#1 of 57 #1 music movie of 2022
2022 · Biography, Drama
$288.7M worldwide · 65% of the chart's total
$151M US & Canada · 52% $137.6M elsewhere · 48%
Music box office · 2022
Music Box Office 2022: Highest-Grossing Music Movies
Elvis (2022) is the highest-grossing music movie released in 2022, with $288.7M worldwide, ahead of Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022) at $59.8M and Marry Me (2022) at $50.5M. 57 music films released in 2022 report a worldwide gross, $440.8M in all, 47% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 3.6 times the total of 2021, whose releases took $123M. By language, English leads with $435M across 35 music releases.
- 2022 releases with a gross
- 57
- combined worldwide
- $440.8M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs 2021
- ×3.6
#1 of 57 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Music Hits of 2022?
Elvis (2022) leads with $288.7M, 65% of the total. The top 5 together took $417.6M, 95% of what all 57 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 2 $59.8M Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022)$23.7M US & Canada · 40% $36.1M elsewhere · 60% -
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The chart
Every Music Release of 2022, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 57. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2022.
- 1 Jun 24, 2022 US and Canada: $151M Rest of the world: $137.6M Worldwide: $288.7M
- 2 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022)Dec 23, 2022 US and Canada: $23.7M Rest of the world: $36.1M Worldwide: $59.8M
Dec 23, 2022 · English · Biography, Drama, Music $59.8M worldwide - 3 Feb 11, 2022 US and Canada: $22.4M Rest of the world: $28.1M Worldwide: $50.5M
- 4 Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: $8.9M Worldwide: $13.1M
- 5 Aug 5, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.5M
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Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022)Nov 18, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8M Nov 18, 2022 · English · Drama, Comedy, Music $4.8M worldwide - 7
Feb 25, 2022 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $504.6K Worldwide: $3M - 8
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires (2022)Oct 28, 2022 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $2.6M Oct 28, 2022 · English · Music $2.6M worldwide - 9
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2022)Jul 1, 2022 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $2.6M Jul 1, 2022 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $2.6M worldwide - 10
Jul 21, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M - 11
Apr 22, 2022 US and Canada: $151K Rest of the world: $844.1K Worldwide: $995.1K - 12
Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (2022)Dec 5, 2022 US and Canada: $840.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $840.6K Dec 5, 2022 · English · Music, Documentary $840.6K worldwide - 13
May 6, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $618.1K - 14
Sep 10, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $505.7K - 15
Aug 12, 2022 US and Canada: $351.6K Rest of the world: $132.6K Worldwide: $484.1K - 16
Sep 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $466.5K - 17
May 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $434.3K - 18
Apr 13, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $409.8K - 19
Feb 10, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $374.8K - 20
Jan 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $296K - 21
Nov 17, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $274K - 22
2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $269.2K - 23
Jun 17, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $257.4K - 24
Charlotte M.: Il film - Flamingo Party (2022)Dec 31, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $237.4K
Dec 31, 2022 · Italian · Music, Comedy, Family $237.4K worldwide - 25
Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: $236.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $236.2K - 26
Aug 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $225.9K - 27
May 27, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $181.8K - 28
May 13, 2022 US and Canada: $179K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $179K - 29
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $171.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $171.8K - 30
Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $163.4K - 31
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $32.8K Rest of the world: $107.3K Worldwide: $140.1K - 32
May 22, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $134.9K - 33
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $132.2K - 34
Dec 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $126.5K - 35
Feb 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $117.7K - 36
Jun 13, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $84.1K - 37
Dec 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $76.5K - 38
Jul 15, 2022 US and Canada: $35.5K Rest of the world: $29.9K Worldwide: $65.4K - 39
May 26, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64K - 40
Aug 31, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64K - 41
Feb 25, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $59.7K - 42
The Angels: Kickin’ Down The Door (2022)Dec 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $59.3K Dec 1, 2022 · English · Documentary, Music $59.3K worldwide - 43
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2022)Feb 2, 2022 US and Canada: $48.5K Rest of the world: $5.4K Worldwide: $53.9K Feb 2, 2022 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $53.9K worldwide - 44
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex (2022)Jun 10, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $53.2K Jun 10, 2022 · English · Music, Documentary $53.2K worldwide - 45
Apr 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47.9K - 46
Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande (2022)Mar 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.5K Mar 12, 2022 · English · Documentary, Music $40.5K worldwide - 47
Apr 8, 2022 US and Canada: $4.3K Rest of the world: $28.3K Worldwide: $32.5K - 48
Mar 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.3K - 49
Oct 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.9K - 50
Oct 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.5K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2022?
