In light of Barbie’s outstanding performance, which has become the highest-grossing 2023 in the US in recent days, we analyze what happened during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in search of titles that hit the billion mark. at the register.
L’movie summer 2023 was characterized by the release of many long-awaited projects, some of which literally broke the box office – just think about it. Barbie or advertising Oppenheimer. A breath of fresh air for an industry still struggling to recover from the turmoil caused by COVID-19 pandemic. As we wait to see how the Italian box office race for Nolan’s latest work continues, let’s follow what has happened in recent years, looking for titles which, together with Barbiethey have reached the historic milestone of one billion in revenue in the last few years.
What films have reached the billion dollar mark during and after the pandemic?
During the pandemic and post-coronavirus period they were only six films will cross the billion-dollar mark at the global box office. Some headlines are easy to predict. Avatar – Path of Water, Top Shooter: Maverick – while others turned out to be real surprises, like the two highest-grossing films of 2023, for example, Barbie AND Super Mario Bros. – Movie. However, the cartoon about the little plumber was not the only project that got a place in the standings thanks to the right amount of irony and the effect of nostalgia. In second place, the top 6 we actually find Spiderman: No Way Home, which captivated historical Marvel fans featuring Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, two iconic Peter Parkers before the arrival of Tom Holland. Then complete the list Jurassic World: Dominationthe final chapter in the historical franchise started by Steven Spielberg in 1993. So, let’s find out in detail the fees of these films, of which only Avatar: Path of Water reached 2 billion.
- Avatar: Waterway – $2.3 billion
- Spider-Man: No Way Home – $1.9 billion
- Top Shooter: Maverick – $1.4 billion
- Movie Super Mario Bros. — $1.3 billion.
- Barbie – (since the film is still in theaters, the final collection is yet to be determined)
- Jurassic World: Domination – $1.01 billion
However, at present Barbie is still in theaters and therefore can significantly increase its “loot”, which, in particular, benefited, in addition to Warner Bros., Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie. Also Oppenheimer it could also hit record numbers – also due to a distribution delay in Italy of about a month – but it’s hard to predict if it will hit the one billion dollar peak. It is also interesting to note that Barbie it is the only original film in the ranking, even though it is based on a historical Mattel doll, while other titles belong to major franchises, including video games, or are sequels that have been waiting for years. So all that’s left is to wait further developmentto see if any other games of 2023 will join the prestigious list.