The 10 biggest movies of 2022 at the global box office

With 2022 about to take its final bow, film fans look to the global box office to find out which films have been the year’s biggest hitters.

Unsurprisingly, the majority of the Top 10 is composed of sequels and big tentpole blockbusters, films which have become safe bets for studios and cinemas looking to get as many bums back in seats and to bounce back after the existential threat the Covid pandemic posed to the industry.

So, without further ado, here is the full global box office Top 10 of 2022 (domestic and international numbers compiled) – with a few comments regarding the quality of the films and their places in the ranking.

The critically acclaimed legacy sequel to Tony Scott’s 1986 classic made the world re-enter the danger zone. 

Its success could be attributed to several factors: the fact that Tom Cruise is Hollywood’s last of the old-school A-listers and still box office Viagra; that the belated nature of the sequel rhymed with curious spectators hungry to see a beloved character on screen once more; or simply because audiences crave a good old-fashioned and exquisitely made action movie.

Whatever you attribute the enormous box office success of Maverick to, the film seems to have resonated with audiences and critics alike. The film even surpassed Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) to become Tom Cruise's highest-grossing film of all time at the worldwide box office.

Director Joseph Kosinski, who had previously worked with Tom Cruise on 2013’s much-better-than-you-remember Oblivion, made Maverick a sincere drama and a thrilling ride that acknowledged that times had changed. It mercifully steered clear (for the most part) of the original’s brazen military recruitment vibe and replaced it with a certain mournful