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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| 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: $569,138,791 |
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.
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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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| 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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| Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| Director: Ryan Coogler |
| Lead Roles: Letitia Wright as Shuri, Lupita Nyong'o as Nakia, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams/Ironheart, Florence Kasumba as Ayo, Michaela Coel as Aneka, Tenoch Huerta as Namor, Martin Freeman as Everett K. Ross, Angela Bassett as Ramonda |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 9, 2022 (Wide) by Walt Disney (Germany) |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Sequels Without Their Original Stars, Set in Africa, Underwater, Death of a Son or Daughter, Death of a Sibling |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Animation/Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $453,829,060 |
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International BO: $400,156,486 |
Synopsis
Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.
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| The Batman |
| Director: Matt Reeves |
| Lead Roles: Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle / Catwoman, Colin Farrell as Oswald “Oz” Cobblepot / Penguin, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton / Riddler |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 1, 2022 (Wide), released as 더 배트맨 (South Korea) |
| Keywords: Reboot, Action Thriller, Crime, Serial Killer |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $369,345,583 |
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International BO: $396,604,896 |
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| Pearl |
| Director: Ti West |
| Lead Roles: Mia Goth as Pearl |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 16, 2022 (Wide) by A24 |
| Keywords: Slasher Horror, Prequel, 1910s |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $9,423,445 |
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International BO: $715,971 |
Synopsis
Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl finds her ambitions, temptations, and repressions all colliding.
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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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| 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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| The Northman |
| Director: Robert Eggers |
| Lead Roles: Alexander Skarsgård as Amleth |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 13, 2022 (Wide) (Sweden) |
| Keywords: Vikings, Set in Iceland, Revenge, Action Thriller |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $34,233,110 |
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International BO: $35,232,754 |
Synopsis
Young Prince Amleth is on the cusp of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy’s mother. Fleeing his island kingdom by boat, the child vows revenge. Two decades later, Amleth is a Viking berserker raiding Slavic villages, where a seeress reminds him of his vow: avenge his father, save his mother, kill his uncle. Traveling on a slave ship to Iceland, Amleth infiltrates his uncle’s farm with the help of Olga, an enslaved Slavic woman — and sets out to honor his vow.
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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.
| The Bad Guys |
| Director: Pierre Perifel |
| Lead Roles: Sam Rockwell as Mr. Wolf, Marc Maron as Mr. Snake, Anthony Ramos as Mr. Piranha, Craig Robinson as Mr. Shark, Awkwafina as Ms. Tarantula |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 17, 2022 (Wide) by Universal Pictures (Germany) |
| Keywords: Heist, Crime, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Crime Caper, Family Comedy |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $97,459,240 |
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International BO: $153,442,409 |
Synopsis
After a lifetime of pulling legendary heists, five notorious bad guys—Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula—attempt their most challenging job yet…going good.
| Black Adam |
| Director: Jaume Collet-Serra |
| Lead Roles: Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam/Teth Adam, Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher/Al Rothstein, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman/Carter Hall, Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone/Maxine Hunkel, Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Fate/Kent Nelson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 19, 2022 (Wide) by Warner Bros. (France) |
| Keywords: Demons, Possessed, Action Adventure, Ancient Egypt, Anti Hero, Filmed in Atlanta, GA, Filmed in Los Angeles, CA |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $168,283,344 |
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International BO: $222,171,744 |
Synopsis
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
| Minions & More Volume 1 |
| Video Release Date: September 19, 2022 by Netflix |
| Classification: Compilation, Comedy, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
Synopsis
This collection of Minions shorts from the “Despicable Me” franchise includes mini-movies like “Training Wheels,” “Puppy” and “Yellow is the New Black.”
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| The Woman King |
| Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood |
| Lead Roles: Viola Davis as Nanisca |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 15, 2022 (Wide) (Nigeria) |
| Keywords: 1700s, 1800s, Set in Africa, F-Rated, F-Rated, Triple, Slavery, Sex Crimes, Unexpected Families, Rescue, Action Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Action, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $67,328,130 |
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International BO: $27,046,619 |
Synopsis
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. General Nanisca trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life. Some things are worth fighting for…
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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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| Thor: Love and Thunder |
| Director: Taika Waititi |
| Lead Roles: Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher, Tessa Thompson as King Valkyrie, Taika Waititi as Korg, Russell Crowe as Zeus, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster/Mighty Thor |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 1, 2022 (Wide) by Walt Disney (Finland) |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Gods and Goddesses, Revenge, Exes in Love |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Animation/Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $343,256,830 |
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International BO: $417,671,251 |
Synopsis
The God of Thunder is on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced—a quest for inner peace. But Thor’s retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher, who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who—to Thor’s surprise—inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as The Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.
