Ok so I missed a few years of the box office predictions video because in case you didn't
notice movie release schedules have been a bit fickle as of late, coupled with box office numbers
being drastically affected by the lockdowns and also the moves of certain films to home-streaming
same day releases, so making these prediction videos is not as simple as it used to be. However,
I miss doing these, and so even though there’s a big chance something can go wrong with this list,
like all of these movies being delayed to 2023, I still wanted to do this one.
So these are the 10 films I think will make the most money in 2022,
ranked from lowest to highest, and no I’m not giving predictions for the actual amount of
money this time cuz that’d just be too tough now. Also just to be clear this is worldwide,
not domestic. So let’s get into this.
At number 10 I’ve got Mission Impossible 7. Mission Impossible is a franchise that's
always done quite well box office wise but in recent years through the quality of the films
and the publicity that Tom Cruise’s stunt work draws to them has become
one of the biggest movie franchises today. The last film got close to 800 million dollars,
which is pretty damn impressive for something that isn’t a superhero movie, a kids movie,
or a Fast and Furious movie. I think this franchise has got a ton of momentum right now,
I’m thinking this one cracks the top 10 even in a very stacked year.
At number 9 I’ve gone for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,
which might seem strangely low considering how massive of a hit the first one was. And yes I
still think this one will do very well, the character of Black Panther, Wakanda,
everything associated with this part of the MCU has become a prominent part of the mainstream
pop culture. However with the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman, Letitia Wright problems, and the
general uncertainty of what is now happening with this property, I’m not super confident putting
this as high up on the list until we see what direction this film is actually going to take.
Will it probably still do very well, being an MCU film yeah almost certainly, but because there are
so many unknown factors around this movie right now I’ve gone for the number 9 spot.
Continuing the Marvel trend, at the number 8 spot I’ve gone with Thor:
Love and Thunder. Thor Ragnarok was a smash hit at box office,
people really took to this new comedic style for Thor along with the weird goofy fun space story,
plus that Led Zeppelin trailer was incredible and got lots of attention to the film,
and I think if this movie is marketed in a similar way, really highlighting the fun and the 80s
synth weird goofy vibe, this one will find similar success if not more! Plus MCU,
recognizable character, blah blah all the stuff that would usually make a lot of money,
plus on top of that a style for this character that people seemed to really connect with.
At number 7 is one that doesn't need much explanation, Minions 2:
The Rise of Gru. Kids movie, extremely recognizable branding and characters,
easy one for parents to take their kids to, these movies always do very well at the box office,
maybe this one having young Gru in it will make it an even bigger hit, everyone’s been dying to see a
young Gru origin story. Look I loved the first two movies when I saw them in the cinemas, but
since then either my interest in these films has waned as I’ve grown older or they’ve taken a dive
in quality, or in all likelihood a combination of the two, but regardless of the fact that I won’t
be going to see this, I’m sure a lot of other people will and that's why it's here on the list.
At number 6 I’ve got Jurassic World: Dominion. Jurassic Park is one of the
biggest household names in the movie world, and it’s recognizability has been proven with the
massive success of the reboot/sequel and it's follow up. I think even though the second one
wasn’t particularly critically adored that won’t affect this one’s box office numbers,
it’s one of those quintessential blockbusters that everyone can go see and usually get a kick
out of in some respect, and I think this one’s premise of dinosaurs in the real world and how
that will presumably feature heavily in the marketing will build up a lot of anticipation,
something new with this franchise. I don’t think we’ve quite yet reached the saturation point
where audiences are sick of these Jurassic movies yet, so I imagine this one will do quite nicely.
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For the number 5 spot I’ve gone with Pixar’s next offering,
Lightyear. Not that surprising of a pick, it's an animated family film, it’s Pixar, and it’s
building off of the most established animated film franchise in history. Kids movies can sell more
tickets cuz the kids gotta go with their parents, the trailer created quite a bit of buzz online,
pun definitely intended, some of it good some of it…weirded out, but I think the
fact that this movie might be taking a bit of a different direction than some are expecting
won’t play a factor. I’m sure a lot of parents are just gonna think hey a new Toy Story movie
let’s go see that, and will just be a tad confused when they go in to find it's an astronaut origin
story about the guy who the toy was based on, I think is the story? Or even if everyone knows
exactly what the premise is, regardless I think this’ll make lots of box office cash.
