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Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction Movies in 2023

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2023 GrossTickets Sold
1 Barbie Jul 21, 2023 Comedy PG-13 $636,225,983 59,019,108
2 John Wick: Chapter 4 Mar 24, 2023 Action R $187,131,806 17,359,165
3 Mission: Impossible Dead Re… Jul 12, 2023 Action PG-13 $172,640,980 16,014,933
4 Creed III Mar 3, 2023 Drama PG-13 $156,248,615 14,494,305
5 Fast X May 18, 2023 Action PG-13 $146,126,015 13,555,289
6 Five Nights at Freddy’s Oct 27, 2023 Horror PG-13 $137,275,620 12,734,287
7 Scream VI Mar 9, 2023 Horror R $108,391,107 10,054,834
8 The Equalizer 3 Sep 1, 2023 Action R $92,373,751 8,568,994
9 The Nun II Sep 8, 2023 Horror R $86,270,590 8,002,838
10 Insidious: The Red Door Jul 7, 2023 Horror PG-13 $82,156,962 7,621,240
11 Haunted Mansion Jul 28, 2023 Comedy PG-13 $67,653,287 6,275,815
12 Evil Dead Rise Apr 21, 2023 Horror R $67,356,372 6,248,272
13 The Exorcist: Believer Oct 5, 2023 Horror R $65,537,395 6,079,535
14 A Man Called Otto Dec 30, 2022 Comedy PG-13 $64,228,358 5,958,104
15 Saw X Sep 29, 2023 Horror R $53,607,898 4,972,903
16 No Hard Feelings Jun 23, 2023 Comedy R $50,452,282 4,680,175
17 Talk To Me Jul 26, 2023 Horror R $48,299,436 4,480,467
18 The Boogeyman Jun 2, 2023 Horror PG-13 $43,244,282 4,011,529
19 80 for Brady Feb 3, 2023 Comedy PG-13 $39,448,525 3,659,418
20 Knock at the Cabin Feb 3, 2023 Thriller/Suspense R $35,397,980 3,283,671
21 Missing Jan 20, 2023 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $32,502,025 3,015,030
22 Plane Jan 13, 2023 Action R $32,111,181 2,978,773
23 Thanksgiving Nov 29, 2023 Horror R $31,800,773 2,949,979
24 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Sep 8, 2023 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $28,496,030 2,643,416
25 Magic Mike’s Last Dance Feb 10, 2023 Comedy R $26,033,633 2,414,994
26 Anyone But You Dec 22, 2023 Romantic Comedy R $24,837,385 2,304,024
27 Strays Aug 18, 2023 Comedy R $23,988,885 2,225,314
28 The Blackening Jun 16, 2023 Horror R $17,707,207 1,642,598
29 Book Club: The Next Chapter May 11, 2023 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $17,581,565 1,630,943
30 Renfield Apr 14, 2023 Black Comedy R $17,297,895 1,604,628
31 Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant Apr 21, 2023 Action R $16,938,039 1,571,246
32 Expend4bles Sep 22, 2023 Action R $16,710,153 1,550,106
33 Champions Mar 10, 2023 Comedy PG-13 $16,397,335 1,521,089
34 Joy Ride Jul 7, 2023 Comedy R $12,897,789 1,196,455
35 About My Father May 26, 2023 Comedy PG-13 $12,089,391 1,121,464
36 Bottoms Aug 25, 2023 Comedy R $12,036,071 1,116,518
37 The Whale Dec 9, 2022 Drama R $11,598,030 1,075,884
38 Saltburn Nov 17, 2023 Thriller/Suspense R $11,256,512 1,044,203
39 Past Lives Jun 2, 2023 Drama PG-13 $10,950,663 1,015,831
40 Suzume (すずめの戸締まり)… Nov 11, 2022 Adventure PG $10,932,037 1,014,104
41 The Machine May 26, 2023 Action R $10,458,331 970,161
42 House Party Jan 13, 2023 Comedy R $9,011,251 835,923
43 Beau is Afraid Apr 27, 2023 Horror R $8,176,562 758,493
44 Silent Night Dec 1, 2023 Action R $7,996,185 741,761
