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Fandango, the nation’s leading moviegoer destination, surveyed more than 5,000 ticket-buyers in December to find out which films and performances fans are most anticipating on the big screen in the coming year. According to Fandango’s Annual Most Anticipated Movies Survey, the 2023 films that fans want to see in theaters include Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Spider Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, John Wick: Chapter 4, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

“With more than a hundred new releases heading into theaters, fans are excited to see movies back on the big screen where they belong,” says Fandango Managing Director Erik Davis. “The new year promises a significant increase of movies that people want to see in theaters, from returning franchises like Indiana Jones, Creed, Hunger Games and Mission: Impossible, to highly-anticipated re-imaginings like The Little Mermaid and Haunted Mansion, to off-the-wall entertainment like Cocaine Bear and M3gan. 2023 boasts one of the most exciting movie line-ups in years.”

Among the findings in Fandango’s annual Most Anticipated Movies Survey:

99% are excited to see more new movies debuting in theaters.
97% will attend the theater more often in 2023 than in 2022.
84% plan to see six or more movies on the big screen in 2023.
82% claim the moviegoing experience can’t be recreated at home.
72% would like to see more movies in IMAX and other premium large screen formats.

The full results from Fandango’s 2023 Most Anticipated Movies Survey are as follows:

2023’s Most Anticipated Blockbusters:

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
John Wick: Chapter 4
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of the Songbirds and Snakes
Creed III
The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Most Anticipated New Performance on the Big Screen:

Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid)
Viola Davis (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes)
Jonathan Majors (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania)
Christopher Walken (Dune: Part 2)
Margot Robbie (Barbie)

Most Anticipated Hero:

Chris Pratt as Star Lord (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny)
Keanu Reeves as John Wick (John Wick: Chapter 4)
Zoe Saldana as Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
Paul Rudd as Ant-Man (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania)

Most Anticipated Villain:

Melissa McCarthy as Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
Bill Skarsgård as the Marquis (John Wick: Chapter 4)
Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania)
Jack Black (voice) as Bowser (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
Jason Momoa as Dante (Fast X)

Most Anticipated Family Film:

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Little Mermaid
Haunted Mansion
Pixar’s Elemental

Most Anticipated Horror Film:

Salem’s Lot
Insidious: Fear the Dark
The Exorcist
Scream 6
M3gan

Most Anticipated Live-Action Comedy:

Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Barbie
Cocaine Bear
House Party
80 for Brady

Most Anticipated Action/Adventure (Non-Superhero) Movie:

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of the Songbirds and Snakes
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Fast X

Most Anticipated Superhero Movies

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
The Marvels
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Favorite Genre:

Action/Adventure/Superhero
Comedy
Animated/Family
Drama
Horror/Thriller

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