1. Barbie
The nostalgia, in combination with the universality of playing with Barbies, set the film up for success. With a gross of $636,190,846 and 60,416,984 tickets having been sold, Barbie has claimed to be in the top 5 movies for 2023. The movie has also led to something unique happening in theaters: people dressed up in pink to see the film.
Thanks to all you Barbies and Kens, #BarbieTheMovie is officially the #1 MOVIE IN THE WORLD! ✨ NOW PLAYING only in theaters, get your tickets now: https://t.co/p0sygCF3OZ pic.twitter.com/3N9dn05ibs
— Barbie Movie (@barbiethemovie) July 24, 2023
2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
While the film’s generous budget (over $100 million) and buzzy cast has undoubtedly helped draw viewers, it’s the enthusiasm from fans online that has made the world of this plumber duo especially hard to escape these days. The movie has earned a gross of $574,934,330 and a total of 54,599,651 tickets being sold. Since the film was released, many memes, illustrations, and hashtags have been spread all through social media since the film’s release.
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3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The film features some of the best voice acting, a variety of beautiful visuals, stunning creative animation, and well-directed storytelling shine bright. The movie puts itself up as the best Spider-Man movie of all time, but also one of the best animated movies of all time with a gross of $381,311,319 and 36,211,901 tickets sold in total.
‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’: Read The Screenplay That Proves 280 Spideys Can’t Be Wrong https://t.co/ObkJuJBfS1
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) November 28, 2023
4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was the much-needed boost that the franchise needed. The film restored fans’ faith in the MCU and even brought back the casual fans who had given up on the franchise entirely. James Gunn found a perfect balance of raw emotion, hilarious moments and absolute carnage that makes Vol. 3 the most memorable movie of the trilogy, and one of the best Marvel movies. The film earned a gross of $358,995,815 and had 34,092,669 tickets sold.
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- Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer had many achievements in theoretical physics but is remembered as the so-called father of the atomic bomb. Under his directorship, scientists at Los Alamos Laboratory, where the bomb was designed and built, forever changed how people view the world, adding a new sense of precariousness. Oppenheimer had a gross of $325,365,160 with 30,898,875 tickets having been sold.
‘OPPENHEIMER’ wins Best Cinematography at the 89th New York Film Critics Circle Awards pic.twitter.com/GQmkofZDXN
— Scummander and Movies? (@ScumanderMovies) November 30, 2023