45 Retribution Aug 25, 2023 Action R $6,937,696 643,571
46 Operation Fortune: Ruse de … Dec 31, 2022 Action R $6,496,125 602,608
47 Love Again May 5, 2023 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $6,230,837 578,000
48 Dream Scenario Jan 1, 2024 Black Comedy R $5,664,014 525,418
49 Nefarious Apr 14, 2023 Thriller/Suspense R $5,433,686 504,052
50 Freelance Apr 5, 2024 Action R $5,314,136 492,962
51 You Hurt My Feelings May 26, 2023 Comedy R $4,830,788 448,125
52 Kandahar May 26, 2023 Action R $4,813,132 446,487
53 It Lives Inside Nov 2, 2023 Horror PG-13 $4,675,092 433,682
54 Theater Camp Jul 14, 2023 Comedy PG-13 $4,009,945 371,980
55 Anatomie d'une chute Aug 23, 2023 Drama R $3,747,821 347,664
56 Mafia Mamma Apr 14, 2023 Comedy R $3,496,761 324,374
57 A Thousand and One Mar 31, 2023 Drama R $3,400,020 315,400
58 What Happens Later Nov 3, 2023 Romantic Comedy R $3,273,896 303,700
59 The Menu Nov 18, 2022 Black Comedy R $2,779,574 257,845
60 Violent Night Dec 2, 2022 Comedy R $2,552,645 236,794
61 The Miracle Club Jan 4, 2024 Comedy PG-13 $2,479,031 229,965
62 Chocolat Sep 18, 2015 Drama PG-13 $2,346,691 217,689
63 A Good Person Mar 24, 2023 Drama R $2,210,465 205,052
64 Fear Jan 27, 2023 Horror R $2,138,235 198,352
65 Moving On Mar 17, 2023 Comedy R $2,136,832 198,221
66 Die Hard Jul 15, 1988 Action R $2,048,453 190,023
67 Somewhere in Queens Apr 21, 2023 Comedy R $1,802,442 167,202
68 The Marsh King’s Daughter Nov 3, 2023 Thriller/Suspense R $1,792,905 166,317
69 Oldboy Mar 25, 2005 Thriller/Suspense R $1,750,719 162,404
70 American Fiction Dec 15, 2023 Comedy R $1,655,483 153,569
71 The Retirement Plan Sep 15, 2023 Action R $1,607,344 149,104
72 Polite Society Apr 28, 2023 Action PG-13 $1,595,585 148,013
73 The Banshees of Inisherin Oct 21, 2022 Drama R $1,555,301 144,277
74 Maybe I Do Jan 27, 2023 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $1,293,842 120,022
75 Eiga Slam Dunk Dec 3, 2022 Comedy PG-13 $1,291,869 119,839
76 The Big Lebowski Mar 6, 1998 Comedy R $1,266,945 117,527
77 TÁR Oct 7, 2022 Drama R $1,177,760 109,254
78 Camp Hideout Sep 15, 2023 Adventure PG $1,125,010 104,360
79 Close Dec 2, 2022 Drama PG-13 $1,100,114 102,051
80 National Lampoon’s Christma… Dec 1, 1989 Comedy PG-13 $1,098,168 101,871
81 beurokeo (브로커) Jun 8, 2022 Drama R $993,145 92,128
82 Inside Mar 17, 2023 Thriller/Suspense R $918,415 85,196
83 Fool’s Paradise May 12, 2023 Comedy R $855,173 79,329
84 It’s A Wonderful Knife Dec 21, 2023 Horror R $811,818 75,307
85 Paint Apr 7, 2023 Comedy PG-13 $811,739 75,300
86 Retour à Séoul Aug 4, 2022 Drama R $798,774 74,097
87 The Royal Hotel Oct 6, 2023 Thriller/Suspense R $780,266 72,380
88 Showing Up May 3, 2023 Drama R $754,483 69,989
89 Jaws Jun 20, 1975 Horror PG $708,515 65,725
90 The Goonies Jun 7, 1985 Adventure PG $693,408 64,324
91 Shortcomings Aug 4, 2023 Comedy R $675,257 62,639
92 Master Gardener Jun 9, 2023 Thriller/Suspense R $667,114 61,884
93 She Came to Me Oct 12, 2023 Romantic Comedy R $658,009 61,039
94 Beetlejuice Mar 30, 1988 Comedy PG $654,293 60,695
95 Love Actually Nov 7, 2003 Romantic Comedy R $632,273 58,652
96 Aftersun Aug 11, 2022 Drama R $609,419 56,532
97 The Way Oct 7, 2011 Drama PG-13 $567,563 52,649
