“Top Gun: Maverick” soared, “Avatar: The Way of Water” swam, and superheroes took a teensy, tiny, little bit of a hit. Here’s a look at the winners and losers at the 2022 box office. Winner: Tom Cruise and James Cameron. “Top Gun: Maverick” was the year’s top grosser at the North American box office, pulling in an astounding $718 million, enough to put it at No. 5 on the list of all-time moneymakers. In just a few weeks of release, James Cameron’s “Avatar” sequel, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” is No. 2, with $464 million and counting. This one-two punch from the box office behemoths is significa…