Dune: Part Two, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Fast X, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and a huge amount of other films are on the way for 2023, here are our box office predictions for 2023.
It felt like the movie gods were giving us a special line-up for 2022 but reality kicked in and the delays started to come. It is being forecasted that there will be a lower volume of theatrical releases through 2023 and 2024 – so the box office industry will likely remain below pre-pandemic levels until, at least, 2025. Learn more on Yahoo Finance.
Every year, I make predictions right before the year comes into place (My 2022 Box Office Predictions) and I love to reflect to see how accurate I was. Granted, there are way more affecting factors that no one can foresee but who knew Top Gun: Maverick would do as well as it did!! Overall, I am happy with my predictions – I got fairly close on some (Jurassic World: Dominion, Fantastic Beasts 3, & Doctor Strange 2) and way off on others (Top Gun: Maverick, Thor: Love and Thunder and Lightyear).
Let’s take a deep dive into my box office predictions for 2023:
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $90 million
Total: $230 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $675 million
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $32 million
Total: $110 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $190 million
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $60 million
Total: $150 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $410 million
John Wick: Chapter 4
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $55 million
Total: $170 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $350 million
Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $48 million
Total: $125 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $300 million
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $60 million
Total: $177 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $565 million
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $175 million
Total: $420 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $975 million
Fast X
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $80 million
Total: $175 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $915 million
The Little Mermaid
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $90 million
Total: $270 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $750 million
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $45 million
Total: $190 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $420 million
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $38 million
Total: $120 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $370 million
Elemental
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $45 million
Total: $140 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $400 million
The Flash
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $95 million
Total: $170 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $480 million
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $130 million
Total: $370 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $915 million
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $80 million
Total: $270 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $890 million
Barbie
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $55 million
Total: $225 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $550 million
Oppenheimer
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $65 million
Total: $230 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $615 million
The Marvels
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $115 million
Total: $315 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $900 million
Kraven the Hunter
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $40 million
Total: $110 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $240 million
Dune: Part Two
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $65 million
Total: $200 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $640 million
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $35 million
Total: $95 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $200 million
Wish
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $65 million
Total: $290 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $700 million
Wonka
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $32 million
Total: $110 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $320 million
Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $47 million
Total: $120 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $250 million
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Domestic Box Office:
Opening Weekend: $85 million
Total: $400 million
Worldwide Box Office:
Total: $1 billion
There is so much to look forward to for 2023 whether that is our first introduction to Kang the Conqueror in the Ant-Man sequel, Timothee Chalamet as Willy Wonka, the final Guardians of the Galaxy film or the final appearance for Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. From a box office perspective, there are some great stories to look out for. Barbie vs Oppenheimer? Can the MCU get another billion dollar film in 2023? Who will take the box office crown for the year? This year feels like it is completely wide-open.
I will be breaking down my predictions throughout a series of posts as we lead up to the 2023 film slate and provide an in-depth prediction closer to each films release date. Stay tuned for those!
You can check out my post that I did on what film would hit a billion first following the pandemic: https://moviegainz.com/2021/03/17/the-future-of-the-box-office-what-will-be-the-next-film-to-make-1-billion/ (I stick to Avatar: The Way of Water making $2 billion – watch and see).
Who will take the box office crown for the year? It’s a completely wide-open year. Our winner? Aquaman and the Last Kingdom.
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