Universal has set a benchmark in history by beating Disney for the first time in eight years and emerging as the most successful production house in 2023. In 2023, Universal surpassed the movie-making giant as the most successful film studio, amassing over $4.907 billion!
As per the recent report, Universal Studios released as many as 24 movies and a few of them went on to become blockbusters. These include Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic, Oppenheimer, horror film M3GAN, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Universal and its competitors
Disney still secured the second spot with the hit releases of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and The Little Mermaid and 14 other movies, which is 10 less than Universal Studios and the only reason behind their second position. Disney’s 2023 total came up to $4.827 billion.
The first three spots were taken by Warner Bros.’ Barbie ($1.4 billion) Universal’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1.3 billion) and Oppenheimer ($950 million). And it is shocking to see no Disney movies on the top of the list for the first time since 2015. Their biggest money-minter of the year was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, bringing in $845 million.
Barbie and Oppenheimer
Year 2023 biggest movie was Greta Gerwig’s Barbie released on the same day as Nolan’s Oppenheimer. These two movies are the super summer event of the year with many watching back-to-back shows of the movies on the same day.
Barbie starred Margot Rabbie as the titular doll and Ryan Gosling as her constant companion, Ken. The film follows the adventures of Barbie and Ken as they leave Barbieland for the real world and learn some shocking truths about life.
Oppenheimer starred Cillian Murphy as the Father of the Atom Bomb, physicist J Robert Oppenheimer. It also starred Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh and others.
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