#1 of 140 #1 movie of January 2018
2018 · Adventure, Fantasy
$290.1M worldwide · 18% of the chart's total
$40.9M US & Canada · 14% $249.2M elsewhere · 86%
Box office · January 2018
January 2018 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing January Releases
Paddington 2 (2018) is the highest-grossing movie released in January 2018, with $290.1M worldwide, ahead of Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) at $288.2M and Insidious: The Last Key (2018) at $167.9M. 140 films released in January 2018 report a worldwide gross, $1.6B in all, 22% of it from the US & Canada. 4 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 68% on December 2017, whose releases took $5.1B. By genre, Thriller leads with $710.3M across 27 releases.
- January 2018 releases with a gross
- 140
- combined worldwide
- $1.6B
- films crossed $100M
- 4
- vs December 2017
- −68%
#1 of 140 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of January 2018?
Paddington 2 (2018) leads with $290.1M, 18% of the total. The top 5 together took $946.6M, 58% of what all 140 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 Release of January 2018, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 140. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in January 2018.
- 1 Jan 12, 2018 US and Canada: $40.9M Rest of the world: $249.2M Worldwide: $290.1M
- 2 Jan 26, 2018 US and Canada: $58M Rest of the world: $230.1M Worldwide: $288.2M
- 3 Jan 5, 2018 US and Canada: $67.7M Rest of the world: $100.1M Worldwide: $167.9M
- 4 Jan 12, 2018 US and Canada: $36.3M Rest of the world: $83.6M Worldwide: $119.9M
- 5 Jan 19, 2018 US and Canada: $44.9M Rest of the world: $35.6M Worldwide: $80.5M
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Jan 19, 2018 US and Canada: $45.8M Rest of the world: $21.5M Worldwide: $67.4M - 7
Jan 26, 2018 US and Canada: $11.8M Rest of the world: $48.7M Worldwide: $60.5M - 8
Jan 5, 2018 US and Canada: $186.1K Rest of the world: $57.4M Worldwide: $57.6M - 9
Jan 16, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50M - 10
Jan 31, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47.4M - 11
Jan 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46.2M - 12
Jan 19, 2018 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: $39.8M Worldwide: $42.2M - 13
Jan 18, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.7M - 14
Jan 26, 2018 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $27.4M Worldwide: $29M - 15
Jan 26, 2018 US and Canada: $75.1K Rest of the world: $25.3M Worldwide: $25.4M - 16
Jan 27, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23.1M - 17
Jan 18, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.4M - 18
Jan 12, 2018 US and Canada: $20.9M Rest of the world: $876.4K Worldwide: $21.8M - 19
Jan 19, 2018 US and Canada: $16.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.4M - 20
Jan 11, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.6M - 21
Jan 19, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.1M - 22
Jan 12, 2018 US and Canada: $447.7K Rest of the world: $8M Worldwide: $8.4M - 23
Jan 18, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.4M - 24
Jan 20, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.4M - 25
Jan 12, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.2M - 26
Jan 22, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.1M - 27
Jan 20, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7M - 28
Jan 12, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4M - 29
Jan 17, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M - 30
Jan 12, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M - 31
Jan 4, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M - 32
Jan 18, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2M - 33
Jan 5, 2018 US and Canada: $56.6K Rest of the world: $3.8M Worldwide: $3.9M - 34
Jan 25, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M - 35
Jan 12, 2018 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $2.7M Worldwide: $3.7M - 36
Jan 19, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M - 37
Jan 11, 2018 US and Canada: $20K Rest of the world: $2.6M Worldwide: $2.6M - 38
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me (2018)Jan 6, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
Jan 6, 2018 · Japanese · Comedy, Fantasy $2M worldwide - 39
Jan 4, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 40
Jan 4, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 41
Jan 26, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 42
Jan 18, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 43
Jan 11, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 44
Jan 24, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M - 45
Jan 26, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M - 46
2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M - 47
Jan 26, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $977.6K - 48
Jan 25, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $853.5K - 49
Jan 12, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $642K - 50
Jan 21, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $615.8K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in January 2018?
Of the top 10, 12 Strong (2018) earned the biggest share at home (68% in the US & Canada), while Goldbuster (2018) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 140 films, $349.8M (22%) came from the US & Canada. 2 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Paddington 2 (2018) $290.1M $40.9M US & Canada · 14% $249.2M elsewhere · 86%
- 2 Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) $288.2M $58M US & Canada · 20% $230.1M elsewhere · 80%
- 3 Insidious: The Last Key (2018) $167.9M $67.7M US & Canada · 40% $100.1M elsewhere · 60%
- 4 The Commuter (2018) $119.9M $36.3M US & Canada · 30% $83.6M elsewhere · 70%
- 5 Den of Thieves (2018) $80.5M $44.9M US & Canada · 56% $35.6M elsewhere · 44%
- 6 12 Strong (2018) $67.4M $45.8M US & Canada · 68% $21.5M elsewhere · 32%
- 7 Padmaavat (2018) $60.5M $11.8M US & Canada · 20% $48.7M elsewhere · 80%
- 8 Goldbuster (2018) $57.6M $186.1K US & Canada · <1% $57.4M elsewhere · 100%
- 9 Family Is Family (2018) $50M No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 The Magic Tuche (2018) $47.4M No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many January 2018 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
4 of 140 films crossed $100M and took $866.1M between them, 53% of the total. 119 films, 85% of the list, earned under $10M.
