#1 of 25 #1 action movie of December 2023
Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023)
2023 · Action, Adventure
$440.2M worldwide · 40% of the chart's total
$124.5M US & Canada · 28% $315.7M elsewhere · 72%
Action box office · December 2023
Action Box Office, December 2023: Top-Grossing Releases
Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023) is the highest-grossing action movie released in December 2023, with $440.2M worldwide, ahead of Migration (2023) at $300.2M and Godzilla Minus One (2023) at $113.9M. 25 action films released in December 2023 report a worldwide gross, $1.1B in all, 32% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 20% on November 2023, whose releases took $906.5M. By language, English leads with $754.4M across 8 action releases.
- December 2023 releases with a gross
- 25
- combined worldwide
- $1.1B
- films crossed $100M
- 3
- vs November 2023
- +20%
#1 of 25 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of December 2023?
Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023) leads with $440.2M, 40% of the total. The top 5 together took $981.4M, 90% of what all 25 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Action Release of December 2023, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in December 2023.
- 1 Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023)Dec 22, 2023 US and Canada: $124.5M Rest of the world: $315.7M Worldwide: $440.2M
Dec 22, 2023 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $440.2M worldwide - 2 Dec 22, 2023 US and Canada: $127.6M Rest of the world: $172.6M Worldwide: $300.2M
- 3 Dec 1, 2023 US and Canada: $57.1M Rest of the world: $56.8M Worldwide: $113.9M
- 4 Dec 1, 2023 US and Canada: $15M Rest of the world: $77.8M Worldwide: $92.9M
- 5 Dec 22, 2023 US and Canada: $315.2K Rest of the world: $33.9M Worldwide: $34.2M
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The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan (2023)Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.8M
Dec 8, 2023 · French · Action, Adventure, History $32.8M worldwide - 7
Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.1M - 8
Dec 21, 2023 US and Canada: $8.9M Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $12M - 9
Dec 1, 2023 US and Canada: $8M Rest of the world: $3.1M Worldwide: $11.1M - 10
Dec 1, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.6M - 11
Dec 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.1M - 12
Dec 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M - 13
Dec 15, 2023 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: $45.8K Worldwide: $1.7M - 14
Dec 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 15
Dec 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M - 16
Dec 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $646.7K - 17
Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: $509.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $509.5K - 18
Dec 1, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $472.9K - 19
Dec 28, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $299.2K - 20
Dec 1, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $271.9K - 21
Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $260.2K - 22
Dec 15, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.5K - 23
Dec 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10K - 24
Dec 29, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K - 25
Dec 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in December 2023?
Of the top 10, Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023) earned the biggest share at home (75% in the US & Canada), while Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023) made 99% of its gross abroad. Across all 25 films, $343.6M (32%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023) $440.2M $124.5M US & Canada · 28% $315.7M elsewhere · 72%
- 2 Migration (2023) $300.2M $127.6M US & Canada · 43% $172.6M elsewhere · 57%
- 3 Godzilla Minus One (2023) $113.9M $57.1M US & Canada · 50% $56.8M elsewhere · 50%
- 4 Animal (2023) $92.9M $15M US & Canada · 16% $77.8M elsewhere · 84%
- 5 Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023) $34.2M $315.2K US & Canada · <1% $33.9M elsewhere · 99%
- 6 The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan (2023) $32.8M No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Concrete Utopia (2023) $30.1M No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023) $12M $8.9M US & Canada · 75% $3M elsewhere · 25%
- 9 Silent Night (2023) $11.1M $8M US & Canada · 72% $3.1M elsewhere · 28%
- 10 Mortal World 2 (2023) $6.6M No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many December 2023 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
3 of 25 films crossed $100M and took $854.3M between them, 79% of the total. 16 films, 64% of the list, earned under $10M.
79% 20%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 3 films, 12% of the list $854.3M · 79% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 6 films, 24% of the list $213M · 20% of the gross
- Under $10M 16 films, 64% of the list $20.9M · 2% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of December 2023 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 51 (Dec 17–23) took $787.7M, led by Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 26–Dec 2 Godzilla Minus One (2023) $225.2M Godzilla Minus One (2023)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 3–9 The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan (2023) $64.3M The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan (2023)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 10–16 Nefes: Yer Eksi İki (2023) $3.4M Nefes: Yer Eksi İki (2023)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 17–23 Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023) $787.7M Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 24–30 The Goldfinger (2023) $7.5M The Goldfinger (2023)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does December 2023 Compare With December in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, December 2015 earned the most: $2.9B from 16 films, led by Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). December 2023 took $1.1B.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2014 10 films | 10 | $1.1B | – | American Sniper (2014) $547.7M |
| December 2015 16 films · +169% | 16 | $2.9B | +169% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| December 2016 18 films · −39% | 18 | $1.8B | −39% | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.1B |
| December 2017 33 films · +49% | 33 | $2.7B | +49% | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B |
| December 2018 26 films · −15% | 26 | $2.3B | −15% | Aquaman (2018) $1.2B |
| December 2019 31 films · +6% | 31 | $2.4B | +6% | Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1.1B |
| December 2020 17 films · −76% | 17 | $577.7M | −76% | Shock Wave 2 (2020) $198.9M |
| December 2021 21 films · +292% | 21 | $2.3B | +292% | Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $1.9B |
| December 2022 18 films · +9% | 18 | $2.5B | +9% | Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) $2.3B |
| December 2023 25 films · −56% | 25 | $1.1B | −56% | Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023) $440.2M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Action Movies Speak in December 2023?
English-language action films took $754.4M across 8 films, 69% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language action films ($113.9M) and Hindi-language action films ($92.9M).
December 2023 Action Box Office by Language
- English $754.4M8 films · #1 Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023)
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Japanese $113.9M1 film · #1 Godzilla Minus One (2023) -
Hindi $92.9M1 film · #1 Animal (2023) -
Korean $64.3M2 films · #1 Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023) - French $32.8M1 film · #1 The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan (2023)
- Telugu $12M1 film · #1 Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023)
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Turkish $8.3M2 films · #1 Mortal World 2 (2023) -
Chinese $6.4M2 films · #1 The Goldfinger (2023) -
Arabic $1.2M1 film · #1 Abo Nasab (2023) -
Polish $1.1M1 film · #1 Fuks 2 (2023)
Archive
Action Box Office in 2023, Month by Month
The months of 2023 with their totals: May leads with $1.7B, led by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
- January $852.9M #1 The Wandering Earth II (2023)
- February $478M #1 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
- March $974.6M #1 John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
- April $548.6M #1 Suzume (2023)
- May $1.7B #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- June $1.5B #1 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
- July $901.3M #1 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
- August $686.7M #1 Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
- September $376.4M #1 The Equalizer 3 (2023)
- October $19.4M #1 Freelance (2023)
- November $906.5M #1 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)
- December $1.1B #1 Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023)
FAQ
Action Box Office December 2023: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 25 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in December 2023?
Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023) leads with $440.2M worldwide, $124.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Migration (2023) at $300.2M and Godzilla Minus One (2023) at $113.9M.
How much did action movies released in December 2023 earn?
25 action films released in December 2023 report a worldwide gross, $1.1B in all, or $43.5M per film on average. November 2023 releases took $906.5M.
How many action movies released in December 2023 made $1 billion?
None. 3 films crossed $100 million, led by Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023) with $440.2M.
How is the December 2023 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in December 2023. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the December 2023 action box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.