#1 of 651 #1 English-language movie of 2023
2023 · Adventure, Drama
$1.4B worldwide · 7% of the chart's total
$636.2M US & Canada · 44% $810.9M elsewhere · 56%
English box office · 2023
English Box Office 2023: Highest-Grossing English Movies
Barbie (2023) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 2023, with $1.4B worldwide, ahead of The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) at $1.4B and Oppenheimer (2023) at $975.8M. 651 English-language films released in 2023 report a worldwide gross, $19.3B in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $1 billion and 46 crossed $100 million. That is up 20% on 2022, whose releases took $16.1B. By genre, Adventure leads with $9.7B across 59 English releases.
- 2023 releases with a gross
- 651
- combined worldwide
- $19.3B
- films crossed $100M
- 46
- vs 2022
- +20%
#1 of 651 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of 2023?
Barbie (2023) leads with $1.4B, 7% of the total. The top 5 together took $5.3B, 28% of what all 651 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 English Release of 2023, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 651. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2023.
- 1 Jul 21, 2023 US and Canada: $636.2M Rest of the world: $810.9M Worldwide: $1.4B
- 2 Apr 5, 2023 US and Canada: $574.9M Rest of the world: $785.8M Worldwide: $1.4B
- 3 Jul 21, 2023 US and Canada: $330.1M Rest of the world: $645.7M Worldwide: $975.8M
- 4 May 5, 2023 US and Canada: $359M Rest of the world: $486.6M Worldwide: $845.6M
- 5 May 19, 2023 US and Canada: $146.1M Rest of the world: $558.7M Worldwide: $704.9M
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Jun 2, 2023 US and Canada: $381.6M Rest of the world: $309.2M Worldwide: $690.8M - 7
Dec 15, 2023 US and Canada: $218.4M Rest of the world: $416.1M Worldwide: $634.5M - 8
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) Jul 12, 2023 · Action, Adventure $571.1M worldwideJul 12, 2023 US and Canada: $172.6M Rest of the world: $398.5M Worldwide: $571.1M - 9
May 26, 2023 US and Canada: $298.2M Rest of the world: $271.5M Worldwide: $569.6M - 10
Jun 16, 2023 US and Canada: $154.4M Rest of the world: $342M Worldwide: $496.4M - 11
Feb 17, 2023 US and Canada: $214.5M Rest of the world: $261.6M Worldwide: $476.1M - 12
Mar 24, 2023 US and Canada: $187.1M Rest of the world: $260M Worldwide: $447.1M - 13
Jun 9, 2023 US and Canada: $157.3M Rest of the world: $284.3M Worldwide: $441.7M - 14
Dec 22, 2023 US and Canada: $124.5M Rest of the world: $315.7M Worldwide: $440.2M - 15
Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: $82.6M Rest of the world: $315.9M Worldwide: $398.5M - 16
Jun 30, 2023 US and Canada: $174.5M Rest of the world: $209.5M Worldwide: $384M - 17
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) Nov 17, 2023 · Action, Adventure $348.2M worldwideNov 17, 2023 US and Canada: $166.4M Rest of the world: $181.8M Worldwide: $348.2M - 18
Dec 22, 2023 US and Canada: $127.6M Rest of the world: $172.6M Worldwide: $300.2M - 19
Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: $137.3M Rest of the world: $154.3M Worldwide: $291.6M - 20
Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: $156.2M Rest of the world: $119.9M Worldwide: $276.1M - 21
Jun 16, 2023 US and Canada: $108.1M Rest of the world: $163.3M Worldwide: $271.4M - 22
Sep 8, 2023 US and Canada: $86.3M Rest of the world: $183.4M Worldwide: $269.7M - 23
Nov 22, 2023 US and Canada: $64M Rest of the world: $191M Worldwide: $255M - 24
Jul 4, 2023 US and Canada: $184.2M Rest of the world: $66.4M Worldwide: $250.6M - 25
Nov 22, 2023 US and Canada: $61.5M Rest of the world: $160.9M Worldwide: $222.4M - 26
Dec 22, 2023 US and Canada: $88.3M Rest of the world: $132M Worldwide: $220.3M - 27
Nov 17, 2023 US and Canada: $103.3M Rest of the world: $107M Worldwide: $210.2M - 28
Nov 10, 2023 US and Canada: $84.5M Rest of the world: $121.6M Worldwide: $206.1M - 29
