#1 of 1,791 #1 movie of 2022
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
2022 · Action, Adventure
$2.3B worldwide · 12% of the chart's total
$688.5M US & Canada · 29% $1.7B elsewhere · 71%
Box office · 2022
2022 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 2022
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) is the highest-grossing 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. 1,791 films released in 2022 report a worldwide gross, $19.7B in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $1 billion and 40 crossed $100 million. That is up 10% on 2021, whose releases took $17.9B. By genre, Action leads with $11.2B across 233 releases.
- 2022 releases with a gross
- 1,791
- combined worldwide
- $19.7B
- films crossed $100M
- 40
- vs 2021
- +10%
#1 of 1,791 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of 2022?
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) leads with $2.3B, 12% of the total. The top 5 together took $6.1B, 31% of what all 1,791 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
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The chart
Every Release of 2022, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 1,791. 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 US and Canada: $411.3M Rest of the world: $544.4M Worldwide: $955.8M
May 6, 2022 · English · Action, Adventure $955.8M worldwide - 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 25, 2022 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $485.9M Worldwide: $487.6M - 9
Dec 21, 2022 US and Canada: $186.1M Rest of the world: $294.4M Worldwide: $480.5M - 10
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)Apr 15, 2022 US and Canada: $95.9M Rest of the world: $311.3M Worldwide: $407.2M Apr 15, 2022 · English · Action, Adventure $407.2M worldwide - 11
Feb 18, 2022 US and Canada: $148.6M Rest of the world: $258.5M Worldwide: $407.1M - 12
Apr 8, 2022 US and Canada: $190.9M Rest of the world: $214.5M Worldwide: $405.4M - 13
Oct 21, 2022 US and Canada: $168.2M Rest of the world: $225.3M Worldwide: $393.5M - 14
Jun 24, 2022 US and Canada: $151M Rest of the world: $137.6M Worldwide: $288.7M - 15
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)Dec 25, 2022 US and Canada: $47.3M Rest of the world: $235.7M Worldwide: $283.1M Dec 25, 2022 · English · Animation, Family $283.1M worldwide - 16
Apr 22, 2022 US and Canada: $97.5M Rest of the world: $152.9M Worldwide: $250.4M - 17
Nov 10, 2022 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $245.6M Worldwide: $246.9M - 18
Aug 5, 2022 US and Canada: $103.4M Rest of the world: $135.9M Worldwide: $239.3M - 19
Jun 17, 2022 US and Canada: $118.3M Rest of the world: $108.1M Worldwide: $226.4M - 20
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: $105.9M Rest of the world: $111.5M Worldwide: $217.4M - 21
Feb 18, 2022 US and Canada: $185.9K Rest of the world: $217.1M Worldwide: $217.3M - 22
Feb 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $211M - 23
Jul 29, 2022 US and Canada: $93.7M Rest of the world: $113.9M Worldwide: $207.6M - 24
Mar 25, 2022 US and Canada: $105.3M Rest of the world: $87.6M Worldwide: $192.9M - 25
Nov 4, 2022 US and Canada: $12.8M Rest of the world: $158.5M Worldwide: $171.3M - 26
Jul 22, 2022 US and Canada: $123.3M Rest of the world: $48M Worldwide: $171.2M - 27
Oct 21, 2022 US and Canada: $68.3M Rest of the world: $100.5M Worldwide: $168.8M - 28
Apr 1, 2022 US and Canada: $73.9M Rest of the world: $93.6M Worldwide: $167.5M - 29
Mar 18, 2022 US and Canada: $34.5M Rest of the world: $132.1M Worldwide: $166.7M - 30
Mar 25, 2022 US and Canada: $15.2M Rest of the world: $151.4M Worldwide: $166.6M - 31
Jan 14, 2022 US and Canada: $108.4M Rest of the world: $58.2M Worldwide: $166.6M - 32
May 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $165.3M - 33
Jun 24, 2022 US and Canada: $90.1M Rest of the world: $71.3M Worldwide: $161.4M - 34
Jul 15, 2022 US and Canada: $90.2M Rest of the world: $54.1M Worldwide: $144.4M - 35
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)Mar 25, 2022 US and Canada: $77.2M Rest of the world: $65.6M Worldwide: $142.8M Mar 25, 2022 · English · Action, Adventure $142.8M worldwide - 36
Feb 11, 2022 US and Canada: $45.6M Rest of the world: $91.7M Worldwide: $137.3M - 37
Dec 30, 2022 US and Canada: $64.3M Rest of the world: $49.1M Worldwide: $113.4M - 38
Oct 7, 2022 US and Canada: $46.9M Rest of the world: $64.2M Worldwide: $111.1M - 39
Oct 14, 2022 US and Canada: $64.1M Rest of the world: $40.3M Worldwide: $104.4M - 40
May 18, 2022 US and Canada: $812.9K Rest of the world: $100.4M Worldwide: $101.2M - 41