Of the top 10, Studio 666 (2022) earned the biggest share at home (83% in the US & Canada), while Moonage Daydream (2022) made 68% of its gross abroad. Across all 57 films, $208M (47%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Elvis (2022) $288.7M $151M US & Canada · 52% $137.6M elsewhere · 48%
- 2 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022) $59.8M $23.7M US & Canada · 40% $36.1M elsewhere · 60%
- 3 Marry Me (2022) $50.5M $22.4M US & Canada · 44% $28.1M elsewhere · 56%
- 4 Moonage Daydream (2022) $13.1M $4.2M US & Canada · 32% $8.9M elsewhere · 68%
- 5 Mija (2022) $5.5M No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022) $4.8M No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Studio 666 (2022) $3M $2.5M US & Canada · 83% $504.6K elsewhere · 17%
- 8 Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires (2022) $2.6M $1M US & Canada · 38% $1.6M elsewhere · 62%
- 9 Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2022) $2.6M $1.1M US & Canada · 41% $1.5M elsewhere · 59%
- 10 This Is GWAR (2022) $1.1M No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many 2022 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 57 films crossed $100M and took $288.7M between them, 65% of the total. 53 films, 93% of the list, earned under $10M.
65% 28%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 1 film, 2% of the list $288.7M · 65% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 3 films, 5% of the list $123.4M · 28% of the gross
- Under $10M 53 films, 93% of the list $28.7M · 7% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2022 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $289.1M from 6 films, led by Elvis (2022). March was the quietest month ($70.8K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Dawn Raid (2022) $573.2K Dawn Raid (2022)
- February Feb Marry Me (2022) $54.2M Marry Me (2022)
- March Mar Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande (2022) $70.8K Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande (2022)
- April Apr Hit the Road (2022) $1.5M Hit the Road (2022)
- May May Dancing Pina (2022) $1.6M Dancing Pina (2022)
- June Jun Elvis (2022) $289.1M Elvis (2022)
- July Jul Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2022) $3.7M Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2022)
- August Aug Mija (2022) $6.3M Mija (2022)
- September Sep Moonage Daydream (2022) $14.9M Moonage Daydream (2022)
- October Oct Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires (2022) $2.7M Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires (2022)
- November Nov Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022) $5.1M Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022)
- December Dec Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022) $61.1M Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022)
Last 10 years
How Does 2022 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2018 earned the most: $2B from 66 films, led by Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). 2022 took $440.8M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 46 films | 46 | $495.1M | – | Saving Mr. Banks (2013) $117.9M |
| 2014 47 films · +3% | 47 | $508.5M | +3% | Step Up: All In (2014) $86.2M |
| 2015 62 films · +103% | 62 | $1B | +103% | Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) $287.1M |
| 2016 65 films · −22% | 65 | $803.5M | −22% | Sing (2016) $634.3M |
| 2017 65 films · −34% | 65 | $531.2M | −34% | Baby Driver (2017) $226.9M |
| 2018 66 films · +277% | 66 | $2B | +277% | Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) $910.8M |
| 2019 89 films · −73% | 89 | $543.5M | −73% | Rocketman (2019) $195.3M |
| 2020 47 films · −85% | 47 | $80.8M | −85% | I Still Believe (2020) $16.1M |
| 2021 47 films · +52% | 47 | $123M | +52% | In the Heights (2021) $45.2M |
| 2022 57 films · +258% | 57 | $440.8M | +258% | Elvis (2022) $288.7M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Music Movies Speak in 2022?
English-language music films took $435M across 35 films, 99% of the total, ahead of French-language music films ($1.9M) and German-language music films ($1.1M).
