#1 of 13 #1 action movie of July 2023
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
2023 · Action, Adventure
$571.1M worldwide · 63% of the chart's total
$172.6M US & Canada · 30% $398.5M elsewhere · 70%
Action box office · July 2023
Action Box Office, July 2023: Top-Grossing Releases
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) is the highest-grossing action movie released in July 2023, with $571.1M worldwide, ahead of Sound of Freedom (2023) at $250.6M and Smugglers (2023) at $36.9M. 13 action films released in July 2023 report a worldwide gross, $901.3M in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 38% on June 2023, whose releases took $1.5B. By language, English leads with $825M across 9 action releases.
- July 2023 releases with a gross
- 13
- combined worldwide
- $901.3M
- films crossed $100M
- 2
- vs June 2023
- −38%
#1 of 13 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of July 2023?
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) leads with $571.1M, 63% of the total. The top 5 together took $897.6M, almost all of what the 13 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $571.1M Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)$172.6M US & Canada · 30% $398.5M elsewhere · 70%
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The chart
Every Action Release of July 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 July 2023.
- 1 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)Jul 12, 2023 US and Canada: $172.6M Rest of the world: $398.5M Worldwide: $571.1M
Jul 12, 2023 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $571.1M worldwide - 2 Jul 4, 2023 US and Canada: $184.2M Rest of the world: $66.4M Worldwide: $250.6M
- 3 Jul 26, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.9M
- 4 Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023)Jul 28, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.3M
Jul 28, 2023 · Japanese · War, Adventure, Action $36.3M worldwide - 5 Kamen Rider Geats: 4 Aces and the Black Fox (2023)Jul 28, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M Jul 28, 2023 · Japanese · Drama, Sci-Fi, Action $2.7M worldwide
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Jul 28, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M - 7
Jul 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $704.3K - 8
Jul 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $406.7K - 9
Jul 28, 2023 US and Canada: $12K Rest of the world: $272.7K Worldwide: $284.7K - 10
Resident Evil: Death Island (2023)Jul 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.2K Jul 25, 2023 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $43.2K worldwide - 11
Jul 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.8K - 12
Jul 28, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37.2K - 13
Jul 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.8K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in July 2023?
Of the top 10, Sound of Freedom (2023) earned the biggest share at home (74% in the US & Canada), while Sympathy for the Devil (2023) made 96% of its gross abroad. Across all 13 films, $356.8M (40%) came from the US & Canada. 7 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) $571.1M $172.6M US & Canada · 30% $398.5M elsewhere · 70%
- 2 Sound of Freedom (2023) $250.6M $184.2M US & Canada · 74% $66.4M elsewhere · 26%
- 3 Smugglers (2023) $36.9M No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023) $36.3M No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Kamen Rider Geats: 4 Aces and the Black Fox (2023) $2.7M No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Hidden Strike (2023) $2.2M No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 The Flood (2023) $704.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Maaveeran (2023) $406.7K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Sympathy for the Devil (2023) $284.7K $12K US & Canada · 4% $272.7K elsewhere · 96%
- 10 Resident Evil: Death Island (2023) $43.2K No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many July 2023 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
2 of 13 films crossed $100M and took $821.7M between them, 91% of the total. 9 films, 69% of the list, earned under $10M.
63% 28% 8%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 1 film, 8% of the list $571.1M · 63% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 1 film, 8% of the list $250.6M · 28% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 2 films, 15% of the list $73.1M · 8% of the gross
- Under $10M 9 films, 69% of the list $6.5M · <1% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of July 2023 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 28 (Jul 9–15) took $572.2M, led by Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 25–Jul 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jul 2–8 Sound of Freedom (2023) $250.6M Sound of Freedom (2023)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 9–15 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) $572.2M Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 16–22 The Island (2023) $69.6K The Island (2023)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 23–29 Smugglers (2023) $78.4M Smugglers (2023)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 30–Aug 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does July 2023 Compare With July in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, July 2017 earned the most: $3.1B from 22 films, led by Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). July 2023 took $901.3M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| July 2014 17 films | 17 | $1.7B | – | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) $710.6M |
| July 2015 24 films · +47% | 24 | $2.5B | +47% | Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) $710.9M |
| July 2016 25 films · −5% | 25 | $2.4B | −5% | Jason Bourne (2016) $415.5M |
| July 2017 22 films · +32% | 22 | $3.1B | +32% | Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) $881M |
| July 2018 23 films · −22% | 23 | $2.4B | −22% | Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) $824.2M |
| July 2019 16 films · −41% | 16 | $1.5B | −41% | Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) $1.1B |
| July 2020 12 films · −97% | 12 | $50.2M | −97% | Peninsula (2020) $42.7M |
| July 2021 22 films · +2044% | 22 | $1.1B | +2044% | Black Widow (2021) $379.8M |
| July 2022 33 films · −14% | 33 | $928.3M | −14% | Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) $760.9M |
| July 2023 13 films · −3% | 13 | $901.3M | −3% | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) $571.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Action Movies Speak in July 2023?
English-language action films took $825M across 9 films, 92% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language action films ($39M) and Korean-language action films ($36.9M).
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 July 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 13 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in July 2023?
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) leads with $571.1M worldwide, $172.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Sound of Freedom (2023) at $250.6M and Smugglers (2023) at $36.9M.
How much did action movies released in July 2023 earn?
13 action films released in July 2023 report a worldwide gross, $901.3M in all, or $69.3M per film on average. June 2023 releases took $1.5B.
How many action movies released in July 2023 made $1 billion?
None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) with $571.1M.
How is the July 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 July 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 July 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.