{"id":23192,"date":"2024-07-29T17:32:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T00:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=23192"},"modified":"2024-08-22T09:02:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T16:02:52","slug":"august-2024-movie-release-dates-in-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/august-2024-movie-release-dates-in-theaters\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2024 Movie Releases: The Biggest Movies In Theaters This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As we head into August, buoyed by the success of <em>Deadpool &amp; Wolverine<\/em> and <em>Twisters<\/em>, the final month of summer blockbuster season approaches. This month proves that 2024&#8217;s summer season is closing out strong, with a great lineup of movies hitting theaters. M. Night Shyamalan returns with his latest twist, one of the most anticipated video game adaptations ever hits screens, horror movies abound, and there are even a few family movies hitting screens before school starts back up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are all the wide-release movies coming to theaters in August 2024. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/\">Get tickets here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap &#8211; Release Date: Friday, August 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Josh Hartnett, Hayley Mills, Alison Pill, Saleka Shyamalan, Ariel Donoghue, Marnie McPhail, Vanessa Smythe, Jonathan Langdon, Marcia Bennett, Andrew Rotilio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> M. Night Shyamalan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trap | Official Trailer 2\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mps1HbpECIA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> A father and his teen daughter attend a pop concert only to realize they&#8217;ve entered the center of a dark and sinister event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As trailers have shown, it would appear Josh Hartnett is the serial killer police are trying to trap &#8211; but as it&#8217;s an M. Night movie, expect another twist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harold and the Purple Crayon &#8211; Release Date: Friday, August 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Zachary Levi, Zooey Deschanel, Tanya Reynolds, Lil Rel Howery, Camille Guaty, Hillary Harley, Ravi Patel, Pete Gardner, Mike Benitez, Lauren Halperin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Carlos Saldanha<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON - Official Trailer 2 (HD)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-itXhXgatsI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official Synopsis:<\/strong> Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book\u2019s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life\u2014and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends\u2019 creativity to save both the real world and his own. Harold and the Purple Crayon is the first film adaptation of the beloved children\u2019s classic that has captivated young readers for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kneecap &#8211; Release Date: Friday, August 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Simone Kirby, Josie Walker, Mo Chara, M\u00f3gla\u00ed Bap, Paul Murphy, Cliodhna McCorley, DJ Pr\u00f3vai, Arlene Martine Morris, Cathal Mercer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Rich Peppiatt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KNEECAP | Official Trailer (2024)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FFYfp-hKxZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official Synopsis: <\/strong>When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed &#8216;low life scum&#8217; Naoise and Liam Og, the needle drops on a hip hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish, they lead a movement to save their mother tongue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Borderlands &#8211; Release Date: Friday, August 9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Jamie Lee Curtis, Ariana Greenblatt, Cate Blanchett, Edgar Ram\u00edrez, Jack Black, Gina Gershon, Haley Bennett, Janina Gavankar, Kevin Hart, Bobby Lee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Eli Roth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Borderlands (2024) Final Trailer \u2013 Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Icnysn53neU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official Synopsis: <\/strong>Lilith (Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas (Ram\u00edrez), the universe\u2019s most powerful S.O.B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cuckoo &#8211; Release Date: Friday, August 9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Jessica Henwick, Dan Stevens, Hunter Schafer, Marton Csokas, Astrid Berg\u00e8s-Frisbey, Greta Fern\u00e1ndez, Mila Lieu, Proschat Madani, Kalin Morrow, Jan Bluthardt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Tilman Singer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CUCKOO - Official Trailer #2 - In Theaters August 9\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sBoPoKL0EQY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official Synopsis:<\/strong> Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. K\u00f6nig, her father&#8217;s boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen&#8217;s mute half-sister Alma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It Ends With Us &#8211; Release Date: Friday, August 9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Amy Morton, Brandon Sklenar, Alex Neustaedter, Steve Monroe, Isabela Ferrer, Will Fitz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Justin Baldoni<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IT ENDS WITH US - New Trailer (HD)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r-GQvSc5ZGw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official Synopsis:<\/strong> IT