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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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Highest-grossing animated films

The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing animated feature films first released in 2022.

Box office records

*2022 is the first year since 2020 to have an animated film gross over $500 million and the first year since 2019 to have an animated film to gross over $600, $700, $800 and $900 million. *The ''

Despicable Me ''Despicable Me'' is an American media franchise created by Sergio Pablos, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It centers on a supervillain turned secret agent named Gru, his adoptive daughters, Margo, Edith, and Agnes, and his yellow-colored Minions ...

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Shrek ''Shrek'' is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, loosely based on the 1990 children's picture boo ...

'' franchises became the first and second animated film franchises to gross more than $4 billion with the release of '' Minions: The Rise of Gru'' and '' Puss in Boots: The Last Wish''. *'' Minions: The Rise of Gru'' is the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2022 with a worldwide total of $939.6 million, as well as the highest grossing animated film released during the COVID-19 pandemic, surpassing the 2020 film '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train''. * The

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Suzume is a 2022 Japanese animated coming-of-age fantasy adventure film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. The film follows 17-year-old high school girl Suzume Iwato and young stranger Souta Munakata, who team up to prevent a series of disaster ...

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The First Slam Dunk ''The First Slam Dunk'' (stylized in all caps) is a 2022 Japanese animated sports film written and directed by Takehiko Inoue, produced by Toei Animation and DandeLion Animation Studio. It is based on Inoue's ''Slam Dunk'' manga series. It was r ...

'' set several box office records. ** In South Korea, ''The First Slam Dunk'' became the highest-grossing anime film, before its record was surpassed by ''Suzume''. ** In China, ''Suzume'' became the highest-grossing anime film. It also set the record for the biggest opening for an anime film in China, before its record was surpassed by ''The First Slam Dunk''. ** ''The First Slam Dunk'' also set Chinese box office records for the highest pre-sales for an animated import, and the largest

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opening weekend for a foreign animated film.

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