#1 of 82 #1 English-language movie of September 2022
2022 · Horror
$217.4M worldwide · 38% of the chart's total
$105.9M US & Canada · 49% $111.5M elsewhere · 51%
English box office · September 2022
English Box Office, September 2022: Top-Grossing Releases
Smile (2022) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in September 2022, with $217.4M worldwide, ahead of The Woman King (2022) at $97.6M and Don't Worry Darling (2022) at $87.6M. 82 English-language films released in September 2022 report a worldwide gross, $574.8M in all, 56% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 15% on August 2022, whose releases took $501.6M. By genre, Horror leads with $369.7M across 22 English releases.
- September 2022 releases with a gross
- 82
- combined worldwide
- $574.8M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs August 2022
- +15%
#1 of 82 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of September 2022?
Smile (2022) leads with $217.4M, 38% of the total. The top 5 together took $470.7M, 82% of what all 82 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every English Release of September 2022, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 82. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in September 2022.
- 1 Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: $105.9M Rest of the world: $111.5M Worldwide: $217.4M
- 2 Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $67.3M Rest of the world: $30.2M Worldwide: $97.6M
- 3 Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: $45.3M Rest of the world: $42.3M Worldwide: $87.6M
- 4 Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: $40.8M Rest of the world: $5.3M Worldwide: $46.2M
- 5 Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $9.6M Rest of the world: $12.4M Worldwide: $22M
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Sep 7, 2022 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $18.2M Worldwide: $19.2M - 7
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: $11.6M Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $14.8M - 8
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: $8.9M Worldwide: $13.1M - 9
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $9.4M Rest of the world: $424K Worldwide: $9.8M - 10
Sep 19, 2022 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $6.2M - 11
Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: $5.2M Rest of the world: $477.3K Worldwide: $5.7M - 12
Sep 13, 2022 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: $54.5K Worldwide: $4.7M - 13
Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $4.4M - 14
Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: $466.4K Rest of the world: $3.8M Worldwide: $4.3M - 15
Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.6M - 16
Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M - 17
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $60.2K Worldwide: $2.3M - 18
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: $49.5K Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $1.7M - 19
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.5M - 20
Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M - 21
Sep 29, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $875.2K - 22
Sep 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $666.5K - 23
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $538.8K Rest of the world: $117.8K Worldwide: $656.6K - 24
Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $523.4K - 25
Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: $8.7K Rest of the world: $496.2K Worldwide: $504.8K - 26
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $493.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $493.7K - 27
Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $467K - 28
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $424K - 29
Sep 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $415.8K - 30
Sep 15, 2022 US and Canada: $399.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $399.4K - 31
Sep 5, 2022 US and Canada: $345.9K Rest of the world: $42.9K Worldwide: $388.8K - 32
Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $377.1K - 33
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $300.5K - 34
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $205.1K Rest of the world: $93.1K Worldwide: $298.2K - 35
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: $45.8K Rest of the world: $251.7K Worldwide: $297.6K - 36
Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: $236.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $236.2K - 37
Sep 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $233.2K - 38
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $202.9K - 39
Sep 22, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $187.2K - 40
Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: $182.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $182.5K - 41
Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $173.5K - 42
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $171.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $171.8K - 43
Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $163.4K - 44
Sep 6, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $152.9K - 45
Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $140.7K - 46
Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $128K - 47
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $123.5K - 48
Sep 5, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $95.8K - 49
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $81.4K - 50
Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: $76.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $76.8K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in September 2022?
Of the top 10, Pearl (2022) earned the biggest share at home (96% in the US & Canada), while After Ever Happy (2022) made 94% of its gross abroad. Across all 82 films, $320.6M (56%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Smile (2022) $217.4M $105.9M US & Canada · 49% $111.5M elsewhere · 51%
- 2 The Woman King (2022) $97.6M $67.3M US & Canada · 69% $30.2M elsewhere · 31%
- 3 Don't Worry Darling (2022) $87.6M $45.3M US & Canada · 52% $42.3M elsewhere · 48%
- 4 Barbarian (2022) $46.2M $40.8M US & Canada · 88% $5.3M elsewhere · 12%
- 5 See How They Run (2022) $22M $9.6M US & Canada · 44% $12.4M elsewhere · 56%
- 6 After Ever Happy (2022) $19.2M $1.1M US & Canada · 6% $18.2M elsewhere · 94%
- 7 Bros (2022) $14.8M $11.6M US & Canada · 79% $3.2M elsewhere · 21%
- 8 Moonage Daydream (2022) $13.1M $4.2M US & Canada · 32% $8.9M elsewhere · 68%
- 9 Pearl (2022) $9.8M $9.4M US & Canada · 96% $424K elsewhere · 4%
- 10 Jeepers Creepers: Reborn (2022) $6.2M $2M US & Canada · 33% $4.1M elsewhere · 67%
Gross bands
How Many September 2022 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 82 films crossed $100M and took $217.4M between them, 38% of the total. 74 films, 90% of the list, earned under $10M.
