as he faces off against the Time Variance Authority and becomes frenemies with Wolverine (Jackman) to save his world. It’s the first Marvel Cinematic Universe entry to be headlined by comic book characters that were previously licensed to 20th Century Fox, which was acquired by the Walt Disney Company in 2019. Twisters (Nov. 15 on Peacock)
Image Credit: ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection Universal’s summer blockbuster “Twisters” is making its streaming debut on Peacock this month after earning more than $370 million globally at the box office. Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones lead the action film as two storm chasers with competing personalities who form a bond while investigating a tornado outbreak in middle America. Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, David Corenswet, Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane and more co-star. “Twisters” was directed by Lee Isaac Chung and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. From Variety’s review: “Chung made the incandescent humanistic drama ‘Minari.’ And while that wouldn’t seem to make him the likeliest contender to helm a popcorn spectacle as rooted in technological wonderment as this one, he does a smooth and confident job.”
