Most Popular Movies 2022
This chart shows the 2022 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 2022 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 2022 - Top 2022 Worldwide
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| Terrifier 2 |
| Director: Damien Leone |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 6, 2022 (Wide) by Iconic Releasing |
| Keywords: Slasher Horror, Halloween |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $10,962,502 |
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International BO: $4,739,790 |
Synopsis
After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to the timid town of Miles County where he targets a teenage girl and her younger brother on Halloween night.
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| Top Gun: Maverick |
| Director: Joseph Kosinski |
| Lead Roles: Tom Cruise as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, Miles Teller as Rooster, Glen Powell as Hangman, Lewis James Pullman as Bob, Monica Barbaro as Phoenix, Danny Ramirez as Fanboy, Jay Ellis as Payback, Greg Tarzan Davis as Coyote, Jon Hamm as Cyclone |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 20, 2022 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures (Finland) |
| Keywords: IMAX: DMR, Action Thriller, In a Plane, Delayed Sequel, 2023 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Filmed in California, United States |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $718,732,821 |
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International BO: $746,858,459 |
Synopsis
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw, call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.” Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.
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| Avatar: The Way of Water |
| Director: James Cameron |
| Lead Roles: Sam Worthington as Jake Sully, Zoe Saldana as Neytiri |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 9, 2022 (Wide) by Walt Disney (Finland) |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Delayed Sequel, Humans as Aliens, Sequel With Returning Stars Playing New Characters, 2023 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Filmed in Los Angeles, CA |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Animation/Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $684,075,767 |
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International BO: $1,633,438,619 |
Synopsis
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of Water” begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
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| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 |
| Director: Jeff Fowler |
| Lead Roles: Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog, Jim Carrey as Dr. Ivo Robotnik, Idris Elba as Knuckles the Echidna, Colleen O Shaughnessey as Miles “Tails” Prower, James Marsden as Tom Wachowski, Tika Sumpter as Maddie Wachowski, Lee Majdoub as Stone, Natasha Rothwell as Rachel, Shemar Moore as Randall |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 30, 2022 (Wide) (Netherlands) |
| Keywords: Family Adventure, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Underwater, Undercover, Wedding Day Disasters |
| Classification: Based on Game, Adventure, Animation/Live Action, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $190,872,904 |
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International BO: $214,281,522 |
Synopsis
Once settled in Green Hills, Sonic is determined to prove that he has the temperament of a hero. He is put to the test as Dr. Robotnik reappears, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, looking for an emerald that would have the power to destroy entire civilizations. And here’s Sonic alongside his own sidekick, Tails, who venture on a globetrotter mission to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.
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| Elvis |
| Director: Baz Luhrmann |
| Lead Roles: Austin Butler as Elvis Presley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 22, 2022 (Wide) (France) |
| Keywords: Rock 'n' Roll, 1950s, Set in Mississippi, Set in Memphis, Rhythm and Blues, Biographical Drama, Same Role, Multiple Actors, 2023 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $151,416,153 |
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International BO: $128,522,481 |
Synopsis
The life and music of Elvis Presley, seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley.
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| Nope |
| Director: Jordan Peele |
| Lead Roles: Daniel Kaluuya as James Haywood, Keke Palmer as Jill Haywood, Steven Yeun as Brian |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 21, 2022 (Wide) (Trinidad) |
| Keywords: Filmed in Los Angeles County, CA |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $123,277,080 |
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International BO: $48,762,007 |
Synopsis
Two siblings who run a California horse ranch discover something wonderful and sinister in the skies above, and the owner of an adjacent theme park tries to profit from the mysterious, otherworldly phenomenon.
