2022 Box Office Predictions
These are my predictions for the 2022 Box Office. These are estimates, based on what I think it could make based on hype, the plot, the title, and the general marketing. I am in no way, as the slightest, a professional at this; so do beware.
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- DirectorSimon KinbergStarsJessica ChastainPenélope CruzBingbing FanWhen a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild-card C.I.A. agent joins forces with three international agents on a mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who's tracking their every move.PREDICTIONS:
Opening Weekend: 5,000,000$
Domestic: 12,000,000$
Foreign: 8,000,000$
Worldwide: 20,000,000$
ACTUALS:
Opening Weekend: 4,621,765$
Domestic: 9,095,300$
Foreign: 5,405,327$
Worldwide: 14,500,627$
NOTE: I didn't even know this film existed until I saw it on boxofficemojo..
EDIT: I don't think anybody knew this film existed either. - DirectorMatt Bettinelli-OlpinTyler GillettStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid Arquette25 years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, Calif., a new killer dons the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town's deadly past.PREDICTIONS:
Opening Weekend: 30,000,000$
Domestic: 80,000,000$
Foreign: 30,000,000$
Worldwide: 110,000,000$
ACTUALS:
Opening Weekend: 30,040,000$
Domestic: 35,917,729$
Foreign: 17,528,288$
Worldwide: 53,446,017$
NOTE: With the hype and the almost empty January calendar, this film could top the box office.
EDIT: It screamed up 30M$ in it's first three days at the box office. - DirectorSean McNamaraStarsPierce BrosnanKaya ScodelarioWilliam HurtKing Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature.PREDICTIONS:
Opening Weekend: 4,000,000$
Domestic: 8,000,000$
Foreign: 5,000,000$
Worldwide: 13,000,000$
NOTE: Let's be real.. Who has heard of this film? - DirectorD.J. CarusoStarsAbigail CowenTom LewisEric DaneSold into prostitution as a child, Angel knows nothing but betrayal. Can her heart ever be mended? Based upon the novel by Francine Rivers.PREDICTIONS:
Opening Weekend: 5,000,000$
Domestic: 10,000,000$
Foreign: 5,000,000$
Worldwide: 15,000,000$
NOTE: Honestly, I haven't heard anything about this film. And not many will care for it, in my opinion. - DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsHalle BerryPatrick WilsonJohn BradleyA mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit and sends it hurtling on a collision course toward earth.Opening Weekend: 18,000,000$
Domestic: 40,000,000$
Foreign: 80,000,000$
Worldwide: 120,000,000$
I think this film could potentially tank. I'm not hearing anybody talk about this movie.. LIKE ANYBODY.. - DirectorJeff TremaineStarsJohnny KnoxvilleSteve-OChris PontiusAfter 11 years, the Jackass crew is back for another crusade.Opening Weekend: 10,000,000$
Domestic: 28,000,000$
Foreign: 9,000,000$
Worldwide: 39,000,000$
I'm not hearing much on the film, or IP, in general. Well, not enough for a big take. - DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsTom BatemanAnnette BeningKenneth BranaghWhile on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot must investigate the murder of a young heiress.Opening Weekend: 20,000,000$
Domestic: 55,000,000$
Foreign: 70,000,000$
Worldwide: 125,000,000$
It could flop, or it could potentially become a hit. But, it just feels like this is gonna perform okay. - DirectorKat CoiroStarsJennifer LopezOwen WilsonMalumaMusic superstars Kat Valdez and Bastian are getting married before a global audience of fans. But when Kat learns, seconds before her vows, that Bastian has been unfaithful, she instead decides to marry Charlie, a stranger in the crowd.PREDICTIONS:
Opening Weekend: 12,000,000$
Domestic: 27,000,000$
Foreign: 15,000,000$
Worldwide: 42,000,000$
NOTE: With it being released the same day as Death on the Nile (2022), I think it will be fed leftovers. - DirectorReid CarolinChanning TatumStarsChanning TatumRyder McLaughlinAavi HaasTwo former Army Rangers are paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. Briggs (Channing Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois) race down the Pacific Coast to get to a fellow soldier's funeral on time.Opening Weekend: 5,000,000$
Domestic: 20,000,000$
Foreign: 15,000,000$
Worldwide: 35,000,000$
It won't make much due to it opening the same day as Uncharted. - DirectorRuben FleischerStarsTom HollandMark WahlbergAntonio BanderasStreet-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan, and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada.Opening Weekend: 65,000,000$
Domestic: 145,000,000$
Foreign: 180,000,000$
Worldwide: 325,000,000$
Video-game movies typically do alright at the box office, but seeing as it's a big adventure Indiana Jones-esque blockbuster, it could perform over what I predicted. - DirectorDaniel StammStarsJacqueline ByersDebora ZhechevaChristian NavarroA nun prepares to perform an exorcism and comes face to face with a demonic force with mysterious ties to her past.Opening Weekend: 4,000,000$
Domestic: 12,000,000$
Foreign: 8,000,000$
Worldwide: 20,000,000$