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $67.3M Rest of the world: $30.2M Worldwide: $97.6M - 42
May 20, 2022 US and Canada: $44.1M Rest of the world: $48.5M Worldwide: $92.7M - 43
Apr 14, 2022 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: $86.2M Worldwide: $89.1M - 44
Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: $45.3M Rest of the world: $42.3M Worldwide: $87.6M - 45
Aug 18, 2022 US and Canada: $38.1M Rest of the world: $48.5M Worldwide: $86.6M - 46
Feb 18, 2022 US and Canada: $61.8M Rest of the world: $22.8M Worldwide: $84.6M - 47
Feb 4, 2022 US and Canada: $57.7M Rest of the world: $22.8M Worldwide: $80.6M - 48
Nov 18, 2022 US and Canada: $38.5M Rest of the world: $41.1M Worldwide: $79.6M - 49
Dec 2, 2022 US and Canada: $50.1M Rest of the world: $25.9M Worldwide: $76M - 50
Apr 22, 2022 US and Canada: $34.2M Rest of the world: $41.6M Worldwide: $75.9M
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 Lost in the Stars (2022) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 1,791 films, $6.8B (35%) 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 Lost in the Stars (2022) $487.6M $1.7M US & Canada · <1% $485.9M elsewhere · 100%
- 9 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) $480.5M $186.1M US & Canada · 39% $294.4M elsewhere · 61%
- 10 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) $407.2M $95.9M US & Canada · 24% $311.3M elsewhere · 76%
Gross bands
How Many 2022 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
40 of 1,791 films crossed $100M and took $15.2B between them, 77% of the total. 1,651 films, 92% of the list, earned under $10M.
17% 22% 38% 17%
- $1B or more 2 films, <1% of the list $3.3B · 17% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 5 films, <1% of the list $4.3B · 22% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 33 films, 2% of the list $7.5B · 38% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 100 films, 6% of the list $3.3B · 17% of the gross
- Under $10M 1,651 films, 92% of the list $1.3B · 7% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2022 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $4.2B from 125 films, led by Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). January was the quietest month ($378.3M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Scream (2022) $378.3M Scream (2022)
- February Feb Uncharted (2022) $1.4B Uncharted (2022)
- March Mar The Batman (2022) $1.7B The Batman (2022)
- April Apr Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) $1.7B Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
- May May Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) $1.5B Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
- June Jun Jurassic World Dominion (2022) $1.9B Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
- July Jul Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) $2.5B Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
- August Aug Bullet Train (2022) $747.4M Bullet Train (2022)
- September Sep Smile (2022) $826.3M Smile (2022)
- October Oct Black Adam (2022) $1.1B Black Adam (2022)
- November Nov Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) $1.6B Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
- December Dec Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) $4.2B Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Last 10 years
How Does 2022 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2019 earned the most: $37.1B from 2,215 films, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019). 2022 took $19.7B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 1,401 films | 1,401 | $31.3B | – | Frozen (2013) $1.3B |
| 2014 1,481 films · −4% | 1,481 | $30.1B | −4% | Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014) $1.1B |
| 2015 1,579 films · +13% | 1,579 | $34B | +13% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| 2016 1,718 films · +1% | 1,718 | $34.2B | +1% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B |
| 2017 1,944 films · +7% | 1,944 | $36.6B | +7% | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B |
| 2018 2,027 films · +1% | 2,027 | $37.1B | +1% | Avengers: Infinity War (2018) $2.1B |
| 2019 2,215 films · ±0% | 2,215 | $37.1B | ±0% | Avengers: Endgame (2019) $2.8B |
| 2020 1,295 films · −79% | 1,295 | $7.8B | −79% | The Eight Hundred (2020) $461.4M |
| 2021 1,422 films · +130% | 1,422 | $17.9B | +130% | Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $1.9B |
| 2022 1,791 films · +10% | 1,791 | $19.7B | +10% | Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) $2.3B |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in 2022?
