Horror in 2022
The biggest and best horror movies of 2022
Original horror led: Smile, Barbarian, X and Pearl.
No. 1 horror film of 2022
Smile
$217.4 million worldwide
A curse passed on through trauma and a grin. Parker Finn's debut was the top-grossing horror film of 2022, at about $217 million.
Gross per Wikipedia's highest-grossing horror films.
2022 in the Vault
- SmileParker Finn · USA
A curse passed on through trauma and a grin. Parker Finn's debut was the top-grossing horror film of 2022, at about $217 million.
- BarbarianZach Cregger · USA
A double-booked rental in Detroit, and a basement that keeps going.
- NopeJordan Peele · USA
Horse wranglers try to photograph something in the clouds.
- PearlTi West · USA
The prequel to X, shot back to back with it. Mia Goth co-wrote and stars as a farm girl who wants to be a star.
- The Black PhoneScott Derrickson · USA
Ethan Hawke as the masked Grabber, from a Joe Hill story. A dead phone line rings in the basement.
- XTi West · USA
A 1979 film shoot on a Texas farm. Mia Goth plays two roles.
Questions
What was the highest-grossing horror movie of 2022?
Smile, directed by Parker Finn, with about $217.4 million worldwide.
What are the best horror movies of 2022?
Horror Planet's picks for 2022: Smile, Barbarian, X, Pearl, Nope, The Black Phone.