The domestic box office hit $11.9 billion in 2018, up 6.7% over the previous year, and smashing the record $11.38 billion set in 2016. The top three earners — “Black Panther,” “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Incredibles 2” — all bested 2017’s B.O. champ, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” ($517 million). Promisingly, in an era of increased entertainment options, more people went to the movies in 2018: Attendance is expected to rise more than 4% over the prior year. Disney took 26% of this year’s market share, outpacing Warner Bros., its closest rival, by more than $1 billion.
| Rank | Title (Distrib) | Domestic B.O. |
| 1. | Black Panther (Disney) | $700,059,566 |
| 2. | Avengers: Infinity War (Disney) | $678,815,482 |
| 3. | Incredibles 2 (Disney) | $608,581,744 |
| 4. | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (U) | $417,719,760 |
| 5. | Deadpool 2 (Fox) | $318,491,426 |
| 6. | Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch* (U) | $266,280,410 |
| 7. | Jumanji: Welcome … Jungle† (Sony) | $235,512,923 |
| 8. | Mission: Impossible — Fallout (Par) | $220,159,104 |
| 9. | Ant-Man and the Wasp (Disney) | $216,648,740 |
| 10. | Solo: A Star Wars Story (Disney) | $213,767,512 |
| 11. | Venom* (Sony) | $213,312,395 |
| 12. | A Star Is Born* (WB) | $199,807,885 |
| 13. | Aquaman* (WB) | $194,359,824 |
| 14. | Bohemian Rhapsody* (Fox) | $189,813,133 |
| 15. | A Quiet Place (Par) | $188,024,361 |
| 16. | Ralph Breaks the Internet* (Disney) | $177,616,854 |
| 17. | Crazy Rich Asians* (WB) | $174,039,071 |
| 18. | Hotel Transylvania 3 (Sony) | $166,233,632 |
| 19. | Halloween* (U) | $159,336,510 |
| 20. | Fantastic Beasts: … Grindelwald* (WB) | $156,781,859 |
| 21. | The Meg (WB) | $145,443,742 |
| 22. | Ocean’s 8 (WB) | $140,218,711 |
| 23. | Ready Player One (WB) | $137,690,172 |
| 24. | The Greatest Showman† (Fox) | $125,303,456 |
| 25. | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (U) | $120,634,935 |
| 26. | The Nun (WB) | $117,450,119 |
| 27. | Peter Rabbit (Sony) | $115,253,425 |
| 28. | Creed II* (MGM) | $112,448,520 |
| 29. | Spider-Man: … Spider-Verse* (Sony) | $108,146,445 |
| 30. | Mary Poppins Returns* (Disney) | $105,930,461 |
| 31. | Star Wars: The Last Jedi† (Disney) | $102,963,014 |
| 32. | The Equalizer 2 (Sony) | $102,084,362 |
| 33. | Rampage (WB) | $101,028,233 |
| 34. | A Wrinkle in Time (Disney) | $100,478,608 |
| 35. | Fifty Shades Freed (U) | $100,407,760 |
| 36. | Disney’s Christopher Robin (Disney) | $99,215,042 |
| 37. | I Can Only Imagine (Roadside Attractions) | $83,482,802 |
| 38. | Smallfoot* (WB) | $82,976,621 |
| 39. | The Post† (Fox) | $80,143,337 |
| 40. | Night School* (U) | $77,316,580 |
| 41. | Bumblebee* (Par) | $71,426,119 |
| 42. | The First Purge (U) | $69,488,745 |
| 43. | Game Night (WB) | $69,179,066 |
| 44. | Book Club (Par) | $68,566,296 |
| 45. | The House With a Clock … Walls* (U) | $68,536,400 |
| 46. | Skyscraper (U) | $68,420,120 |
| 47. | Insidious: The Last Key (U) | $67,745,330 |
| 48. | Instant Family* (Par) | $64,845,006 |
| 49. | The Mule* (WB) | $64,720,334 |
| 50. | Blockers (U) | $60,147,900 |
| 51. | Pacific Rim Uprising (U) | $59,874,525 |
| 52. | Tomb Raider (WB) | $58,250,803 |
| 53. | Maze Runner: The Death Cure (Fox) | $58,032,443 |
| 54. | Tag (WB) | $54,730,625 |
| 55. | The Nutcracker … Realms* (Disney) | $54,581,769 |
| 56. | A Simple Favor (Lionsgate) | $53,548,586 |
| 57. | Life of the Party (WB) | $53,059,911 |
| 58. | The Predator (Fox) | $51,024,708 |
| 59. | Overboard (Lionsgate) | $50,316,123 |
| 60. | Sicario: Day of the Soldado (Sony) | $50,072,235 |
| 61. | I Feel Pretty (STX) | $48,795,601 |
| 62. | BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) | $48,527,565 |
| 63. | The Shape of Water† (Fox Searchlight) | $48,189,258 |
| 64. | Red Sparrow (Fox) | $46,874,505 |
| 65. | Breaking In (U) | $46,840,590 |
| 66. | Goosebumps 2: … Halloween (Sony) | $46,700,633 |
| 67. | 12 Strong (WB) | $45,819,713 |
| 68. | Den of Thieves (STX) | $44,947,622 |
| 69. | First Man* (U) | $44,923,035 |
| 70. | Hereditary (A24) | $44,069,456 |
| 71. | Tyler Perry’s Acrimony (Lionsgate) | $43,549,096 |
| 72. | Sherlock Gnomes (Par) | $43,242,871 |
| 73. | Uncle Drew (Lionsgate) | $42,469,946 |
| 74. | Widows* (Fox) | $41,904,173 |
| 75. | Pitch Perfect 3† (U) | $41,596,925 |
| 76. | Truth or Dare (U) | $41,411,015 |
| 77. | Paddington 2 (WB) | $40,891,591 |
| 78. | Love, Simon (Fox) | $40,826,341 |
| 79. | Darkest Hour† (Focus Features) | $38,335,553 |
| 80. | The Commuter (Lionsgate) | $36,343,858 |
| 81. | The 15:17 to Paris (WB) | $36,276,286 |
| 82. | Mile 22 (STX) | $36,108,758 |
| 83. | Alpha (Sony) | $35,857,181 |
| 84. | Peppermint (STX) | $35,418,723 |
| 85. | Death Wish (MGM) | $34,017,028 |
| 86. | The Spy Who Dumped Me (Lionsgate) | $33,562,069 |
| 87. | Annihilation (Par) | $32,732,301 |
| 88. | Green Book* (U) | $32,153,006 |
| 89. | Isle of Dogs (Fox Searchlight) | $32,015,231 |
| 90. | Nobody’s Fool (Par) | $31,713,110 |
| 91. | Adrift (STX) | $30,863,663 |
| 92. | Ferdinand† (Fox) | $30,863,663 |
| 93. | Robin Hood* (Lionsgate) | $30,645,013 |
| 94. | Super Troopers 2 (Fox Searchlight) | $30,617,396 |
| 95. | Slender Man (Sony) | $30,569,484 |
| 96. | Three Billboards … † (Fox Searchlight) | $30,349,111 |
| 97. | Coco† (Disney) | $29,891,816 |
| 98. | Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (WB) | $29,790,236 |
| 99. | Hostiles† (Entertainment) | $29,733,368 |
| 100. | The Hate U Give* (Fox) | $29,665,141 |
| SOURCE: COMSCORE *STILL IN RELEASE †2017 RELEASE;B.O. FOR 2018 ONLY | ||
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