I expect it to perform average for it being one of those not very known horror films, especially since it's only a month (as of January 2022) away from it's opening. - DirectorMatt ReevesStarsRobert PattinsonZoë KravitzJeffrey WrightWhen a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, The Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.Opening Weekend: 120,000,000$
Domestic: 350,000,000$
Foreign: 500,000,000$
Worldwide: 850,000,000$
This film is gonna do well. It's a fact. But how well? - DirectorSimon CurtisStarsHugh BonnevilleJim CarterMichelle DockeryThe Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa.Opening Weekend: 18,000,000$
Domestic: 38,000,000$
Foreign: 42,000,000$
Worldwide: 80,000,000$
I don't think this film will be as big as the first; and I feel a lot of the people who saw the last are gonna miss this one. - DirectorAaron NeeAdam NeeStarsSandra BullockChanning TatumDaniel RadcliffeA reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure.Opening Weekend: 28,000,000$
Domestic: 60,000,000$
Foreign: 70,000,000$
Worldwide: 130,000,000$
It will perform okay. It won't be a huge hit. - DirectorDaniel EspinosaStarsJared LetoMatt SmithAdria ArjonaBiochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead.Opening Weekend: 55,000,000$
Domestic: 125,000,000$
Foreign: 130,000,000$
Worldwide: 275,000,000$
I feel like not enough people know about Morbius, the character and the film, for it to perform extremely well, but the film will do enough to turn a hefty profit. - DirectorMichael BayStarsJake GyllenhaalYahya Abdul-Mateen IIEiza GonzálezTwo robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry.Opening Weekend: 12,000,000$
Domestic: 28,000,000$
Foreign: 18,000,000$
Worldwide: 46,000,000$
I think it will perform well enough for what it's going for. - DirectorJeff FowlerStarsJames MarsdenJim CarreyBen SchwartzWhen the manic Dr. Robotnik returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic and his new friend Tails is all that stands in their way.Opening Weekend: 40,000,000$
Domestic: 120,000,000$
Foreign: 150,000,000$
Worldwide: 270,000,000$
It could perform a little less than its predecessor or outperform it. It's a gamble with this one. - DirectorDavid YatesStarsEddie RedmayneJude LawEzra MillerAlbus Dumbledore knows that Gellert Grindelwald is moving to take control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he asks Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team on a dangerous mission.Opening Weekend: 60,000,000$
Domestic: 140,000,000$
Foreign: 400,000,000$
Worldwide: 540,000,000$
I think it could do well, or do worse than its predecessor. Just like with Sonic 2. - DirectorPierre PerifelStarsSam RockwellMarc MaronAwkwafinaTo avoid prison, a gang of notorious animal criminals pretends to seek being rehabilitated, only for their leader to realize that he genuinely wants to change his ways.Opening Weekend: 20,000,000$
Domestic: 55,000,000$
Foreign: 30,000,000$
Worldwide: 85,000,000$
I think it will do decent. But judging by recent children films, it should do fine. - DirectorRobert EggersStarsAlexander SkarsgårdNicole KidmanClaes BangA young Viking prince is on a quest to avenge his father's murder.Opening Weekend: 18,000,000$
Domestic: 40,000,000$
Foreign: 37,000,000$
Worldwide: 77,000,000$
I don't think there's enough of this film's audience to bring in a big haul. I can see it being more of a disappointment or bomb. - DirectorTom GormicanStarsNicolas CagePedro PascalTiffany HaddishMoviestar Nick Cage is channeling his iconic characters as he's caught between a superfan and a CIA agent.Opening Weekend: 8,000,000$
Domestic: 19,000,000$
Foreign: 7,000,000$
Worldwide: 26,000,000$
I can't see it being much of a big success, more partly due to its long title, and the summary just says it all.. - DirectorAnthony FabianStarsLesley ManvilleIsabelle HuppertLambert WilsonA widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own.Opening Weekend: 12,000,000$
Domestic: 33,000,000$
Foreign: 22,000,000$
Worldwide: 55,000,000$
I expect this to do decent enough. - DirectorSam RaimiStarsBenedict CumberbatchElizabeth OlsenChiwetel EjioforDoctor Strange teams up with a mysterious teenage girl who can travel across multiverses, to battle other-universe versions of himself which threaten to wipe out the multiverse. They seek help from the Scarlet Witch, Wong and others.Opening Weekend: 132,000,000$
Domestic: 320,000,000$
Foreign: 600,000,000$
Worldwide: 820,000,000
This film will do well. No doubt. But, once again, the question is, "how well?" - DirectorJared SternSam J. LevineStarsDwayne JohnsonKevin HartKate McKinnonKrypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime side by side in Metropolis. However, Krypto must master his own powers for a rescue mission when Superman is kidnapped.Opening Weekend: 23,000,000$
Domestic: 60,000,000$
Foreign: 40,000,000$
Worldwide: 100,000,000$
This film could top what I predicted, or do worse. - DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsTom CruiseJennifer ConnellyMiles TellerAfter thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.Opening Weekend: 55,000,000$
Domestic: 150,000,000$
Foreign: 370,000,000$
Worldwide: 520,000,000$
It will do well for it coming out 25+ years after its predecessor.