| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar: The Way of Water | - | - | - | $684,075,767 | 4,340 | $134,100,226 | 19.6% | 4,202 | Dec 16 | May 25 | 20th Century Studios | false |
| 2 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | - | - | - | $186,090,535 | 4,121 | $12,429,515 | 6.7% | 4,099 | Dec 21 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | A Man Called Otto | - | - | - | $64,267,657 | 3,957 | $56,257 | <0.1% | 4 | Dec 30 | Apr 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 4 | Violent Night | - | - | - | $50,057,405 | 3,723 | $13,450,240 | 26.9% | 3,682 | Dec 2 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody | - | - | - | $23,708,080 | 3,625 | $4,700,450 | 19.8% | 3,625 | Dec 23 | - | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 6 | The Whale | - | - | - | $17,463,630 | 1,721 | $332,152 | 1.9% | 6 | Dec 9 | - | A24 | false |
| 7 | Babylon | - | - | - | $15,658,225 | 3,351 | $3,603,368 | 23% | 3,343 | Dec 23 | Jan 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | I Heard the Bells | - | - | - | $5,644,104 | 1,204 | $2,016,504 | 35.7% | 1,082 | Dec 1 | - | Fathom Events | false |
| 9 | Women Talking | - | - | - | $5,456,531 | 707 | $40,530 | 0.7% | 8 | Dec 23 | Mar 16 | United Artists Releasing | false |
| 10 | Living | - | - | - | $3,038,113 | 644 | $22,784 | 0.7% | 3 | Dec 23 | - | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 11 | It's a Wonderful Life 75th Anniversary | - | - | - | $1,439,643 | 960 | $734,571 | 51% | 960 | Dec 18 | - | Fathom Events | false |
| 12 | Spoiler Alert | - | - | - | $1,384,003 | 783 | $82,983 | 6% | 6 | Dec 2 | - | Focus Features | false |
| 13 | Empire of Light | - | - | - | $1,177,577 | 436 | $163,405 | 13.9% | 110 | Dec 9 | Jan 26 | Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 14 | Broker | - | - | - | $1,046,899 | 271 | $3,265 | 0.3% | 3 | Dec 23 | - | Neon | false |
| 15 | Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon | - | - | - | $840,580 | 1,087 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | Fathom Events | false |
| 16 | Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time | - | - | - | $810,744 | 745 | $320,631 | 39.5% | 745 | Dec 6 | - | Fathom Events | false |
| 17 | The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Kevin Puts: The Hours, Libretto by Greg Pierce | - | - | - | $791,374 | 826 | $791,374 | - | 826 | Dec 10 | - | Fathom Events | true |
| 18 | Corsage | - | - | - | $705,767 | 317 | $32,285 | 4.6% | 2 | Dec 23 | - | IFC Films | false |
| 19 | The Mean One | - | - | - | $612,260 | 162 | $218,550 | 35.7% | 162 | Dec 8 | - | Atlas Distribution Company | false |
| 20 | HIT: The 2nd Case | - | - | - | $600,000 | 280 | $600,000 | - | 280 | Dec 2 | - | Tolly Movies | true |
| 21 | The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie | - | - | - | $502,000 | 910 | $502,000 | - | 910 | Dec 2 | - | Crunchyroll | true |
| 22 | Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb | - | - | - | $335,417 | 34 | $11,681 | 3.5% | 2 | Dec 30 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 23 | Christmas Bloody Christmas | - | - | - | $251,586 | 301 | $139,932 | 55.6% | 301 | Dec 9 | - | RLJ Entertainment | false |
| 24 | The Sparring Partner | - | - | - | $210,187 | 13 | $56,766 | 27% | 13 | Dec 9 | - | Well Go USA Entertainment | false |
| 25 | Father Stu: Reborn 2022 Re-release (Father Stu: Reborn) | - | - | - | $205,881 | 993 | $135,167 | 65.7% | 993 | Dec 9 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 26 | No Bears | - | - | - | $167,333 | 23 | $6,173 | 3.7% | 1 | Dec 23 | - | Janus Films | false |
| 27 | Alice, Darling | - | - | - | $101,000 | - | - | - | - | Dec 30 | - | Lionsgate | false |
| 28 | The Trial 2022 Re-release | - | - | - | $93,533 | 5 | $7,280 | 7.8% | 1 | Dec 9 | - | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 29 | The Eternal Daughter | - | - | - | $86,490 | 29 | $33,657 | - | 29 | Dec 2 | - | A24 | true |
| 30 | Decibel | - | - | - | $60,579 | 21 | $26,706 | 44.1% | 21 | Dec 2 | - | Wide Lens Pictures | false |
| 31 | Framing Agnes | - | - | - | $48,147 | 5 | $4,355 | 9% | 1 | Dec 2 | - | Kino Lorber | false |
| 32 | Loudmouth | - | - | - | $42,000 | 116 | $30,254 | 72% | 116 | Dec 9 | - | Greenwich Entertainment | false |
| 33 | Hunt | - | - | - | $25,994 | 31 | $16,348 | 62.9% | 31 | Dec 2 | - | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 34 | 2nd Chance | - | - | - | $18,523 | 51 | $5,267 | 28.4% | - | Dec 2 | - | Bleecker Street Media | false |
| 35 | To the End | - | - | - | $15,801 | 120 | $9,694 | 61.4% | 120 | Dec 9 | - | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 36 | The Super 8 Years | - | - | - | $15,061 | 4 | $2,064 | 13.7% | 2 | Dec 16 | - | Kino Lorber | false |
| 37 | Four Samosas | - | - | - | $14,701 | 27 | $10,423 | 70.9% | 27 | Dec 2 | - | IFC Films | false |
| 38 | Tantura | - | - | - | $6,967 | 2 | $2,671 | 38.3% | 2 | Dec 2 | - | Reel Peak Films | false |
| 39 | Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power | - | - | - | $6,603 | 8 | $3,847 | 58.3% | 8 | Dec 2 | - | Greenwich Entertainment | false |
| 40 | Reflections of a Broken Memory | - | - | - | $4,323 | 1 | $3,435 | 79.5% | 1 | Dec 2 | - | Indican Pictures | false |
| 41 | The Hit | - | - | - | $3,028 | 27 | $1,938 | 64% | 27 | Dec 9 | - | Safier Entertainment | false |
| 42 | Killer Raccoons! 2! Dark Christmas in the Dark! 2022 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,145 | 2 | $2,145 | 100% | 2 | Dec 16 | - | Indican Pictures | false |
| 43 | The Almond and the Seahorse | - | - | - | $1,250 | 14 | $790 | 63.2% | 14 | Dec 16 | - | - | false |
