On paper at least, 2023 looks to be one of the best cinematic years of the past decade or so, which hopefully translates to near pre-pandemic levels of box office. Summer 2023, in particular, is absolutely insane, chock full of blockbusters week after week, while nearly every major director (save for Spielberg and Paul Thomas Anderson) has a film coming out next year. Granted, there's no single Avatar/Avengers/Star Wars type release that will dominate the box office for weeks on end, but the gluttony of huge and prestige releases more than makes up for it. A few of the highlights, with a more robust (though not quite complete) calendar below...


The blockbusters...

- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
- Barbie
- Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley
- Dune: Part Two
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
- Fast X
- The Flash
- Gran Turismo
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- John Wick: Chapter 4
- Kraven the Hunter
- The Little Mermaid
- The Marvels
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning: Part One
- Oppenheimer
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Part One
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts


With films from each of these high-profile directors, somehow all in the same calendar year...

- Ben Affleck
- Wes Anderson
- Ari Aster
- Bradley Cooper
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Sofia Coppola
- David Fincher
- Alex Garland
- Christopher Nolan
- Michael Mann
- The Safdie Brothers
- Martin Scorsese
- Ridley Scott
- Denis Villeneuve
- Taika Waititi

The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2023 https://t.co/sMj2nxtV81 pic.twitter.com/2j8ti49tgW

— The Playlist (@ThePlaylistNews) December 6, 2022

As for the calendar itself…


JANUARY 2023


M3GAN
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8760708/
January 6, 2023

The Old Way
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8593824/
January 6, 2023 = Theatrical
January 13, 2023 = Digital/Streaming

House Party
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8005118/
January 13, 2023

When You Finish Saving the World
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12121582/
January 20, 2023

Plane
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5884796/
January 27, 2023

Shotgun Wedding
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9686790/
January 27, 2023
Amazon Prime Video Exclusive

You People
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14826022/
January 27, 2023
Netflix Exclusive


FEBRUARY 2023


Knock at the Cabin
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15679400/
February 3, 2022

Magic Mike's Last Dance
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16280138/
February 10, 2023

Sharper
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12573454/
February 17, 2023

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10954600/
February 17, 2023

Cocaine Bear
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14209916/
February 24, 2023

Mummies
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23177868/
February 24, 2023


MARCH 2023


Creed III
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11145118/
March 3, 2023

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2906216/
March 3, 2023

65
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12261776/
March 10, 2023

Inside
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14781036/
March 10, 2023

Scream 6
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17669358/
March 10, 2023

Shazam! Fury of the Gods
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10151854/
March 17, 2023

A Good Person
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14153080/
March 24, 2023

Champions
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15339570/
March 24, 2023

John Wick: Chapter 4
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10366206/
March 24, 2023

Heart of a Lion
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12226632/
March 31, 2023


APRIL 2023


Chevalier
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12758486/
April 7, 2023

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6718170/
April 7, 2023

Renfield
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11358390/
April 14, 2023

Evil Dead Rise
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13345606/
April 21, 2023

Next Goal Wins
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10767052/
April 21, 2023
(dir. Taika Waititi)

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9185206/
April 28, 2023


MAY 2023


Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6791350/
May 5, 2023

Book Club 2: The Next Chapter
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20768712/
May 12, 2023

Fast X
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5433140/
May 19, 2023

The Little Mermaid
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5971474/
May 26, 2023

The Mother
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6968614/
May 2023 TBA
Netflix Exclusive


JUNE 2023


Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Part One
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9362722/
June 2, 2023

Strays
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15153532/
June 9, 2023

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5090568/
June 9, 2023

The Blackening
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11703244/
June 16, 2023

Elemental
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15789038/
June 16, 2023

The Flash
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439572/
June 16, 2023

No Hard Feelings
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15671028/
June 16, 2023

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462764/
June 30, 2023


JULY 2023


Insidious: Fear the Dark
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13405778/
July 7, 2023

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning: Part One
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9603212/
July 14, 2023

Barbie
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517268/
July 21, 2023

Oppenheimer
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15398776/
July 21, 2023

