2022 will be marked as the year when the global film industry was battling hard to fight back after an insipid post-pandemic box-office spell. And some Hollywood films like ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ have helped the industry bounce back big time in 2022.
For this article, we have collated a list of the top ten highest grossing Hollywood movies worldwide which were released in the year 2022. For the sake of convenience, we have also mentioned where you can stream these highest grossing Hollywood films of 2022 on various Indian OTT platforms.
10. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
The action-adventure comedy movie is based on Sega’s best-selling Japanese video game series of the same name. The plot revolves around the protagonist Sonic, who is now living a settled life in Green Hills. But his life takes an adventurous turn after the formidable adversary Mr. Robotnik returns to wreak havoc with his new partner Knuckles.
Approx. Worldwide Gross = $402 million
9. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
Helmed by David Yates, the film revolves around how Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) assigns his confidant and Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and his ragtag team of wizards and witches to counter the rising power of the dark and powerful wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen).
Approx. Worldwide Gross = $405 million
8. Thor: Love and Thunder (Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar)
Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) search for inner peace is hampered by a formidable villain Gorr the God butcher (Christian Bale), who is hellbent on eliminating all Gods. Now, the Asgardian God of Thunder must team up with King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and former girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) to stop this new threat from wreaking havoc.
Approx. Worldwide Gross = $760 million
7. The Batman (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
The film has been directed by Matt Reeves and is set during the second year of Batman’s crime-fighting endeavors. When the city’s privileged class begins to become the victims of a ruthless serial killer Riddler (Paul Dano), the billionaire masked vigilante Batman (Robert Pattinson) must decipher the clues left behind by the killer and unearth the corruption in Gotham City.
Approx. Worldwide Gross = $770 million
6. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Presently Not Streaming)
The Marvel superhero movie directed by Ryan Coogler focuses on how Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight against world powers to protect their nation following the death of King T’Challa.
Approx. Worldwide Gross = $808 million
5. Minions: The Rise of Gru (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
Set in the 1970s, the animated comedy film features Steve Carell in the titular role of Gru and how he aspires to become the world’s greatest supervillain with the help of his trustworthy followers – the Minions.
Approx. Worldwide Gross = $939 million
4. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar)
Helmed by Sam Raimi, the ‘Doctor Strange’ sequel follows the adventures of the titular superhero Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), who tries to save a mysterious young girl named America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) who has the ability to travel between multiple parallel universes. But to protect her, he must team up with powerful allies to face a formidable enemy.
Approx. Worldwide Gross = $955 million
3. Jurassic World: Dominion (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
Helmed by Colin Trevorrow, the film’s story takes place four years after the events of Fallen Kingdom when Isla Nubar was destroyed. The sequel follows ex-Navy man and animal expert Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and former park manager Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard), who team up with Dr. Ellie (Laura Dern), Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) to unearth an evil conspiracy by Biosyn.
Approx. Worldwide Gross = $1 billion
2. Avatar: The Way of Water (Presently Not Streaming)
James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ sequel is set in the year 2167 and revolves around former human Jake Sully and his mate Neytiri who are now living together with their kids in Pandora and their efforts to keep their family safe from a new human threat.
Approx. Worldwide Gross = $1.16 billion (as on 30th December)
1. Top Gun: Maverick (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
Helmed by Joseph Kosinski, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is set thirty years after the events of the 1986 parent film ‘Top Gun’ by Tony Scott. Tom Cruise is now a brave test pilot and a flight instructor. He trains a batch of Top Gun graduates for a special mission where he meets pilot trainee Lt. Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw (Miles Miller), who is the son of Maverick’s best friend and former naval flight officer Nick ‘Goose’ Bradshaw.
Approx. Worldwide Gross = $1.48 billion