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| Suzume (すずめの戸締まり) |
| Director: Makoto Shinkai |
| Lead Roles: Nanoka Hara as Suzume Iwato |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 11, 2022 (Wide) by Toho-Towa, released as Suzume no tojimari (すずめの戸締まり) (Japan) |
| Keywords: Coming of Age, Action Adventure, Anime, Disaster, Life in a Small Town, Supernatural |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $10,932,037 |
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International BO: $305,916,208 |
Synopsis
A coming-of-age story for the 17-year-old protagonist, Suzume, set in various disaster-stricken locations across Japan, where she must close the doors causing devastation. Suzume’s journey begins in a quiet town in Kyushu (located in southwestern Japan) when she encounters a young man who tells her, “I’m looking for a door.” What Suzume finds is a single weathered door standing upright in the midst of ruins as though it was shielded from whatever catastrophe struck. Seemingly drawn by its power, Suzume reaches for the knob… Doors begin to open one after another all across Japan, unleashing destruction upon any who are near. Suzume must close these portals to prevent further disaster. The stars, then sunset, and the morning sky. Within that realm, it was as though all time had melted together in the sky…
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| Turning Red |
| Director: Domee Shi |
| Lead Roles: Rosalie Chiang as Mei Lee |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 10, 2022 (Wide) (Philippines) |
| Keywords: Family Adventure, Human Animal Transformation, Curses, Dysfunctional Family |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $1,399,001 |
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International BO: $10,872,141 |
Synopsis
Mei Lee is a 13-year-old who suddenly “poofs” into a giant red panda when she gets too excited (which is practically ALWAYS). Mei Lee’s protective, if not slightly overbearing mother Ming, who is never far from her daughter—an unfortunate reality for the teenager.
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| Aftersun |
| Director: Charlotte Wells |
| Lead Roles: Paul Mescal as Calum, Francesca Corio as Sophie, Celia Rowlson-Hall as Adult Sophie |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 11, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand) |
| Keywords: Family Drama, Faulty Memory, Dysfunctional Family, Family Vacations, Non-Chronological, Same Role, Multiple Actors, F-Rated |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $1,658,791 |
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International BO: $8,092,203 |
Synopsis
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between miniDV footage as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn’t.
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| Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness |
| Director: Sam Raimi |
| Lead Roles: Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlett Witch, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo, Benedict Wong as Wong, Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez, Michael Stuhlbarg as Nicodemus West, Rachel McAdams as Dr. Christine Palmer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 4, 2022 (Wide) by Walt Disney (Germany) |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Alternative Dimensions / Parallel universe, Filmed in London, England, Filmed in Los Angeles, CA |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Animation/Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $411,331,607 |
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International BO: $540,893,379 |
Synopsis
Marvel Studios' “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”—a thrilling ride through the Multiverse with Doctor Strange, his trusted friend Wong and Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch.
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| The Good Nurse |
| Director: Tobias Lindholm |
| Lead Roles: Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 13, 2022 (Limited) (Australia) |
| Keywords: Crime Thriller, Nurse, Serial Killer, 2000s |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Dramatization |
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International BO: $14,974 |
Synopsis
An overburdened ICU nurse leans on her selfless new colleague at work and at home—until a patient’s unexpected death casts him in a suspicious light.
| Marry Me |
| Director: Kat Coiro |
| Lead Roles: Jennifer Lopez as Kat Valdez, Owen Wilson as Charlie Gilbert |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 9, 2022 (Wide) (France) |
| Keywords: Romance, Cross-Culture Romance |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $22,438,180 |
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International BO: $26,336,813 |
Synopsis
Kat Valdez is half of the sexiest celebrity power couple on Earth with hot new music supernova Bastian. As Kat and Bastian’s inescapable hit single, “Marry Me,” climbs the charts, they are about to be wed before an audience of their fans in a ceremony that will streamed across multiple platforms. But, on learning her on-stage partner has been having an affair behind her back, Kat decides to marry a stranger, math teacher Charlie Gilbert, who is holding a “Marry Me” sign by accident at her live concert.
