#1 of 64 #1 English-language movie of August 2023
2023 · Action, Adventure
$398.5M worldwide · 41% of the chart's total
$82.6M US & Canada · 21% $315.9M elsewhere · 79%
English box office · August 2023
English Box Office, August 2023: Top-Grossing Releases
Meg 2: The Trench (2023) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in August 2023, with $398.5M worldwide, ahead of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) at $181.9M and Blue Beetle (2023) at $130.8M. 64 English-language films released in August 2023 report a worldwide gross, $962.3M in all, 41% of it from the US & Canada. 4 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 74% on July 2023, whose releases took $3.7B. By genre, Adventure leads with $706.3M across 6 English releases.
- August 2023 releases with a gross
- 64
- combined worldwide
- $962.3M
- films crossed $100M
- 4
- vs July 2023
- −74%
#1 of 64 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of August 2023?
Meg 2: The Trench (2023) leads with $398.5M, 41% of the total. The top 5 together took $869.4M, 90% of what all 64 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 2 $181.9M Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)$118.7M US & Canada · 65% $63.2M elsewhere · 35% -
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Number 5
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The chart
Every English Release of August 2023, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 64. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in August 2023.
- 1 Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: $82.6M Rest of the world: $315.9M Worldwide: $398.5M
- 2 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
- 3 Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: $72.5M Rest of the world: $58.3M Worldwide: $130.8M
- 4 Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: $44.4M Rest of the world: $77.6M Worldwide: $122.1M
- 5 Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: $24M Rest of the world: $12.1M Worldwide: $36.1M
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Aug 11, 2023 US and Canada: $13.6M Rest of the world: $8.1M Worldwide: $21.8M - 7
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: $6.9M Rest of the world: $11.7M Worldwide: $18.7M - 8
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: $12M Rest of the world: $940K Worldwide: $13M - 9
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: $4.8M Rest of the world: $2.9M Worldwide: $7.7M - 10
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: $7.7M Rest of the world: $31.2K Worldwide: $7.7M - 11
Aug 28, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.1M - 12
Aug 11, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M - 13
Aug 11, 2023 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $391.3K Worldwide: $2.3M - 14
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: $5.9K Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $1.5M - 15
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: $214K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.3M - 16
Aug 9, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 17
Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: $551.6K Rest of the world: $565.2K Worldwide: $1.1M - 18
Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: $669.5K Rest of the world: $33.7K Worldwide: $703.1K - 19
Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: $675.3K Rest of the world: $10.8K Worldwide: $686K - 20
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $630.9K - 21
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: $271.3K Rest of the world: $330.3K Worldwide: $601.6K - 22
Aug 10, 2023 US and Canada: $4.9K Rest of the world: $484.3K Worldwide: $489.2K - 23
Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $385.8K - 24
Aug 10, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $359.4K - 25
Aug 11, 2023 US and Canada: $340K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $340K - 26
Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: $296.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $296.3K - 27
Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $223.6K - 28
Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: $203.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $203.4K - 29
Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: $138.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $138.6K - 30
Aug 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $137.1K - 31
Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $113.6K - 32
Aug 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $86.9K - 33
Aug 11, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $68.6K - 34
Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.4K - 35
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.1K - 36
Aug 24, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $59.1K - 37
Aug 11, 2023 US and Canada: $31.6K Rest of the world: $26.7K Worldwide: $58.3K - 38
Aug 31, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $56K - 39
Aug 11, 2023 US and Canada: $54.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $54.1K - 40
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $52.2K - 41
Aug 23, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45K - 42
Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42.1K - 43
Aug 15, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.9K - 44
Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: $34.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $34.5K - 45
Aug 7, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.6K - 46
Aug 11, 2023 US and Canada: $21.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.6K - 47
Aug 29, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.4K - 48
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: $14K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14K - 49
Aug 17, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.3K - 50
Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.5K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in August 2023?
Of the top 10, The Hill (2023) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Meg 2: The Trench (2023) made 79% of its gross abroad. Across all 64 films, $392.7M (41%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Meg 2: The Trench (2023) $398.5M $82.6M US & Canada · 21% $315.9M elsewhere · 79%
- 2 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) $181.9M $118.7M US & Canada · 65% $63.2M elsewhere · 35%
- 3 Blue Beetle (2023) $130.8M $72.5M US & Canada · 55% $58.3M elsewhere · 45%
- 4 Gran Turismo (2023) $122.1M $44.4M US & Canada · 36% $77.6M elsewhere · 64%
- 5 Strays (2023) $36.1M $24M US & Canada · 67% $12.1M elsewhere · 33%
- 6 The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) $21.8M $13.6M US & Canada · 63% $8.1M elsewhere · 37%
- 7 Retribution (2023) $18.7M $6.9M US & Canada · 37% $11.7M elsewhere · 63%
- 8 Bottoms (2023) $13M $12M US & Canada · 93% $940K elsewhere · 7%
- 9 Golda (2023) $7.7M $4.8M US & Canada · 62% $2.9M elsewhere · 38%
- 10 The Hill (2023) $7.7M $7.7M US & Canada · 100% $31.2K elsewhere · <1%
Gross bands
How Many August 2023 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
4 of 64 films crossed $100M and took $833.3M between them, 87% of the total. 56 films, 88% of the list, earned under $10M.
