2022 Top-Grossing Movies (Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2022. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2022. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2021 will most likely earn money in 2021 and 2022.
To see the top movies released in 2022 (ranked by their total cumulative gross across all years), click the “Released in 2022” button below.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 2022 Gross Infl. adj. | Tickets Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top Gun: Maverick | May 27, 2022 | Paramount Pictures | Action | $816,338,513 | 68,255,728 |
| 2 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Nov 11, 2022 | Walt Disney | Action | $495,777,376 | 41,452,958 |
| 3 | Doctor Strange in the Multive… | May 6, 2022 | Walt Disney | Action | $467,191,455 | 39,062,831 |
| 4 | Avatar: The Way of Water | Dec 16, 2022 | 20th Century Stud… | Action | $455,465,772 | 38,082,422 |
| 5 | Jurassic World: Dominion | Jun 10, 2022 | Universal | Action | $428,028,387 | 35,788,327 |
| 6 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Jul 1, 2022 | Universal | Adventure | $419,900,732 | 35,108,757 |
| 7 | The Batman | Mar 1, 2022 | Warner Bros. | Action | $419,503,625 | 35,075,554 |
| 8 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Jul 8, 2022 | Walt Disney | Action | $389,871,955 | 32,597,990 |
| 9 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Dec 17, 2021 | Sony Pictures | Action | $273,876,391 | 22,899,364 |
| 10 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Apr 8, 2022 | Paramount Pictures | Adventure | $216,793,916 | 18,126,582 |
| 11 | Black Adam | Oct 21, 2022 | Warner Bros. | Action | $190,876,417 | 15,959,567 |
| 12 | Elvis | Jun 24, 2022 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $171,551,659 | 14,343,784 |
| 13 | Uncharted | Feb 18, 2022 | Sony Pictures | Adventure | $168,835,697 | 14,116,697 |
| 14 | Nope | Jul 22, 2022 | Universal | Horror | $140,018,412 | 11,707,225 |
| 15 | Lightyear | Jun 17, 2022 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $134,373,596 | 11,235,251 |
| 16 | Smile | Sep 30, 2022 | Paramount Pictures | Horror | $120,321,289 | 10,060,308 |
| 17 | The Lost City | Mar 25, 2022 | Paramount Pictures | Adventure | $119,650,008 | 10,004,181 |
| 18 | Bullet Train | Aug 5, 2022 | Sony Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $117,406,313 | 9,816,581 |
| 19 | The Bad Guys | Apr 22, 2022 | Universal | Comedy | $110,438,197 | 9,233,963 |
| 20 | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets… | Apr 15, 2022 | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $108,867,625 | 9,102,644 |
| 21 | DC League of Super Pets | Jul 29, 2022 | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $106,375,985 | 8,894,313 |
| 22 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Jul 15, 2022 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $102,484,320 | 8,568,923 |
| 23 | The Black Phone | Jun 24, 2022 | Universal | Horror | $102,362,187 | 8,558,711 |
| 24 | Sing 2 | Dec 22, 2021 | Universal | Musical | $98,028,652 | 8,196,376 |
| 25 | Scream | Jan 14, 2022 | Paramount Pictures | Horror | $92,728,509 | 7,753,220 |
| 26 | Morbius | Apr 1, 2022 | Sony Pictures | Action | $83,896,651 | 7,014,770 |
| 27 | Everything Everywhere All At … | Mar 25, 2022 | A24 | Action | $79,515,933 | 6,648,489 |
| 28 | Ticket to Paradise | Oct 21, 2022 | Universal | Romantic Comedy | $77,468,271 | 6,477,280 |