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| The Fabelmans |
| Director: Steven Spielberg |
| Lead Roles: Michelle Williams as Mitzi Fabelman, Paul Dano as Burt Fabelman, Seth Rogen as Bennie Loewy, Gabriel LaBelle as Sammy Fabelman, Julia Butters as Reggie Fabelman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 11, 2022 (Limited) by Universal |
| Keywords: Biographical Drama, Biography, Autobiographical, 1940s, 1950s, Coming of Age, Set in Arizona, Filmed in California, United States, 2023 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Filmed in Los Angeles, CA |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $17,348,945 |
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International BO: $25,932,195 |
Synopsis
A deeply personal portrait of 20th Century American childhood, Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans is a coming-of-age story about a young man’s discovery of a shattering family secret and an exploration of the power of movies to help us see the truth about each other and ourselves.
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| Babylon |
| Director: Damien Chazelle |
| Lead Roles: Brad Pitt as Jack Conrad, Margot Robbie as Nellie LaRoy, Diego Calva as Manuel Torres, Jean Smart as Elinor St. John, Jovan Adepo as Sidney Palmer, Li Jun Li as Lady Fay Zhu |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 23, 2022 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Set in Hollywood, 1920s, Historical Drama, Ensemble, Filmed in Los Angeles, CA |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $16,596,054 |
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International BO: $47,878,083 |
Synopsis
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, BABYLON traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
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| Jurassic World: Dominion |
| Director: Colin Trevorrow |
| Lead Roles: Chris Pratt as Owen Grady, Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 1, 2022 (Wide), released as Jurassic World: Dominio (Mexico) |
| Keywords: Cloning, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs in the Modern World, Animals Gone Bad, Action Adventure |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Animation/Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $376,851,080 |
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International BO: $627,153,512 |
Synopsis
Four years after Isla Nublar has been destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history’s most fearsome creatures.
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| Minions: The Rise of Gru |
| Director: Kyle Balda |
| Lead Roles: Steve Carell as Gru |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 16, 2022 (Wide) by Universal Pictures (Australia) |
| Keywords: Disrupted by 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Prequel, Inbetwequel, Origin Story, Super Villains, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Spin-Off, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $370,270,765 |
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International BO: $569,138,132 |
Synopsis
In the heart of the 1970s, amid a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making backup from his loyal followers, the Minions. Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto—a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please—deploy their skills as they and Gru build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons and pull off their first missions. When the Vicious 6 oust their leader, legendary fighter Wild Knuckles, Gru interviews to become their newest member. It doesn’t go well (to say the least), and only gets worse after Gru outsmarts them and suddenly finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. On the run, Gru will turn to an unlikely source for guidance, Wild Knuckles himself, and discover that even bad guys need a little help from their friends.
| Ruby’s Choice |
| Director: Michael Budd |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 3, 2022 (Limited) (Australia) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $148,347 |
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| One Piece Film: Red |
| Director: Taniguchi Goro |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 6, 2022 (Limited) (Japan) |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Anime, Pirates |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Digital Animation, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $12,768,073 |
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International BO: $149,681,378 |
Synopsis
Uta—the most beloved singer in the world, whose voice has been described as “otherworldly”—is renowned for concealing her own identity when performing. Now, for the first time ever, she will reveal herself to the world at a live concert. With the Navy watching closely, the venue fills with Uta’s fans—including excited pirates and the Straw Hats led by Luffy, who simply came to enjoy her sonorous performance—all eagerly awaiting the voice that the whole world has been waiting for to resound. The story begins with the shocking revelation that she is the enigmatic Shanks' daughter.
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| X |
| Director: Ti West |
| Lead Roles: Mia Goth as Maxine, Jenna Ortega |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 17, 2022 (Wide) (Portugal) |
| Keywords: Slasher Horror, Porn Business, Movie Business, 1970s, Filmed in New Zealand, Non-Chronological, Prologue |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $11,769,469 |
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International BO: $3,343,636 |
Synopsis
In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.
