#1 of 641 #1 English-language movie of 2022
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
2022 · Action, Adventure
$2.3B worldwide · 15% of the chart's total
$688.5M US & Canada · 29% $1.7B elsewhere · 71%
English box office · 2022
English Box Office 2022: Highest-Grossing English Movies
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 2022, with $2.3B worldwide, ahead of Jurassic World Dominion (2022) at $1B and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) at $955.8M. 641 English-language films released in 2022 report a worldwide gross, $16.1B in all, 41% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $1 billion and 32 crossed $100 million. That is up 31% on 2021, whose releases took $12.2B. By genre, Action leads with $9.8B across 87 English releases.
- 2022 releases with a gross
- 641
- combined worldwide
- $16.1B
- films crossed $100M
- 32
- vs 2021
- +31%
#1 of 641 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of 2022?
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) leads with $2.3B, 15% of the total. The top 5 together took $6.1B, 38% of what all 641 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3 $955.8M Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)$411.3M US & Canada · 43% $544.4M elsewhere · 57% -
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Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every English Release of 2022, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 641. 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 Dec 16, 2022 US and Canada: $688.5M Rest of the world: $1.7B Worldwide: $2.3B
- 2 Jun 10, 2022 US and Canada: $376.9M Rest of the world: $625.1M Worldwide: $1B
- 3 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) May 6, 2022 · Action, Adventure $955.8M worldwideMay 6, 2022 US and Canada: $411.3M Rest of the world: $544.4M Worldwide: $955.8M
- 4 Jul 1, 2022 US and Canada: $370.5M Rest of the world: $569.9M Worldwide: $940.5M
- 5 Nov 11, 2022 US and Canada: $453.8M Rest of the world: $405.4M Worldwide: $859.2M
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Mar 4, 2022 US and Canada: $369.3M Rest of the world: $403M Worldwide: $772.3M - 7
Jul 8, 2022 US and Canada: $343.3M Rest of the world: $417.7M Worldwide: $760.9M - 8
Dec 21, 2022 US and Canada: $186.1M Rest of the world: $294.4M Worldwide: $480.5M - 9
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) Apr 15, 2022 · Action, Adventure $407.2M worldwideApr 15, 2022 US and Canada: $95.9M Rest of the world: $311.3M Worldwide: $407.2M - 10
Feb 18, 2022 US and Canada: $148.6M Rest of the world: $258.5M Worldwide: $407.1M - 11
Apr 8, 2022 US and Canada: $190.9M Rest of the world: $214.5M Worldwide: $405.4M - 12
Oct 21, 2022 US and Canada: $168.2M Rest of the world: $225.3M Worldwide: $393.5M - 13
Jun 24, 2022 US and Canada: $151M Rest of the world: $137.6M Worldwide: $288.7M - 14
Dec 25, 2022 US and Canada: $47.3M Rest of the world: $235.7M Worldwide: $283.1M - 15
Apr 22, 2022 US and Canada: $97.5M Rest of the world: $152.9M Worldwide: $250.4M - 16
Nov 10, 2022 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $245.6M Worldwide: $246.9M - 17
Aug 5, 2022 US and Canada: $103.4M Rest of the world: $135.9M Worldwide: $239.3M - 18
Jun 17, 2022 US and Canada: $118.3M Rest of the world: $108.1M Worldwide: $226.4M - 19
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: $105.9M Rest of the world: $111.5M Worldwide: $217.4M - 20
Jul 29, 2022 US and Canada: $93.7M Rest of the world: $113.9M Worldwide: $207.6M - 21
Mar 25, 2022 US and Canada: $105.3M Rest of the world: $87.6M Worldwide: $192.9M - 22
Jul 22, 2022 US and Canada: $123.3M Rest of the world: $48M Worldwide: $171.2M - 23
Oct 21, 2022 US and Canada: $68.3M Rest of the world: $100.5M Worldwide: $168.8M - 24
Apr 1, 2022 US and Canada: $73.9M Rest of the world: $93.6M Worldwide: $167.5M - 25
