#1 of summer 2023 Summer 2023 · June to August
Summer 2023 Movies: Biggest Hits, Best-Rated & Box Office
2,066 films on the site were released from June 1 to August 31, 2023. Barbie ruled the box office with $1.4B worldwide, ahead of Oppenheimer. The best-rated release is Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour). In all, the season took 60% more at the box office than summer 2022.
- films released June–August
- 2,066
- worldwide box office
- $8.3B
- Barbie, #1
- $1.4B
- ranked by rating
- 207
#1 of summer 2023 June · July · August
Summer 2023 Month by Month
July was the strongest month of summer 2023 at the box office ($4.1B), led by Barbie. June had 767 releases, July had 557 releases and August had 742 releases.
- June 2023
- releases
- 767
- worldwide gross
- $3.1B
Biggest hit Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse $690.8M - July 2023 Top month
- releases
- 557
- worldwide gross
- $4.1B
Biggest hit Barbie $1.4B - August 2023
- releases
- 742
- worldwide gross
- $1.1B
Biggest hit Meg 2: The Trench $398.5M
Box office
What Were the Biggest Summer Movies of 2023?
Barbie earned $1.4B worldwide, ahead of Oppenheimer ($975.8M). The top 20 took $7.5B, 91% of the $8.3B earned by the 408 summer releases with a box office record.
- 1. Barbie $1.4B worldwide
2023 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 54m
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2. Oppenheimer $975.8M worldwide2023 · Biography, Drama · 3h
- 3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse $690.8M worldwide
2023 · Action, Adventure · 2h 20m
Dir. Joaquim Dos Santos
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4. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One $571.1M worldwide2023 · Action, Adventure · 2h 43m
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6. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts $441.7M worldwide2023 · Action, Adventure · 1h 57m
Dir. Steven Caple Jr.
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8. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny $384M worldwide2023 · Action, Adventure · 2h 22m
Dir. James Mangold
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9. Never Say Never $302M worldwide2023 · Drama, Action · 1h 57m
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11. Sound of Freedom $250.6M worldwide2023 · Action, Biography · 2h 15m
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13. Insidious: The Red Door $189.1M worldwide2023 · Mystery, Thriller · 1h 47m
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14. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem $181.9M worldwide2023 · Action, Adventure · 1h 39m
Dir. Jeff Rowe
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16. One and Only $128.8M worldwide2023 · Drama, Comedy · 2h 5m
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Best-rated
The Best-Rated Summer Movies of 2023
Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour) is the best-rated film of summer 2023, followed by Return to Dust and The Eternal Memory; 207 of the season's 2,066 releases are ranked. Ranked by Echo Score; 1 of these 12 films has none and is ranked by a blend of its Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
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#1 91 Metascore Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour) Drama, Romance -
#2 90 Echo Return to Dust Drama -
#3 90 Echo The Eternal Memory Documentary - #4 88 Echo The First Slam Dunk Drama, Sport
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#5 88 Echo Kokomo City Documentary -
#6 88 Echo Blue Jean Drama -
#7 88 Echo King Coal Documentary - #8 87 Echo Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Action, Adventure
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#9 87 Echo Scrapper Drama, Comedy -
#10 87 Echo The Last Rider Documentary -
#11 86 Echo Pretty Red Dress Drama -
#12 86 Echo Filling in the Blanks Documentary
Every summer since 2011
How Does Summer 2023 Compare?
Summer 2023 took $8.3B worldwide, up 60% on 2022; rank 10 of 16 summers since 2011, with 2015 the biggest ($10.7B). Totals count films with a box office record; summers with their own page are linked.
- Summer 2026 $8.3B#1: Spider-Man: Brand New Day · 131 releases
- Summer 2025 $5.7B#1: Jurassic World Rebirth · 792 releases
- Summer 2024 $7.2B#1: Inside Out 2 · 1,998 releases
- Summer 2023 $8.3B#1: Barbie · 2,066 releases
- Summer 2022 $5.2B#1: Jurassic World Dominion · 2,018 releases
- Summer 2021 $4.4B#1: F9: The Fast Saga · 2,033 releases
- Summer 2020 $1B#1: The Eight Hundred · 1,753 releases
- Summer 2019 $10B#1: The Lion King · 2,053 releases
- Summer 2018 $10.2B#1: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom · 1,862 releases
- Summer 2017 $9.5B#1: Despicable Me 3 · 1,631 releases
- Summer 2016 $10.3B#1: Finding Dory · 1,447 releases
- Summer 2015 $10.7B#1: Jurassic World · 1,419 releases
- Summer 2014 $8.5B#1: Transformers: Age Of Extinction · 1,282 releases
- Summer 2013 $9.3B#1: Despicable Me 2 · 1,186 releases
- Summer 2012 $8.8B#1: The Dark Knight Rises · 1,123 releases
- Summer 2011 $8.6B#1: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 · 996 releases
FAQ
Summer 2023 Movies: Questions & Answers
Quick answers about the films released from June to August 2023, from the lists above.
What was the biggest movie of summer 2023?
Barbie (2023) earned the most of any film released from June to August 2023: $1.4B worldwide. Oppenheimer is second with $975.8M.
About Barbie What was the best-rated movie of summer 2023?
Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour) (2023) is the best-rated summer 2023 release on What's After the Movie. Ranked by Echo Score; 1 of these 12 films has none and is ranked by a blend of its Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
About Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour) How much did summer 2023 movies make?
The 408 summer releases with a box office record took $8.3B worldwide, up 60% on summer 2022. Grosses that look like data errors are left out.
Which dates count as summer?
Films released from June 1 to August 31, 2023: 2,066 films on the site.