98 Consecration Feb 10, 2023 Horror R $538,551 49,958
99 Sanctuary May 25, 2023 Thriller/Suspense R $535,201 49,647
100 Strange Way of Life May 26, 2023 Western R $503,992 46,752
101 The Good Mother Sep 1, 2023 Thriller/Suspense R $503,378 46,695
102 Triangle of Sadness Oct 6, 2022 Black Comedy R $483,542 44,855
103 The Son Nov 25, 2022 Drama PG-13 $449,650 41,711
104 Mending the Line Jun 9, 2023 Drama R $379,890 35,240
105 All of Us Strangers Feb 23, 2024 Drama R $346,515 32,144
106 Terrifier Jul 19, 2023 Horror Not Rated $339,946 31,534
107 Children of the Corn Mar 3, 2023 Horror R $325,583 30,202
108 Kaibutsu (怪物) May 9, 2024 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $320,768 29,755
109 The Lesson Jul 7, 2023 Thriller/Suspense R $310,745 28,826
110 American Graffiti Aug 11, 1973 Drama PG $265,985 24,674
111 Le Mépris Mar 14, 2008 Drama Not Rated $235,121 21,810
112 Un beau matin Oct 5, 2022 Drama R $214,470 19,895
113 When You Finish Saving the … Jan 20, 2023 Comedy R $196,920 18,267
114 Il conformista Aug 29, 2014 Drama R $174,258 16,164
115 The Wrath of Becky May 26, 2023 Horror R $168,109 15,594
116 The Other Zoey Oct 20, 2023 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $168,099 15,593
117 The Starling Girl May 12, 2023 Drama R $161,290 14,961
118 ¡Que viva México! Mar 23, 2023 Comedy R $161,222 14,956
119 Mamma Mia! Jul 18, 2008 Musical PG-13 $160,905 14,926
120 La Usurpadora Apr 7, 2023 Musical PG-13 $160,527 14,891
121 Monica Dec 1, 2022 Drama R $152,619 14,157
122 The Kill Room Sep 29, 2023 Thriller/Suspense R $139,358 12,927
123 Birth/Rebirth Aug 18, 2023 Horror R $138,617 12,858
124 Casper May 26, 1995 Comedy PG $111,355 10,330
125 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Aug 13, 2010 Comedy PG-13 $110,210 10,224
126 Carmen Apr 21, 2023 Drama R $103,388 9,590
127 L’origine du mal Oct 5, 2022 Thriller/Suspense R $87,344 8,102
128 Memory May 2, 2024 Drama R $78,081 7,243
129 My Happy Ending Feb 24, 2023 Comedy R $59,329 5,503
130 Cat Person Nov 23, 2023 Thriller/Suspense R $55,548 5,152
131 The End of Sex Jun 15, 2023 Romantic Comedy R $54,527 5,058
132 Touch the Water Nov 3, 2023 Drama PG $48,732 4,520
133 Ticket to Paradise Sep 23, 2022 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $46,825 4,343
134 Das Lehrerzimmer Apr 25, 2024 Drama PG-13 $31,252 2,899
135 Peeping Tom Feb 5, 1999 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $30,195 2,801
136 Your Lucky Day Nov 10, 2023 Thriller/Suspense R $18,232 1,691
137 At the Gates Nov 3, 2023 Drama R $8,448 783
138 CHAAW: Chapter 1 Aug 11, 2023 Comedy R $7,920 734
139 L’innocente Feb 14, 2020 Drama R $6,902 640
140 Senior Year: Love Never Fails Sep 29, 2023 Drama PG-13 $5,470 507
141 The Discreet Charm of the B… May 12, 2000 Comedy PG $4,396 407
142 Asedio May 5, 2023 Thriller/Suspense R $684 63
143 La marginale May 3, 2023 Drama PG-13 $539 50
Total Gross of All Movies$2,887,995,836
Total Tickets Sold267,903,090

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2023. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2023. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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