2023 By the Numbers (2024)

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In 2023, FEMA staff collectively spent more than 1.3 million days responding to disasters and their commitment to the mission was instrumental in distributing life-sustaining support and commodities to help survivors and communities recover. “As an agency and as a nation we faced numerous devastating disasters in 2023.

US box office in 2023 passed $9 billion – the best total since before the pandemic | CNN Business.

That makes the No. 1 title, “Avatar,” even more impressive, since the underwater epic came out 15 years ago, when ticket prices were lower, yet is still on top of the worldwide list. Its sequel, “The Way of Water,” hovers not far behind at No. 3.

In 2023, FEMA responded to more than 100 disasters. Survivors received more than $1.3 billion to jumpstart their recovery, with communities and states receiving nearly $12 billion to rebuild infrastructure damaged by disasters.

Declarations Process

The President will consult the Governor of any affected State, if practicable. FEMA may provide accelerated Federal assistance and support where necessary to save lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate severe damage, even in the absence of a specific request.

natural event, including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought, or, regardless of cause, fire, flood, or explosion, that the President believes has caused damage of such severity that it is beyond the ...

What is the most expensive movie ever made 2023? ›

Demanding a stream of high-end cars and military equipment to be fed into its explosive action sequences, not to mention an ever-expanding cast of some of Hollywood's biggest names, it's no wonder why Fast X's budget was 2023's single most expensive film at 340 million dollars (via Dextero).

Gone with the Wind—first released in 1939—is generally considered to be the most successful film, with Guinness World Records in 2014 estimating its adjusted global gross at $3.4 billion.

In the end, nothing could top “Barbie.” Greta Gerwig's smash hit ended the year as the highest-grossing film of 2023, having raked in more than $1.4 billion since hitting theaters in July. It's the first time in years that a non-sequel has topped the year-end box office.

Among the elite list of 54 billion-dollar grossing films are sequels, Disney remakes and iconic franchises such as Star Wars, Avatar, James Bond, The Lord of the Rings, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Harry Potter, The Fast & The Furious Jurassic Park, The Dark Knight, Transformers and Disney and Pixar toons.

Disney's "The Marvels" was the biggest box office flop of 2023, with a net loss of 237 million U.S. dollars. The MCU movie could not make its total budget of 455 million U.S. dollars back.