87% 9%
- $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 4 films, 6% of the list $833.3M · 87% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 4 films, 6% of the list $89.5M · 9% of the gross
- Under $10M 56 films, 88% of the list $39.5M · 4% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of August 2023 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 31 (Jul 30–Aug 5) took $583.2M, led by Meg 2: The Trench (2023). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 30–Aug 5 Meg 2: The Trench (2023) $583.2M Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 6–12 The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) $30.1M The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 13–19 Blue Beetle (2023) $168.3M Blue Beetle (2023)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 20–26 Gran Turismo (2023) $173.4M Gran Turismo (2023)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 27–Sep 2 The Braid (2023) $7.4M The Braid (2023)
Earlier years
How Does August 2023 Compare With August in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, August 2014 earned the most: $2.2B from 56 films, led by Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). August 2023 took $962.3M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 56 films | 56 | $2.2B | – | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) $773.4M |
| August 2015 65 films · −48% | 65 | $1.1B | −48% | Straight Outta Compton (2015) $201.6M |
| August 2016 53 films · +66% | 53 | $1.9B | +66% | Suicide Squad (2016) $749.2M |
| August 2017 69 films · −62% | 69 | $715.6M | −62% | Annabelle: Creation (2017) $306.6M |
| August 2018 85 films · +159% | 85 | $1.9B | +159% | The Meg (2018) $529.3M |
| August 2019 86 films · −8% | 86 | $1.7B | −8% | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) $760.7M |
| August 2020 52 films · −91% | 52 | $146.9M | −91% | The New Mutants (2020) $49.2M |
| August 2021 50 films · +456% | 50 | $816.6M | +456% | Free Guy (2021) $331.5M |
| August 2022 48 films · −39% | 48 | $501.6M | −39% | Bullet Train (2022) $239.3M |
| August 2023 64 films · +92% | 64 | $962.3M | +92% | Meg 2: The Trench (2023) $398.5M |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in August 2023?
Adventure took $706.3M across 6 films, 73% of the total, ahead of Action ($673.4M) and Thriller ($554.6M). A film counts once for each of its genres.
August 2023 English Box Office by Genre
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Adventure $706.3M6 films · #1 Meg 2: The Trench (2023) -
Action $673.4M10 films · #1 Meg 2: The Trench (2023) -
Thriller $554.6M16 films · #1 Meg 2: The Trench (2023) -
Sci-Fi $529.6M7 films · #1 Meg 2: The Trench (2023) -
Horror $422.7M15 films · #1 Meg 2: The Trench (2023) -
Drama $171M22 films · #1 Gran Turismo (2023) -
Sport $129.8M2 films · #1 Gran Turismo (2023) -
Comedy $61.5M14 films · #1 Strays (2023) -
Animation $36.1M1 film · #1 Strays (2023) -
Crime $22M4 films · #1 Retribution (2023)
Archive
English Box Office in 2023, Month by Month
The months of 2023 with their totals: July leads with $3.7B, led by Barbie (2023).
- January $340.3M #1 M3GAN (2023)
- February $1B #1 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
- March $1.2B #1 John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
- April $1.8B #1 The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
- May $2.3B #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- June $2.6B #1 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
- July $3.7B #1 Barbie (2023)
- August $962.3M #1 Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
- September $1.2B #1 The Nun II (2023)
- October $741.6M #1 Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)
- November $1.4B #1 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)
- December $2.1B #1 Wonka (2023)
FAQ
English Box Office August 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 64 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in August 2023?
Meg 2: The Trench (2023) leads with $398.5M worldwide, $82.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) at $181.9M and Blue Beetle (2023) at $130.8M.
How much did English-language movies released in August 2023 earn?
64 English-language films released in August 2023 report a worldwide gross, $962.3M in all, or $15M per film on average. July 2023 releases took $3.7B.
How many English-language movies released in August 2023 made $1 billion?
None. 4 films crossed $100 million, led by Meg 2: The Trench (2023) with $398.5M.
How is the August 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 August 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 August 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.