Ultimately, nothing might high “Barbie.”
Greta Gerwig’s smash hit ended the 12 months because the highest-grossing movie of 2023, having raked in additional than $1.4 billion since hitting theaters in July.
It is the primary time in years {that a} non-sequel has topped the year-end field workplace. Certainly, of the ten highest-grossing movies of the 12 months, half are a part of ongoing collection. “The Little Mermaid,” in the meantime, is a remake.
However the high two movies, “Barbie” and No. 2 “The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film,” are each standalone properties (for now). Christopher Nolan’s historic drama “Oppenheimer” rounded out the highest three with its $951 million haul.
“I believe audiences are actually exhibiting what they need are movies which might be a little bit totally different,” Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore, tells CNBC Make It.
After topping the 2022 field workplace charts with “High Gun: Maverick” — “Avatar: The Manner of Water” break up its $2.3 billion field workplace haul between 2022 and 2023 — Tom Cruise made one other look within the high 10 together with his newest “Mission Not possible” sequel.
Marvel Studios, which lately has topped the year-end field workplace on a number of events with “Spider-Man” and “Avengers” movies, claimed two spots within the high 10.
These are the highest-grossing movies launched in 2023, in keeping with Comscore knowledge pulled on December 18.
10. ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’
Worldwide gross: $476.3 million
Launch date: February 17, 2023
9. ‘Elemental’
Worldwide gross: $479.8 million
Launch date: June 16, 2023
8. ‘Mission: Not possible – Lifeless Reckoning Half One’
Worldwide gross: $567.5 million
Launch date: July 12, 2023
7. ‘The Little Mermaid’
Worldwide gross: $568.8 million
Launch date: Might 26, 2023
6. ‘Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse
Worldwide gross: $684.9 million
Launch date: June 2, 2023
5. ‘Quick X’
Worldwide gross: $707.6 million
Launch date: Might 19, 2023
4. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
Worldwide gross: $845.4 million
Launch date: Might 5, 2023
3. ‘Oppenheimer’
Worldwide gross: $951.4 million
Launch date: July 21, 2023
2. ‘The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film’
Worldwide gross: $1.34 billion
Launch date: April 5, 2023
1. ‘Barbie’
Worldwide gross: $1.44 billion
Launch date: July 21, 2023
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