DOCTOR STRANGE 2, THOR 4, & JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION Are This Summer's Most Anticipated Movies

Fandango has released its annual countdown of most anticipated movies, and unsurprisingly, Marvel Studios once again tops the list, followed closely by three nostalgia-fueled blockbuster sequels.

By RohanPatel - Apr 21, 2022 12:04 PM EST

Filed Under: In the Multiverse of Madness

Fandango has shared the results of their annual Fandango’s Moviegoing Trends & Insights Study, revealing the ten most anticipated movies this summer. Unsurprisingly, Marvel Studios once again tops the list with Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness taking the top spot and Taika Waititi's Thor: Love and Thunder coming in second.

Rounding out the top five are a trifecta of blockbuster sequels: Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic World: Dominion, Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick, and Illumination's Minions: The Rise of Gru.

The survey also revealed a significant increase in customer satisfaction over the past year, which is certainly positive news as theaters continue to recover from the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shortened theatrical window due to the rise of streamers. Their study revealed:

93% of moviegoers will buy concessions (up from 84% the prior year), with popcorn and soda being the most popular items.
93% plan to see various genres of movies in theaters this year, not just superhero/comic book movies.
89% indicate that moviegoing is their favorite activity outside of the home (ranking higher than dining out, shopping or sporting activities).
85% say premium formats (like IMAX or Dolby) make the moviegoing experience more enjoyable.
68% believe movies released only in theaters are of a higher quality than straight-to-streaming titles.

As for what kinds of movies - outside of the Marvel brand - are bringing people back to theaters,

95% look for their favorite genres.
93% select films based on their trailers.
91% ask for recommendations from families or friends.
90% want to see their favorite stars on the big screen.
90% pick the latest installment of a favorite franchise.
88% search for positive ratings and reviews.

To check out Fandango's Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of the Summer, click the NEXT button below!

10. Downton Abbey: A New Era

From award-winning creator Julian Fellowes comes the motion picture event DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA. The much-anticipated cinematic return of the global phenomenon reunites the beloved cast as they go on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the Dowager Countess’ newly inherited villa.

9. Bullet Train

An original movie event, Bullet Train is a fun, delirious action-thriller from the director of Deadpool 2, David Leitch. Brad Pitt headlines an ensemble cast of eclectic, diverse assassins – all with connected yet conflicting objectives – set against the backdrop of a non-stop ride through modern-day Japan.

8. Nope

Oscar® winner Jordan Peele disrupted and redefined modern horror with Get Out and then Us. Now, he reimagines the summer movie with a new pop nightmare: the expansive horror epic, Nope.

The film reunites Peele with Oscar® winner Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah), who is joined by Keke Palmer (Hustlers, Alice) and Oscar® nominee Steven Yeun (Minari, Okja) as residents in a lonely gulch of inland California who bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.

7. Elvis

This film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).

6. Lightyear

The definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the toy, “Lightyear” follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth alongside his commander and their crew. As Buzz tries to find a way back home through space and time, he’s joined by a group of ambitious recruits and his charming robot companion cat, Sox. Complicating matters and threatening the mission is the arrival of Zurg, an imposing presence with an army of ruthless robots and a mysterious agenda.

5. Minions: The Rise of Gru

Long before he becomes the master of evil, Gru (Oscar® nominee Steve Carell) is just a 12-year-old boy in 1970s suburbia, plotting to take over the world from his basement. It’s not going particularly well. When Gru crosses paths with the Minions, including Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto—a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please—this unexpected family joins forces. Together, they build their first lair, design their first weapons, and strive to execute their first missions.

4. Top Gun: Maverick

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”. Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it. Here

3. Jurassic World: Dominion

From Jurassic World architect and director Colin Trevorrow, Dominion takes place four years after Isla Nublar has been destroyed. Dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history’s most fearsome creatures.

2. Thor: Love and Thunder

The film finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced – a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who – to Thor’s surprise – inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.

1. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

In Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

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39 Comments

Dope21 - 4/21/2022, 12:08 PM

DoubleD - 4/21/2022, 12:11 PM

It's Marvel Studios :)

Moriakum - 4/21/2022, 12:13 PM

The MCU is and will be for a long time the biggest franchise on the planet. This is no surprise.

LongMayHeReign - 4/21/2022, 12:55 PM

@Moriakum - I honestly don't see any other franchise overtaking it in terms of money, popularity, and brand recognition...at least in our lifetime anyway.

Moriakum - 4/21/2022, 1:49 PM

@LongMayHeReign - I don’t see that happening in our lifetime either.

Vanillain - 4/21/2022, 12:27 PM

Hold up! There's a new Downton Abbey movie?!

Dope21 - 4/21/2022, 12:32 PM

@Vanillain - just heard about it and already forgot😂

AmazingFILMporg - 4/21/2022, 12:27 PM

Another year another year marvel dominates.

DC and Sony really need to step it up. 🥲

valmic - 4/21/2022, 12:33 PM

@AmazingFILMporg - Sony needs to give it up. They need to stick to making headphones. WB would be the best threat to Dis/Marvel but they need to get their shiite together

Dope21 - 4/21/2022, 12:34 PM

@AmazingFILMporg - why!? You actully want Sony to be successful with a Spiderman universe without Spiderman?

Quality of their movies refelects the quality of the decision to launch this crap.

And DC....lol. has a long way to go. I don't care either way

WakandanQueen - 4/21/2022, 1:55 PM

@AmazingFILMporg - I remember when DC had 4 films coming out this year and teased them in front of my Batman screening... good old days.

MyCoolYoung - 4/21/2022, 12:28 PM

No surprise there. Love and thunder is definitely my most anticipated

BlackStar25 - 4/21/2022, 12:42 PM

Wow....Imma be at the movie theaters a lot this Summer.

TheSuperMex - 4/21/2022, 12:46 PM

For me it is Thor, then Lightyear, then Jurassic World, then Nope, and then Doctor Strange. I never seen Top Gun but the new movie looks good.

MotherGooseUPus - 4/21/2022, 12:50 PM

Dr Strange
Thor
Top Gun

thats my list

HeavyMetal4Life - 4/21/2022, 12:58 PM

@MotherGooseUPus - same list for me too!

MotherGooseUPus - 4/21/2022, 1:03 PM

@HeavyMetal4Life - my man.

grif - 4/21/2022, 12:50 PM

this whole list is shit besides strange 2. may go with the wife to that one.

TheHumanSpider2 - 4/21/2022, 12:55 PM

Only care about Thor, couldnt care less about the rest (sorry, Sam)

jessepostal - 4/21/2022, 1:17 PM

But May isn’t a “summer” month…

DoubleD - 4/21/2022, 1:21 PM

TOP GUN

PG 1986, Adventure/Action, 1h 49m

Rotten Tomatoes.

57% TOMATOMETER 63 Reviews

83% AUDIENCE SCORE

OmegaDaGrodd - 4/21/2022, 1:23 PM

It is crazy to me how different Strange and Thor's movies look.

WakandanQueen - 4/21/2022, 1:54 PM

@OmegaDaGrodd - Just look at how different every project from MS was last year and that was 4 films and 5 shows.

Godzilla2000Zer - 4/21/2022, 1:37 PM

I'm most excited about JWD

WakandanQueen - 4/21/2022, 1:52 PM

Love that we're in the year of super ladies stealing the show as second main characters in cbms.

AmazingFILMporg - 4/21/2022, 1:57 PM

@WakandanQueen - lady Thor's arms are huge💪❤️🔥💥💯🥲

LongMayHeReign - 4/22/2022, 1:21 AM

@WakandanQueen - I love the ever so subtle smirk on Jane's face.

SummersEssex - 4/21/2022, 1:54 PM

What news! Much wow.

Strange
Top Gun
Jurassic World
Thor

bkmeijer1 - 4/21/2022, 2:49 PM

Aside from the top 4, I wouldn't even know what movies we'll be seeing this summer. Guess I could thus even only fill my top 5 to 4

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