Moana 2 climbs the Top 10, while Wicked also makes gains on the 2024 box office chart, where family fare is proving to be the dominant force.
2023 was the year of Barbie, with Greta Gerwig’s inspired toy movie grossing $1.43 billion at the global box office. A huge number that was buoyed by the Barbenheimer phenomenon, thanks to Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer coming in third with a haul of $970 million.
In between those two behemoths – with a haul of $1.36 billion – was the animated Super Mario Bros. Movie. While Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Fast X rounded out the Top 5.
This year horror movies have done big business, and animated films have been a dominant force, especially Inside Out 2. While during the summer, superhero sequel Deadpool & Wolverine pulled in huge numbers.
Biggest box office hits of the year
Here’s the Top 10 movies of the year, globally, meaning we’re listing each film’s worldwide gross:
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- 1. Inside Out 2 – $1.69 billion
- 2. Deadpool & Wolverine – $1.34 billion
- 3. Despicable Me 4 – $969 million
- 4. Moana 2 – $793 million
- 5. Dune: Part 2 – $714 million
- 6. Wicked – $573 million
- 7. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – $571 million
- 8. Kung Fu Panda 4 – $548 million
- 9. Venom: The Last Dance – $475 million
- 10. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – $451 million
We’ll update this list weekly, as-and-when new movies crack the Top 10.
Top 10 movies of 2023
For comparison, the following are the Top 10 grossing movies of 2023, again globally, via worldwide total:
- 1. Barbie – $1.43 billion
- 2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie – $1.36 billion
- 3. Oppenheimer – $970 million
- 4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – $845 million
- 5. Fast X – $715 million
- 6. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – $682 million
- 7. Man Jiang Hong (Full River Red) – $635 million
- 8. Wonka – $631 million
- 9. The Wandering Earth 2 – $631 million
- 10. The Little Mermaid – $568 million
You can check out our list of the best movies of the year so far or head here for new movies out this month. While here’s why Joker 2 is the biggest flop of 2024.