2022 Music Box Office by Language
- English $435M35 films · #1 Elvis (2022)
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French $1.9M7 films · #1 The Great Magic (2022) -
German $1.1M2 films · #1 Dancing Pina (2022) -
Persian $995.1K1 film · #1 Hit the Road (2022) -
Japanese $753.3K2 films · #1 Inu-oh (2022) - Italian $355.1K2 films · #1 Charlotte M.: Il film - Flamingo Party (2022)
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Norwegian $266.2K2 films · #1 Vegg Vegg Vegg (2022) -
Dutch $210.6K2 films · #1 Piece of My Heart (2022) -
Arabic $140.1K1 film · #1 Casablanca Beats (2022) -
Icelandic $132.2K1 film · #1 12 Hours to Destruction (2022)
Archive
Music Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1925 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2018 leads with $2B, led by Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
2020s 7 years · $2.9B
2010s 10 years · $7B
- 2019 $543.5M #1 Rocketman (2019)
- 2018 $2B #1 Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
- 2017 $531.2M #1 Baby Driver (2017)
- 2016 $803.5M #1 Sing (2016)
- 2015 $1B #1 Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
- 2014 $508.5M #1 Step Up: All In (2014)
- 2013 $495.1M #1 Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
- 2012 $467.2M #1 Step Up Revolution (2012)
- 2011 $339.1M #1 Happy Feet Two (2011)
- 2010 $319.4M #1 Step Up 3-D (2010)
2000s 10 years · $6B
- 2009 $1.2B #1 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
- 2008 $374M #1 Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)
- 2007 $831.5M #1 Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
- 2006 $723.7M #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $716.9M #1 Walk the Line (2005)
- 2004 $536.3M #1 Home on the Range (2004)
- 2003 $411.4M #1 School of Rock (2003)
- 2002 $487.1M #1 8 Mile (2002)
- 2001 $251.1M #1 Save the Last Dance (2001)
- 2000 $539.5M #1 Coyote Ugly (2000)
1990s 10 years · $2.2B
- 1999 $80.7M #1 Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
- 1998 $197.7M #1 The Wedding Singer (1998)
- 1997 $309.7M #1 The Full Monty (1997)
- 1996 $183.2M #1 Mr. Holland's Opus (1996)
- 1995 $1.5M #1 Georgia (1995)
- 1994 $31.3M #1 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
- 1993 $180.1M #1 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
- 1992 $858.7M #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $131.6M #1 The Doors (1991)
- 1990 $247.1M #1 Dick Tracy (1990)
1980s 10 years · $1.3B
- 1989 $42.4M #1 The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
- 1988 $114.1M #1 Beaches (1988)
- 1987 $83.6M #1 La Bamba (1987)
- 1986 $34.6M #1 Disorder (1986)
- 1985 $73.7M #1 The Last Dragon (1985)
- 1984 $360.2M #1 Footloose (1984)
- 1983 $188.2M #1 Flashdance (1983)
- 1982 $93.7M #1 Victor Victoria (1982)
- 1981 $20.3M #1 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)
- 1980 $262.6M #1 The Blues Brothers (1980)
1970s 10 years · $686.3M
- 1979 $80.8M #1 All That Jazz (1979)
- 1978 $69M #1 Up in Smoke (1978)
- 1977 $254M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $80M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $10M #1 Nashville (1975)
- 1974 $102.6K #1 A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)
- 1973 $204.1K #1 Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
- 1972 $671.2K #1 Elvis on Tour (1972)
- 1971 $1.6K #1 The Music Lovers (1971)
- 1970 $191.4M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 8 years · $3.8M
- 1968 $1.4M #1 Elvis: The ’68 Comeback Special (1968)
- 1967 $4.4K #1 Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
- 1966 $5K #1 A Well Paid Walk (1966)
- 1965 $1.4K #1 Orgy of the Dead (1965)
- 1964 $2.4M #1 A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
- 1963 $1.4K #1 Summer Holiday (1963)
- 1962 $9.9K #1 Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
- 1961 $1.6K #1 Too Late Blues (1961)
1950s 10 years · $4.1M
- 1959 $75.4K #1 Jazz on a Summer’s Day (1959)
- 1958 $502.3K #1 South Pacific (1958)
- 1957 $20.2K #1 Silk Stockings (1957)
- 1956 $1.5K #1 Carousel (1956)
- 1955 $43.8K #1 Oklahoma! (1955)
- 1954 $7.6K #1 There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954)
- 1953 $3.3M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $9.3K #1 Limelight (1952)
- 1951 $141K #1 The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
- 1950 $14.8K #1 Rabbit of Seville (1950)
1940s 4 years · $514.2K
1930s 3 years · $951.7K
1920s 1 year · $4.4K
FAQ
Music Box Office 2022: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 57 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing music movie in 2022?
Elvis (2022) leads with $288.7M worldwide, $151M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022) at $59.8M and Marry Me (2022) at $50.5M.
How much did music movies released in 2022 earn?
57 music films released in 2022 report a worldwide gross, $440.8M in all, or $7.7M per film on average. 2021 releases took $123M.
How many music movies released in 2022 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Elvis (2022) with $288.7M.
How is the 2022 music box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2022. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 2022 music box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.