2023 in Review: The Biggest Stories Hits, Surprises, and Disappointments at the Box Office

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Russ Fischer take a look back at this year’s high grossing box office films including the one of the biggest box office surprise hits, Taylor Swift’s ERAs Tour coming to theaters and the unanticipated success of Barbie and Oppenheimer as well as films that didn’t make much appeal to moviegoers.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: WONKA is Sugary Sweet in 1st Place

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:23 Barbenheimer
• 07:29 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike
• 10:42 Marvel after Endgame
• 13:01 Superhero movies decline
• 18:45 Several reshuffle in leadership
• 20:58 #1 film of the year
• 25:15 Biggest box office surprise in 2023
• 28:00 Another box office surprise hit
• 31:11 Theatrical distributor of the year
• 37:43 Angel Studios walked into mainstream
• 42:26 The Marvels was a disappointment
• 44:51 The Disney+ effect
• 48:19 Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour theatrical release
• 51:28 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
• 53:13 The most anticipated 2023 films