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Box Office Performance for Drama Movies in 2022

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2022 GrossTickets Sold
1 Elvis Jun 24, 2022 Warner Bros. PG-13 $151,040,048 14,343,784
2 Where the Crawdads Sing Jul 15, 2022 Sony Pictures PG-13 $90,230,760 8,568,923
3 Death on the Nile Feb 11, 2022 20th Century Studios PG-13 $45,630,104 4,333,343
4 Downton Abbey: A New Era May 20, 2022 Focus Features PG $44,141,550 4,191,980
5 Carnal Knowledge Jan 1, 1971 Avco Embassy R $28,630,731 2,718,967
6 Father Stu Apr 13, 2022 Sony Pictures R $21,096,678 2,003,483
7 Glass Onion: A Knives Out M… Nov 23, 2022 Netflix PG-13 $15,000,000 1,424,501
8 The Chosen Season 3: Episod… Nov 18, 2022 Fathom Events Not Rated $14,612,089 1,387,662
9 American Underdog: The Kurt… Dec 25, 2021 Lionsgate PG $14,301,214 1,358,139
10 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Da… Dec 23, 2022 Sony Pictures PG-13 $13,256,913 1,258,966
11 The Fabelmans Nov 11, 2022 Universal PG-13 $12,112,360 1,150,271
12 Licorice Pizza Nov 26, 2021 United Artists R $10,935,116 1,038,472
13 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Jul 15, 2022 Focus Features PG $10,433,915 990,875
14 Redeeming Love Jan 21, 2022 Universal PG-13 $9,214,020 875,025
15 Babylon Dec 23, 2022 Paramount Pictures R $9,082,897 862,573
16 The Banshees of Inisherin Oct 21, 2022 Searchlight Pictures R $9,026,965 857,261
17 Till Oct 14, 2022 United Artists PG-13 $9,000,202 854,720
18 Three Thousand Years of Lon… Aug 26, 2022 United Artists R $8,286,741 786,964
19 The Whale Dec 21, 2022 A24 R $5,855,410 556,069
20 She Said Nov 18, 2022 Universal R $5,825,995 553,275
21 It’s a Wonderful Life Dec 20, 1946 PG $5,597,691 531,594
22 TÁR Oct 7, 2022 Focus Features R $5,595,890 531,423
23 I Heard the Bells Dec 1, 2022 Fathom Events PG $5,576,697 529,600
24 Tucker: The Man and His Dream Aug 12, 1988 Paramount Pictures PG $5,253,342 498,892
25 Lifemark Sep 9, 2022 Fathom Events PG-13 $5,007,861 475,580
26 House of Gucci Nov 24, 2021 United Artists R $4,786,047 454,515
27 Mississippi Masala Feb 5, 1992 Goldwyn Entertain… R $4,745,453 450,660
28 Laal Singh Chaddha Aug 11, 2022 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $3,401,324 323,013
29 The Outfit Mar 18, 2022 Focus Features R $3,344,040 317,572
30 A Journal for Jordan Dec 25, 2021 Sony Pictures PG-13 $2,639,255 250,642
31 Belfast Nov 12, 2021 Focus Features PG-13 $2,364,945 224,591
32 Gigi & Nate Sep 2, 2022 Roadside Attractions PG-13 $2,280,814 216,601
33 Madres paralelas Dec 24, 2021 Sony Pictures Cla… R $2,197,526 208,692
34 Heeojil kyeolsim (헤어질 결심)… Oct 14, 2022 MUBI Not Rated $2,053,383 195,003
35 Doraibu mai kâ Nov 24, 2021 Janus Films Not Rated $2,023,519 192,167
36 Armageddon Time Oct 28, 2022 Focus Features R $1,860,050 176,642
37 Radhe Shyam Mar 11, 2022 Great India Films Not Rated $1,800,000 170,940
38 Infinite Storm Mar 25, 2022 Bleecker Street R $1,600,542 151,998
39 Running The Bases Sep 16, 2022 UP2U Films PG $1,511,980 143,587
40 The Servant Mar 16, 1964 Landau Releasing … Not Rated $1,417,550 134,620
41 The Godfather Mar 15, 1972 Paramount Pictures R $1,414,662 134,346
42 Spoiler Alert Dec 2, 2022 Focus Features PG-13 $1,384,003 131,434
43 Empire of Light Dec 9, 2022 Searchlight Pictures R $1,177,577 111,830
