Market Charts > 2023 > Creative Types > Contemporary Fiction
Domestic Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction Movies in 2023
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date |
Genre | MPAA
Rating | 2023 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Barbie |
Jul 21, 2023 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$636,225,983 |
58,155,940 |
| 2 |
John Wick: Chapter 4 |
Mar 24, 2023 |
Action |
R |
$187,131,806 |
17,105,284 |
| 3 |
Mission: Impossible Dead Re… |
Jul 12, 2023 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$172,640,980 |
15,780,711 |
| 4 |
Creed III |
Mar 3, 2023 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$156,248,615 |
14,282,323 |
| 5 |
Fast X |
May 18, 2023 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$146,126,015 |
13,357,040 |
| 6 |
Five Nights at Freddy’s |
Oct 27, 2023 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$137,275,620 |
12,548,046 |
| 7 |
Scream VI |
Mar 9, 2023 |
Horror |
R |
$108,391,107 |
9,907,779 |
| 8 |
The Equalizer 3 |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Action |
R |
$92,373,751 |
8,443,670 |
| 9 |
The Nun II |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Horror |
R |
$86,270,590 |
7,885,794 |
| 10 |
Insidious: The Red Door |
Jul 7, 2023 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$82,156,962 |
7,509,777 |
| 11 |
Haunted Mansion |
Jul 28, 2023 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$67,653,287 |
6,184,030 |
| 12 |
Evil Dead Rise |
Apr 21, 2023 |
Horror |
R |
$67,356,372 |
6,156,890 |
| 13 |
The Exorcist: Believer |
Oct 5, 2023 |
Horror |
R |
$65,537,395 |
5,990,621 |
| 14 |
A Man Called Otto |
Dec 30, 2022 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$64,228,358 |
5,870,965 |
| 15 |
Love Actually |
Nov 7, 2003 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$60,104,551 |
5,494,017 |
| 16 |
Saw X |
Sep 29, 2023 |
Horror |
R |
$53,607,898 |
4,900,173 |
| 17 |
No Hard Feelings |
Jun 23, 2023 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$50,452,282 |
4,611,726 |
| 18 |
Talk To Me |
Jul 26, 2023 |
Horror |
R |
$48,299,436 |
4,414,939 |
| 19 |
The Boogeyman |
Jun 2, 2023 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$43,244,282 |
3,952,859 |
| 20 |
80 for Brady |
Feb 3, 2023 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$39,448,525 |
3,605,898 |
| 21 |
Knock at the Cabin |
Feb 3, 2023 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$35,397,980 |
3,235,647 |
| 22 |
Missing |
Jan 20, 2023 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$32,502,025 |
2,970,935 |
| 23 |
Plane |
Jan 13, 2023 |
Action |
R |
$32,111,181 |
2,935,209 |
| 24 |
Thanksgiving |
Nov 29, 2023 |
Horror |
R |
$31,800,773 |
2,906,835 |
| 25 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$28,496,030 |
2,604,756 |
| 26 |
Magic Mike’s Last Dance |
Feb 10, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$26,033,633 |
2,379,674 |
| 27 |
Anyone But You |
Dec 22, 2023 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$24,837,385 |
2,270,328 |
| 28 |
Strays |
Aug 18, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$23,988,885 |
2,192,768 |
| 29 |
The Blackening |
Jun 16, 2023 |
Horror |
R |
$17,707,207 |
1,618,575 |
| 30 |
Book Club: The Next Chapter |
May 11, 2023 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$17,581,565 |
1,607,090 |
| 31 |
Renfield |
Apr 14, 2023 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$17,297,895 |
1,581,160 |
| 32 |
Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant |
Apr 21, 2023 |
Action |
R |
$16,938,039 |
1,548,267 |
| 33 |
Expend4bles |
Sep 22, 2023 |
Action |
R |
$16,710,153 |
1,527,436 |
| 34 |
Champions |