53% 40%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 4 films, 3% of the list $866.1M · 53% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 17 films, 12% of the list $641.2M · 40% of the gross
- Under $10M 119 films, 85% of the list $111.8M · 7% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of January 2018 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 2 (Jan 7–13) took $478.6M, led by Paddington 2 (2018). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–6 Insidious: The Last Key (2018) $288.4M Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 7–13 Paddington 2 (2018) $478.6M Paddington 2 (2018)
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 14–20 Den of Thieves (2018) $357.5M Den of Thieves (2018)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 21–27 Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) $446.8M Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 28–Feb 3 The Magic Tuche (2018) $47.8M The Magic Tuche (2018)
Earlier years
How Does January 2018 Compare With January in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, January 2017 earned the most: $2.3B from 126 films, led by xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017). January 2018 took $1.6B.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2009 91 films | 91 | $1.3B | – | Taken (2009) $226.8M |
| January 2010 113 films · −36% | 113 | $826.1M | −36% | The Book of Eli (2010) $157.1M |
| January 2011 77 films · +30% | 77 | $1.1B | +30% | The Green Hornet (2011) $227.8M |
| January 2012 94 films · −9% | 94 | $971M | −9% | Underworld: Awakening (2012) $160.1M |
| January 2013 88 films · +5% | 88 | $1B | +5% | Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) $226.3M |
| January 2014 106 films · +34% | 106 | $1.4B | +34% | From Vegas to Macau (2014) $163.9M |
| January 2015 109 films · +19% | 109 | $1.6B | +19% | Taken 3 (2015) $326.5M |
| January 2016 129 films · +26% | 129 | $2B | +26% | Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) $521.2M |
| January 2017 126 films · +14% | 126 | $2.3B | +14% | xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) $346.1M |
| January 2018 140 films · −30% | 140 | $1.6B | −30% | Paddington 2 (2018) $290.1M |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in January 2018?
Thriller took $710.3M across 27 films, 44% of the total, ahead of Action ($691.3M) and Comedy ($654.1M). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $1.1B across 45 films, 66% of the total, ahead of French-language films ($135.9M) and Hindi-language films ($89.8M).
January 2018 Box Office by Genre
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Thriller $710.3M27 films · #1 Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) -
Action $691.3M26 films · #1 Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) -
Comedy $654.1M56 films · #1 Paddington 2 (2018) -
Drama $627.4M58 films · #1 Insidious: The Last Key (2018) -
Fantasy $416.4M14 films · #1 Paddington 2 (2018) -
Mystery $402.8M9 films · #1 Insidious: The Last Key (2018) -
Adventure $383.8M12 films · #1 Paddington 2 (2018) -
Family $382.2M12 films · #1 Paddington 2 (2018) -
Animation $347.4M9 films · #1 Paddington 2 (2018) -
Sci-Fi $296.7M4 films · #1 Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
January 2018 Box Office by Language
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English $1.1B45 films · #1 Paddington 2 (2018) -
French $135.9M9 films · #1 Family Is Family (2018) -
Hindi $89.8M4 films · #1 Padmaavat (2018) -
Chinese $74.4M5 films · #1 Goldbuster (2018) - Japanese $73M5 films · #1 Mary and The Witch's Flower (2018)
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Russian $31.8M2 films · #1 The Last Warrior (2018) -
Korean $25.5M2 films · #1 Keys to the Heart (2018) -
Italian $22.8M6 films · #1 Blessed Madness (2018) -
Spanish $17.8M10 films · #1 Condorito: The Movie (2018) -
Turkish $10.6M5 films · #1 Deliha 2 (2018)
Archive
Box Office in 2018, Month by Month
The months of 2018 with their totals: November leads with $4.5B, led by Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
- January $1.6B #1 Paddington 2 (2018)
- February $4.4B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- March $2.7B #1 Ready Player One (2018)
- April $3.6B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- May $1.9B #1 Deadpool 2 (2018)
- June $3.7B #1 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
- July $4B #1 Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
- August $2.5B #1 The Meg (2018)
- September $2B #1 The Nun (2018)
- October $2.6B #1 Venom (2018)
- November $4.5B #1 Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
- December $3.6B #1 Aquaman (2018)
FAQ
Box Office January 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 140 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in January 2018?
Paddington 2 (2018) leads with $290.1M worldwide, $40.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) at $288.2M and Insidious: The Last Key (2018) at $167.9M.
How much did movies released in January 2018 earn?
140 films released in January 2018 report a worldwide gross, $1.6B in all, or $11.6M per film on average. December 2017 releases took $5.1B.
How many movies released in January 2018 made $1 billion?
None. 4 films crossed $100 million, led by Paddington 2 (2018) with $290.1M.
How is the January 2018 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 January 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.
How often is the January 2018 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.