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English box office · Week 18 · Apr 30–May 6, 2023

English Box Office, Week 18 of 2023: English Releases of Apr 30–May 6

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6), with $845.6M worldwide, ahead of Love Again (2023) at $12.7M and What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023) at $11.1M. 6 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $871.4M in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 28.1 times the total of Week 17, 2023, whose releases took $31.1M. By genre, Comedy leads with $869.3M across 3 English releases.

week 18 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$871.4M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 17, 2023
×28.1
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 English-language movie of Week 18, 2023

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

2023 · Action, Adventure

$845.6M worldwide · 97% of the chart's total

$359M US & Canada · 42% $486.6M elsewhere · 58%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest English Hits of Week 18 of 2023?

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) leads with $845.6M, 97% of the total. The top 5 together took $871.3M, 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. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $845.6M Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
    $359M US & Canada · 42% $486.6M elsewhere · 58%
  2. Love Again (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $12.7M Love Again (2023)
    $6.2M US & Canada · 49% $6.5M elsewhere · 51%
  3. What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $11.1M What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Queens of the Qing Dynasty (2023) movie poster Number 4
    $1.6M Queens of the Qing Dynasty (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Riceboy Sleeps (2023) movie poster Number 5
    $449.3K Riceboy Sleeps (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every English Release of Week 18 of 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 week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6).

  1. 1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) movie poster
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) May 5, 2023 · Action, Adventure $845.6M worldwide
    May 5, 2023 US and Canada: $359M Rest of the world: $486.6M Worldwide: $845.6M
  2. 2 Love Again (2023) movie poster
    Love Again (2023) May 5, 2023 · Drama, Comedy $12.7M worldwide
    May 5, 2023 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: $6.5M Worldwide: $12.7M
  3. 3 What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023) movie poster
    What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023) May 5, 2023 · Comedy, Romance $11.1M worldwide
    May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.1M
  4. 4 Queens of the Qing Dynasty (2023) movie poster
    Queens of the Qing Dynasty (2023) May 5, 2023 · Drama $1.6M worldwide
    May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M
  5. 5 Riceboy Sleeps (2023) movie poster
    Riceboy Sleeps (2023) May 4, 2023 · Drama, Family $449.3K worldwide
    May 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $449.3K
  6. 6 One Ranger (2023) movie poster
    One Ranger (2023) May 5, 2023 · Action, Thriller $27.9K worldwide
    May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.9K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 18 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 18 releases took $871.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 14 (Apr 2–8) with $1.5B, led by The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023).

  1. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 19–25 John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) $458.6M John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
  2. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 26–Apr 1 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) $226.5M Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
  3. Week 14 Wk 14 Apr 2–8 The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) $1.5B The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
  4. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 9–15 The Pope's Exorcist (2023) $129.7M The Pope's Exorcist (2023)
  5. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 16–22 Evil Dead Rise (2023) $176.1M Evil Dead Rise (2023)
  6. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 23–29 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (2023) $31.1M Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (2023)
  7. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 30–May 6 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) $871.4M Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
  8. Week 19 Wk 19 May 7–13 Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023) $60M Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)
  9. Week 20 Wk 20 May 14–20 Fast X (2023) $716.5M Fast X (2023)
Earlier years

How Does Week 18 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 18, 2015 earned the most: $1.5B from 11 films, led by Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Week 18, 2023 took $871.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 18, 2014 Apr 27–May 3 13 films 13 $742.7M – The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) $716.9M
Week 18, 2015 Apr 26–May 2 11 films · +98% 11 $1.5B +98% Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $1.4B
Week 18, 2016 Apr 24–30 16 films · −94% 16 $87.8M −94% A Beautiful Planet (2016) $26.3M
Week 18, 2017 Apr 30–May 6 19 films · +960% 19 $930.6M +960% Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) $863.8M
Week 18, 2018 Apr 29–May 5 18 films · −78% 18 $204.2M −78% Overboard (2018) $91.2M
Week 18, 2019 Apr 28–May 4 22 films · −6% 22 $191.8M −6% Shadow (2019) $91.7M
Week 18, 2020 Apr 26–May 2 11 films · −61% 11 $74.2M −61% Rich in Love (Ricos de Amor) (2020) $52.9M
Week 18, 2021 Apr 25–May 1 15 films · −86% 15 $10.6M −86% Separation (2021) $4.5M
Week 18, 2022 Apr 24–30 10 films · +35% 10 $14.3M +35% Memory (2022) $13.2M
Week 18, 2023 Apr 30–May 6 6 films · +6008% 6 $871.4M +6008% Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) $845.6M
Archive

English Box Office in 2023, Week by Week

52 weeks of 2023 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 16–22) with $2.5B, led by Barbie (2023).

FAQ

English Box Office Week 18 of 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 English-language movie in week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6)?

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) leads with $845.6M worldwide, $359M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Love Again (2023) at $12.7M and What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023) at $11.1M.

How much did English-language movies released in week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6) earn?

6 English-language films released in week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6) report a worldwide gross, $871.4M in all, or $145.2M per film on average. Week 17, 2023 releases took $31.1M.

How many English-language movies released in week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) with $845.6M.

How much of the Week 18, 2023 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$365.2M of the $871.4M total, or 42%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 18, 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 week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6). 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 week 18, 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.