44 Aftersun Oct 21, 2022 A24 R $1,049,372 99,655
45 After Ever Happy Sep 7, 2022 Netflix R $989,088 93,930
46 Man of God Mar 21, 2022 Fathom Events Not Rated $920,561 87,422
47 The Tiger Rising Jan 21, 2022 The Avenue Entert… PG $835,162 79,312
48 Petite maman Apr 22, 2022 Neon PG $829,065 78,733
49 Met Opera: The Hours Dec 10, 2022 Fathom Events Not Rated $791,374 75,154
50 Aline, the voice of love Nov 26, 2021 Roadside Attractions PG-13 $667,815 63,420
51 Call Jane Oct 28, 2022 Roadside Attractions R $512,770 48,696
52 God’s Country Sep 16, 2022 IFC Films R $493,679 46,883
53 EO Nov 18, 2022 Janus Films Not Rated $440,046 41,789
54 King Richard Nov 19, 2021 Warner Bros. PG-13 $408,056 38,752
55 Tyson’s Run Mar 11, 2022 Collide Distribution PG $391,167 37,147
56 The Inspection Nov 18, 2022 A24 R $385,627 36,621
57 Selena Mar 21, 1997 Warner Bros. PG $360,000 34,188
58 The Forgiven Jul 1, 2022 Roadside Attractions R $340,222 32,309
59 Red Rocket Dec 10, 2021 A24 R $330,406 31,377
60 Montana Story May 13, 2022 Bleecker Street R $292,916 27,817
61 A Love Song Jul 29, 2022 Bleecker Street PG $278,889 26,485
62 Mothering Sunday Mar 25, 2022 Sony Pictures Cla… R $272,393 25,868
63 Paul’s Promise Oct 21, 2022 Integrity Releasing PG $258,545 24,553
64 On the Come Up Sep 23, 2022 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $236,153 22,427
65 Who We Are Now May 25, 2018 FilmRise Not Rated $234,198 22,241
66 Holy Spider (عنكبوت مقدس)… Oct 28, 2022 Utopia Not Rated $213,890 20,312
67 The Silent Twins Sep 16, 2022 Focus Features R $205,135 19,481
68 Hytti nro 6 Jan 26, 2022 Sony Pictures Cla… R $204,208 19,393
69 Benediction May 27, 2022 Roadside Attractions PG-13 $201,093 19,097
70 Avec amour et acharnement Jul 8, 2022 IFC Films Not Rated $201,047 19,092
71 Inland Empire Dec 6, 2006 518 Media R $186,470 17,708
72 Jing yi wui long Dec 9, 2022 Well Go USA Not Rated $182,660 17,346
73 L’evenement May 6, 2022 IFC Films R $181,023 17,191
74 Vortex Apr 29, 2022 Utopia Not Rated $160,892 15,279
75 Women Talking Dec 23, 2022 United Artists PG-13 $151,987 14,433
76 Jaddeh Khaki Apr 22, 2022 Kino Lorber Not Rated $151,018 14,341
77 Firebird Apr 29, 2022 Roadside Attractions Not Rated $144,118 13,686
78 Illusions perdues Jun 10, 2022 Music Box Films Not Rated $126,391 12,002
79 Koe No Katachi Jan 31, 2019 Eleven Arts Not Rated $120,332 11,427
80 Pleasure May 13, 2022 Neon R $106,789 10,141
81 Jockey Dec 29, 2021 Sony Pictures Cla… R $106,679 10,131
82 All My Puny Sorrows Apr 15, 2022 Mongrel Media R $84,735 8,047
83 Butter Feb 25, 2022 Blue Fox Entertai… PG-13 $78,450 7,450
84 Corsage Dec 23, 2022 IFC Films Not Rated $76,718 7,285
85 Serre moi fort Sep 9, 2022 Kino Lorber Not Rated $74,723 7,096
86 Les Olympiades, Paris 13e Apr 15, 2022 IFC Films R $73,118 6,943
87 Grosse Freiheit Mar 4, 2022 MUBI Not Rated $71,946 6,832
88 Le temps des secrets Apr 1, 2022 Mongrel Media Not Rated $64,248 6,101
89 Living Dec 23, 2022 Sony Pictures Cla… PG-13 $58,095 5,517
90 Summering Aug 12, 2022 Bleecker Street PG-13 $57,770 5,486
91 Murina Jul 8, 2022 Kino Lorber Not Rated $55,762 5,295
92 On the Count of Three May 13, 2022 United Artists R $54,515 5,177
93 beurokeo (브로커) Dec 26, 2022 Neon R $53,753 5,104
94 Ha’Berech Mar 18, 2022 Kino Lorber Not Rated $52,702 5,004
95 Memoria Apr 1, 2022 Neon PG $52,656 5,000