The Marvels
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10676048/
July 28, 2023


AUGUST 2023


Meg 2: The Trench
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9224104/
August 4, 2023

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8589698/
August 4, 2023

Challengers
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16426418/
August 11, 2023

Haunted Mansion
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1695843/
August 11, 2023

Gran Turismo
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4495098/
August 11, 2023

Blue Beetle
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9362930/
August 18, 2023

Untitled Please Don't Destroy Project
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21335356/
August 18, 2023


SEPTEMBER 2023


The Equalizer 3
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17024450/
September 1, 2023

The Nun 2
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10160976/
September 8, 2023

A Haunting in Venice
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22687790/
September 15, 2023

The Expendables 4
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3291150/
September 22, 2023


OCTOBER 2023


Kraven the Hunter
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8790086/
October 6, 2023

True Love
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11858890/
October 6, 2023

The Exorcist
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12921446/
October 13, 2023

Saw 10
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21807222/
October 27, 2023


NOVEMBER 2023


Dune: Part Two
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678/
November 3, 2023

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10545296/
November 17, 2023

Trolls 3
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14362112/
November 17, 2023

Wish
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11304740/
November 22, 2023


DECEMBER 2023


Wonka
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6166392/
December 15, 2023

The Color Purple
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1200263/
December 20, 2023

Untitled Ghostbusters Afterlife Sequel
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21235248/
December 20, 2023

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9663764/
December 25, 2023


TBA 2023


Air Jordan
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16419074/
(dir. Ben Affleck)

Argylle
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15009428/

Asteroid City
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14230388/
(dir. Wes Anderson)

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3083016/

The Bikeriders
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21454134/

Blitz
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15939198/

Civil War
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17279496/
(dir. Alex Garland)

Disappointment Blvd.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13521006/
(dir. Ari Aster)

Eileen
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5198890/

Ferrari
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3758542/
(dir. Michael Mann)

Firebrand
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15000156/

The Gorge
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13654226/

Havoc
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14123284/

Heart of Stone
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13603966/
Netflix Esclusive

The Iron Claw
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21064584/

The Killer
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136617/
(dir. David Fincher)

Killers of the Flower Moon
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5537002/
(dir. Martin Scorsese)

Leave the World Behind
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12747748/

Love Lies Bleeding
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19637052/

Maestro
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5535276/
(dir. Bradley Cooper)

May/December
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13651794/

Megalopolis
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10128846/
(dir. Francis Ford Coppola)

Memory
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19864828/

Mothers' Instinct
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13397574/

Napoleon
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13287846/
(dir. Ridley Scott)

Nightb*tch
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12810074/

Pain Hustlers
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15257160/

Peter Pan & Wendy
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5635026/

Poor Things
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14230458/

Priscilla
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22041854/
(dir. Sofia Coppola)

Rebel Moon
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14998742/

Rebel Ridge
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11301886/

Salem's Lot
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10245072/

Saltburn
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17351924/

She Came to Me
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6689014/

Spaceman
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11097384/

Untitled Safdie Brothers Project
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22876230/

Wizards
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20255394/

Also, just FYI, I won't be updating the calendar above, as any additions/shifts will be reflected in my monthly release threads.

What will bomb the hardest? Kraven, Axel Foley or A ballad of song birds and ****ty plots?

I am a pretty big hermit and never go to the movies and even I see at least 5 movies I would have to go see.

Ant-man
Dune 2
Spiderverse
GOTG
Wick

On the fence about Indiana

Gotta go with Kraven.

Foley and Hunger Games will both have nostalgia going for them, just from different generations. Wheres audiences have hopefully grown wary/wise, re: another sure-to-be-sh*tty entry from the Sony/Venom/Morbius universe.

Here's how to feel old AF today.

The cast of "Axel Foley"

Eddie is 61
Judge Reinhold is 66
Paul Reiser is 65
John Ashton (Taggart) is 74
Bronson Pinchot is 63

Beverly Over-the-Hill Cop, amirite?!

Just in time for Moviepass' return.

My fav is still Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte

They don't make ''em like they used to