38% 52% 10%
- $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, 1% of the list $217.4M · 38% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 7 films, 9% of the list $300.4M · 52% of the gross
- Under $10M 74 films, 90% of the list $57M · 10% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of September 2022 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 40 (Sep 25–Oct 1) took $238.2M, led by Smile (2022). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022) $5.7M Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 Barbarian (2022) $77.9M Barbarian (2022)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 The Woman King (2022) $152.2M The Woman King (2022)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 Don't Worry Darling (2022) $100.8M Don't Worry Darling (2022)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Smile (2022) $238.2M Smile (2022)
Earlier years
How Does September 2022 Compare With September in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, September 2015 earned the most: $1.8B from 72 films, led by Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015). September 2022 took $574.8M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 68 films | 68 | $922.9M | – | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) $274.3M |
| September 2014 75 films · +22% | 75 | $1.1B | +22% | The Maze Runner (2014) $348.3M |
| September 2015 72 films · +59% | 72 | $1.8B | +59% | Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) $475.2M |
| September 2016 80 films · −8% | 80 | $1.7B | −8% | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) $296.5M |
| September 2017 92 films · +3% | 92 | $1.7B | +3% | It (2017) $704.2M |
| September 2018 87 films · −31% | 87 | $1.2B | −31% | The Nun (2018) $366.1M |
| September 2019 89 films · +14% | 89 | $1.3B | +14% | It: Chapter Two (2019) $473.1M |
| September 2020 67 films · −62% | 67 | $509.2M | −62% | Tenet (2020) $365.3M |
| September 2021 58 films · +6% | 58 | $538.2M | +6% | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) $432.2M |
| September 2022 82 films · +7% | 82 | $574.8M | +7% | Smile (2022) $217.4M |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in September 2022?
Horror took $369.7M across 22 films, 64% of the total, ahead of Drama ($231.7M) and Thriller ($166M). A film counts once for each of its genres.
September 2022 English Box Office by Genre
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Horror $369.7M22 films · #1 Smile (2022) -
Drama $231.7M31 films · #1 The Woman King (2022) -
Thriller $166M26 films · #1 Don't Worry Darling (2022) -
History $124.4M5 films · #1 The Woman King (2022) -
Mystery $116.6M10 films · #1 Don't Worry Darling (2022) -
Action $103.3M6 films · #1 The Woman King (2022) -
Crime $90M5 films · #1 Don't Worry Darling (2022) -
Comedy $48.6M17 films · #1 See How They Run (2022) -
Romance $34.1M4 films · #1 After Ever Happy (2022) -
Documentary $14.2M15 films · #1 Moonage Daydream (2022)
Archive
English Box Office in 2022, Month by Month
The months of 2022 with their totals: December leads with $3.6B, led by Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
- January $289.3M #1 Scream (2022)
- February $884.2M #1 Uncharted (2022)
- March $1.2B #1 The Batman (2022)
- April $1.4B #1 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
- May $1.2B #1 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
- June $1.7B #1 Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
- July $2.3B #1 Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
- August $501.6M #1 Bullet Train (2022)
- September $574.8M #1 Smile (2022)
- October $944.1M #1 Black Adam (2022)
- November $1.4B #1 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
- December $3.6B #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
FAQ
English Box Office September 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 82 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in September 2022?
Smile (2022) leads with $217.4M worldwide, $105.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Woman King (2022) at $97.6M and Don't Worry Darling (2022) at $87.6M.
How much did English-language movies released in September 2022 earn?
82 English-language films released in September 2022 report a worldwide gross, $574.8M in all, or $7M per film on average. August 2022 releases took $501.6M.
How many English-language movies released in September 2022 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Smile (2022) with $217.4M.
How is the September 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 September 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 September 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.