96 After Yang Mar 4, 2022 A24 PG $46,872 4,451
97 Utama Nov 4, 2022 Kino Lorber Not Rated $44,827 4,257
98 1982 Jun 10, 2022 Tricycle Logic Not Rated $43,829 4,162
99 Ali and Ava Jul 29, 2022 Greenwich Not Rated $43,358 4,117
100 Poser Jun 3, 2022 Oscilloscope Pict… Not Rated $42,179 4,005
101 A Chiara May 27, 2022 Neon R $41,925 3,981
102 Framing Agnes Dec 2, 2022 Kino Lorber Not Rated $39,517 3,752
103 Ted K Feb 18, 2022 Super LTD R $35,464 3,367
104 The Eternal Daughter Dec 2, 2022 A24 PG-13 $33,657 3,196
105 Haut et fort Sep 16, 2022 Kino Lorber Not Rated $32,790 3,113
106 Deserto Particular Aug 26, 2022 Kino Lorber Not Rated $32,681 3,103
107 The Sound of Violet Apr 29, 2022 Atlas Distribution PG-13 $32,294 3,066
108 Lingui Les Liens Sacres Feb 4, 2022 MUBI Not Rated $27,553 2,616
109 Fabian Feb 11, 2022 Kino Lorber Not Rated $24,971 2,371
110 Davandeh Dec 31, 1991 Not Rated $23,008 2,184
111 Khers Nist Dec 23, 2022 Janus Films Not Rated $22,158 2,104
112 Mr. Klein Nov 6, 1977 Quartet Films Not Rated $20,741 1,969
113 C’mon C’mon Nov 19, 2021 A24 Not Rated $19,896 1,889
114 Costa Brava, Lebanon Jul 15, 2022 Kino Lorber Not Rated $18,712 1,777
115 Charlotte Apr 22, 2022 Good Deed Enterta… Not Rated $18,520 1,758
116 Benedetta Dec 3, 2021 IFC Films Not Rated $18,431 1,750
117 A Couple Nov 11, 2022 Zipporah Not Rated $18,334 1,741
118 Rite of the Shaman May 27, 2022 Purdie Distribution Not Yet Rated $16,221 1,540
119 Wildhood Mar 11, 2022 Mongrel Media Not Rated $15,998 1,519
120 You Resemble Me Nov 4, 2022 Not Rated $14,395 1,367
121 Re Granchio Apr 15, 2022 Oscilloscope Pict… Not Rated $12,896 1,224
122 Olga Jun 24, 2022 Kino Lorber Not Rated $12,494 1,186
123 Clara Sola Jul 1, 2022 Oscilloscope Pict… Not Rated $12,076 1,146
124 Fire in the Mountains May 20, 2022 Kino Lorber Not Rated $12,038 1,143
125 Distant Mar 12, 2004 New Yorker Not Rated $10,580 1,004
126 When Men Were Men Nov 4, 2022 Indican Pictures Not Rated $9,700 921
127 Learn to Swim Mar 25, 2022 Mongrel Media Not Rated $9,294 882
128 dang-sin eol-gol ap-e-seo (… May 6, 2022 Cinema Guild Not Rated $9,150 868
129 There There Nov 18, 2022 Magnolia Pictures Not Rated $8,694 825
130 Gossamer Folds Aug 12, 2022 Indican Pictures Not Rated $7,113 675
131 Kamikaze Hearts Nov 30, 1986 Facets Not Rated $6,669 633
132 Italian Studies Jan 14, 2022 Magnolia Pictures Not Rated $5,895 559
133 Smagen af Sult Jan 28, 2022 Magnolia Pictures Not Rated $5,860 556
134 Lerd Jun 17, 2022 Big World Pictures Not Rated $4,499 427
135 Luzzu Oct 15, 2021 Kino Lorber Not Rated $3,996 379
136 Carmen Sep 23, 2022 Good Deed Enterta… Not Rated $3,927 372
137 Going All the Way Sep 19, 1997 Gramercy R $3,648 346
138 Highway One Aug 26, 2022 Indican Pictures Not Rated $3,063 290
139 The Modern Way Sep 16, 2022 Indican Pictures Not Rated $3,059 290
140 The Sleeping Negro Dec 3, 2021 ArtMattan Films Not Rated $2,830 268
141 Losing Ground Apr 5, 2016 Kino Lorber Not Rated $1,486 141
142 The Almond and the Seahorse Dec 16, 2022 IFC Films Not Rated $1,250 118
143 Sniper: The White Raven Jul 1, 2022 Well Go USA R $881 83
144 Found Wandering Lost Jan 25, 2022 Mutiny Pictures Not Rated $570 54
Total Gross of All Movies$612,498,285
Total Tickets Sold58,166,916

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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