#1 of 828 #1 English-language movie of 2018
2018 · Action, Adventure
$2.1B worldwide · 7% of the chart's total
$678.8M US & Canada · 33% $1.4B elsewhere · 67%
English box office · 2018
English Box Office 2018: Highest-Grossing English Movies
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 2018, with $2.1B worldwide, ahead of Black Panther (2018) at $1.3B and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) at $1.3B. 828 English-language films released in 2018 report a worldwide gross, $28.3B in all, 39% of it from the US & Canada. 5 films crossed $1 billion and 54 crossed $100 million. That is up 1% on 2017, whose releases took $27.9B. By genre, Action leads with $16.6B across 110 English releases.
- 2018 releases with a gross
- 828
- combined worldwide
- $28.3B
- films crossed $100M
- 54
- vs 2017
- +1%
#1 of 828 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of 2018?
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) leads with $2.1B, 7% of the total. The top 5 together took $7.1B, 25% of what all 828 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every English Release of 2018, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 828. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2018.
- 1 Apr 27, 2018 US and Canada: $678.8M Rest of the world: $1.4B Worldwide: $2.1B
- 2 Feb 16, 2018 US and Canada: $700.4M Rest of the world: $649.5M Worldwide: $1.3B
- 3 Jun 22, 2018 US and Canada: $417.7M Rest of the world: $892.7M Worldwide: $1.3B
- 4 Jun 15, 2018 US and Canada: $608.6M Rest of the world: $634.6M Worldwide: $1.2B
- 5 Dec 21, 2018 US and Canada: $335.1M Rest of the world: $816.9M Worldwide: $1.2B
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Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: $213.5M Rest of the world: $642.6M Worldwide: $856.1M - 7
Jul 27, 2018 US and Canada: $220.2M Rest of the world: $604M Worldwide: $824.2M - 8
May 18, 2018 US and Canada: $324.6M Rest of the world: $461.3M Worldwide: $785.9M - 9
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) Nov 16, 2018 · Adventure, Fantasy $655.8M worldwideNov 16, 2018 US and Canada: $159.6M Rest of the world: $496.2M Worldwide: $655.8M - 10
Jul 6, 2018 US and Canada: $216.6M Rest of the world: $406M Worldwide: $622.7M - 11
Mar 29, 2018 US and Canada: $137.7M Rest of the world: $470.2M Worldwide: $607.9M - 12
Jul 13, 2018 US and Canada: $167.5M Rest of the world: $374M Worldwide: $541.5M - 13
Nov 9, 2018 US and Canada: $272.5M Rest of the world: $266.8M Worldwide: $539.3M - 14
Aug 10, 2018 US and Canada: $145.5M Rest of the world: $383.8M Worldwide: $529.3M - 15
Nov 21, 2018 US and Canada: $201.1M Rest of the world: $328.2M Worldwide: $529.3M - 16
Dec 21, 2018 US and Canada: $127.2M Rest of the world: $340.8M Worldwide: $468M - 17
Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: $215.3M Rest of the world: $221.1M Worldwide: $436.4M - 18
Apr 13, 2018 US and Canada: $101M Rest of the world: $327.1M Worldwide: $428.1M - 19
Jul 20, 2018 US and Canada: $120.6M Rest of the world: $275M Worldwide: $395.6M - 20
Dec 14, 2018 US and Canada: $190.2M Rest of the world: $203.4M Worldwide: $393.6M - 21
May 25, 2018 US and Canada: $213.8M Rest of the world: $179.2M Worldwide: $392.9M - 22
Feb 9, 2018 US and Canada: $100.4M Rest of the world: $271.6M Worldwide: $372M - 23
Sep 7, 2018 US and Canada: $117.5M Rest of the world: $248.6M Worldwide: $366.1M - 24
Dec 19, 2018 US and Canada: $172M Rest of the world: $190.6M Worldwide: $362.5M - 25
Feb 9, 2018 US and Canada: $115.3M Rest of the world: $236.3M Worldwide: $351.5M - 26