Jan 14, 2022 US and Canada: $108.4M Rest of the world: $58.2M Worldwide: $166.6M - 26
Jun 24, 2022 US and Canada: $90.1M Rest of the world: $71.3M Worldwide: $161.4M - 27
Jul 15, 2022 US and Canada: $90.2M Rest of the world: $54.1M Worldwide: $144.4M - 28
Mar 25, 2022 US and Canada: $77.2M Rest of the world: $65.6M Worldwide: $142.8M - 29
Feb 11, 2022 US and Canada: $45.6M Rest of the world: $91.7M Worldwide: $137.3M - 30
Dec 30, 2022 US and Canada: $64.3M Rest of the world: $49.1M Worldwide: $113.4M - 31
Oct 7, 2022 US and Canada: $46.9M Rest of the world: $64.2M Worldwide: $111.1M - 32
Oct 14, 2022 US and Canada: $64.1M Rest of the world: $40.3M Worldwide: $104.4M - 33
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $67.3M Rest of the world: $30.2M Worldwide: $97.6M - 34
May 20, 2022 US and Canada: $44.1M Rest of the world: $48.5M Worldwide: $92.7M - 35
Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: $45.3M Rest of the world: $42.3M Worldwide: $87.6M - 36
Feb 18, 2022 US and Canada: $61.8M Rest of the world: $22.8M Worldwide: $84.6M - 37
Feb 4, 2022 US and Canada: $57.7M Rest of the world: $22.8M Worldwide: $80.6M - 38
Nov 18, 2022 US and Canada: $38.5M Rest of the world: $41.1M Worldwide: $79.6M - 39
Dec 2, 2022 US and Canada: $50.1M Rest of the world: $25.9M Worldwide: $76M - 40
Apr 22, 2022 US and Canada: $34.2M Rest of the world: $41.6M Worldwide: $75.9M - 41
Nov 23, 2022 US and Canada: $38M Rest of the world: $35.7M Worldwide: $73.6M - 42
Feb 4, 2022 US and Canada: $19.1M Rest of the world: $48.3M Worldwide: $67.3M - 43
Dec 23, 2022 US and Canada: $15.7M Rest of the world: $49.6M Worldwide: $65.3M - 44
Jan 14, 2022 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: $60.7M Worldwide: $64.7M - 45
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022) Dec 23, 2022 · Biography, Drama $59.8M worldwideDec 23, 2022 US and Canada: $23.7M Rest of the world: $36.1M Worldwide: $59.8M - 46
Aug 19, 2022 US and Canada: $31.8M Rest of the world: $27.2M Worldwide: $59.1M - 47
Dec 9, 2022 US and Canada: $17.5M Rest of the world: $40.2M Worldwide: $57.6M - 48
Apr 8, 2022 US and Canada: $22.8M Rest of the world: $29.5M Worldwide: $52.3M - 49
Feb 11, 2022 US and Canada: $22.4M Rest of the world: $28.1M Worldwide: $50.5M - 50
Oct 21, 2022 US and Canada: $10.6M Rest of the world: $39.7M Worldwide: $50.3M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2022?
Of the top 10, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) earned the biggest share at home (53% in the US & Canada), while Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) made 76% of its gross abroad. Across all 641 films, $6.7B (41%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) $2.3B $688.5M US & Canada · 29% $1.7B elsewhere · 71%
- 2 Jurassic World Dominion (2022) $1B $376.9M US & Canada · 38% $625.1M elsewhere · 62%
- 3 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) $955.8M $411.3M US & Canada · 43% $544.4M elsewhere · 57%
- 4 Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) $940.5M $370.5M US & Canada · 39% $569.9M elsewhere · 61%
- 5 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) $859.2M $453.8M US & Canada · 53% $405.4M elsewhere · 47%
- 6 The Batman (2022) $772.3M $369.3M US & Canada · 48% $403M elsewhere · 52%
- 7 Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) $760.9M $343.3M US & Canada · 45% $417.7M elsewhere · 55%
- 8 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) $480.5M $186.1M US & Canada · 39% $294.4M elsewhere · 61%
- 9 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) $407.2M $95.9M US & Canada · 24% $311.3M elsewhere · 76%
- 10 Uncharted (2022) $407.1M $148.6M US & Canada · 37% $258.5M elsewhere · 63%
Gross bands
How Many 2022 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
32 of 641 films crossed $100M and took $13.5B between them, 84% of the total. 547 films, 85% of the list, earned under $10M.