Mar 31, 2023 US and Canada: $93.5M Rest of the world: $111.9M Worldwide: $205.5M - 30
Sep 29, 2023 US and Canada: $65.3M Rest of the world: $139.8M Worldwide: $205.1M - 31
Sep 1, 2023 US and Canada: $92.4M Rest of the world: $98.7M Worldwide: $191.1M - 32
Jul 7, 2023 US and Canada: $82.2M Rest of the world: $106.9M Worldwide: $189.1M - 33
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) Aug 2, 2023 · Action, Adventure $181.9M worldwideAug 2, 2023 US and Canada: $118.7M Rest of the world: $63.2M Worldwide: $181.9M - 34
Jan 6, 2023 US and Canada: $95.2M Rest of the world: $84.9M Worldwide: $180.1M - 35
Oct 20, 2023 US and Canada: $68M Rest of the world: $90.7M Worldwide: $158.8M - 36
Apr 21, 2023 US and Canada: $67.2M Rest of the world: $79.9M Worldwide: $147.1M - 37
Feb 17, 2023 US and Canada: $803.2K Rest of the world: $136M Worldwide: $136.8M - 38
Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: $65.5M Rest of the world: $70.8M Worldwide: $136.3M - 39
Mar 17, 2023 US and Canada: $57.6M Rest of the world: $76.5M Worldwide: $134.1M - 40
Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: $72.5M Rest of the world: $58.3M Worldwide: $130.8M - 41
Sep 15, 2023 US and Canada: $42.5M Rest of the world: $79.8M Worldwide: $122.3M - 42
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: $44.4M Rest of the world: $77.6M Worldwide: $122.1M - 43
Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: $34.6M Rest of the world: $83.1M Worldwide: $117.6M - 44
Jul 28, 2023 US and Canada: $67.7M Rest of the world: $49.8M Worldwide: $117.4M - 45
Sep 29, 2023 US and Canada: $53.6M Rest of the world: $59.2M Worldwide: $112.8M - 46
Sep 29, 2023 US and Canada: $40.8M Rest of the world: $63.5M Worldwide: $104.3M - 47
Jul 28, 2023 US and Canada: $48.3M Rest of the world: $43.9M Worldwide: $92.2M - 48
Apr 5, 2023 US and Canada: $52.5M Rest of the world: $37.6M Worldwide: $90.1M - 49
Feb 24, 2023 US and Canada: $64.7M Rest of the world: $23.6M Worldwide: $88.3M - 50
Jun 23, 2023 US and Canada: $50.5M Rest of the world: $36.8M Worldwide: $87.3M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2023?
Of the top 10, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) earned the biggest share at home (55% in the US & Canada), while Fast X (2023) made 79% of its gross abroad. Across all 651 films, $8.1B (42%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Barbie (2023) $1.4B $636.2M US & Canada · 44% $810.9M elsewhere · 56%
- 2 The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) $1.4B $574.9M US & Canada · 42% $785.8M elsewhere · 58%
- 3 Oppenheimer (2023) $975.8M $330.1M US & Canada · 34% $645.7M elsewhere · 66%
- 4 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) $845.6M $359M US & Canada · 42% $486.6M elsewhere · 58%
- 5 Fast X (2023) $704.9M $146.1M US & Canada · 21% $558.7M elsewhere · 79%
- 6 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) $690.8M $381.6M US & Canada · 55% $309.2M elsewhere · 45%
- 7 Wonka (2023) $634.5M $218.4M US & Canada · 34% $416.1M elsewhere · 66%
- 8 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) $571.1M $172.6M US & Canada · 30% $398.5M elsewhere · 70%
- 9 The Little Mermaid (2023) $569.6M $298.2M US & Canada · 52% $271.5M elsewhere · 48%
- 10 Elemental (2023) $496.4M $154.4M US & Canada · 31% $342M elsewhere · 69%
Gross bands
How Many 2023 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
46 of 651 films crossed $100M and took $16.7B between them, 86% of the total. 542 films, 83% of the list, earned under $10M.
15% 26% 46% 12%
- $1B or more 2 films, <1% of the list $2.8B · 15% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 7 films, 1% of the list $5B · 26% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 37 films, 6% of the list $8.9B · 46% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 63 films, 10% of the list $2.2B · 12% of the gross
- Under $10M 542 films, 83% of the list $386.6M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2023 Earned the Most?