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| Devotion |
| Director: J.D. Dillard |
| Lead Roles: Christina Jackson as Daisy Brown, Glen Powell, Jonathan Majors |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 23, 2022 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, Filmed in Georgia, United States, Navy, War |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Action, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $20,511,938 |
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International BO: $949,942 |
Synopsis
Devotion, an aerial war epic based on the bestselling book of the same name, tells the harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.
| Bodies Bodies Bodies |
| Director: Halina Reijn |
| Lead Roles: Amandla Stenberg as Sophie, Maria Bakalova as Bee, Myha’la Herrold as Jordan, Chase Sui Wonders as Emma, Rachel Sennott as Alice, Lee Pace as Greg, Pete Davidson as David |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 5, 2022 (Limited) by A24 |
| Keywords: Slasher Horror, One Location, Extreme Weather |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $11,446,602 |
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International BO: $2,583,153 |
Synopsis
When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game goes awry in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong.
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| Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths |
| Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 27, 2022 (Special Engagement) by Netflix (Mexico) |
| Keywords: Comedy Drama, Dysfunctional Family, Documentarian, You Can't Go Home Again |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $43,116 |
Synopsis
The story of a renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker, who returns home and works through an existential crisis as he grapples with his identity, familial relationships, the folly of his memories as well as the past of his country. He seeks answers in his past to reconcile who he is in the present.
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| The Bob’s Burgers Movie |
| Director: Loren Bouchard |
| Lead Roles: H. Jon Benjamin as Bob Belcher |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 25, 2022 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as Bob's Burgers - Il Film (Italy) |
| Keywords: Disrupted by 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Dysfunctional Family, Posthumous Release |
| Classification: Based on TV, Comedy, Digital Animation, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $31,933,830 |
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International BO: $2,140,650 |
Synopsis
The story begins when a ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob's Burgers, blocking the entrance indefinitely and ruining the Belchers’ plans for a successful summer. While Bob and Linda struggle to keep the business afloat, the kids try to solve a mystery that could save their family's restaurant. As the dangers mount, these underdogs help each other find hope and fight to get back behind the counter, where they belong.
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| Code Name Banshee |
| Director: Jon Keeyes |
| Lead Roles: Jaime King as Banshee, Antonio Banderas as Caleb |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 1, 2022 (Limited) by Screen Media Films |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $67,396 |
Synopsis
Caleb, a former government assassin in hiding, resurfaces when his protégé, the equally deadly killer known as Banshee, discovers a bounty has been placed on Caleb’s head. Now they must put the past behind them and join together one last time to fight off the secret CIA backed killers who threaten to destroy them.
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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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| Emily |
| Director: Frances O’Connor |
| Lead Roles: Emma Mackey as Emily Brontë |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 14, 2022 (Limited) by Warner Bros. (United Kingdom) |
| Keywords: Biographical Drama, Biography, 1800s, Writing and Writers, Romance |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $1,097,067 |
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International BO: $2,413,177 |
Synopsis
Haunted by the death of her mother, Emily struggles within the confines of her family life and yearns for artistic and personal freedom, and so begins a journey to channel her creative potential into one of the greatest novels of all time.
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| Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery |
| Director: Rian Johnson |
| Lead Roles: Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc, Edward Norton as Myles Bron, Janelle Monáe as Andi, Kathryn Hahn as Claire, Leslie Odom Jr. as Lionel, Jessica Henwick as Peg, Madelyn Cline as Whiskey, Kate Hudson as Birdie, Dave Bautista as Duke |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 23, 2022 (Wide) by Netflix |
| Keywords: Crime Drama, Set in Greece, Murder Mystery |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $15,000,000 |
Synopsis
World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.
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| The 355 |
| Director: Simon Kinberg |
| Lead Roles: Jessica Chastain as Mace, Penélope Cruz as Graciela, Fan Bingbing as Lin Mi Sheng, Diane Kruger as Marie, Lupita Nyong'o as Khadijah |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 6, 2022 (Wide) by Diamond Films, released as Agentes 355 (Mexico) |
| Keywords: MI6, C.I.A., Secret Agent, Action Thriller |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $14,570,455 |
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International BO: $4,332,343 |
Synopsis
When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, wild card CIA agent Mason “Mace” Brown will need to join forces with rival badass German agent Marie, former MI6 ally and cutting-edge computer specialist Khadijah, and skilled Colombian psychologist Graciela on a lethal, breakneck mission to retrieve it, while also staying one-step ahead of a mysterious woman, Lin Mi Sheng, who is tracking their every move. As the action rockets around the globe from the cafes of Paris to the markets of Morocco to the wealth and glamour of Shanghai, the quartet of women will forge a tenuous loyalty that could protect the world—or get them killed.