#1 of 26 #1 action movie of May 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
2023 · Action, Adventure
$845.6M worldwide · 50% of the chart's total
$359M US & Canada · 42% $486.6M elsewhere · 58%
Action box office · May 2023
Action Box Office, May 2023: Top-Grossing Releases
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) is the highest-grossing action movie released in May 2023, with $845.6M worldwide, ahead of Fast X (2023) at $704.9M and The Roundup: No Way Out (2023) at $83.4M. 26 action films released in May 2023 report a worldwide gross, $1.7B in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 3.1 times the total of April 2023, whose releases took $548.6M. By language, English leads with $1.6B across 13 action releases.
- May 2023 releases with a gross
- 26
- combined worldwide
- $1.7B
- films crossed $100M
- 2
- vs April 2023
- ×3.1
#1 of 26 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of May 2023?
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) leads with $845.6M, 50% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.7B, 98% of what all 26 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 May 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 May 2023.
- 1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)May 5, 2023 US and Canada: $359M Rest of the world: $486.6M Worldwide: $845.6M
May 5, 2023 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $845.6M worldwide - 2 May 19, 2023 US and Canada: $146.1M Rest of the world: $558.7M Worldwide: $704.9M
- 3 May 31, 2023 US and Canada: $909.4K Rest of the world: $82.5M Worldwide: $83.4M
- 4 May 31, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.8M
- 5 May 26, 2023 US and Canada: $10.5M Rest of the world: $206K Worldwide: $10.7M
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May 26, 2023 US and Canada: $4.8M Rest of the world: $4.6M Worldwide: $9.4M - 7
May 12, 2023 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $5.9M Worldwide: $7M - 8
May 26, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.3M - 9
May 23, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.1M - 10
May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M - 11
May 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M - 12
May 19, 2023 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5M - 13
May 26, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 14
May 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $781.1K - 15
May 12, 2023 US and Canada: $503.4K Rest of the world: $31.7K Worldwide: $535.1K - 16
May 26, 2023 US and Canada: $168.1K Rest of the world: $39K Worldwide: $207.1K - 17
May 16, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $188.3K - 18
May 12, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $54.6K - 19
May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.9K - 20
May 12, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.3K - 21
May 24, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.1K - 22
May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.3K - 23
May 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14K - 24
May 12, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.5K - 25
May 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8K - 26
May 12, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in May 2023?
Of the top 10, The Machine (2023) earned the biggest share at home (98% in the US & Canada), while The Roundup: No Way Out (2023) made 99% of its gross abroad. Across all 26 films, $525.6M (31%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) $845.6M $359M US & Canada · 42% $486.6M elsewhere · 58%
- 2 Fast X (2023) $704.9M $146.1M US & Canada · 21% $558.7M elsewhere · 79%
- 3 The Roundup: No Way Out (2023) $83.4M $909.4K US & Canada · 1% $82.5M elsewhere · 99%
- 4 Shin Kamen Rider (2023) $15.8M No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 The Machine (2023) $10.7M $10.5M US & Canada · 98% $206K elsewhere · 2%
- 6 Kandahar (2023) $9.4M $4.8M US & Canada · 51% $4.6M elsewhere · 49%
- 7 Knights of the Zodiac (2023) $7M $1.1M US & Canada · 16% $5.9M elsewhere · 84%
- 8 Rohan at the Louvre (2023) $6.3M No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Kubi (2023) $6.1M No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 2018 (2023) $4.6M No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many May 2023 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
2 of 26 films crossed $100M and took $1.6B between them, 91% of the total. 21 films, 81% of the list, earned under $10M.
91%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 2 films, 8% of the list $1.6B · 91% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 3 films, 12% of the list $109.9M · 6% of the gross
- Under $10M 21 films, 81% of the list $42.3M · 2% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of May 2023 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 18 (Apr 30–May 6) took $850.2M, led by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 30–May 6 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) $850.2M Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 7–13 Knights of the Zodiac (2023) $7.6M Knights of the Zodiac (2023)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 14–20 Fast X (2023) $711.5M Fast X (2023)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 21–27 The Machine (2023) $34.2M The Machine (2023)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 28–Jun 3 The Roundup: No Way Out (2023) $99.2M The Roundup: No Way Out (2023)
Earlier years
How Does May 2023 Compare With May in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, May 2015 earned the most: $2.6B from 17 films, led by Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). May 2023 took $1.7B.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 10 films | 10 | $2B | – | X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) $746M |
| May 2015 17 films · +28% | 17 | $2.6B | +28% | Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $1.4B |
| May 2016 21 films · −12% | 21 | $2.2B | −12% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B |
| May 2017 19 films · +6% | 19 | $2.4B | +6% | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) $863.8M |
| May 2018 20 films · −45% | 20 | $1.3B | −45% | Deadpool 2 (2018) $785.9M |
| May 2019 22 films · −37% | 22 | $826M | −37% | Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) $387.3M |
| May 2020 8 films · −98% | 8 | $16.1M | −98% | Nightfire (2020) $14.3M |
| May 2021 15 films · +2713% | 15 | $452M | +2713% | Cruella (2021) $233.5M |
| May 2022 20 films · +139% | 20 | $1.1B | +139% | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) $955.8M |
| May 2023 26 films · +57% | 26 | $1.7B | +57% | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) $845.6M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Action Movies Speak in May 2023?
English-language action films took $1.6B across 13 films, 93% of the total, ahead of Korean-language action films ($83.4M) and Japanese-language action films ($31.4M).
May 2023 Action Box Office by Language
- English $1.6B13 films · #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
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Korean $83.4M1 film · #1 The Roundup: No Way Out (2023) -
Japanese $31.4M4 films · #1 Shin Kamen Rider (2023) -
Malayalam $4.6M1 film · #1 2018 (2023) - Telugu $71.9K2 films · #1 Custody (2023)
- Hindi $32.9K2 films · #1 IB 71 (2023)
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Arabic $19.1K1 film · #1 Rahba (2023) - Tamil $15.9K2 films · #1 Pichaikkaran 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 May 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 26 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in May 2023?
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) leads with $845.6M worldwide, $359M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Fast X (2023) at $704.9M and The Roundup: No Way Out (2023) at $83.4M.
How much did action movies released in May 2023 earn?
26 action films released in May 2023 report a worldwide gross, $1.7B in all, or $65.5M per film on average. April 2023 releases took $548.6M.
How many action movies released in May 2023 made $1 billion?
None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) with $845.6M.
How is the May 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 May 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 May 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.