2022 has been an eventful year for the film industry. Movies that are anticipated to fail have successfully garnered attention from audiences, while movies predicted to be great disappoint fans due to lack of success at theaters. Although this turmoil continues throughout the world, one bright spot is how highly profitable south Indian movies are proving to be – like KGF-Chapter 2, Raja Rani Raji (RRR), and Ponniyin Selvan – all of which had phenomenal showings at theaters over the last few months.
In this article, we explore the top 5 films that are earning significant profits at the worldwide box office in 2022. The Yash -starring film KGF- Chapter 2 took over other releases and was ranked number one with a whopping $1200 million dollars total earnings. In second place came Ram Charan -Jr. NTR’s movie RRR ($1100 million), followed by Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan-1 ($456 million) ranking third. Surprisingly, there were no Bollywood films featured among the top 5 films making big money globally; but instead, Indian actor Kamal Haasan and Pakistanian actor Fahad Fazil teamed up for Vikram (with earnings of $432 million).
This list of the five highest worldwide grossers of 2022 shows that movies from Southern India are becoming increasingly popular in theaters across the world. Director Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan – 1 has seen its popularity skyrocket and it is expected to eventually surpass hits like Raja Rani Ring (RRR).
Top 5 Highest Grossers of 2022 at the Worldwide Box Office
KGF – Chapter 2 – Rs. 1200 cr.
RRR – Rs. 1100 cr.
PS-1 – Rs. 456.25 cr.
Vikram – Rs. 432.50 cr.