Action took $11.2B across 233 films, 57% of the total, ahead of Adventure ($9.5B) and Sci-Fi ($7.5B). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $16.1B across 640 films, 81% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language films ($929.7M) and Japanese-language films ($807.3M).
2022 Box Office by Genre
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Action $11.2B233 films · #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) -
Adventure $9.5B110 films · #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) -
Sci-Fi $7.5B68 films · #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) -
Thriller $7.1B375 films · #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) -
Fantasy $7B116 films · #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) -
Drama $5.5B880 films · #1 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) -
Comedy $3.6B520 films · #1 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) -
Horror $2.6B205 films · #1 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) -
Crime $2.4B137 films · #1 The Batman (2022) -
Mystery $2.3B113 films · #1 The Batman (2022)
2022 Box Office by Language
- English $16.1B640 films · #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
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Chinese $929.7M29 films · #1 Lost in the Stars (2022) -
Japanese $807.3M74 films · #1 One Piece Film: Red (2022) -
Korean $378.6M59 films · #1 The Roundup (2022) -
Telugu $251.5M42 films · #1 RRR (2022) -
French $181.1M141 films · #1 Epic Tails (2022) - Hindi $163.5M45 films · #1 Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022)
- Kannada $107.3M10 films · #1 K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022)
- Tamil $101.1M43 films · #1 Vikram (2022)
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Spanish $88.7M108 films · #1 Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022)
Archive
Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1918 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $37.1B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $134.1B
2010s 10 years · $325.6B
- 2019 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $36.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $34.2B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $34B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $30.1B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $31.3B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $30.6B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $28.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $26.5B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $201.4B
- 2009 $27.2B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $23.9B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $24.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $21.2B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $20.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $19.7B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $19.2B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $15.8B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $16B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $14B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $91.9B
- 1999 $13.7B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $11.3B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $12.7B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.9B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $9.5B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $8.5B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $7.1B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $6.3B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $6.2B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $36B
- 1989 $6.1B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.9B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $4B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.7B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.7B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.8B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.5B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.5B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $11.1B
- 1979 $2.2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $2B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $784.1M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $1.1B #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $803.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $989.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $371.4M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $206M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $450M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1969 $247.4M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $144M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $441.4M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $29.9M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $387.9M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $240.7M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $138.3M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $52M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $12.9M #1 The Taste of Violence (1961)
- 1960 $94.9M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $801.3M
- 1959 $127.1M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $13.9M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $32.7M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $162.1M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $96.9M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $74.4M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $153.5M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.8M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.8M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $97.2M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $936.9M
- 1949 $1.8M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $12.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $92.2M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22.1M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $132K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6.2M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $268.3M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $214M
- 1939 $26.7M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $32.8K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.5M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $47.3K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $164.8K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $51.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $135.8K #1 Drácula (1931)
- 1930 $6.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 9 years · $10M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $41.6K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $245K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $67.1K #1 Battleship Potemkin (1926)
- 1925 $87.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1924 $198.9K #1 The Epic of Everest (1924)
- 1923 $13.2K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 2 years · $9.8K
FAQ
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 1,791 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing 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 movies released in 2022 earn?
1,791 films released in 2022 report a worldwide gross, $19.7B in all, or $11M per film on average. 2021 releases took $17.9B.
How many movies released in 2022 made $1 billion?
2 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022). 40 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2022 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 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.