| 29 | The Woman King | Sep 16, 2022 | Sony Pictures | Action | $76,301,243 | 6,379,703 |
| 30 | Halloween Ends | Oct 14, 2022 | Universal | Horror | $72,782,063 | 6,085,457 |
| 31 | Dog | Feb 18, 2022 | United Artists | Drama | $70,167,683 | 5,866,863 |
| 32 | jackass forever | Feb 4, 2022 | Paramount Pictures | Reality | $65,585,154 | 5,483,709 |
| 33 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | Dec 21, 2022 | Universal | Adventure | $63,224,620 | 5,286,340 |
| 34 | Violent Night | Dec 2, 2022 | Universal | Comedy | $53,131,079 | 4,442,398 |
| 35 | Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile | Oct 7, 2022 | Sony Pictures | Musical | $53,045,543 | 4,435,246 |
| 36 | Death on the Nile | Feb 11, 2022 | 20th Century Stud… | Drama | $51,826,785 | 4,333,343 |
| 37 | Don’t Worry Darling | Sep 23, 2022 | Warner Bros. | Thriller/Suspense | $51,462,532 | 4,302,887 |
| 38 | Downton Abbey: A New Era | May 20, 2022 | Focus Features | Drama | $50,136,081 | 4,191,980 |
| 39 | Barbarian | Sep 9, 2022 | 20th Century Stud… | Horror | $46,389,517 | 3,878,722 |
| 40 | Strange World | Nov 23, 2022 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $41,853,099 | 3,499,423 |
| 41 | The Menu | Nov 18, 2022 | Searchlight Pictu… | Black Comedy | $40,572,626 | 3,392,360 |
| 42 | The Northman | Apr 22, 2022 | Focus Features | Action | $38,882,051 | 3,251,008 |
| 43 | Jujutsu Kaisen 0 | Mar 18, 2022 | FUNimation | Action | $38,525,971 | 3,221,235 |
| 44 | Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero… | Aug 19, 2022 | Crunchyroll | Action | $36,496,030 | 3,051,508 |
| 45 | The Bob’s Burgers Movie | May 27, 2022 | 20th Century Stud… | Comedy | $36,270,523 | 3,032,652 |
| 46 | Beast | Aug 19, 2022 | Universal | Thriller/Suspense | $36,171,367 | 3,024,362 |
| 47 | The Invitation | Aug 26, 2022 | Sony Pictures | Horror | $28,508,733 | 2,383,673 |
| 48 | Avatar | Dec 18, 2009 | 20th Century Stud… | Action | $28,070,249 | 2,347,011 |
| 49 | Ambulance | Apr 8, 2022 | Universal | Thriller/Suspense | $25,874,847 | 2,163,449 |
| 50 | Marry Me | Feb 11, 2022 | Universal | Romantic Comedy | $25,485,340 | 2,130,881 |
| 51 | Father Stu | Apr 13, 2022 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $23,961,659 | 2,003,483 |
| 52 | The King’s Man | Dec 22, 2021 | 20th Century Stud… | Action | $23,758,317 | 1,986,481 |
| 53 | The Unbearable Weight of Mass… | Apr 22, 2022 | Lionsgate | Action | $23,056,968 | 1,927,840 |
| 54 | Devotion | Nov 23, 2022 | Sony Pictures | Action | $22,531,984 | 1,883,945 |
| 55 | Prey for the Devil | Oct 28, 2022 | Lionsgate | Horror | $22,491,493 | 1,880,560 |
| 56 | Moonfall | Feb 4, 2022 | Lionsgate | Action | $21,649,145 | 1,810,129 |
| 57 | Paws of Fury: The Legend of H… | Jul 15, 2022 | Paramount Pictures | Adventure | $20,230,212 | 1,691,489 |
| 58 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mys… | Nov 23, 2022 | Netflix | Drama | $17,037,037 | 1,424,501 |
| 59 | Amsterdam | Oct 7, 2022 | 20th Century Stud… | Comedy | $16,977,940 | 1,419,560 |
| 60 | The Chosen Season 3: Episodes… | Nov 18, 2022 | Fathom Events | Drama | $16,596,447 | 1,387,663 |
| 61 | The 355 | Jan 7, 2022 | Universal | Thriller/Suspense | $16,549,159 | 1,383,709 |
| 62 | American Underdog: The Kurt W… | Dec 25, 2021 | Lionsgate | Drama | $16,243,354 | 1,358,140 |
| 63 | RRR | Mar 24, 2022 | Sarigama Cinemas | Action | $15,822,762 | 1,322,973 |
