July has begun and that means we have arrived in the second half of 2023. Today we have already looked at the 10 best received films according to Rotten Tomatoes and below you can see the sixteen most financially profitable, released this year, in the first six months of 2023.
The list contains many different movies, from an anime movie to a few horror movies and of course superhero movies to even a hit Indian movie.
Disappointing?
In the first half of 2023, 1 film crossed the billion mark and 16 films managed to collect more than 100 million dollars. In 2022, 3 films exceeded 1 billion and 41 films collected more than 100 million dollars.
It’s striking how many of the 16 films below qualify as financial disappointments. Think about Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Elemental, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, The Flash And Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. And also Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, The Little Mermaid and it cost 340 million dollars x fast are films from which we expected more.
Above $100 million
Below are the movies that have grossed over $100 million worldwide. You can see sales worldwide and in the United States. This translates into the turnover of x fast only 21% come from the country of origin.
1. Super Mario Bros. Movie
Global:
$1,336,903,371
UNITED STATES:
$573,341,660 (42.9%)
Budget:
$100 million
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4 stars
2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Global:
$833,699,752
UNITED STATES:
$353,600,623 (42.4%)
Budget:
$250 million
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4 stars
3.Fast X
Global:
$690,857,925
UNITED STATES:
$145,194,560 (21%)
Budget:
$340 million
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3 stars
4. Spider-Man: Through the Spider-Verse
Global:
$575,424,437
UNITED STATES:
$331,806,821 (57.7%)
Budget:
$100 million
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3 stars
5.The Little Mermaid
Global:
$507,224,677
UNITED STATES:
$277,398,328 (54.7%)
Budget:
$250 million
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3.5 stars
6. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Global:
$476,071,180
UNITED STATES:
$214,504,909 (45.1%)
Budget:
$200 million
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3 stars
7. John Wick: Chapter 4
Global:
$427,653,473
UNITED STATES:
$187,131,806 (43.8%)
Budget:
$100 million
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4 stars
8. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Global:
$349,330,066
UNITED STATES:
$131,030,066 (37.5%)
Budget:
$200 million
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3 stars
9. Creed III
Global:
$275,248,615
UNITED STATES:
$156,248,615 (56.8%)
Budget:
$75 million
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2.5 stars
10. Lightning
Global:
$218,971,000
UNITED STATES:
$95,671,000 (43.7%)
Budget:
$200-220 million
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3 stars
11. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Global:
$208,177,026
UNITED STATES:
$93,277,026 (44.8%)
Budget:
$150 million
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4 stars
12. Cry VI
Global:
$168,961,389
UNITED STATES:
$108,161,389 (64%)
Budget:
$35 million
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2 stars
13.Evil Dead Rise
Global:
$146,533,054
UNITED STATES:
$67,233,054 (45.9%)
Budget:
$19 million
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3 stars
14.Elementary
Global:
$137,029,365
UNITED STATES:
$80,878,805 (59%)
Budget:
$200 million
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15. Shazam! Fury of the gods
Global:
$133,783,006
UNITED STATES:
$57,638,006 (43.1%)
Budget:
$110-125 million
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2 stars
16. Pathane
Global:
$128,780,000
UNITED STATES:
$17,487,476 (13.6%)
Budget:
$28 million
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No