Mar 10, 2023 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$16,397,335 |
1,498,842 |
| 35 |
Joy Ride |
Jul 7, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$12,897,789 |
1,178,957 |
| 36 |
The Whale |
Dec 9, 2022 |
Drama |
R |
$12,119,244 |
1,107,792 |
| 37 |
About My Father |
May 26, 2023 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$12,089,391 |
1,105,063 |
| 38 |
Bottoms |
Aug 25, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$12,036,071 |
1,100,189 |
| 39 |
Saltburn |
Nov 17, 2023 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$11,256,512 |
1,028,932 |
| 40 |
Past Lives |
Jun 2, 2023 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$10,950,663 |
1,000,975 |
| 41 |
Suzume (すずめの戸締まり)… |
Nov 11, 2022 |
Adventure |
PG |
$10,932,037 |
999,272 |
| 42 |
The Machine |
May 26, 2023 |
Action |
R |
$10,458,331 |
955,972 |
| 43 |
House Party |
Jan 13, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$9,011,251 |
823,698 |
| 44 |
Beau is Afraid |
Apr 27, 2023 |
Horror |
R |
$8,176,562 |
747,401 |
| 45 |
Silent Night |
Dec 1, 2023 |
Action |
R |
$7,996,185 |
730,913 |
| 46 |
Retribution |
Aug 25, 2023 |
Action |
R |
$6,937,696 |
634,159 |
| 47 |
Operation Fortune: Ruse de … |
Dec 31, 2022 |
Action |
R |
$6,496,125 |
593,796 |
| 48 |
Love Again |
May 5, 2023 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$6,230,837 |
569,546 |
| 49 |
Dream Scenario |
Jan 1, 2024 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$5,664,014 |
517,734 |
| 50 |
Nefarious |
Apr 14, 2023 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$5,433,686 |
496,681 |
| 51 |
Freelance |
Apr 5, 2024 |
Action |
R |
$5,314,136 |
485,753 |
| 52 |
The Way |
Oct 7, 2011 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$4,998,213 |
456,875 |
| 53 |
You Hurt My Feelings |
May 26, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$4,830,788 |
441,571 |
| 54 |
Kandahar |
May 26, 2023 |
Action |
R |
$4,813,132 |
439,957 |
| 55 |
It Lives Inside |
Nov 2, 2023 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$4,675,092 |
427,339 |
| 56 |
Theater Camp |
Jul 14, 2023 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$4,009,945 |
366,540 |
| 57 |
Anatomie d’une chute |
Aug 23, 2023 |
Drama |
R |
$3,747,821 |
342,580 |
| 58 |
Mafia Mamma |
Apr 14, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$3,496,761 |
319,631 |
| 59 |
A Thousand and One |
Mar 31, 2023 |
Drama |
R |
$3,400,020 |
310,788 |
| 60 |
Violent Night |
Dec 2, 2022 |
Comedy |
R |
$3,278,955 |
299,722 |
| 61 |
What Happens Later |
Nov 3, 2023 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$3,273,896 |
299,259 |
| 62 |
The Menu |
Nov 18, 2022 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$2,779,574 |
254,074 |
| 63 |
The Miracle Club |
Jan 4, 2024 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$2,479,031 |
226,602 |
| 64 |
Oldboy |
Mar 25, 2005 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$2,458,110 |
224,690 |
| 65 |
Chocolat |
Sep 18, 2015 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$2,349,401 |
214,753 |
| 66 |
A Good Person |
Mar 24, 2023 |
Drama |
R |
$2,210,465 |
202,053 |
| 67 |
Fear |
Jan 27, 2023 |
Horror |
R |
$2,138,235 |
195,451 |
| 68 |
Moving On |
Mar 17, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$2,136,832 |
195,323 |
| 69 |
Die Hard |
Jul 15, 1988 |
Action |
R |
$2,048,453 |
187,244 |
| 70 |
Somewhere in Queens |
Apr 21, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$1,802,442 |
164,757 |
| 71 |
The Marsh King’s Daughter |
Nov 3, 2023 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$1,792,905 |
163,885 |
| 72 |
American Fiction |
Dec 15, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$1,655,483 |
