List of 2022 box office number-one films in the United States explained

This is a list of films which ranked number one at the weekend box office for the year 2022.[1]

Number-one films

Weekend end dateFilmGrossNotes
1 $32,617,921 Spider-Man: No Way Home became the first film since Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. During the weekend, Sing 2 became the first animated film since the COVID-19 lockdowns in North America to surpass $100 million domestically. [2]
2 Scream $30,018,805 [3]
3 $14,005,614 Spider-Man: No Way Home reclaimed the #1 spot in its sixth weekend of release, making it the first film since Guardians of the Galaxy to top the box office in its sixth weekend. It also became the first film since to top the box office for five weekends as well as for five non-consecutive weekends. [4]
4 $11,003,528 Spider-Man: No Way Home became the first film since to top the box office in its seventh weekend. It also became the first film since Avatar to top the box office for six weekends as well as the first film since Back to the Future to top the box office for six non-consecutive weekends. During the weekend, the film surpassed $1 billion at the international box office. [5]
5 Jackass Forever $23,154,388 [6]
6 Death on the Nile $12,891,123 [7]
7 Uncharted $44,010,155 [8]
8 $23,001,773 [9]
9 The Batman $134,008,624 [10]
10 $66,511,221 In third place, BTS Permission to Dance on Stage — Seoul: Live Viewings $6.8 million opening weekend broke s record ($2.4 million) for the highest opening for an event cinema film. [11]
11 $36,723,197 The Batman became the first film in 2022 to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. [12]
12 The Lost City $30,453,269 During the weekend, Spider-Man: No Way Home became the third film to gross over $800 million at the domestic box office after and . [13]
13 Morbius $39,005,895 [14]
14 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 $72,105,176 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 broke Sonic the Hedgehogs record ($58 million) for the highest weekend debut for a video game adaptation. [15]
15 $42,151,256 [16]
16 The Bad Guys $23,950,245 During the week, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ($149.5 million) passed Sonic the Hedgehog ($148.9 million) to become the highest grossing video game adaptation of all time at the domestic box office. [17]
17 $16,237,070 [18]
18 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $187,420,998 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had the highest weekend debut of 2022. [19]
19 $61,755,804 [20]
20 $32,304,560 [21]
21 $126,707,459 Top Gun: Maverick broke s record ($114.7 million) for the highest Memorial Day weekend debut. [22]
22 $90,037,011 Top Gun: Mavericks –28.9% drop broke Shrek 2s record (–33.2%) for the smallest drop in its second weekend of any film debuting with over $100 million in its opening weekend. [23]
23 Jurassic World Dominion $145,075,625 [24]
24 $59,150,175 [25]
25 Elvis $31,211,579 Initial estimates had Top Gun: Maverick ahead of Elvis. [26]
26 $107,010,140 Minions: The Rise of Gru broke s record ($97.9 million) for the highest Fourth of July weekend debut. It also became the first animated film to open with $100 million during the COVID-19 pandemic era. [27]
27 $144,165,107 Minions: The Rise of Gru and Thor: Love and Thunder became the first two films to bring in over $100 million over two consecutive weekends since Incredibles 2 and in 2018. [28]
28 $46,632,172 [29]
29 Nope $44,366,910 Nope had the highest opening weekend for an original film since director Jordan Peele's previous film Us in 2019. [30]
30 DC League of Super-Pets $23,003,441 [31]
31 Bullet Train $30,030,156 [32]
32 $13,405,022 [33]
33 $21,053,798 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero became the first foreign language film as well as the first Japanese animated film since Demon Slayer: Mugen Train to reach #1 at the box office. [34]
34 The Invitation $6,805,468 [35]
35 $6,014,128 Top Gun: Maverick reclaimed the #1 spot in its fifteenth week of release after twelve weekends out of the top spot, making it the first film since Titanic to top the box office in its fifteenth weekend and the first film since The Martian to top the box office for three non-consecutive weekends. Initial estimates had Spider-Man: No Way Home (The More Fun Stuff Version) ahead of Top Gun: Maverick. [36]
36 Barbarian $10,543,948 [37]
37 The Woman King $19,051,442 [38]
38 Don't Worry Darling $19,353,213 [39]
39 Smile $22,609,925 [40]
40 $18,461,772 Smiles –18.3% drop marked the best non-holiday hold of the COVID-19 pandemic era. [41]
41 Halloween Ends $40,050,355 Simultaneously released on Peacock. [42]
42 Black Adam $67,004,323 [43]
43 $27,472,140 [44]
44$18,271,625 [45]
45 $181,339,761 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever broke s record ($158 million) for the highest weekend debut in November as well as Beauty and the Beasts record ($174.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film with a female protagonist. [46]
46$66,482,266 [47]
47$45,583,904 Black Adam and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever became the first two films to top the box office for at least three consecutive weekends in a row since and . [48]
48$17,540,051 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever became the first film since to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. [49]
49$11,234,702 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever became the first film since Spider-Man: No Way Home to top the box office for five weekends as well as the first film since Tenet to top the box office for five consecutive weekends. [50]
50 $134,100,226 Avatar: The Way of Water broke Avatars record ($77 million) for the highest weekend debut for an environmentalist film and Deadpools record ($132.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a 20th Century Studios film. [51]
51$63,338,220 [52]
52$67,409,155 Black Adam, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Avatar: The Way of Water became the first three films since Coco, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle to each top the box office for at least three consecutive weekends in a row. [53]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar gross

