The 15 highest-grossing movies of 2023

Kirsten Acuna,Ayomikun AdekaiyeroJan 15, 2024, 16:53 IST

Zoe Saldaña, Tom Cruise, Margot Robbie, and Cillian Murphy starred in the highest-grossing movies of 2023.Marvel Studios; Paramount Pictures and Skydance, Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.; Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures

Business Insider rounded up the highest-grossing movies of the year, according to BoxOfficeMojo.
Three superhero movies and five sequels were among the biggest moneymakers of 2023.

Many of 2023's biggest movies at the box office were the usual suspects — Marvel movies and big-budget sequels.

However, there were a few surprises, including "Barbie," a video game adaptation, and a Pixar film that was originally written off as a box-office flop.

Keep reading to see which movies came out on top at the box office this year and why expectations for some of these grosses were higher.

All box-office numbers and Rotten Tomatoes scores on this list are current as of December 19, 2023, and are subject to change.

15. "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes"

Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird in a still for "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes."Murray Close/Lionsgate

14. "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny"

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny."Lucasfilm/Disney

13. "Meg 2: The Trench"

Jason Statham in "The Meg 2: The Trench."Warner Bros.

12. "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts"

"Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" is the sixth film in the franchise.Paramount Pictures

11. "John Wick: Chapter 4"

Keanu Reeves stars as the titular character in "John Wick: Chapter 4."Lionsgate

10. "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania"

The third time was not the charm Marvel Studios was hoping for with the "Ant-Man" franchise.Marvel Studios

9. "Elemental"

"Elemental" was a box-office anomaly going from a misfire to a hit.Disney/Pixar

8. "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One"

Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1."Paramount/Skydance

7. "The Little Mermaid"

Halle Bailey as Ariel in "The Little Mermaid."Photo courtesy of Disney

6. "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"

Miles Morales/Spider-Man (voiced by Shameik Moore) and Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld) in "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse."Sony Pictures Animation

5. "Fast X"

Jason Momoa's Dante terrorizes Dom's family in "Fast X."Peter Mountain / Universal Pictures

4. "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3"

Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Chris Pratt, and Karen Gillan star in "GotG Vol. 3."Jessica Miglio/Marvel Studios

3. "Oppenheimer"

Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in "Oppenheimer."Universal Pictures

2. "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"

Mario and Luigi in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie."Universal

1. "Barbie"

Margot Robbie as Barbie in "Barbie."Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.

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