List of American films of 2022

This is a list of American films that are scheduled to release in 2022. Some films have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming, while others are in production but do not yet have definite release dates. Films listed as "untitled" do not yet have publicly announced titles.

2022 is scheduled to release some films that were originally scheduled for release in 2020 and 2021, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

January–March

Opening		Title	Production company	Cast and crew	Ref.
J A N U A R Y	7	Escape Room 2	Columbia Pictures	Adam Robitel (director); Bragi F. Schut, Maria Melnik (screenplay); Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Isabelle Fuhrman, Thomas Cocquerel, Holland Roden, Carlito Olivero, Indya Moore
	14	Sesame Street	Warner Bros. Pictures / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / 21 Laps Entertainment	Jonathan Krisel (director); Chris Galletta (screenplay); Anne Hathaway, Chance the Rapper	[1]
		The 355	Universal Pictures / Perfect World Pictures / FilmNation Entertainment	Simon Kinberg (director/screenplay); Theresa Rebeck (screenplay); Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o, Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger, Fan Bingbing, Sebastian Stan, Édgar Ramírez	[2]
		Scream	Paramount Pictures / Spyglass Media Group	Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett (director); James Vanderbilt, Guy Busick (screenplay); David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Mason Gooding, Dylan Minnette, Kyle Gallner, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mikey Madison, Marley Shelton	[3]
		Nimona	20th Century Studios / Blue Sky Studios	Patrick Osborne (director); Mark Haimes, Max Werner (screenplay)	[4]
	21	Morbius	Columbia Pictures / Marvel Entertainment	Daniel Espinosa (director); Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (screenplay); Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Tyrese Gibson, Al Madrigal, Jared Harris, Michael Keaton	[5]
F E B R U A R Y	11	Uncharted	Columbia Pictures / PlayStation Productions / Atlas Entertainment	Ruben Fleischer (director); Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (screenplay); Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Taylor Ali, Tati Gabrielle, Antonio Banderas	[6]
	18	Ambulance	Universal Pictures	Michael Bay (director); Chris Fedak (screenplay); Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González	[7]
		Luck	Paramount Pictures / Skydance Animation / Ilion Animation Studios	Peggy Holmes (director); Kiel Murray, Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger (screenplay)	[8]
		Rumble	Paramount Animation / Walden Media / WWE Studios	Hamish Grieve (director); Richard Pursel, Etan Cohen, Matt Lieberman (screenplay); Will Arnett, Terry Crews, Geraldine Viswanathan, Joe "Roman Reigns" Anoa'i, Tony Danza, Becky Lynch, Susan Kelechi Watson, Stephen A. Smith, Jimmy Tatro, Ben Schwartz	[9]
M A R C H	4	The Batman	Warner Bros. Pictures / DC Films / 6th & Idaho Productions	Matt Reeves (director/screenplay); Peter Craig (screenplay); Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Barry Keoghan, Jayme Lawson, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell	[10]
		Untitled Paranormal Activity film	Paramount Pictures / Blumhouse Productions		[11]
	11	Turning Red	Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios	Domee Shi (director)	[12]
	25	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness	Marvel Studios	Sam Raimi (director); Jade Bartlett, Michael Waldron (screenplay); Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Xochitl Gomez	[13]

April–June

Opening		Title	Production company	Cast and crew	Ref.
A P R I L	8	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Paramount Pictures / Sega Sammy Group / Original Film	Jeff Fowler (director); Patrick Casey, Josh Miller (screenplay); Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Jim Carrey	[14]
M A Y	6	Thor: Love and Thunder	Marvel Studios	Taika Waititi (director/screenplay); Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (screenplay); Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Christian Bale, Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Taika Waititi, Jamie Alexander, Jeff Goldblum	[12]
	20	Legally Blonde 3	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	Mindy Kaling, Dan Goor (screenplay); Reese Witherspoon	[15]
		DC Super Pets	Warner Bros. Pictures / Warner Animation Group / DC Entertainment	Jared Stern (director/screenplay); Sam Levine (co-director)	[16]
	27	John Wick: Chapter 4	Lionsgate	Chad Stahelski (director); Derek Kolstad (screenplay); Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, Laurence Fishburne	[17]
		Dungeons & Dragons	Paramount Pictures / Entertainment One / Allspark Pictures	John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein (director/screenplay); Chris Pine	[18]
J U N E	3	Elvis	Warner Bros. Pictures	Baz Luhrmann (director/screenplay); Craig Pearce (screenplay); Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Yola, Luke Bracey, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Dacre Montgomery, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham	[19]
	10	Jurassic World: Dominion	Universal Pictures / Amblin Entertainment	Colin Trevorrow (director/screenplay); Emily Carmichael (screenplay); Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Mamoudou Athie, Scott Haze, Jake Johnson, Dichen Lachman, Campbell Scott, Isabella Sermon, Justice Smith, Omar Sy, Daniella Pineda, DeWanda Wise, BD Wong	[20]
	17	Lightyear	Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios	Angus MacLane (director); Chris Evans	[12]

July–September

Opening		Title	Production company	Cast and crew	Ref.
J U L Y	8	Black Panther II	Marvel Studios	Ryan Coogler (director/screenplay); Lupita Nyong'o, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Winston Duke, Tenoch Huerta, Angela Bassett	[12]
	15	Untitled third Fantastic Beasts film	Warner Bros. Pictures / Heyday Films	David Yates (director); J. K. Rowling, Steve Kloves (screenplay); Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Jessica Williams, Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen	[21]
	22	Untitled Jordan Peele horror film	Universal Pictures / Monkeypaw Productions	Jordan Peele (director/screenplay)	[22]
	29	Indiana Jones 5	Lucasfilm	James Mangold (director); Harrison Ford	[23]

October–December

Opening		Title	Production company	Cast and crew	Ref.
O C T O B E R	7	Untitled Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel	Columbia Pictures / Marvel Entertainment / Sony Pictures Animation	Joaquim Dos Santos (director); David Callaham (screenplay); Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld	[13]
	14	Halloween Ends	Universal Pictures / Miramax / Blumhouse Productions	David Gordon Green (director/screenplay); Danny McBride, Paul Brad Logan, Chris Bernier (screenplay); Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak	[24]
N O V E M B E R	4	The Flash	Warner Bros. Pictures / DC Films	Andy Muschietti (director); Christina Hodson (screenplay); Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Billy Crudup, Ben Affleck	[25]
		Mission: Impossible 8	Paramount Pictures / Skydance Media / TC Productions	Christopher McQuarrie (director/screenplay); Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Pom Klementieff, Shea Whigham, Esai Morales, Henry Czerny	[26]
	11	Captain Marvel 2	Marvel Studios	Nia DaCosta (director); Megan McDonnell (screenplay); Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani	[12]
		Spellbound	Paramount Pictures / Skydance Media / Ilion Animation Studios	Vicky Jenson (director), Lauren Hynek, Elizabeth Martin, Linda Woolverton (screenplay)	[27]
D E C E M B E R	16	Avatar 2	20th Century Studios / Lightstorm Entertainment	James Cameron (director/screenplay); Josh Friedman (screenplay); Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, Dileep Rao, CCH Pounder, Matt Gerald, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Jemaine Clement, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Oona Chaplin, Vin Diesel	[28]
		Aquaman 2	Warner Bros. Pictures / DC Films	James Wan (director), David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (screenplay); Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Patrick Wilson	[29]
	25	Babylon	Paramount Pictures	Damien Chazelle (director/screenplay); Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie	[30]

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External links

• American films of 2022 at IMDb