Market Charts > 2023 > Creative Types > Kids Fiction
Domestic Box Office Performance for Kids Fiction Movies in 2023
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date |
Genre | MPAA
Rating | 2023 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
The Super Mario Bros. Movie |
Apr 5, 2023 |
Adventure |
PG |
$574,934,330 |
52,553,412 |
| 2 |
The Little Mermaid |
May 26, 2023 |
Musical |
PG |
$298,172,056 |
27,255,215 |
| 3 |
Elemental |
Jul 14, 2023 |
Adventure |
PG |
$154,426,697 |
14,115,786 |
| 4 |
Wonka |
Dec 15, 2023 |
Musical |
PG |
$133,129,902 |
12,169,095 |
| 5 |
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish |
Dec 21, 2022 |
Adventure |
PG |
$130,425,380 |
11,921,881 |
| 6 |
Trolls Band Together |
Nov 17, 2023 |
Adventure |
PG |
$97,540,205 |
8,915,924 |
| 7 |
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie |
Sep 29, 2023 |
Adventure |
PG |
$65,343,309 |
5,972,880 |
| 8 |
Wish |
Nov 22, 2023 |
Adventure |
PG |
$60,609,147 |
5,540,141 |
| 9 |
Migration |
Dec 22, 2023 |
Adventure |
PG |
$54,103,955 |
4,945,517 |
| 10 |
The Boy and the Heron (君たちは… |
Dec 8, 2023 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$35,846,555 |
3,276,650 |
| 11 |
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken |
Jun 30, 2023 |
Comedy |
PG |
$15,753,600 |
1,440,000 |
| 12 |
Coraline |
Feb 6, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG |
$6,302,099 |
576,060 |
| 13 |
Mummies |
Feb 24, 2023 |
Adventure |
PG |
$4,960,498 |
453,428 |
| 14 |
The Amazing Maurice |
Jan 12, 2023 |
Adventure |
PG |
$4,303,645 |
393,386 |
| 15 |
Elf |
Nov 7, 2003 |
Comedy |
PG |
$2,996,587 |
273,911 |
| 16 |
The Polar Express |
Nov 10, 2004 |
Adventure |
G |
$1,519,078 |
138,855 |
| 17 |
Strange World |
Nov 23, 2022 |
Adventure |
PG |
$1,120,039 |
102,380 |
| 18 |
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch |
Nov 9, 2018 |
Adventure |
PG |
$857,560 |
78,388 |
| 19 |
Rally Road Racers |
May 12, 2023 |
Adventure |
PG |
$711,005 |
64,991 |
| 20 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
Nov 17, 2000 |
Adventure |
PG |
$700,795 |
64,058 |
| 21 |
Minions: The Rise of Gru |
Jul 1, 2022 |
Adventure |
PG |
$575,555 |
52,610 |
| 22 |
The Secret Life of Pets |
Jul 8, 2016 |
Adventure |
PG |
$239,530 |
21,895 |
| 23 |
The Bad Guys |
Apr 22, 2022 |
Comedy |
PG |
$225,610 |
20,622 |
| 24 |
Shrek 2 |
May 19, 2004 |
Adventure |
PG |
$200,560 |
18,333 |
| 25 |
Shrek |
May 18, 2001 |
Adventure |
PG |
$186,820 |
17,077 |
| 26 |
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile |
Oct 7, 2022 |
Musical |
PG |
$185,300 |
16,938 |
| 27 |
Trolls |
Nov 4, 2016 |
Adventure |
PG |
$149,025 |
13,622 |
| 28 |
Despicable Me |
Jul 9, 2010 |
Adventure |
PG |
$125,830 |
11,502 |
| 29 |
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax |
Mar 2, 2012 |
Adventure |
PG |
$121,050 |
11,065 |
| 30 |
The Secret Life of Pets 2 |
Jun 7, 2019 |
Adventure |
PG |
$105,855 |
9,676 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,645,871,577 | |
| Total Tickets Sold | 150,445,298 |
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.
