#1 of 209 #1 movie of September 2022
2022 · Horror
$217.4M worldwide · 26% of the chart's total
$105.9M US & Canada · 49% $111.5M elsewhere · 51%
Box office · September 2022
September 2022 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing September Releases
Smile (2022) is the highest-grossing 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. 209 films released in September 2022 report a worldwide gross, $825.4M in all, 41% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 10% on August 2022, whose releases took $747.4M. By genre, Horror leads with $376.9M across 32 releases.
- September 2022 releases with a gross
- 209
- combined worldwide
- $825.4M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs August 2022
- +10%
#1 of 209 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of September 2022?
Smile (2022) leads with $217.4M, 26% of the total. The top 5 together took $507.2M, 61% of what all 209 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 Release of September 2022, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 209. 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 Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022)Sep 7, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $54.5M
Sep 7, 2022 · Korean · Action, Comedy $54.5M worldwide - 5 Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: $7.8M Rest of the world: $42.3M Worldwide: $50.2M
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Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: $40.8M Rest of the world: $5.3M Worldwide: $46.2M - 7
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $9.6M Rest of the world: $12.4M Worldwide: $22M - 8
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: $4.3M Rest of the world: $17.6M Worldwide: $21.9M - 9
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.7M - 10
Sep 7, 2022 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $18.2M Worldwide: $19.2M - 11
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: $11.6M Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $14.8M - 12
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: $8.9M Worldwide: $13.1M - 13
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $9.4M Rest of the world: $424K Worldwide: $9.8M - 14
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: $6.6M Worldwide: $8.2M - 15
Sep 19, 2022 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $6.2M - 16
Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: $5.2M Rest of the world: $477.3K Worldwide: $5.7M - 17
Sep 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3M - 18
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M - 19
Sep 13, 2022 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: $54.5K Worldwide: $4.7M - 20
Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M - 21
Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $4.4M - 22
Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3M - 23
Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: $466.4K Rest of the world: $3.8M Worldwide: $4.3M - 24
Sep 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2M - 25
Sep 13, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4M - 26
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8M - 27
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M - 28
Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M - 29
Sep 22, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M - 30
Sep 22, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M - 31
Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.6M - 32
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M - 33
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M - 34
Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M - 35
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $60.2K Worldwide: $2.3M - 36
Sep 22, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M - 37
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M - 38
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M - 39
Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M - 40
Sep 14, 2022 US and Canada: $588K Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $2M - 41
Sep 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M - 42
Sep 29, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M - 43
Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M - 44
Sep 29, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M - 45
Sep 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M - 46
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: $49.5K Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $1.7M - 47
Sep 6, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M - 48
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.5M - 49
Sep 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 50
Sep 17, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in September 2022?
Of the top 10, Barbarian (2022) earned the biggest share at home (88% in the US & Canada), while After Ever Happy (2022) made 94% of its gross abroad. Across all 209 films, $335.5M (41%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 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 Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022) $54.5M No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022) $50.2M $7.8M US & Canada · 16% $42.3M elsewhere · 84%
- 6 Barbarian (2022) $46.2M $40.8M US & Canada · 88% $5.3M elsewhere · 12%
- 7 See How They Run (2022) $22M $9.6M US & Canada · 44% $12.4M elsewhere · 56%
- 8 Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) $21.9M $4.3M US & Canada · 20% $17.6M elsewhere · 80%
- 9 Silent Parade (2022) $21.7M No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 After Ever Happy (2022) $19.2M $1.1M US & Canada · 6% $18.2M elsewhere · 94%
Gross bands
How Many September 2022 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 209 films crossed $100M and took $217.4M between them, 26% of the total. 197 films, 94% of the list, earned under $10M.
