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Animation box office · March 2023

Animation Box Office, March 2023: Top-Grossing Releases

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in March 2023, with $56.3M worldwide, ahead of Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Sky Utopia (2023) at $37.5M and Mavka: The Forest Song (2023) at $18M. 6 animation films released in March 2023 report a worldwide gross, $120.9M in all, 8% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 39% on February 2023, whose releases took $87.3M. By language, Japanese leads with $93.8M across 2 animation releases.

March 2023 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$120.9M
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023), the #1
$56.3M
vs February 2023
+39%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of March 2023?

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) leads with $56.3M, 47% of the total. The top 5 together took $120.9M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $56.3M Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023)
    $10.1M US & Canada · 18% $46.2M elsewhere · 82%
  2. Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Sky Utopia (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $37.5M Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Sky Utopia (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Mavka: The Forest Song (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $18M Mavka: The Forest Song (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Cats in the Museum (2023) movie poster Number 4
    $9.1M Cats in the Museum (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Unicorn Wars (2023) movie poster Number 5
    $29.4K Unicorn Wars (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of March 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 March 2023.

  1. 1 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) movie poster
    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Thriller $56.3M worldwide
    Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: $10.1M Rest of the world: $46.2M Worldwide: $56.3M
  2. 2 Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Sky Utopia (2023) movie poster
    Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Sky Utopia (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · Japanese · Animation, Sci-Fi, Adventure $37.5M worldwide
    Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37.5M
  3. 3 Mavka: The Forest Song (2023) movie poster
    Mavka: The Forest Song (2023) Mar 2, 2023 · Ukrainian · Family, Animation, Adventure $18M worldwide
    Mar 2, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18M
  4. 4 Cats in the Museum (2023) movie poster
    Cats in the Museum (2023) Mar 23, 2023 · Russian · Comedy, Family, Fantasy $9.1M worldwide
    Mar 23, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.1M
  5. 5 Unicorn Wars (2023) movie poster
    Unicorn Wars (2023) Mar 10, 2023 · Spanish · Action, Fantasy, Horror $29.4K worldwide
    Mar 10, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.4K
  6. 6 The Magician's Elephant (2023) movie poster
    The Magician's Elephant (2023) Mar 10, 2023 · English · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy $2.4K worldwide
    Mar 10, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
By release week

Which Week of March 2023 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 9 (Feb 26–Mar 4) took $111.8M, led by Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 26–Mar 4 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) $111.8M Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023)
  2. Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 5–11 Unicorn Wars (2023) $31.9K Unicorn Wars (2023)
  3. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 12–18 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 19–25 Cats in the Museum (2023) $9.1M Cats in the Museum (2023)
  5. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 26–Apr 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does March 2023 Compare With March in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, March 2016 earned the most: $1.1B from 6 films, led by Zootopia (2016). March 2023 took $120.9M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
March 2014 8 films 8 $299.8M – Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) $275.7M
March 2015 5 films · +29% 5 $387.2M +29% Home (2015) $386M
March 2016 6 films · +179% 6 $1.1B +179% Zootopia (2016) $1B
March 2017 10 films · −37% 10 $679.5M −37% The Boss Baby (2017) $528M
March 2018 9 films · +4% 9 $703.4M +4% Ready Player One (2018) $607.9M
March 2019 9 films · −73% 9 $193.2M −73% Wonder Park (2019) $119.6M
March 2020 2 films · −26% 2 $142.7M −26% Onward (2020) $141.9M
March 2021 5 films · −93% 5 $10.3M −93% The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2021) $4.8M
March 2022 10 films · +2111% 10 $228.7M +2111% Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie (2022) $166.7M
March 2023 6 films · −47% 6 $120.9M −47% Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) $56.3M
Archive

Animation Box Office in 2023, Month by Month

The months of 2023 with their totals: November leads with $917.5M, led by The Boy and the Heron (2023).

FAQ

Animation Box Office March 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing animation movie in March 2023?

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) leads with $56.3M worldwide, $10.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Sky Utopia (2023) at $37.5M and Mavka: The Forest Song (2023) at $18M.

How much did animation movies released in March 2023 earn?

6 animation films released in March 2023 report a worldwide gross, $120.9M in all, or $20.2M per film on average. February 2023 releases took $87.3M.

How many animation movies released in March 2023 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023), earned $56.3M.

How much of the March 2023 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$10.1M of the $120.9M total, or 8%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the March 2023 animation 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 March 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 March 2023 animation 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.