July releases took the most, $3.7B from 52 films, led by Barbie (2023). January was the quietest month ($340.3M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan M3GAN (2023) $340.3M M3GAN (2023)
- February Feb Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) $1B Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
- March Mar John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) $1.2B John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
- April Apr The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) $1.8B The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
- May May Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) $2.3B Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- June Jun Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) $2.6B Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
- July Jul Barbie (2023) $3.7B Barbie (2023)
- August Aug Meg 2: The Trench (2023) $962.3M Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
- September Sep The Nun II (2023) $1.2B The Nun II (2023)
- October Oct Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) $741.6M Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)
- November Nov The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) $1.4B The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)
- December Dec Wonka (2023) $2.1B Wonka (2023)
Last 10 years
How Does 2023 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2019 earned the most: $28.7B from 898 films, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019). 2023 took $19.3B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 649 films | 649 | $24.6B | – | Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014) $1.1B |
| 2015 682 films · +10% | 682 | $27.1B | +10% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| 2016 696 films · +1% | 696 | $27.4B | +1% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B |
| 2017 771 films · +2% | 771 | $27.9B | +2% | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B |
| 2018 828 films · +1% | 828 | $28.3B | +1% | Avengers: Infinity War (2018) $2.1B |
| 2019 898 films · +1% | 898 | $28.7B | +1% | Avengers: Endgame (2019) $2.8B |
| 2020 604 films · −85% | 604 | $4.4B | −85% | Bad Boys for Life (2020) $426.5M |
| 2021 621 films · +181% | 621 | $12.2B | +181% | Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $1.9B |
| 2022 641 films · +31% | 641 | $16.1B | +31% | Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) $2.3B |
| 2023 651 films · +20% | 651 | $19.3B | +20% | Barbie (2023) $1.4B |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in 2023?
Adventure took $9.7B across 59 films, 50% of the total, ahead of Action ($7.6B) and Thriller ($7.1B). A film counts once for each of its genres.
2023 English Box Office by Genre
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Adventure $9.7B59 films · #1 Barbie (2023) -
Action $7.6B91 films · #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) -
Thriller $7.1B178 films · #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) -
Drama $6.5B248 films · #1 Barbie (2023) -
Comedy $6B164 films · #1 Barbie (2023) -
Fantasy $5.4B37 films · #1 Barbie (2023) -
Sci-Fi $3.9B45 films · #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) -
Mystery $3B43 films · #1 Fast X (2023) -
Romance $2.7B51 films · #1 Barbie (2023) -
Horror $2.5B119 films · #1 Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
Archive
English Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $103.7B
2010s 10 years · $261.1B
- 2019 $28.7B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $28.3B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $27.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $27.4B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $27.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $24.6B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $26B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $26B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $24.2B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $21B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $170.3B
- 2009 $23B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $20B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $20.5B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $17.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $16.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $15.9B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $17.1B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $13.9B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $13.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $12.2B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $85.6B
- 1999 $12.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $10B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $11.8B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.2B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $8.9B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $7.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $7.4B #1 Jurassic Park (1993)
- 1992 $5.5B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $5.9B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
- 1989 $6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.3B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $3.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.3B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.4B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.2B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
- 1979 $2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $1.5B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $624.6M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $955.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $694.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $906.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $369.2M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $182.9M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $346.9M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
- 1969 $244.6M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $143.9M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $336.7M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $28.1M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $227.4M #1 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- 1964 $238.6M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $75.1M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $49.6M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $952.7K #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $42.4M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $757.2M
- 1959 $126.4M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $5.1M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $31.3M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $140.6M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $70.6M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $147.7M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.6M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.4M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $96.7M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $651.4M
- 1949 $1.7M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $707.7K #1 The Fallen Idol (1948)
- 1947 $1.4M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $91.9M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $117.4K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $102K #1 Went the Day Well? (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.5M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $213.2M
- 1939 $26.3M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $27.1K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $37.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $137.1K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $40K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $299 #1 Transgression (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 3 years · $60.4K
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
English Box Office 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 651 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in 2023?
Barbie (2023) leads with $1.4B worldwide, $636.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) at $1.4B and Oppenheimer (2023) at $975.8M.
How much did English-language movies released in 2023 earn?
651 English-language films released in 2023 report a worldwide gross, $19.3B in all, or $29.7M per film on average. 2022 releases took $16.1B.
How many English-language movies released in 2023 made $1 billion?
2 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Barbie (2023) and The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). 46 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2023 English 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 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the 2023 English 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.