The year 2023 closed with a rosy note in cinemas. “Barbie”, in Greta Gerwig was the highest-grossing film of the year, grossing US$1.44 billion.
Production broke several records. It is the most successful film released by Warner Bros. and the highest grossing film by a female filmmaker.
The feature film about Mattel's doll was released on the big screen in July – it brought thousands of people to movie theaters and fought a dispute with a historical figure: Robert Oppenheimer, who won a film under the command of Christopher Nolan.
The physical production grossed US$952 million, taking 3rd place. In between “Barbie” It is “Oppenheimer” the animation was “Super Mario Bros. The film “, which, like Gerwig’s film, was in the billion range.
Another animation that secured its place in the Top 10 was “Elements” , from Pixar. The production performed well on the big screen and grossed US$496 million in 2023.
Just like in recent years, Marvel secured its place among the top box office draws of the year. In this year, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” secured fourth place and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” closed the Top 10.
The data is from Box Office Mojo, iMDb's platform.
The biggest box offices of 2023
- Barbie – US$1.44 billion
- Super Mario Bros. The Movie – US$1.36 billion
- Oppenheimer – US$952 million
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – US$845 million
- Fast and Furious 10 – US$704 million
- Spider-Man: Through the Spider-Verse – US$690 million
- The Little Mermaid – US$569 million
- Mission Impossible: Reckoning Part 1 – US$567 million
- Elements – US$496 million
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – US$476 million
- John Wick 4: Baba Yaga – $440 million
- Transformers: Dawn of the Beasts – US$438 million
- Megajaws 2 – US$395 million
- Wonka – US$387 million
- Indiana Jones and the Relic of Destiny – US$383 million
Source: CNN Brasil

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