Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 tops poll of 2023’s most anticipated movies

As 2022 draws to a close, ticket sales giant Fandango has released the results of its annual survey of the most anticipated movies of the coming year, with Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 topping the list of movies that audiences are most excited for in 2023.

“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.”

2023’s Most Anticipated Blockbusters:

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

Most Anticipated New Performance on the Big Screen:

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

Most Anticipated Hero:

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

Most Anticipated Villain:

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

Most Anticipated Family Film:

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

Most Anticipated Horror Film:

1. Salem’s Lot
2. Insidious: Fear the Dark
3. The Exorcist
4. Scream 6
5. M3gan

Most Anticipated Live-Action Comedy:

1. Magic Mike’s Last Dance
2. Barbie
3. Cocaine Bear
4. House Party
5. 80 for Brady

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

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

Most Anticipated Superhero Movies

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

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