21 Best Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu Movies 2023: With Box Office and IMDb ratings

 

Best Movies 2023: Bollywood, Hollywood, Tamil and Telugu:

2023 came out as a ray of hope for the box office across the board, especially Bollywood which was failing to get regular success. 

On the other, the Tollywood industry saw 8 hits in the first quarter of the year itself. Pongal movies Varisu and Thunivu both earned huge at the box office in Tamil. Hollywood has also taken a solid start with Ant-Man 3.

Take a look below to know the best-performing movies at the box office in 2023, so far, which are also critically acclaimed. 

Related: Latest Hindi dubbed south Indian movies 2023

Best Bollywood Movies 2023

Unlike other industries, Bollywood hadn't seen a blockbuster like RRR and KGF 2 in 2022. But Srk's Pathaan broke that drought and revived the industry. After Pathaan, the industry saw continuous hit flicks in the form of TJMM and Bholaa.

1- Pathaan

Star Cast: Srk, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Salman Khan (cameo)

Genre: Spy thriller

IMDb: 6.1/10

Box Office Worldwide: 1050.05 Cr

OTT Platform: Amazon Prime

Pathaan is part of the YRF's spy universe. It is the fourth film after Ek the Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai and War. Srk's this film create and broke several records and the box office. 

2- Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar

Star Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor

Genre: Romantic Comedy

IMDb: 6.7/10

Box Office Worldwide: 206 Cr (26days)

OTT Partner: Netflix

TJMM featuring Ranbir and Shraddha continued the solid trend of Pathaan at the box office. It was released on 8 March and went on to become a hit at the box office. 

It premieres on Netflix after its theatrical run.

 

3- Mr Chatterjee Vs Norway

Star Cast: Rani Mukerji

Genre: Legal Drama

IMDb: 7.5/10

Box Office Worldwide: 33 Cr (18 days)

OTT Partner: Netflix

Another Hindi film that is garnering applause from critics and moviegoers is Rani's latest legal drama Mrs Chaterjee vs Norway. 

The movie revolves around an Indian couple whose children were taken away by the Norwegian authorities. It is inspired by a real-life story.

4- Bholaa

Star Cast: Ajay Devgn, Tabu

Genre: Action-adventure

IMDb: 7.8/10

Box Office Worldwide: 76.5 Cr (7 days)

OTT Partner: Amazon Prime

After the super success of Drishyam 2, Ajay Devgn seems to hit the right chord again. His film Bholaa is doing very well at the box office and is expected to emerge as a hit in its run. 

Best Hollywood Movies 2023

2023 has gone very well for the Hollywood industry as not only the big ticket movies, small to mid-budget films like cocaine bear, Jesus revolution and M3gan also went on to churn out huge cume at the domestic box office.

1- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 

Star Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and Jonathan Majors

Genre: sci-fi Superhero 

IMDb: 6.4/10

Box Office Worldwide: $473.2M (INR 3875.24 Cr)

Indian Box Office: INR 42.5 Cr nett

OTT Partner: Disney+Hotstar

Ant-Man & The Wasp Quantumania marks the first film in the superhero MCU franchise's Phase 5. Although got a mixed response, it performed pretty decently in India, collecting over 40 Cr mark which are good numbers for a Hollywood movie, here. 

2- Creed 3

Star Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, and Wood Harris.

Genre: Sports drama

IMDb: 7.1/10

Box Office Worldwide: $261.1M (INR 2138.16 Cr)

Creed 3 is the overall ninth movie in the Rocky franchise and the third in the Creed film series. It stars Michael B. Jordan in the role of Adonis Creed aka Donnie. It became the highest-grossing movie in all three spin-off series.

The first Creed had accumulated 173.5M dollars worldwide, whereas the second earned 213.5M dollars at the BO WW.

3- John Wick: Chapter 4

Star Cast: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen

Genre: Action thriller

IMDb: 8.3/10

Box Office Worldwide: $250.2M (INR 2049.13 Cr)

Indian Box Office: 41.93 Cr (10 days)

Keanu Reaves starrer John Wick 4 is a success not only at the global box office, but in India as well. The film surprised everyone on the paid previews first and then the over 6 Cr start. The film minted over 40 Cr in just 10 days in India.

4-  Scream 6

Star Cast: Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jack Champion, Hery Czerny, Mason Goodling and Roger L. Jackson

Genre: Slasher

IMDb: 7.1/10

Box Office Worldwide: $154M (INR 1261.21 Cr)

March 10 release slasher movie Scream sixth has become the 4th highest-grossing in the franchise. It is now behind the original Scream ($173M), Scream 2 ($172M) and Scream 3 ($161M). The film is critically successful as well.

5- Cocaine Bear

Star Cast: Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Ray Liotta

Genre: Comedy horror thriller

IMDb: 6/10

Box Office Worldwide: $85M (INR 695.90 Cr)

Cocaine Bear is based on an insane true story, helmed by Elizabeth Banks, and is a hit at the box office. The story of the movie went viral on social media platforms after the trailer of the movie was released, thus, it's no surprise that Cocaine Bear is such a success.

