Most Popular Movies 2023
This chart shows the 2023 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 2023 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 2023 - Top 2023 Worldwide
| ← 2022 | Most Popular Overall | 2024 → |
| Haunted Mansion |
| Director: Justin Simien |
| Lead Roles: Lakeith Lee Stanfield as Ben Matthias, Tiffany Haddish as Harriet, Owen Wilson as Father Kent, Danny DeVito as Bruce Davis, Rosario Dawson as Gabbie |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 26, 2023 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as Le Manoir hanté et les 999 Fantômes (France) |
| Keywords: Reboot, Development Hell, Horror Comedy, Haunted House, Remake, Haunting, Friendly Ghost, Supernatural, Filmed in New Orleans, LA, Filmed in Atlanta, GA, Filmed in United States |
| Classification: Based on Theme Park Ride, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $67,653,287 |
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International BO: $49,796,503 |
| Five Nights at Freddy’s |
| Director: Emma Tammi |
| Lead Roles: Matthew Lillard, Josh Hutcherson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 25, 2023 (Wide) (Indonesia) |
| Keywords: Filmed in New Orleans, LA, Living Toys, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror, Filmed in United States |
| Classification: Based on Game, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $137,275,620 |
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International BO: $159,966,525 |
Synopsis
The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to make it through.
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie |
| Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic |
| Lead Roles: Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 4, 2023 (Wide), released as The Super Mario Bros. Movie (超级马力欧兄弟大电影) (China) |
| Keywords: Ensemble, Prince/Princess, Royalty, Good vs. Evil, Action Comedy, Filmed in France |
| Classification: Based on Game, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $574,934,330 |
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International BO: $784,291,945 |
Synopsis
While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers Mario and brother Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi. With the assistance of a Mushroom Kingdom resident Toad and some training from the strong-willed ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Peach, Mario taps into his own power.
| Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania |
| Director: Peyton Reed |
| Lead Roles: Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne / Wasp, Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror, Kathryn Newton as Cassie Lang, Bill Murray as Lord Krylar, Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne, Michael Douglas as Dr. Hank Pym |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 15, 2023 (Wide) by Walt Disney (Germany) |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Tiny Worlds, Filmed in Pinewood Atlanta Studios, Filmed in United Kingdom, Filmed in San Francisco, CA, Filmed in United States |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Animation/Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $214,504,909 |
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International BO: $261,566,271 |
Synopsis
Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with Hope's parents, Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne, and Scott’s daughter, Cassie, are accidentally sent to the Quantum Realm. The family soon finds themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures, characters that Janet previously encountered, and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought was possible.
| Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story |
| Director: Neill Blomkamp |
| Lead Roles: David Harbour as Jack Salter, Orlando Bloom as Danny Moore, Archie Madekwe as Jann Mardenborough |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 9, 2023 (Wide) by Sony Pictures, released as Gran Turismo (France) |
| Keywords: Sports Action, Biography, Non-Drama Biographies, Auto Racing, Video Game, 2010s, Underdog, Disrupted by 2023 WGA & SAG Strikes, Filmed in Hungary |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Action, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $44,428,554 |
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International BO: $73,433,553 |
Synopsis
A teenage Gran Turismo player’s gaming skills win a series of Nissan competitions, and he becomes an actual professional racecar driver. Based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough.
| Sound of Freedom |
| Director: Alejandro Monteverde |
| Lead Roles: James Caviezel as Ballard |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 4, 2023 (Wide) by Angel Studios |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, Returning Soldiers, Human-Trafficking, Sex Crimes |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $184,178,046 |
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International BO: $66,551,632 |
Synopsis
After rescuing a boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy's sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her from a fate worse than death.
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse |
| Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson |
| Lead Roles: Shameik Moore as Miles Morales / Spider-Man, Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 31, 2023 (Wide) (France) |
| Keywords: Alternative Dimensions / Parallel universe, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Film Noir, Orphan, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, IMAX: DMR, Action Adventure, Filmed in California, United States, Filmed in United States, Spider-Man |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Adventure, Digital Animation, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $381,593,754 |
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International BO: $309,230,984 |
Synopsis
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Spider-Verse saga, an adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man across the Multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered.