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| deo killeo: jukeodo doineun ai (더 킬러: 죽어도 되는 아이) |
| Director: Choi Jaehoon |
| Lead Roles: Jang Hyuk |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 13, 2022 (Limited) (South Korea) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $134,716 |
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International BO: $456,439 |
Synopsis
Ui-gang is a hit man who has decided to retire. He has a nice house and all the money he needs, but one day his girlfriend takes a trip to Jeju Island and leaves him with a request. Her companion on the trip has a 17-year old daughter Yoon-ji who will be left alone during their three week vacation. Ui-gang reluctantly agrees to look after Yoon-ji and make sure she doesn’t get into trouble.
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| Everything Everywhere All At Once |
| Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert |
| Lead Roles: Michelle Yeoh |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 25, 2022 (Limited) by A24 |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Alternative Dimensions / Parallel universe, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 2023 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $77,169,474 |
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International BO: $34,249,959 |
Synopsis
A sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman who can’t seem to finish her taxes.
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| Bullet Train |
| Director: David Leitch |
| Lead Roles: Brad Pitt as Ladybug, Joey King as Prince, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Tangerine, Brian Tyree Henry as Lemon, Andrew Koji as Kimura, Hiroyuki Sanada as The Elder, Michael Shannon as The White Death, Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio as The Wolf |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 14, 2022 (Wide) by Sf Studios (Denmark) |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, Hitmen, One Last Job, Set in Japan, Trains, Filmed in Los Angeles, CA |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $103,368,602 |
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International BO: $135,166,361 |
Synopsis
Ladybug is an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug’s latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe—all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives—on the world's fastest train… and he’s got to figure out how to get off.
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| L’origine du mal |
| Director: Sébastien Marnier |
| Lead Roles: Suzanne Clement, Laure Calamy, Doria Tillier |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 5, 2022 (Wide) by The Jokers (France) |
| Keywords: Psychological Thriller, Dysfunctional Family, Family Secrets, Split Screen, Prison, Stolen Identity |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $87,344 |
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International BO: $228,343 |
Synopsis
A woman is sucked into a world of secrets and betrayal as the battle over her estranged father's massive estate reveals him to be more than the genial patriarch she'd assumed in this twisted satire.
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| Death on the Nile |
| Director: Kenneth Branagh |
| Lead Roles: Tom Bateman as Bouc, Annette Bening as Euphemia, Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot, Russell Brand as Dr. Bessner, Ali Fazal as Andrew Katchadourian, Dawn French as Mrs. Bowers, Gal Gadot as Linnet Ridgeway-Doyle, Armie Hammer as Simon Doyle, Rose Leslie as Louise Bourget, Emma Mackey as Jacqueline de Bellefort, Sophie Okonedo as Salome Otterbourne, Jennifer Saunders as Marie Van Schuyler, Letitia Wright as Rosalie Otterbourne, Ann Turkel as Meredith Wilson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 9, 2022 (Wide) (Netherlands) |
| Keywords: Murder Mystery, Mystery Drama |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $45,630,104 |
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International BO: $84,668,080 |
Synopsis
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against a landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers and enough wicked twists and turns to keep audiences guessing until the final, shocking denouement.
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| DC League of Super Pets |
| Director: Jared Stern |
| Lead Roles: Dwayne Johnson as Krypto The Superdog, Kevin Hart as Ace, Vanessa Bayer as PB, Jemaine Clement as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Keanu Reeves as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Diego Luna as Chip, Daveed Diggs as Victor Stone/Cyborg, John Early as Barry Allen/The Flash, Dascha Polanco as Jessica Cruz/Green Lantern, Marc Maron as Lex Luthor, Olivia Wilde as Lois Lane, Kate McKinnon as Lulu, Natasha Lyonne as Merton, John Krasinski as Kal-E!/Clark Kent/Superman, Jameela Jamil as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 27, 2022 (Wide), released as Krypto et les Super-Animaux (France) |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Animal Lead, Talking Animals |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $93,657,117 |
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International BO: $110,234,472 |
Synopsis
Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side. When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack—Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel—to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the superheroes.