6- Jesus Revolution

Star Cast: Joel Courtney, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Grace, Jonathan Roumie

Genre: Christian drama

IMDb: 7.7/10

Box Office Worldwide: $51.2M (INR 419.24 Cr)

Made with a budget of $15M, The Jesus Revolution faced a clash with Cocaine Bear. Both movies have emerged successful at the box office. Set in the late 1960s, the film received mixed reviews from critics but received praise from audiences.

7- M3GAN

Star Cast: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Amie Donald.

Genre: Sci-fi horror

IMDb: 6.4/10

Box Office Worldwide: $176.8M (INR 1447.56 Cr)

Gerard Johnstone helmed the sci-fi horror movie M3GAN was released on 6 Jan 2023 and opened to rave response from the critics and the audience alike. It went on to become a huge hit at the box office. And following the success of the movie, the sequel to the film was announced which will release in 2025.

Best Telugu Movies 2023

The hit form of the Tollywood film industry (TFI) continues this year as well. The industry has seen 8 hits in the first quarter itself. 

The same day Jan releases, 'Waltair Veerayya and Veera Simha Reddy' took a great start at the box office and went on to become commercial successes. 

1- Waltair Veerayya

Star Cast: Chiranjeevi, Shruti Haasan

Genre: Action Comedy

IMDb: 6.4/10

Box Office Worldwide: INR 219 Cr

OTT Platform: Netflix

Action comedy not only became a hit at the box office but revived the dying career of the megastar Chiranjeevi. It is the first big blockbuster of Telugu in 2023.

2- Veera Simha Reddy

Star Cast: NBK, Shruti Haasan

Genre: Action drama

IMDb: 5/10

Box Office Worldwide: INR 130 Cr

OTT Platform: Disney+Hotstar

After Akhanda, Balayya has given another blockbuster in the form of Veera Simhya Reddy. It went on to become the second Telugu hit movie of the year.

3- Dasara

Star Cast: Nani, Keerthy Suresh

Genre: Period action

IMDb: 7.7/10

Box Office Worldwide: INR 98 Cr (7 days)

OTT Partner: Netflix

Dasara which features Nani and national award winner actress Keerthy Suresh in the main lead role is the third big Telugu hit of 2023. 

4- Das Ka Dhamki

Star Cast: Vishwak Sen, Nivetha Pethuraj

Genre: Action comedy 

IMDb: 7.0/10

Box Office Worldwide: INR 22.8 Cr

OTT Partner: Aha video

Das ka Dhamki is the career's biggest budget movie of Vishwak Sen. The film is a hit. 

5- Writer Padmabhushan

Star Cast: Suhas, Tina Shilparaj, 

Genre: Comedy-drama

IMDb: 8.1/10

Box Office Worldwide: INR 12.5 Cr

OTT Platform: Zee5

Directed by Shanmukha Prashanth, Writer Padmabhushan garnered amazing responses from the cinephiles. It took a good start and further saw its biz growing due to positive word of mouth.

6- Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha

Star Cast: Kiran Abbavaram, Kashmira Pardeshi, Murali Sharma, Sbhalekha Sudhakar

Genre: Romantic action

IMDb: 7/10

Box Office Worldwide: INR 9.15 Cr

OTT Platform: aha video

Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha revolves around Vishnu, a librarian. It was released on 18 Feb 2023 and went on to become a hit at the box office. It has Kiran Abbavaram, Kashmir Pardeshi and Murali Sharma in key roles.

7- Balagam

Star Cast: Priyadarshi, Kavya Kalyanram, Sudhakar Reddy, Jayaram

Genre: Family drama

IMDb: 8.3/10

Box Office Worldwide: INR 26.55 Cr

OTT Platform: Amazon Prime

Due to word of mouth, Priyadarshi's film saw tremendous trends at the box office and emerged as a super successful movie for the TFI. 

Best Tamil Movies 2023

In 2022, Kollywood cinema has seen biggies Ponniyin Selvan 2, and Vikram ruling the box office. The year 2023 started on a blockbuster note for the industry with Varisu and Thunivu. It has promising projects lined up to be delivered in the coming months. 

1- Varisu

Star Cast: Vijay, Rashmika Mandanna

Genre: Action comedy

IMDb: 6.1/10

Box Office Worldwide: INR 300 Cr

OTT Platform: Netflix

Despite getting mixed to negative reviews from the critics, Varisu showed the pull of Thalapathy Vijay's pull among the masses. The movie took a solid start followed by the rock solid weekend. It went on to earn approx 300 Cr worldwide.

2- Thunivu 

Star Cast: Ajjith Kumar, Manju Warrier

Genre: Action  heist

IMDb: 6.1/10

Box Office Worldwide: INR 200 Cr

OTT Platform: Netflix

Varisu and Thunivu, both movies faced a clash with each other during the Pongal. Thala Ajith's film earned 200 Cr at the box office emerging as a hit.

3- Vaathi

Star Cast: Dhanush, Samyuktha Menon

Genre: Period drama

IMDb: 7.4/10

Box Office Worldwide: INR 115 Cr

OTT Platform: Netflix

Dhanush has been in tremendous form in the term of delivering box-office hits. The national award-winning actor has given back to solid movies in the form of Thiruchitrambalam, Naane Varuvean and now the bilingual movie Vaathi. It is titled 'Sir' in the Telugu version.