Even by Hollywood standards, 2023 was pretty wild. Strikes, scandals, surprises, and smashes! There were those who struck it big and those who swung and missed! Plenty of winners and unfortunately a few losers. The Hollywood Reporter looks back at some of Hollywood's biggest success stories— and most embarrassing missteps of 2023.
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00:00 Even by Hollywood standards, 2023 was pretty wild. Strikes, scandals, surprises, and smashes.
00:06 There were those who struck it big and those who swung and missed. Plenty of winners and,
00:11 unfortunately, a few losers. So let's take a look at some of Hollywood's biggest success stories
00:16 and most embarrassing missteps of 2023.
00:18 One of the year's biggest winners, arguably the biggest, was none other than Taylor Swift.
00:23 Her blockbuster Heiress tour earned billions, her concert movie broke the mold,
00:28 she became Spotify's most-streamed artist of the year, won a Grammy for directing,
00:32 and was named Time's Person of the Year. Plus, her new romance with Travis Kelce not
00:37 only sent fans swooning, but also boosted NFL ratings. Taylor is definitely winning.
00:41 On the other side of the spectrum, with stumble after stumble this year, was Disney.
00:45 Stock hit lows, Disney+ hit growing pains, the company failed to have a film cross the
00:50 billion-dollar mark, the first time since 2014, pandemic years excluded,
00:54 its major franchises didn't do so great, Marvel fatigue became a real thing,
00:59 and who can forget CEO Bob Iger's comments during the actor's strike that were certainly
01:03 less than well-received. Not a stellar year for the House of Mouse.
01:06 One of the year's biggest wins, definitely the women behind Barbie. It was the biggest
01:10 hit and pop culture sensation of the year. Greta Gerwig became the first female director
01:14 in history to have a title cross the billion-dollar mark. And star Margot Robbie,
01:18 who also produced the film, reportedly made $50 million for her efforts.
01:23 And of course, 2023 was the year Twitter turned to X. And the social platform as we knew it
01:28 changed under Elon Musk's ownership, with disastrous results. U.S. revenue was down
01:33 55% since he took over, and the company not only lost its bluebird icon, but lost plenty of users
01:39 and advertisers along with it. Others who lost this year include Yellowstone with production
01:43 delays, infighting, and Kevin Costner's departure, and the Scream franchise, now left without any
01:48 leading ladies, including Jenna Ortega, who was one of the biggest winners in 2023 after the
01:53 monster success of Wednesday at the end of 2022. Other major victors of 2023 include Netflix,
01:59 with its stock up 60%, Fran Drescher, who successfully led the SAG Strike to a win,
02:04 Christopher Nolan with Oppenheimer, video game adaptations, and of course, TikTok.
02:09 For the full list of who had the best and worst year in entertainment,
02:12 head to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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