08:39 PM Thursday 28 December 2023
Books – Marwan Al-Tayeb:
The year 2023 is about to end, amidst many statistics and lists of the most prominent films for this year, and among these lists is the list of the highest-grossing films worldwide during the year, which included many important cinematic works that met with great public success at the time they were shown, and some of which even surprised everyone and broke records.
The films witnessed fierce competition at the global box office amid the diversity of these cinematic works between comedies, tragedies, action, romances and biographical films that had a share in the revenues. The most prominent of these films are the action film “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part1” and the animated film “Super Mario”. Bros.” The adventure and suspense film “Indiana Jones: The Dial of Destiney”, and the action film “John Wick 4”.
Box Office Mojo, one of the websites specialized in international cinema news, revealed a list of the 15 highest-grossing films during the year, and that only two films exceeded one billion dollars globally, namely the comedy film “Barbie” and the animated film “Super Mario Bros.”
Here is the list of the highest-grossing films in 2023:
15- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
The adventure film “The Hunger Games” succeeded in entering the list of the highest-grossing films this year despite its release at the end of last November, as its global revenues reached $289 million from a production budget estimated at $100 million. This is an unparalleled success for the production company given that the film is part of New from the action film series “The Hunger Games”, and although there are no heroes as famous as the heroes of the previous parts of the film, it was able to achieve success that exceeded all expectations.
14- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
The film was produced by Disney and was shown at the end of last June. It is the last film of the American actor Harrison Ford, who announced the end of his portrayal of the archaeologist “Indiana Jones” after more than 30 years during which he portrayed the character on the cinema screen. The film achieved huge revenues around the world amounting to $383 million from a production budget estimated at $294 million.
13- Meg: The Trench
The movie “Meg 2” entered the list of the highest-grossing films this year, with its global revenues reaching $395 million from a production budget that did not exceed $129 million, amid expectations that a third part could be produced and released between 2024 and 2025, with star Jason Statham continuing the starring role. The events revolve around an expedition that discovers the return of the megalodon shark amid a number of chases in an attempt to get rid of it.
12- Transformers: Rise of the Beast
The science fiction film “Transformers” succeeded in entering the list of the highest-grossing films and achieved approximately $438 million from a production budget of $200 million. Despite the fact that the new part of the series is the lowest in global revenues, it succeeded in reserving a place in the list of the year. 2023.
11- John Wick: Chapter 4
The fourth part of the action film series “John Wick” was able to enter the list of the highest-grossing films this year, after the great success achieved by the new part of the series, which exceeded the barrier of 440 million dollars around the world from a production budget that did not exceed 100 million dollars, in an added success. By international actor Keanu Reeves, the producing company recently announced that it is producing a new part of the series, scheduled to be shown by 2025.
10- Ant- Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
The superhero movie entered the list of the highest-grossing films this year after it succeeded in achieving global revenues amounting to $476 million from a production budget estimated at $200 million. The film is the lowest-grossing part in the “Ant-Man” film series, but the film succeeded in achieving Attracting thousands of audiences who love this type of film, a success that is credited to its makers.
9- Elemental
The animated film “Elemental” succeeded in entering the list after the great success it achieved during its commercial release, with global revenues amounting to $496 million from a production budget estimated at $200 million.
8- Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1
The new part of the action and spy film series, “Mission Impossible,” was able to join the list of the highest-grossing films in the world this year after exceeding $500 million from a production budget of $291 million. The film faced many challenges before its release this year, as it was scheduled to be shown. During the recent period, but it was postponed due to the spread of the Corona epidemic.
7- The Little Mermaid
The film was produced by “Disney” and is the live version of the famous animated film of the same name and is considered a Disney classic. The film succeeded in crossing the barrier of half a billion dollars from a production budget that did not exceed 250 million. Despite the great success of the film at the box office, it was It is one of the lowest-grossing recent Disney live-action films compared to films such as “Aladdin” and “The Beauty and the Beast,” which both exceeded $1 billion globally.
6- Spider- Man: Across the Spider- Verse
It is one of the animated films that succeeded this year in reserving a place in the list of the highest-grossing films in the world due to the popularity of the film’s main character, “Spider-Man.” The film’s revenues exceeded the barrier of 600 million dollars from a budget of 150 million, in an unparalleled success for the film makers. It was also recently nominated for many Among the awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Film of the Year.
5- Fast X
The new part of the “Fast The second and final part of the series will be released in 2025.
4- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3
The third part of the superhero series “Guardians of the Galaxy” entered the list of the highest-grossing films in 2023, and reserved a seat for it in fourth place with global revenues amounting to 800 million dollars from a production budget estimated at 250 million, and director James announced that this part will mark the end of the series, which achieved Great public success over the past years.
3- Oppenheimer
The biographical drama film “Oppenheimer” succeeded in entering the list and ranked third as the highest-grossing film around the world during the year 2023, with revenues amounting to $951 million from a production budget estimated at $100 million, making the film one of the surprises of the year and exceeding all expectations amid critical praise. The audience is amid expectations that it will top the 2024 Oscar nominations.
2- The Super Mario Bros.
The animated film “The Super Mario Bros.” A public success that exceeded all expectations, it was the film taken from the famous video games. The film’s revenues exceeded one billion dollars globally from a production budget of $100 million. It broke many records, including the largest opening for a movie in 2023, and the highest-grossing film adapted from video games. .
1- Barbie
The comedy film “Barbie” topped the revenues of 2023, crossing the billion-dollar barrier globally with 1,441,816,150 billion dollars from a production budget estimated at 145 million. It succeeded in achieving unparalleled revenues, amid its recent nominations for many international awards, most notably the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture of the Year.