151,324 |
| 73 |
The Retirement Plan |
Sep 15, 2023 |
Action |
R |
$1,607,344 |
146,924 |
| 74 |
Polite Society |
Apr 28, 2023 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$1,595,585 |
145,849 |
| 75 |
The Banshees of Inisherin |
Oct 21, 2022 |
Drama |
R |
$1,555,301 |
142,166 |
| 76 |
Maybe I Do |
Jan 27, 2023 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$1,293,842 |
118,267 |
| 77 |
The First Slam Dunk |
Dec 3, 2022 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$1,291,869 |
118,087 |
| 78 |
The Big Lebowski |
Mar 6, 1998 |
Comedy |
R |
$1,266,945 |
115,809 |
| 79 |
TÁR |
Oct 7, 2022 |
Drama |
R |
$1,193,875 |
109,129 |
| 80 |
Camp Hideout |
Sep 15, 2023 |
Adventure |
PG |
$1,125,010 |
102,835 |
| 81 |
Close |
Dec 2, 2022 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$1,100,114 |
100,559 |
| 82 |
National Lampoon’s Christma… |
Dec 1, 1989 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$1,098,168 |
100,381 |
| 83 |
beurokeo (브로커) |
Jun 8, 2022 |
Drama |
R |
$1,001,891 |
91,581 |
| 84 |
Le Mépris |
Mar 14, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$924,087 |
84,469 |
| 85 |
Inside |
Mar 17, 2023 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$918,415 |
83,950 |
| 86 |
Fool’s Paradise |
May 12, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$855,173 |
78,169 |
| 87 |
It’s A Wonderful Knife |
Dec 21, 2023 |
Horror |
R |
$811,818 |
74,206 |
| 88 |
Paint |
Apr 7, 2023 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$811,739 |
74,199 |
| 89 |
Retour à Séoul |
Aug 4, 2022 |
Drama |
R |
$798,774 |
73,014 |
| 90 |
The Royal Hotel |
Oct 6, 2023 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$780,266 |
71,322 |
| 91 |
Showing Up |
May 3, 2023 |
Drama |
R |
$754,483 |
68,966 |
| 92 |
Jaws |
Jun 20, 1975 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG |
$708,515 |
64,764 |
| 93 |
The Goonies |
Jun 7, 1985 |
Adventure |
PG |
$693,408 |
63,383 |
| 94 |
Shortcomings |
Aug 4, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$675,257 |
61,724 |
| 95 |
Master Gardener |
Jun 9, 2023 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$667,114 |
60,979 |
| 96 |
She Came to Me |
Oct 12, 2023 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$658,009 |
60,147 |
| 97 |
Beetlejuice |
Mar 30, 1988 |
Comedy |
PG |
$654,293 |
59,807 |
| 98 |
Aftersun |
Aug 11, 2022 |
Drama |
R |
$609,419 |
55,706 |
| 99 |
Consecration |
Feb 10, 2023 |
Horror |
R |
$538,551 |
49,228 |
| 100 |
Sanctuary |
May 25, 2023 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$535,201 |
48,921 |
| 101 |
Strange Way of Life |
May 26, 2023 |
Western |
R |
$503,992 |
46,069 |
| 102 |
The Good Mother |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$503,378 |
46,013 |
| 103 |
Triangle of Sadness |
Oct 6, 2022 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$490,677 |
44,852 |
| 104 |
The Shining |
May 23, 1980 |
Horror |
R |
$484,267 |
44,266 |
| 105 |
The Son |
Nov 25, 2022 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$449,650 |
41,101 |
| 106 |
Mending the Line |
Jun 9, 2023 |
Drama |
R |
$379,890 |
34,725 |
| 107 |
All of Us Strangers |
Feb 23, 2024 |
Drama |
R |
$346,515 |
31,674 |
| 108 |
Terrifier |
Jul 19, 2023 |
Horror |
Not Rated |
$339,946 |
31,074 |
| 109 |
Children of the Corn |
Mar 3, 2023 |
Horror |
R |
$325,583 |
29,761 |
| 110 |
Monster (怪物) |
May 9, 2024 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$320,768 |
29,321 |
| 111 |
The Lesson |
Jul 7, 2023 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$310,745 |
28,404 |
| 112 |
American Graffiti |
Aug 11, 1973 |
Drama |
PG |
$265,985 |
24,313 |
| 113 |
Il conformista |
Aug 29, 2014 |
Drama |
R |
$233,914 |
