According to the Associated Press report on January 1, 2024, the North American film market's box office for the whole year of 2023 will reach 9 billion (US dollars, the same below), once again becoming the world's largest film market. Because the box office of "Aquaman 2" was not satisfactory, the North American Christmas season lacked year-end blockbusters that could support the market. Fortunately, the musical "Wonka" received a good long-term screening, but the overall performance for the whole year was lower than the average before the epidemic (110 billion), there is still a gap of US$2 billion.
Films such as "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" released in the summer of 2023 and "Super Mario Bros." released in April have become the biggest contributors to the North American film market. However, a strike by screenwriters and actors in the second half of the year severely impacted the Hollywood film and television industry, with sequelae It will be extended until 2024. The highest box office in North America in 2023 is the female-themed comedy "Barbie" (US$636 million), surpassing the US$574 million of the game-adapted movie "Super Mario Brothers" in one fell swoop, becoming the number one local box office. The producer, Warner Bros., earned more than earned a lot. The serious biopic "Oppenheimer", released on the same day as "Barbie", grossed US$320 million, helping Universal Pictures once again become the box office leader in Hollywood since 2015 ("Super Mario Bros." is also produced by the company) .
Disney, which once relied on Marvel superheroes to conquer the world, suffered defeat in 2023: "Ant-Man 3" and "Captain Marvel 2" did not perform well at the box office. Only "Guardians of the Galaxy 3" ranked in the top five with a box office of 358 million U.S. dollars. Live-action The version of "The Little Mermaid" was involved in a casting controversy. The local box office was 290 million, and "Avatar 2" produced by 20th Century Fox, which was merged into Disney, received 280 million at the box office. Another well-received superhero animated film "Spider-Man: Across the Universe" earned 381 million at the box office, ranking third in North America for the year; the action film "John Wick 4" starring Keanu Reeves earned 187 million US dollar box office, ranking ninth in the year. The most surprising thing is the crime movie "Sound of Liberty" adapted from a true story. The film received a box office of US$180 million and entered the top ten at the North American box office in 2023 as a dark horse.
Some people are happy and some are sad. The market response to "Aquaman 2", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "The Flash" and "Mission: Impossible 7" was not as expected, and the appeal of Hollywood IP blockbusters has been questioned. Regarding the box office performance of US$9 billion in 2023, senior Hollywood analyst Paul Dergarabedian believes: "US$9 billion is not only a box office figure, but also allows the film industry to learn lessons in this most challenging year. Audiences It is the most influential player in Hollywood. Against the turbulent background of strikes, streaming media and changing tastes, it has triggered thinking among the film and television industry creators. In the final analysis, the dramatic experience of movies is still an important part of the entertainment ecosystem." (Lv g)▲