Coming in at number 4 I’ve gone for Avatar 2. This one was a bit tricky to place, it could’ve
been easy to say number 1 cuz the first movie is the biggest of all time, but then it could also
be easy to put it much lower on the list citing the fact that it’s been criticized since then
for not being the most memorable film and so would people really come out in droves for the sequel,
and so ultimately I’ve landed somewhere in the middle. I think this will do incredibly well,
as stated first one was kind of a big deal and pretty much everyone has seen it, and much like
the first one I imagine this will be a film that is marketed as you need to see it in the cinema.
However given the current movie climate I don’t think it’ll beat the 3 I’ve placed above this,
and plus there were some other factors that helped to contribute to the first one’s success,
such as the use of 3D, that aren’t as prevalent anymore. Still, I think this should do very well,
plus the first one is quite good in my opinion and does have a fanbase and I feel
like by the time this rolls around there will be more hype than maybe people are expecting.
At number 3 I have Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom. To say I was surprised that Aquaman became the
highest grossing DC movie ever would be a bit of an understatement, it's kind of a funny
retribution for all the years of being the biggest joke character in the superhero world. But it also
makes sense, it's a very accessible movie with crazy visuals and effects and action sequences,
which also makes it the kind of thing that people want to see on the big screen.
And so with this version of the character now being an established worldwide phenomenon and
with the sequel promising to deliver more of what made the first one so popular,
I definitely see this being one of the biggest films of the whole
year. The first one is the 10th highest grossing superhero movie of all time, man.
Number 2 is The Batman, and for a while I really considered putting this one
at the number 1 spot. This just feels like an event film, this feels like a movie that
everyone is gonna go see, doesn't matter if you care about DC movies or superhero movies
or movies in general, it’s one of those where it’ll just get brought up in casual conversation
of oh did you see the new Batman movie? It’s generated a ton of hype online with the trailers,
it’s obviously one of the most iconic characters in all of fiction, it looks
like it’s gonna be an incredible movie which likely won’t hurt,
and again this epic big event movie vibe around it reminds me of The Dark Knight movies,
almost a more prestigious kind of blockbuster. And I think it’s going to make a ton of money.
Now before we get to number 1, here are some honorable mentions
that I could see sneaking into the top 10 one way or another.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Harry Potter’s a big
franchise, especially if this one is good it could make a lot of noise.
Morbius. I really really doubt this one will make it but given the success of Venom, who knows.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse part 1. First one didn't make crazy money but considering how
popular it was, maybe there will be enough hype for the sequel to cross into the top 10?
Mario. Big property, animated movie, good? cast?
The Flash. Well known superhero, the Keaton Batman stuff might get more
of the mainstream interest, could do really well.
Top Gun: Maverick. Think this one will do really quite domestically
but not sure about internationally, also not sure how big the Top Gun hype is today.
And Black Adam. Dwayne Johnson, comic book movie, if it gets good word of mouth maybe
it could have a bit of an Aquaman effect where it does surprisingly super well.
And number 1, the film that I think is going to make the most money in 2021, is Doctor Strange in
the Multiverse of Madness. The reason I put this above The Batman is that we’re coming off of the
wild success of No Way Home, and I think while this already likely would have done very well,
it might be a bit of an Iron Man 3 effect where that movie coming right after the
Avengers carried some of that momentum with it at the box office, everyone saw No Way Home and
saw Doctor Strange in that, so that could spike attention for this movie. And even without that,
it’s an MCU film, the first one did quite well for an MCU solo movie at the time,
this one promises more multiverse craziness which could potentially include some more cameos from
other Marvel properties that after No Way Home I’m sure people would be even more jazzed about,
just all around this has tons of money written all over it.
So, those were the 10 movies I think will make the most money in 2022. What do you think of my list
and what does your list look like? Let me know all of your thoughts down below in the comments.
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