| Poor Things |
| Director: Yorgos Lanthimos |
| Lead Roles: Emma Stone as Bella Baxter |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 8, 2023 (Limited) by Searchlight Pictures |
| Keywords: Romance, Disrupted by 2023 WGA & SAG Strikes, 2024 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Black Comedy, 1800s, Set in London, Frankenstien's Monster, Golden Globe Winner Best Picture—Musical or Comedy |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Black Comedy, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $34,553,225 |
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International BO: $77,341,225 |
Synopsis
The tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
| Wonka |
| Director: Paul King |
| Lead Roles: Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 6, 2023 (Wide) by Warner Bros (Spain) |
| Keywords: Prequel, Family Musical, Food, Inventor, Origin Story, Ensemble, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Scene in End Credits, Filmed in United Kingdom |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Live Action, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $218,581,815 |
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International BO: $416,100,000 |
Synopsis
The wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today.
| Oppenheimer |
| Director: Christopher Nolan |
| Lead Roles: Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 19, 2023 (Wide) by Universal Pictures International (France) |
| Keywords: Nuclear War, Biographical Drama, Biography, 1940s, World War II, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Set in New Mexico, 2024 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Oscars Best Picture Winner, BAFTA Best Film Winner, Producers Guild of America Best Theatrical Motion Picture Winner, Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Winner, Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Winner, Golden Globe Winner Best Picture—Drama, Filmed in New Mexico, United States, Filmed in Los Angeles County, CA, Filmed in California, United States, Filmed in United States |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $330,078,895 |
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International BO: $646,678,360 |
| Killers of the Flower Moon |
| Director: Martin Scorsese |
| Lead Roles: Leonardo DiCaprio as Ernest Burkhart, Robert De Niro as William Hale |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 18, 2023 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures (France) |
| Keywords: 1920s, Set in Oklahoma, Murder Mystery, FBI, Native Americans, Western Drama, 2024 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Filmed in Oklahoma, United States, Filmed in United States |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $68,035,488 |
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International BO: $88,397,430 |
Synopsis
At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest people in the world overnight. The wealth of these Native Americans immediately attracted white interlopers, who manipulated, extorted, and stole as much Osage money as they could before resorting to murder.
| Animal |
| Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga |
| Lead Roles: Ranbir Kapoor |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 1, 2023 (Wide) (United Kingdom) |
| Keywords: Action Drama |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $15,000,076 |
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International BO: $6,649,074 |
Synopsis
The story of a son whose love for his father knows no bounds. As their bond begins to fracture, a chain of extraordinary events unfolds causing the son to undergo a remarkable transformation consumed by a thirst for vengeance.
| Fast X |
| Director: Louis Leterrier |
| Lead Roles: Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto, Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto, Daniela Melchior as Ramsey, Jason Momoa as Dante Reyes, Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce, Sung Kang as Han Lue, Michelle Rodriguez as Letty Ortiz, Jason Statham as Deckard Shaw, John Cena as Jakob Toretto, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges as Tej Parker, Alan Ritchson as Aimes, Scott Eastwood as Little Nobody, Charlize Theron as Cipher, Brie Larson as Tess |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 17, 2023 (Wide) by Universal Pictures International, released as Fast & Furious 10 (France) |
| Keywords: Car Chase, Gangs, Organized Crime, Sequels With Returning Stars, Action Thriller, Ensemble, Filmed in United Kingdom, Filmed in Italy, Fimed in Portugal, Filmed in California, United States, Filmed in United States |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $146,126,015 |
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International BO: $568,249,099 |
Synopsis
Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they’ve ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who’s fueled by blood revenge, and who is determined to shatter this family and destroy everything—and everyone—that Dom loves, forever.
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 |
| Director: James Gunn |
| Lead Roles: Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Zoe Saldaña as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Vin Diesel as Groot, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Sean Gunn as Kraglin Obfonteri/Young Rocket/Lamb-Shank, Maria Bakalova as Cosmo the Spacedog |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 3, 2023 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as Les Gardiens de la galaxie Vol. 3 (France) |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Set in Outer Space, Marvel Comics, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Filmed in Atlanta, GA, Filmed in United Kingdom, Filmed in United States |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Animation/Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $358,995,815 |
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International BO: $486,559,962 |
Synopsis
Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
| Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ最新作) |
| Director: Takashi Yamazaki |
| Lead Roles: Ryunosuke Kamiki as Koichi Shikishima |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 3, 2023 (Wide) by Toho Co., Ltd. (Japan) |
| Keywords: Post War, Monster, Set in Japan, Kaiju, Action Adventure |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $57,144,669 |
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International BO: $47,944,649 |
| The Little Mermaid |
| Director: Rob Marshall |
| Lead Roles: Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 24, 2023 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as La Petite Sirène (France) |
| Keywords: Family Adventure, Mermaids, Underwater, Faustian, Romance, Love at First Sight, Mute, Filmed in England, Filmed in Italy, Filmed in United Kingdom, Live Action Remake, Remake |
| Classification: Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale, Musical, Animation/Live Action, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $298,172,056 |
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International BO: $271,454,233 |
Synopsis
Ariel is a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land but ultimately places her life—and her father’s crown—in jeopardy.