| 64 | Whitney Houston: I Wanna Danc… | Dec 23, 2022 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $15,057,235 | 1,258,966 |
| 65 | Easter Sunday | Aug 5, 2022 | Universal | Comedy | $14,780,981 | 1,235,868 |
| 66 | One Piece Film: Red | Nov 4, 2022 | Crunchyroll | Action | $14,502,009 | 1,212,543 |
| 67 | Jaws | Jun 20, 1975 | Universal | Thriller/Suspense | $13,921,571 | 1,164,011 |
| 68 | Licorice Pizza | Nov 26, 2021 | United Artists | Drama | $13,486,357 | 1,127,622 |
| 69 | The Fabelmans | Nov 11, 2022 | Universal | Drama | $13,410,868 | 1,121,310 |
| 70 | X | Mar 18, 2022 | A24 | Horror | $13,367,792 | 1,117,708 |
| 71 | Bros | Sep 30, 2022 | Universal | Romantic Comedy | $13,207,299 | 1,104,289 |
| 72 | Terrifier 2 | Oct 6, 2022 | Iconic/Cineverse | Horror | $12,085,058 | 1,010,456 |
| 73 | Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris | Jul 15, 2022 | Focus Features | Drama | $11,850,866 | 990,875 |
| 74 | West Side Story | Dec 10, 2021 | 20th Century Stud… | Musical | $11,768,133 | 983,958 |
| 75 | Firestarter | May 13, 2022 | Universal | Horror | $11,061,864 | 924,905 |
| 76 | Blacklight | Feb 11, 2022 | Briarcliff Entert… | Action | $10,893,588 | 910,835 |
| 77 | See How They Run | Sep 16, 2022 | Searchlight Pictu… | Comedy | $10,888,072 | 910,374 |
| 78 | The Matrix Resurrections | Dec 22, 2021 | Warner Bros. | Action | $10,849,379 | 907,139 |
| 79 | Pearl | Sep 16, 2022 | A24 | Horror | $10,703,172 | 894,914 |
| 80 | Redeeming Love | Jan 21, 2022 | Universal | Drama | $10,465,307 | 875,026 |
| 81 | Babylon | Dec 23, 2022 | Paramount Pictures | Drama | $10,316,377 | 862,573 |
| 82 | The Banshees of Inisherin | Oct 21, 2022 | Searchlight Pictu… | Drama | $10,252,849 | 857,262 |
| 83 | Till | Oct 14, 2022 | United Artists | Drama | $10,222,452 | 854,720 |
| 84 | Three Thousand Years of Longi… | Aug 26, 2022 | United Artists | Drama | $9,412,101 | 786,965 |
| 85 | Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva | Sep 9, 2022 | Fox Star India | Adventure | $8,903,678 | 744,455 |
| 86 | Bones and All | Nov 18, 2022 | United Artists | Thriller/Suspense | $8,898,907 | 744,056 |
| 87 | Men | May 20, 2022 | A24 | Horror | $8,618,302 | 720,594 |
| 88 | Memory | Apr 29, 2022 | Open Road | Action | $8,324,345 | 696,015 |
| 89 | Fall | Aug 12, 2022 | Lionsgate | Thriller/Suspense | $8,223,802 | 687,609 |
| 90 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Nov 19, 2021 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $7,929,736 | 663,021 |
| 91 | BTS Permission to Dance on St… | Mar 12, 2022 | Trafalgar Releasi… | Concert/Performance | $7,768,889 | 649,573 |
| 92 | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | Apr 14, 2022 | Viva Entertainment | Action | $7,501,478 | 627,214 |
| 93 | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Jun 24, 2022 | A24 | Comedy | $7,193,836 | 601,491 |
| 94 | She Said | Nov 18, 2022 | Universal | Drama | $6,617,180 | 553,276 |
| 95 | It’s a Wonderful Life | Dec 20, 1946 | Fathom Events | Drama | $6,357,871 | 531,595 |
| 96 | TÁR | Oct 7, 2022 | Focus Features | Drama | $6,337,522 | 529,893 |
| 97 | I Heard the Bells | Dec 1, 2022 | Fathom Events | Drama | $6,318,836 | 528,331 |
| 98 | Encanto | Nov 24, 2021 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $6,207,493 | 519,021 |
| 99 | Orphan: First Kill | Aug 19, 2022 | Paramount Pictures | Horror | $6,148,357 | 514,077 |
| 100 | House of Gucci | Nov 24, 2021 | United Artists | Drama | $6,124,333 | 512,068 |