26% 54% 19%
- $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 · 26% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 11 films, 5% of the list $448.7M · 54% of the gross
- Under $10M 197 films, 94% of the list $159.3M · 19% 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 $289.5M, 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 Waiting for Bojangles (2022) $20.6M Waiting for Bojangles (2022)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022) $196.4M Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 The Woman King (2022) $208.1M The Woman King (2022)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 Don't Worry Darling (2022) $110.8M Don't Worry Darling (2022)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Smile (2022) $289.5M Smile (2022)
Earlier years
How Does September 2022 Compare With September in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, September 2015 earned the most: $2.9B from 185 films, led by Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015). September 2022 took $825.4M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 160 films | 160 | $1.3B | – | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) $274.3M |
| September 2014 157 films · +2% | 157 | $1.4B | +2% | The Maze Runner (2014) $348.3M |
| September 2015 185 films · +115% | 185 | $2.9B | +115% | Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) $475.2M |
| September 2016 195 films · −21% | 195 | $2.3B | −21% | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) $296.5M |
| September 2017 237 films · +10% | 237 | $2.5B | +10% | It (2017) $704.2M |
| September 2018 212 films · −20% | 212 | $2B | −20% | The Nun (2018) $366.1M |
| September 2019 221 films · −11% | 221 | $1.8B | −11% | It: Chapter Two (2019) $473.1M |
| September 2020 158 films · −64% | 158 | $641.7M | −64% | Tenet (2020) $365.3M |
| September 2021 167 films · +143% | 167 | $1.6B | +143% | The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) $902.5M |
| September 2022 209 films · −47% | 209 | $825.4M | −47% | Smile (2022) $217.4M |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in September 2022?
Horror took $376.9M across 32 films, 46% of the total, ahead of Drama ($304M) and Action ($249.1M). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $574.8M across 82 films, 70% of the total, ahead of Hindi-language films ($58.4M) and Korean-language films ($54.5M).
September 2022 Box Office by Genre
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Horror $376.9M32 films · #1 Smile (2022) -
Drama $304M103 films · #1 The Woman King (2022) -
Action $249.1M22 films · #1 The Woman King (2022) -
Thriller $186.2M48 films · #1 Don't Worry Darling (2022) -
Mystery $143.2M16 films · #1 Don't Worry Darling (2022) -
Comedy $131.7M50 films · #1 Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022) -
History $130.9M12 films · #1 The Woman King (2022) -
Crime $125M13 films · #1 Don't Worry Darling (2022) -
Adventure $85.9M13 films · #1 Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022) -
Fantasy $60.1M13 films · #1 Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022)
September 2022 Box Office by Language
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English $574.8M82 films · #1 Smile (2022) -
Hindi $58.4M3 films · #1 Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022) - Korean $54.5M2 films · #1 Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022)
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Japanese $32.2M6 films · #1 Silent Parade (2022) - Tamil $24.4M4 films · #1 Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)
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Italian $13.2M13 films · #1 The Hummingbird (2022) -
Spanish $13M18 films · #1 Prison 77 (2022) -
French $10.2M11 films · #1 Waiting for Bojangles (2022) -
Norwegian $6.7M3 films · #1 Just Super (2022) -
Dutch $5.7M3 films · #1 Soof 3 (2022)
Archive
Box Office in 2022, Month by Month
The months of 2022 with their totals: December leads with $4.2B, led by Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
- January $378.3M #1 Scream (2022)
- February $1.4B #1 Uncharted (2022)
- March $1.7B #1 The Batman (2022)
- April $1.7B #1 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
- May $1.5B #1 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
- June $1.9B #1 Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
- July $2.5B #1 Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
- August $747.4M #1 Bullet Train (2022)
- September $825.4M #1 Smile (2022)
- October $1.1B #1 Black Adam (2022)
- November $1.6B #1 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
- December $4.2B #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
FAQ
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 209 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing 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 movies released in September 2022 earn?
209 films released in September 2022 report a worldwide gross, $825.4M in all, or $3.9M per film on average. August 2022 releases took $747.4M.
How many 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 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.
How often is the September 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.