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Domestic BO: $636,785,476 |
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International BO: $810,900,000 |
Synopsis
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken.
| Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One |
| Director: Christopher McQuarrie |
| Lead Roles: Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 11, 2023 (Wide), released as Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One (不可能的任務:致命清算 第一章) (Taiwan) |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, Secret Agent, Filmed in Italy, Filmed in England, Filmed in Norway, Filmed in United Kingdom, Filmed in United Arab Emirates |
| Classification: Based on TV, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $172,640,980 |
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International BO: $393,055,322 |
Synopsis
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: to track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan’s past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission—not even the lives of those he cares about most.
| Sisu |
| Director: Jalmari Helander |
| Lead Roles: Jorma Tommila |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 27, 2023 (Limited) by Nordisk Film (Finland) |
| Keywords: Nazi, Nazi Treasure, World War II, 1940s, Action Thriller, Filmed in Finland |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $7,265,622 |
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International BO: $3,802,623 |
Synopsis
During the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu”, this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And no matter what the Nazis throw at him, the one-man death squad will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold back—even if it means killing every last Nazi in his path.
| The Marvels |
| Director: Nia DaCosta |
| Lead Roles: Brie Larson as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 8, 2023 (Wide) by Walt Disney (Italy) |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Alternative Dimensions / Parallel universe, Filmed in England, Filmed in Italy, Filmed in Los Angeles, CA, Filmed in United States, Filmed in United Kingdom |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Adventure, Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $84,500,223 |
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International BO: $121,636,602 |
Synopsis
Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. However, unintended consequences see her shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with two other superheroes to form the Marvels.
| Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves |
| Director: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley |
| Lead Roles: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Rege-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head, Hugh Grant |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 2, 2023 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures, released as Dungeons & Dragons: Ehre Unter Dieben (Germany) |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Disrupted by 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Ensemble, Good vs. Evil, Dragon, Filmed in United Kingdom |
| Classification: Based on Game, Adventure, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $93,549,650 |
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International BO: $114,305,297 |
Synopsis
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.
| Bottoms |
| Director: Emma Seligman |
| Lead Roles: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Dagmara Dominczyk, Marshawn Lynch, Miles Fowler |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 25, 2023 (Limited) by MGM |
| Keywords: High School, Sex Comedy, Underground / Illegal Fighting, Cheerleaders |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $12,036,071 |
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International BO: $937,411 |
Synopsis
Two girls, PJ and Josie, start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. Their bizarre plan works. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But PJ and Josie find themselves in over their heads and in need of a way out before their plan is exposed.
| Anyone But You |
| Director: Will Gluck |
| Lead Roles: Sydney Sweeney as Bea, Glen Powell as Ben |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 22, 2023 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Filmed in Sydney, Australia, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Vacation, Australia, Filmed in Australia |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $88,319,668 |
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International BO: $130,586,113 |
Synopsis
Bea and Ben look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold — until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.
| Thanksgiving |
| Director: Eli Roth |
| Lead Roles: Patrick Dempsey as Sheriff Newlon |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 16, 2023 (Wide) by Sony Pictures (Australia) |
| Keywords: Thanksgiving, Massachusetts, Serial Killer, Holiday Horror, Filmed in Canada |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $31,945,385 |
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International BO: $14,099,495 |
Synopsis
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts—the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge killings are soon revealed to be part of a larger, sinister holiday plan. Will the town uncover the killer and survive the holidays… or become guests at his twisted holiday dinner table?
| Spy x Family Code: White |
| Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi |
| Lead Roles: Atsumi Tanezaki as Anya Forger, Takuya Eguchi as Loid Forger, Saori Hayami as Yor Forger |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 22, 2023 (Wide) by TOHO animation, released as 劇場版 Spy x Family Code: White (Japan) |
| Keywords: Action Comedy, Anime, Unexpected Families, Secret Agent, Hitmen, Animal Lead, Voiceover/Narration |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Digital Animation, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $8,110,042 |
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International BO: $87,635,671 |
Synopsis
He’s a spy. She’s an assassin. Together, Loid and Yor keep their double lives to themselves while pretending to be the perfect family. However, their adopted daughter Anya, a telepath, knows both of their exciting secrets unbeknownst to them. While under the guise of taking his family on a weekend winter getaway, Loid’s attempt to make progress on his current mission Operation Strix proves difficult when Anya mistakenly gets involved and triggers events that threaten world peace!