Apr 6, 2018 US and Canada: $188M Rest of the world: $152.9M Worldwide: $341M - 27
Nov 16, 2018 US and Canada: $85.1M Rest of the world: $236.7M Worldwide: $321.8M - 28
Jul 13, 2018 US and Canada: $68.4M Rest of the world: $236.5M Worldwide: $304.9M - 29
Jun 8, 2018 US and Canada: $140.3M Rest of the world: $157.5M Worldwide: $297.8M - 30
Mar 23, 2018 US and Canada: $59.9M Rest of the world: $231.1M Worldwide: $290.9M - 31
Jan 12, 2018 US and Canada: $40.9M Rest of the world: $249.2M Worldwide: $290.1M - 32
Jan 26, 2018 US and Canada: $58M Rest of the world: $230.1M Worldwide: $288.2M - 33
Mar 16, 2018 US and Canada: $58.3M Rest of the world: $216.7M Worldwide: $275M - 34
Oct 19, 2018 US and Canada: $159.3M Rest of the world: $100.6M Worldwide: $259.9M - 35
Aug 15, 2018 US and Canada: $174.8M Rest of the world: $64.5M Worldwide: $239.3M - 36
Sep 28, 2018 US and Canada: $83.3M Rest of the world: $134.7M Worldwide: $218M - 37
Nov 21, 2018 US and Canada: $115.7M Rest of the world: $98.5M Worldwide: $214.2M - 38
Aug 10, 2018 US and Canada: $670.9K Rest of the world: $197.7M Worldwide: $198.3M - 39
Aug 3, 2018 US and Canada: $99.2M Rest of the world: $98.5M Worldwide: $197.7M - 40
Jul 20, 2018 US and Canada: $102.1M Rest of the world: $88.3M Worldwide: $190.4M - 41
Dec 14, 2018 US and Canada: $103.8M Rest of the world: $71M Worldwide: $174.8M - 42
Nov 2, 2018 US and Canada: $54.9M Rest of the world: $119.1M Worldwide: $174M - 43
Jan 5, 2018 US and Canada: $67.7M Rest of the world: $100.1M Worldwide: $167.9M - 44
Oct 26, 2018 US and Canada: $4.4M Rest of the world: $154.6M Worldwide: $159M - 45
Mar 2, 2018 US and Canada: $46.9M Rest of the world: $104.7M Worldwide: $151.6M - 46
Jul 4, 2018 US and Canada: $69.5M Rest of the world: $67.6M Worldwide: $137.1M - 47
Mar 9, 2018 US and Canada: $100.5M Rest of the world: $32.2M Worldwide: $132.7M - 48
Sep 21, 2018 US and Canada: $68.5M Rest of the world: $63M Worldwide: $131.5M - 49
Nov 13, 2018 US and Canada: $67.4M Rest of the world: $53.6M Worldwide: $121M - 50
Jan 12, 2018 US and Canada: $36.3M Rest of the world: $83.6M Worldwide: $119.9M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2018?
Of the top 10, Black Panther (2018) earned the biggest share at home (52% in the US & Canada), while Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) made 76% of its gross abroad. Across all 828 films, $11B (39%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018) $2.1B $678.8M US & Canada · 33% $1.4B elsewhere · 67%
- 2 Black Panther (2018) $1.3B $700.4M US & Canada · 52% $649.5M elsewhere · 48%
- 3 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) $1.3B $417.7M US & Canada · 32% $892.7M elsewhere · 68%
- 4 Incredibles 2 (2018) $1.2B $608.6M US & Canada · 49% $634.6M elsewhere · 51%
- 5 Aquaman (2018) $1.2B $335.1M US & Canada · 29% $816.9M elsewhere · 71%
- 6 Venom (2018) $856.1M $213.5M US & Canada · 25% $642.6M elsewhere · 75%
- 7 Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) $824.2M $220.2M US & Canada · 27% $604M elsewhere · 73%
- 8 Deadpool 2 (2018) $785.9M $324.6M US & Canada · 41% $461.3M elsewhere · 59%
- 9 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) $655.8M $159.6M US & Canada · 24% $496.2M elsewhere · 76%
- 10 Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) $622.7M $216.6M US & Canada · 35% $406M elsewhere · 65%
Gross bands
How Many 2018 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
54 of 828 films crossed $100M and took $23.4B between them, 83% of the total. 666 films, 80% of the list, earned under $10M.