ENDS WITH US, the first Colleen Hoover novel adapted for the big screen, tells the compelling story of Lily Bloom (Blake Lively), a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston and chase a lifelong dream of opening her own business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alien: Romulus &#8211; Release Date: Friday, August 16<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, Archie Renaux, Aileen Wu, David Jonsson, Spike Fearn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Fede \u00c1lvarez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alien: Romulus | New Final Trailer\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I7H9rKK6KcE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official Synopsis:<\/strong> While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Close To You &#8211; Release Date: Friday, August 23<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Elliot Page, Hillary Baack, Wendy Crewson, Peter Outerbridge, Janet Porter, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Daniel Maslany, Sook-yin Lee, Andrew Bushell, David Reale, Jim Watson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Dominic Savage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Close to You | Official Trailer\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fEg_vaaMe_U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official Synopsis:<\/strong> Follow Sam who has the chance to encounter with an old friend on his way back home to a dreaded family reunion that forces him to confront long-buried memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Crow &#8211; Release Date: Friday, August 23<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd, FKA twigs, Danny Huston, Laura Birn, Jordan Bolger, Sami Bouajila, Isabella Wei, Jim High, Paul A Maynard, David Bowles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Rupert Sanders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Crow (2024) Official Trailer - Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd, FKA twigs, Danny Huston\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/djSKp_pwmOA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official Synopsis<\/strong>: Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd takes on the iconic role of THE CROW in this modern reimagining of the original graphic novel by James O\u2019Barr. Soulmates Eric (Skarsg\u00e5rd) and Shelly (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blink Twice &#8211; Release Date: Friday, August 23<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Channing Tatum, Geena Davis, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Christian Slater, Alia Shawkat, Kyle MacLachlan, Simon Rex, Naomi Ackie, Levon Hawke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Zo\u00eb Kravitz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BLINK TWICE | Official Trailer\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aMcmfonGWY4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official Synopsis: <\/strong>When tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) at his fundraising gala, sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It&#8217;s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun soaked days and everyone&#8217;s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality. There is something wrong with this place. She&#8217;ll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reagan &#8211; Release Date: Friday, August 30<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Dennis Quaid, Mena Suvari, C. Thomas Howell, Penelope Ann Miller, Jon Voight, Amanda Righetti, Justin Chatwin, Xander Berkeley, Lesley-Anne Down, Trevor Donovan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Sean McNamara<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"REAGAN Movie Official Trailer 2 (2024) - In Theaters August 30th.\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xR6jp1Eenyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official Synopsis:<\/strong> From dusty, small-town roots, to the glitter of Hollywood, and then on to commanding the world stage, REAGAN is a cinematic journey of overcoming the odds. Told through the voice of Viktor Petrovich, a former KGB agent whose life becomes inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan&#8217;s when Reagan first caught the Soviets&#8217; attention as an actor in Hollywood, this film offers a perspective as unique as it is captivating. Dennis Quaid brings to life a story that transcends the boundaries of a traditional biopic, offering a profound exploration of the enduring impact of the power of one man who overcame the odds, sustained by the love of a woman who supported him in his journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You Gotta Believe &#8211; Release Date: Friday, August 30<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Luke Wilson, Sarah Gadon, Molly Parker, Greg Kinnear, Patrick Renna, Lew Temple, Etienne Kellici, Connor McMahon, Blake DeLong, King Orba<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Ty Roberts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YOU GOTTA BELIEVE | Official Trailer | Starring Luke Wilson and Greg Kinnear\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iFDuSJvpWEc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official Synopsis:<\/strong> A Little League baseball team of misfits dedicate their season to a player&#8217;s dying father. In doing so, they accomplish the impossible by reaching the World Series finals in a game that became an ESPN instant classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/\">Get tickets to all these movies and more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we head into August, buoyed by the success of Deadpool &amp; Wolverine and Twisters, the final month of summer blockbuster season approaches. This month proves that 2024&#8217;s summer season is closing out strong, with a great lineup of movies hitting theaters. M. 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