As Argentina struggles with another never-ending economic crisis, moviegoers packed movie theaters in 2023. And it wasn’t just because Barbie. 43,062,279 tickets were sold, 10,000,000 more than in 2022.
Twelve films have surpassed the barrier of one million viewers. And also the fact that the four most viewed films were suitable for all audiences is an unprecedented fact, which can be explained by the success of animated productions.
Because the film with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling was followed, in the public’s preference, by three cartoons: Super Mario Bros.: The Movie, Elements AND Puss in Boots: The Last Wishwhich exceeded 2,400,000 tickets sold each.
Before moving on to other curiosities, the Top 20 of 2023, from January 1st to December 30th inclusive.
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie, at the London premiere of “Barbie”, the most watched film of the year that is coming to an end. AP photoThe first Barbie
Margot Robbie, in “Barbie”, the most watched film in Argentina in 2023.3,526,535 spectators.
2nd Super Mario Bros. The Movie
The adaptation of the Nintendo game was, for many weeks, the most watched production. 2,978,496 spectators.
3rd Elements
The Pixar film, on the podium.2,588,122 spectators.
4th Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Another animated one, one of the audience’s favorites.2,466,191 spectators.
5th Fast and Furious
The tenth of the saga, among the five most viewed of the year.2,311,152 spectators.
6th Avatar: The Path of Water
Despite premiering in December 2022, the “Avatar” sequel made it to the Top 10 Most Watched of 2023.2,153,648 spectators.
7th Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Chris Pratt, Schwarzenegger’s son-in-law, in the latest Guardians.Preview: May 4, 2023
1,402,791 spectators.
8th The Little Mermaid
Halle Bailey in the controversial version with actors.Preview: May 25, 2023
1,363,437 spectators.
9th The Nun 2
The most watched horror film of the year.1,275,395 spectators.
10th Five Nights at Freddy’s
Another horror film that had more than a million viewers.1,176,124 spectators.
11th Oppenheimer
One of the favorites for the Oscar.1,112,855 spectators.
12th Sound of Freedom
Jim Caviezel, who was Jesus to Mel Gibson, in “The Sound of Freedom.”1,085,597 spectators.
13th Spider-Man: Through the Spider-Verse
The next Oscar winner for Best Animated Film…?945,151 spectators.
14th Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
895,589 spectators.
15° Ragazzi, the people’s film
“Boys”, the national film that attracted the most spectators.891,959 spectators.
16th Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Much criticized, but among the most viewed.770,121 spectators.
17th The night of the demon: The red door
Is the “Night of the Demon” saga over?743,638 spectators.
18th Megalodon 2: The Great Abyss
Jason Statham, in another action.715,402 spectators.
19th Flash
Ezra Miller, in the film by Argentine Andy Muschietti.574,508 spectators.
20th Extortion
Guillermo Francella, protagonist.528,762 spectators.
Terror scares
The horror genre has once again been extremely popular in the past year. Almost every Thursday, when the bill is renewed, there are usually one or two horror films.
“The Nun 2”, the most watched horror film of 2023.In 2023, those who brought the most viewers were The nun 2 (1,275,395 tickets sold), ninth, Five Nights at Freddy’s (1,176,124 spectators, tenth) e Night of the Demon: The Red Door (743,638 tickets, was 17th). And if you want to say it Megalodon 2: The Great Abysswith Jason Statham, he was 18th with 715,402.
On the other hand, Disney and Marvel suffered more at the box office in the rest of the world than in Argentina, where they placed five titles in the Top Ten. OK, it was not like in the previous years in which they conducted the collections, but until ‘interrogation Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania he was 16th…
Argentine cinema, making a comeback
It was only thanks to the premiere in early December of Guys, the people’s film – which was not only the most watched Argentine documentary of the year, but also the highest-grossing documentary from 1997 to today – Argentine cinema recorded a recovery at the box office. It distributed almost half of the films, but in terms of spectators (3,100,000) it reached just 7% of the total.
“Guys, the people’s film”, the most watched Argentine film.With its 891,959 tickets sold, one of the two documentaries on the success of the Scaloneta in Qatar 2022, with the voice-over of Guillermo Francella, ranked 15th (it was not 14th for less than 4,000 spectators). I choose to believethe film with a story by Ricardo Darín, had 430,847 entries and ranked 26th, just below Indiana Jones and the Quadrant of Destinywith Harrison Ford, and Mission: Impossible and Deadly Sentence, Part 1with Tom Cruise.
But I choose to believe He has not been the second most watched Argentine since that position was obtained extortionthe thriller with Guillermo Francella, which with its 528,762 tickets entered the Top 20: it was 20th. Wonkain another week, I would have gotten over it.
“When Evil Pursues”, the most watched Argentine horror film since 1997. And the fourth Argentine who attracted the most audiences was a surprise: When evil is lurkinga horror film that has become the most watched Argentine film of the genre, from 1997 – as precise and reliable data are not available – to today, with 262,066 spectators.
The most popular rooms of 2023
Only two complexes in the city of Buenos Aires entered the Top Ten in terms of tickets sold. Hoyts Abasto took first place from Hoyts Unicenter only on Saturday.
The third was the Rosario Showcase. In the Top Ten, 7 bands come from Greater Buenos Aires.
1st Hoyts Abasto 12 1,603,704 spectators
2nd Hoyts Unicenter 14 1,579,086 spectators
3rd Showcase Rosario 14 1,150,613 spectators
4th Cinemark Malvinas Argentinas 10 1,071,462 spectators
5th Hoyts Morón 8 929,036 spectators
6th Cinemark Avellaneda 8 878,057 spectators
7th Cinemamark San Justo 6 873,053 spectators
8th Hoyts Quilmes 12 872,433 spectators
9th Hoyts Temperley 9 871,985 spectators
10th Cinemark Palermo 10 809,767 spectators
In which provinces were there the most spectators?
The difference that the cinemas of Greater Buenos Aires have made compared to those of the City of Buenos Aires has been remarkable.
1st Great Buenos Aires 14,658,934 spectators.
2nd Autonomous City of Buenos Aires 8,128,135 spectators.
3rd Buenos Aires 3,774,952 spectators.
Cordoba 3,497,789 spectators.
Santa Fe 2,886,384 14,658,934 spectators.
Mendoza 1,836,081 spectators.
Neuquén 1,243,718 spectators.
Skip 1,166,754 spectators.
Tucumán 756,865 spectators.
San Juan 516,815 spectators.
And, at the opposite extreme, the three provinces with the lowest presence in the classrooms:
La Rioja 238,456 spectators.
The Pampa 181,506 spectators.
Curvy 122,510 spectators.
It was 2023 with 10 million more viewers than 2022. These days that’s quite a lot.
Source: Clarin