Highest-grossing films of 2022 by Calendar Gross[54]

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Domestic Gross
1.ParamountTom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris and Val KilmerJoseph Kosinski$718,732,821
2.Walt Disney StudiosLetitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Martin Freeman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Angela BassettRyan Coogler$436,499,646
3.Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessWalt Disney StudiosBenedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg and Rachel McAdamsSam Raimi$411,331,607
4.Disney/20th Century StudiosSam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, Matt Gerald, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco and Jemaine ClementJames Cameron$401,007,908
5.Jurassic World DominionUniversalChris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Isabella Sermon, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, DeWanda Wise, Mamoudou Athie, BD Wong and Omar SyColin Trevorrow$376,851,080
6.Universalvoices of Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews and Alan ArkinKyle Balda$369,695,210
7.The BatmanWarner Bros.Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis and Colin FarrellMatt Reeves$369,345,583
8.Walt Disney StudiosChris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Jaimie Alexander, Taika Waititi, Russell Crowe and Natalie PortmanTaika Waititi$343,256,830
9.Sony PicturesTom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Benedict Wong, Tony Revolori, Marisa Tomei, Andrew Garfield and Tobey MaguireJon Watts$241,130,301
10.Sonic the Hedgehog 2ParamountJames Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, Lee Majdoub, Idris Elba and Jim CarreyJeff Fowler$190,872,904

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 2022 by In-year release[55]
RankTitleDistributor Domestic gross
1. $718,732,821
2. Disney/20th Century$684,075,767
3. Disney$453,829,060
4. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness$411,331,607
5. Jurassic World DominionUniversal$376,851,080
6. $369,695,210
7. The BatmanWarner Bros.$369,345,583
8. $343,256,830
9. Sonic the Hedgehog 2$190,872,904
10. Universal$185,535,345

Highest-grossing films by MPA rating of 2022[56]
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See also

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 2. Box Office Mojo.
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  8. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 7. Box Office Mojo.
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  10. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 9. Box Office Mojo.
  11. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 10. Box Office Mojo.
  12. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 11. Box Office Mojo.
  13. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 12. Box Office Mojo.
  14. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 13. Box Office Mojo.
  15. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 14. Box Office Mojo.
  16. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 15. Box Office Mojo.
  17. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 16. Box Office Mojo.
  18. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 17. Box Office Mojo.
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  20. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 19. Box Office Mojo.
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  30. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 29. Box Office Mojo.
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  32. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 31. Box Office Mojo.
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  34. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 33. Box Office Mojo.
  35. Web site: Domestic 2022 Weekend 34. Box Office Mojo.
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  55. Web site: Domestic Box Office For 2022 (In-year release). Box Office Mojo. May 26, 2023.
  56. https://www.the-numbers.com/market/2022/mpaa-rating/G-(US) Box Office Performance for G-Rated Movies in 2022

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