21% 27% 36% 14%
- $1B or more 2 films, <1% of the list $3.3B · 21% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 5 films, <1% of the list $4.3B · 27% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 25 films, 4% of the list $5.8B · 36% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 62 films, 10% of the list $2.3B · 14% of the gross
- Under $10M 547 films, 85% of the list $343.6M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2022 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $3.6B from 56 films, led by Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). January was the quietest month ($291.5M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Scream (2022) $291.5M Scream (2022)
- February Feb Uncharted (2022) $884.2M Uncharted (2022)
- March Mar The Batman (2022) $1.2B The Batman (2022)
- April Apr Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) $1.4B Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
- May May Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) $1.2B Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
- June Jun Jurassic World Dominion (2022) $1.7B Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
- July Jul Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) $2.3B Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
- August Aug Bullet Train (2022) $501.6M Bullet Train (2022)
- September Sep Smile (2022) $574.8M Smile (2022)
- October Oct Black Adam (2022) $944.1M Black Adam (2022)
- November Nov Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) $1.4B Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
- December Dec Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) $3.6B Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Last 10 years
How Does 2022 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2019 earned the most: $28.7B from 898 films, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019). 2022 took $16.1B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 601 films | 601 | $26B | – | Frozen (2013) $1.3B |
| 2014 649 films · −5% | 649 | $24.6B | −5% | Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014) $1.1B |
| 2015 682 films · +10% | 682 | $27.1B | +10% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| 2016 696 films · +1% | 696 | $27.4B | +1% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B |
| 2017 771 films · +2% | 771 | $27.9B | +2% | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B |
| 2018 828 films · +1% | 828 | $28.3B | +1% | Avengers: Infinity War (2018) $2.1B |
| 2019 898 films · +1% | 898 | $28.7B | +1% | Avengers: Endgame (2019) $2.8B |
| 2020 604 films · −85% | 604 | $4.4B | −85% | Bad Boys for Life (2020) $426.5M |
| 2021 621 films · +181% | 621 | $12.2B | +181% | Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $1.9B |
| 2022 641 films · +31% | 641 | $16.1B | +31% | Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) $2.3B |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in 2022?
Action took $9.8B across 87 films, 61% of the total, ahead of Adventure ($8.8B) and Sci-Fi ($7.4B). A film counts once for each of its genres.
2022 English Box Office by Genre
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Action $9.8B87 films · #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) -
Adventure $8.8B41 films · #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) -
Sci-Fi $7.4B41 films · #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) -
Fantasy $6.4B45 films · #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) -
Thriller $6.2B181 films · #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) -
Drama $4.1B241 films · #1 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) -
Comedy $2.5B140 films · #1 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) -
Horror $2.5B127 films · #1 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) -
Family $1.7B38 films · #1 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) -
Mystery $1.6B51 films · #1 The Batman (2022)
Archive
English Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $104B
2010s 10 years · $261.1B
- 2019 $28.7B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $28.3B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $27.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $27.4B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $27.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $24.6B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $26B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $26B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $24.2B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $21B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $170.3B
- 2009 $23B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $20B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $20.5B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $17.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $16.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $15.9B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $17.1B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $13.9B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $13.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $12.2B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $84.5B
- 1999 $12.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $10B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $11.8B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.2B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $8.9B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $7.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $6.3B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $5.5B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $5.9B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
- 1989 $6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.3B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $3.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.3B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.4B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.2B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
- 1979 $2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $1.5B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $624.6M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $955.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $694.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $906.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $369.2M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $182.9M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $346.9M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
- 1969 $244.6M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $143.9M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $336.7M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $28.1M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $227.4M #1 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- 1964 $238.6M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $75.1M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $49.6M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $952.7K #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $42.4M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $757.2M
- 1959 $126.4M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $5.1M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $31.3M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $140.6M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $70.6M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $147.7M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.6M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.4M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $96.7M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $651.4M
- 1949 $1.7M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $707.7K #1 The Fallen Idol (1948)
- 1947 $1.4M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $91.9M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $117.4K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $102K #1 Went the Day Well? (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.5M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $213.2M
- 1939 $26.3M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $27.1K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $37.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $137.1K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $40K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $299 #1 Transgression (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 3 years · $60.4K
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
English 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 641 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in 2022?
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) leads with $2.3B worldwide, $688.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Jurassic World Dominion (2022) at $1B and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) at $955.8M.
How much did English-language movies released in 2022 earn?
641 English-language films released in 2022 report a worldwide gross, $16.1B in all, or $25.1M per film on average. 2021 releases took $12.2B.
How many English-language movies released in 2022 made $1 billion?
2 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022). 32 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2022 English 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the 2022 English 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.