Films released in 2023 continue to break records as the world returns to movie theatres following the Covid-19 pandemic.
NOTE: This is an updated article with the latest numbers
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Below are the Top 10 grossing films of the year as at 27 November 2023.
| Rank | Film | Amount |
| 1 | Barbie | $1,441,769,400 |
| 2 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | $1,361,900,383 |
| 3 | Oppenheimer | $950,297,568 |
| 4 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | $845,555,777 |
| 5 | Fast X | $714,414,576 |
| 6 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | $690,516,673 |
| 7 | Full River Red | $673,596,577 |
| 8 | The Wandering Earth 2 | $604,460,538 |
| 9 | The Little Mermaid | $569,626,289 |
| 10 | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | $567,535,383 |
BOX OFFICE RECORDS
The Super Mario Bros. Movie became the first film based on a video game, the 11th animated film, and the 52nd film overall, to gross $1 billion worldwide.
Barbie became the 53rd film overall to gross $1 billion worldwide.
The Fast & Furious franchise became the seventh film franchise to gross $7 billion with the release of Fast X.
The Spider-Man franchise became the third film franchise to gross $10 billion with the release of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
Oppenheimer had the highest-grossing opening weekend for an R-rated film since the Covid-19 pandemic. It is the highest-grossing World War II film of all time, surpassing Dunkirk (2017), also directed by Christopher Nolan.
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