Counting Down the Most Anticipated Hollywood Movies of 2022

 

The past year or so has been especially good to the world of cinema, but there’s always room to improve. We’ve rounded up 10 highly anticipated movies that we can’t wait to see in 2022, and you can count on these to be among the most talked-about films over the next 12 months. Here they are!

Top 15 Hotly Anticipated Movie Sequels

In a year packed with blockbusters, there’s one movie sequel that stands above all others. In its opening weekend, Star Wars: Episode IX has already broken records, making more than $500 million worldwide in only two days and surpassing Avatar’s record for biggest domestic opening. With Disney pushing out new Star Wars movies every year for decades to come (at least), it looks like Star Wars might be here to stay. But there are other sequels coming soon that should keep fans happy until then. Here are our picks for top-15 most anticipated movie sequels coming in 2022.

Top 5 Most Skipped Blockbuster Sequels

Sequels are all too often predictable, generic, and unnecessary. However, there’s no denying they can make big money; both sequels and reboots are slowly becoming Hollywood’s go-to movies. Here’s a list of some of 2018’s most anticipated big-screen follow-ups. Spoiler alert: at least one is likely to disappoint. (Let us know in the comments which you think will be disappointing.) Top 5 Rising Stars Who Should Make Their Own Big Screen Debut: There are plenty of young actors out there who deserve their own starring roles. Here’s our list of actors on the rise who should start their own franchises before it’s too late!

Top 5 Lowest-Budget Blockbuster Sequels

A lot of top movie sequels are made with big budgets that force filmmakers to make second and third installments even if they’re not really necessary. That said, there are a few exceptions—sequels that were less expensive than their predecessors but still turned out to be huge hits. Here’s a list of five of these low-budget blockbuster movies 1. The Godfather Part II (1974) — The first film in Francis Ford Coppola’s crime saga was an enormous success, so he was given free rein for its sequel. He spent $6 million on it, which is cheap by today’s standards but pricey for 1974; he famously took out a personal loan to finance much of it.

Top 5 Likely Box Office Bombs

People are fickle, and it doesn’t take much to kill a sure thing. Predicting box office bombs isn’t an exact science, but it’s not as if we’re pulling titles out of a hat, either. Here are five movies that may prove challenging to break even on. There is no question these films will be highly anticipated by some people—just not enough people to turn a profit. Of course, there’s always a chance they surprise us all with incredible word-of-mouth or surprising plot twists... But let’s just say these aren’t our best bets for biggest blockbuster hits.

Bran Stark Is Actually [Spoiler]: This movie has been hotly anticipated since it was announced at San Diego Comic Con 2017. The book series that inspired Game of Thrones will soon become its own movie franchise, which means many fans have been speculating about what might happen in future episodes.