Top-grossing movies of 2023

Top movies of 2023 at the box office

The success of Fast X.

Barbie leads the pack.

As the year comes to an end, we present one of the most anticipated lists for film lovers.

In an era where streaming platforms dominate worldwide, people have gradually returned to movie theaters.

Here, we present the top five highest-grossing movies of 2023. Have you seen them all? Some may surprise you.

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Before delving into the top five highest-grossing movies of 2023, it’s worth highlighting an honorable sixth place.

This is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which premiered on June 2 in the U.S. Undoubtedly, it’s one of the surprises of the year.

In fifth place is the tenth installment of Fast & Furious, simply called Fast X.

Its worldwide box office revenue was around $705 million. Its budget was $340 million, so it recovered and doubled the investment.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was one of the top movies of 2023

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Next is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, a film that successfully concludes an unforgettable trilogy.

According to Fotogramas, it is one of the best films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe in many years.

This film grossed $845 million worldwide. In the U.S. alone, it earned nearly $360 million.

The cast of Guardians includes Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Dave Bautista and Bradley Cooper, among others.

Dedicated to the father of the atomic bomb

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The film that many consider a favorite to sweep the Oscars is among the highest-grossing movies of 2023.

This is Oppenheimer, a biopic about the ‘father of the atomic bomb,’ Robert Oppenheimer, portrayed by actor Cillian Murphy.

Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh and Rami Malek star in this film directed by Christopher Nolan.

Its worldwide box office revenue was just over $950 million. Oppenheimer is said to have been boosted by Barbie’s release around the same time.

The biggest surprise in the top movies of 2023?

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Perhaps few imagined the success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, inspired by the popular video game.

To make things even more surprising, the success of the song ‘Peaches,’ performed by actor Jack Black, is something that few saw coming.

It’s noteworthy that both the second and first places on this list are aimed at the youngest members of the household.

Super Mario earned an impressive $1.36 billion worldwide this year. Surely, a sequel will follow.

Barbie was a groundbreaking film

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Finally, in the first place among the top movies of 2023 is Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.

According to Fotogramas, this film grossed over $1.4 billion worldwide.

In other words, it made ten times more than its initial investment. Moreover, in the U.S. alone, it earned almost half of its total revenue.

It was the movie that brought many people back to theaters. In addition, in a rare occurrence, it was part of a double header of hits dubbed ‘Barbenheimer.’