#1 of summer 2022 Biggest summer hit
2022 Action Adventure Sci-Fi 2h 27m English
35 Echo Score $1B worldwide
Directed by Colin Trevorrow
About Jurassic World Dominion Summer 2022 · June to August
Summer 2022 Movies: Biggest Hits, Best-Rated & Box Office
2,018 films on the site were released from June 1 to August 31, 2022. Jurassic World Dominion ruled the box office with $1B worldwide, ahead of Minions: The Rise of Gru. The best-rated release is Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. In all, the season took 17% more at the box office than summer 2021.
- films released June–August
- 2,018
- worldwide box office
- $5.2B
- Jurassic World Dominion, #1
- $1B
- ranked by rating
- 228
#1 of summer 2022 June · July · August
Summer 2022 Month by Month
July was the strongest month of summer 2022 at the box office ($2.5B), led by Minions: The Rise of Gru. June had 715 releases, July had 609 releases and August had 694 releases.
- June 2022
- releases
- 715
- worldwide gross
- $1.9B
Biggest hit Jurassic World Dominion $1B - July 2022 Top month
- releases
- 609
- worldwide gross
- $2.5B
Biggest hit Minions: The Rise of Gru $940.5M - August 2022
- releases
- 694
- worldwide gross
- $747.4M
Biggest hit Bullet Train $239.3M
Box office
What Were the Biggest Summer Movies of 2022?
Jurassic World Dominion earned $1B worldwide, ahead of Minions: The Rise of Gru ($940.5M). The top 20 took $4.6B, 89% of the $5.2B earned by the 444 summer releases with a box office record.
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3. Thor: Love and Thunder $760.9M worldwide2022 · Action, Adventure · 1h 58m
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6. Lightyear $226.4M worldwide2022 · Action, Adventure · 1h 40m
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8. Nope $171.2M worldwide2022 · Sci-Fi, Mystery · 2h 15m
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11. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero $86.6M worldwide2022 · Action, Adventure · 2h
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15. Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank $42.4M worldwide2022 · Action, Comedy · 1h 38m
Dir. Rob Minkoff
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19. Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet $32.8M worldwide2022 · Comedy, Adventure · 1h 29m
Dir. Enrique Gato
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Best-rated
The Best-Rated Summer Movies of 2022
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is the best-rated film of summer 2022, followed by 777 Charlie and Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island; 228 of the season's 2,018 releases are ranked. Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
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#1 89 Echo Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Comedy -
#2 89 Echo 777 Charlie Drama, Adventure -
#3 88 Echo Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island Sci-Fi, Drama -
#4 88 Echo Thiruchitrambalam Drama, Comedy -
#5 87 Echo Lost Illusions Drama, History -
#6 87 Echo Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes History, Documentary -
#7 86 Echo Katrina Babies Documentary -
#8 86 Echo C.R.A.Z.Y. Drama, Comedy -
#9 84 Echo Rise Biography, Drama -
#10 84 Echo The Human Trial Documentary -
#11 83 Echo Queen of Glory Comedy -
#12 82 Echo Fire of Love Documentary
Every summer since 2011
How Does Summer 2022 Compare?
Summer 2022 took $5.2B worldwide, up 17% on 2021; rank 14 of 16 summers since 2011, with 2015 the biggest ($10.7B). Totals count films with a box office record; summers with their own page are linked.
- Summer 2026 $8.3B#1: Spider-Man: Brand New Day · 131 releases
- Summer 2025 $5.7B#1: Jurassic World Rebirth · 792 releases
- Summer 2024 $7.2B#1: Inside Out 2 · 1,998 releases
- Summer 2023 $8.3B#1: Barbie · 2,066 releases
- Summer 2022 $5.2B#1: Jurassic World Dominion · 2,018 releases
- Summer 2021 $4.4B#1: F9: The Fast Saga · 2,033 releases
- Summer 2020 $1B#1: The Eight Hundred · 1,753 releases
- Summer 2019 $10B#1: The Lion King · 2,053 releases
- Summer 2018 $10.2B#1: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom · 1,862 releases
- Summer 2017 $9.5B#1: Despicable Me 3 · 1,631 releases
- Summer 2016 $10.3B#1: Finding Dory · 1,447 releases
- Summer 2015 $10.7B#1: Jurassic World · 1,419 releases
- Summer 2014 $8.5B#1: Transformers: Age Of Extinction · 1,282 releases
- Summer 2013 $9.3B#1: Despicable Me 2 · 1,186 releases
- Summer 2012 $8.8B#1: The Dark Knight Rises · 1,123 releases
- Summer 2011 $8.6B#1: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 · 996 releases
FAQ
Summer 2022 Movies: Questions & Answers
Quick answers about the films released from June to August 2022, from the lists above.
What was the biggest movie of summer 2022?
Jurassic World Dominion (2022) earned the most of any film released from June to August 2022: $1B worldwide. Minions: The Rise of Gru is second with $940.5M.
About Jurassic World Dominion What was the best-rated movie of summer 2022?
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022) is the best-rated summer 2022 release on What's After the Movie. Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
About Marcel the Shell with Shoes On How much did summer 2022 movies make?
The 444 summer releases with a box office record took $5.2B worldwide, up 17% on summer 2021. Grosses that look like data errors are left out.
Which dates count as summer?
Films released from June 1 to August 31, 2022: 2,018 films on the site.