25% 23% 35% 15%
- $1B or more 5 films, <1% of the list $7.1B · 25% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 10 films, 1% of the list $6.5B · 23% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 39 films, 5% of the list $9.8B · 35% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 108 films, 13% of the list $4.3B · 15% of the gross
- Under $10M 666 films, 80% of the list $540.4M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2018 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $3.3B from 78 films, led by Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018). January was the quietest month ($1.1B). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Paddington 2 (2018) $1.1B Paddington 2 (2018)
- February Feb Black Panther (2018) $2.5B Black Panther (2018)
- March Mar Ready Player One (2018) $2.2B Ready Player One (2018)
- April Apr Avengers: Infinity War (2018) $3.3B Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- May May Deadpool 2 (2018) $1.7B Deadpool 2 (2018)
- June Jun Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) $3.3B Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
- July Jul Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) $3.2B Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
- August Aug The Meg (2018) $1.9B The Meg (2018)
- September Sep The Nun (2018) $1.2B The Nun (2018)
- October Oct Venom (2018) $2.1B Venom (2018)
- November Nov Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) $2.9B Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
- December Dec Aquaman (2018) $3B Aquaman (2018)
Last 10 years
How Does 2018 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2018 earned the most: $28.3B from 828 films, led by Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 490 films | 490 | $23B | – | Avatar (2009) $2.9B |
| 2010 465 films · −9% | 465 | $21B | −9% | Toy Story 3 (2010) $1.1B |
| 2011 544 films · +16% | 544 | $24.2B | +16% | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) $1.3B |
| 2012 576 films · +7% | 576 | $26B | +7% | The Avengers (2012) $1.5B |
| 2013 601 films · ±0% | 601 | $26B | ±0% | Frozen (2013) $1.3B |
| 2014 649 films · −5% | 649 | $24.6B | −5% | Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014) $1.1B |
| 2015 682 films · +10% | 682 | $27.1B | +10% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| 2016 696 films · +1% | 696 | $27.4B | +1% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B |
| 2017 771 films · +2% | 771 | $27.9B | +2% | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B |
| 2018 828 films · +1% | 828 | $28.3B | +1% | Avengers: Infinity War (2018) $2.1B |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in 2018?
Action took $16.6B across 110 films, 59% of the total, ahead of Adventure ($15.5B) and Sci-Fi ($14.3B). A film counts once for each of its genres.
2018 English Box Office by Genre
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Action $16.6B110 films · #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018) -
Adventure $15.5B79 films · #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018) -
Sci-Fi $14.3B67 films · #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018) -
Comedy $8.2B190 films · #1 Incredibles 2 (2018) -
Thriller $8.2B200 films · #1 Venom (2018) -
Drama $7.8B352 films · #1 Black Panther (2018) -
Fantasy $7.2B48 films · #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018) -
Family $5.1B57 films · #1 Incredibles 2 (2018) -
Animation $4.6B51 films · #1 Incredibles 2 (2018) -
Horror $3.4B113 films · #1 Venom (2018)
Archive
English Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $104.1B
2010s 10 years · $261.1B
- 2019 $28.7B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $28.3B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $27.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $27.4B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $27.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $24.6B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $26B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $26B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $24.2B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $21B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $170.3B
- 2009 $23B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $20B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $20.5B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $17.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $16.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $15.9B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $17.1B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $13.9B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $13.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $12.2B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $84.5B
- 1999 $12.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $10B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $11.8B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.2B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $8.9B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $7.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $6.3B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $5.5B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $5.9B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
- 1989 $6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.3B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $3.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.3B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.4B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.2B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
- 1979 $2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $1.5B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $624.6M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $955.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $694.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $906.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $369.2M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $182.9M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $346.9M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
- 1969 $244.6M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $143.9M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $336.7M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $28.1M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $227.4M #1 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- 1964 $238.6M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $75.1M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $49.6M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $952.7K #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $42.4M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $757.2M
- 1959 $126.4M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $5.1M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $31.3M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $140.6M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $70.6M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $147.7M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.6M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.4M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $96.7M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $651.4M
- 1949 $1.7M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $707.7K #1 The Fallen Idol (1948)
- 1947 $1.4M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $91.9M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $117.4K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $102K #1 Went the Day Well? (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.5M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $213.2M
- 1939 $26.3M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $27.1K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $37.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $137.1K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $40K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $299 #1 Transgression (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 3 years · $60.4K
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
English Box Office 2018: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 828 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in 2018?
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) leads with $2.1B worldwide, $678.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Black Panther (2018) at $1.3B and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) at $1.3B.
How much did English-language movies released in 2018 earn?
828 English-language films released in 2018 report a worldwide gross, $28.3B in all, or $34.1M per film on average. 2017 releases took $27.9B.
How many English-language movies released in 2018 made $1 billion?
5 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Black Panther (2018), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), Incredibles 2 (2018) and Aquaman (2018). 54 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2018 English box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2018. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the 2018 English box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.