21,382 |
| 114 |
Un beau matin |
Oct 5, 2022 |
Drama |
R |
$214,470 |
19,604 |
| 115 |
When You Finish Saving the … |
Jan 20, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$196,920 |
18,000 |
| 116 |
The Wrath of Becky |
May 26, 2023 |
Horror |
R |
$168,109 |
15,366 |
| 117 |
The Other Zoey |
Oct 20, 2023 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$168,099 |
15,366 |
| 118 |
The Starling Girl |
May 12, 2023 |
Drama |
R |
$161,290 |
14,743 |
| 119 |
¡Que viva México! |
Mar 23, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$161,222 |
14,737 |
| 120 |
Mamma Mia! |
Jul 18, 2008 |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$160,905 |
14,708 |
| 121 |
La Usurpadora |
Apr 7, 2023 |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$160,527 |
14,673 |
| 122 |
Monica |
Dec 1, 2022 |
Drama |
R |
$152,619 |
13,951 |
| 123 |
The Kill Room |
Sep 29, 2023 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$139,358 |
12,738 |
| 124 |
Birth/Rebirth |
Aug 18, 2023 |
Horror |
R |
$138,617 |
12,671 |
| 125 |
Decision to Leave (헤어질 결심)… |
Jun 29, 2022 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$126,481 |
11,561 |
| 126 |
Peeping Tom |
Feb 5, 1999 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Not Rated |
$114,152 |
10,434 |
| 127 |
Casper |
May 26, 1995 |
Comedy |
PG |
$111,355 |
10,179 |
| 128 |
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World |
Aug 13, 2010 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$110,210 |
10,074 |
| 129 |
Carmen |
Apr 21, 2023 |
Drama |
R |
$103,388 |
9,450 |
| 130 |
The Wicker Man |
Sep 1, 2006 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$98,117 |
8,969 |
| 131 |
L’origine du mal |
Oct 5, 2022 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$87,344 |
7,984 |
| 132 |
Memory |
May 2, 2024 |
Drama |
R |
$78,081 |
7,137 |
| 133 |
Ticket to Paradise |
Sep 23, 2022 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$70,225 |
6,419 |
| 134 |
My Happy Ending |
Feb 24, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$59,329 |
5,423 |
| 135 |
Cat Person |
Nov 23, 2023 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$55,548 |
5,078 |
| 136 |
The End of Sex |
Jun 15, 2023 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$54,527 |
4,984 |
| 137 |
Touch the Water |
Nov 3, 2023 |
Drama |
PG |
$49,407 |
4,516 |
| 138 |
Das Lehrerzimmer |
Apr 25, 2024 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$31,252 |
2,857 |
| 139 |
L’innocente |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Drama |
R |
$29,451 |
2,692 |
| 140 |
Your Lucky Day |
Nov 10, 2023 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$18,232 |
1,667 |
| 141 |
At the Gates |
Nov 3, 2023 |
Drama |
R |
$8,448 |
772 |
| 142 |
CHAAW: Chapter 1 |
Aug 11, 2023 |
Comedy |
R |
$7,920 |
724 |
| 143 |
Senior Year: Love Never Fails |
Sep 29, 2023 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$5,470 |
500 |
| 144 |
The Discreet Charm of the B… |
May 12, 2000 |
Comedy |
PG |
$3,726 |
341 |
| 145 |
Asedio |
May 5, 2023 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$684 |
63 |
| 146 |
Carnal Knowledge |
Jan 1, 1971 |
Drama |
R |
$620 |
57 |
| 147 |
La marginale |
May 3, 2023 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$539 |
49 |
| 148 |
When Men Were Men |
Nov 4, 2022 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$200 |
18 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $2,955,476,603 | |
| Total Tickets Sold | 270,153,256 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2023.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2023.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.
Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.
