This is a list of films which placed number-one at the Weekly box office in Hong Kong during 2022. [1]
# | Date | Film | Weekend gross HK$ | Total gross HK$ | Ref. |
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1 | January 9, 2022 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | $3,163,180 | $120,546,024 | [2] |
2 to 15 | January 16, 2022 to April 17, 2022 | Hong Kong cinemas were closed by the government due to the COVID-19 fifth wave from 7 January until 20 April 2022. | |||
16 | April 24, 2022 | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | $9,964,906 | $9,964,906 | [3] |
17 | May 1, 2022 | The Batman | $9,971,787 | $10,030,187 | [4] |
18 | May 8, 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | $30,043,010 | $30,043,010 | [5] |
19 | May 15, 2022 | $23,316,718 | $53,359,728 | [6] | |
20 | May 22, 2022 | $7,176,858 | $60,536,586 | [7] | |
21 | May 29, 2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | $16,903,278 | $21,986,287 | [8] |
22 | June 5, 2022 | Jurassic World Dominion | $21,570,098 | $21,570,098 | [9] |
23 | June 12, 2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | $16,005,462 | $58,304,020 | [10] |
24 | June 19, 2022 | $12,081,640 | $70,406,190 | [11] | |
25 | June 26, 2022 | $10,678,905 | $81,084,915 | [12] | |
26 | July 3, 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | $12,902,613 | $12,902,613 | [13] |
27 | July 10, 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | $24,670,446 | $24,670,446 | [14] |
28 | July 17, 2022 | $13,683,657 | $38,354,103 | [15] | |
29 | July 24, 2022 | Chilli Laugh Story | $8,585,875 | $19,682,082 | [16] |
30 | July 31, 2022 | $5,675,777 | $25,357,859 | [17] | |
31 | August 7, 2022 | Bullet Train | $4,566,229 | $4,566,229 | [18] |
32 | August 14, 2022 | Mama's Affair | $9,598,934 | $10,118,624 | [19] |
33 | August 21, 2022 | $11,015,822 | $21,134,586 | [20] | |
34 | August 28, 2022 | Warriors of Future | $19,703,177 | $21,784,237 | [21] |
35 | September 4, 2022 | $22,266,042 | $44,069,479 | [22] | |
36 | September 11, 2022 | Table for Six | 12,399,037 | 12,731,485 | [23] |
37 | September 18, 2022 | 18,084,153 | 30,815,638 | [24] | |
38 | September 25, 2022 | 12,145,740 | 42,961,378 | [25] | |
39 | October 2, 2022 | 9,340,576 | 52,301,954 | [26] | |
40 | October 9, 2022 | $8,793,319 | $61,095,273 | [27] | |
41 | October 16, 2022 | $4,988,927 | $66,084,200 | [28] | |
42 | October 23, 2022 | Black Adam | $10,050,753 | $10,050,753 | [29] |
43 | October 30, 2022 | $7,623,202 | $17,674,285 | [30] | |
44 | November 6, 2022 | The Sparring Partner | $5,404,699 | $8,647,865 | [31] |
45 | November 13, 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | $23,692,764 | $23,692,764 | [32] |
46 | November 20, 2022 | $13,298,797 | $36,991,941 | [33] | |
47 | November 27, 2022 | $6,672,078 | $43,664,019 | [34] | |
48 | December 4, 2022 | The Sparring Partner | $3,704,698 | $34,566,721 | [35] |
49 | December 11, 2022 | $2,229,923 | $36,796,644 | [36] | |
50 | December 18, 2022 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $30,137,306 | $30,137,306 | [37] |
51 | December 25, 2022 | $45,023,241 | $75,160,547 | [ citation needed ] | |
52 | January 1, 2023 | $36,367,947 | $105,297,853 | [38] |
International film
Hong Kong film
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross HK$ |
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1 | Avatar: The Way of Water | 20th Century Studios | $133,426,029 |
2 | Top Gun: Maverick | Continental Film Distribution (Hong Kong) | $107,782,992 |
3 | Warriors of Future | One Cool Pictures | $81,947,016 |
4 | Table for Six | Edko Films | $77,587,164 |
5 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Disney | $65,626,447 |
6 | Jurassic World Dominion | Universal Pictures | $51,263,663 |
7 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Disney | $49,718,102 |
8 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Disney | $48,635,007 |
9 | Mama's Affair | Emperor Films | $42,088,419 |
10 | The Sparring Partner | Mei Ah | $41,748,492 |
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