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Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2018

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Note: The Box Office figures are adjusted for inflation.

Total Box Office Gross: $11,946,883,074
Tickets Sold: 1,311,402,914
Average Ticket Price: $9.11

Top Grossing Movies of 2018

RankMovieRelease
Date
DistributorGenre2018
Gross
Tickets
Sold
1 Black Panther Feb 16, 2018 Walt Disney Action $700,059,566 76,845,177
2 Avengers: Infinity War Apr 27, 2018 Walt Disney Action $678,815,482 74,513,225
3 Incredibles 2 Jun 15, 2018 Walt Disney Adventure $608,581,744 66,803,704
4 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Jun 22, 2018 Universal Action $417,719,760 45,852,883
5 Deadpool 2 May 18, 2018 20th Century Fox Action $324,512,774 35,621,600
6 Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Nov 9, 2018 Universal Adventure $267,287,030 29,339,959
7 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Dec 20, 2017 Sony Pictures Adventure $235,506,359 25,851,411
8 Mission: Impossible—Fallout Jul 27, 2018 Paramount Pictures Action $220,159,104 24,166,751
9 Ant-Man and the Wasp Jul 6, 2018 Walt Disney Action $216,648,740 23,781,420
10 Solo: A Star Wars Story May 25, 2018 Walt Disney Adventure $213,767,512 23,465,149
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Biggest Weekends of 2018

RankDateMovieWeekend
Revenue
TheatersDistributorGenre
1 Apr 27, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War $257,698,183 4,474 Walt Disney Action
2 Feb 16, 2018 Black Panther $202,003,951 4,020 Walt Disney Action
3 Jun 15, 2018 Incredibles 2 $182,687,905 4,410 Walt Disney Adventure
4 Jun 22, 2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom $148,024,610 4,475 Universal Action
5 May 18, 2018 Deadpool 2 $125,507,153 4,349 20th Century Fox Action
6 May 4, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War $114,774,810 4,474 Walt Disney Action
7 Feb 23, 2018 Black Panther $111,658,835 4,020 Walt Disney Action
8 May 25, 2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story $84,420,489 4,381 Walt Disney Adventure
9 Jun 22, 2018 Incredibles 2 $80,347,651 4,410 Walt Disney Adventure
10 Oct 5, 2018 Venom $80,255,756 4,250 Sony Pictures Action

Weekend Breakdown Domestic Box Office for 2018

Weekend No. 1 Movie Weeks in
Release
No. 1
Box
Office
Combined
Weekend
Box Office
No. 1 /
Combined
Jan 5, 2018 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 3 $37,233,653 $165,416,554 23%
Jan 12, 2018 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 4 $28,101,972 $158,934,367 18%
Jan 19, 2018 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 5 $19,505,170 $136,422,164 14%
Jan 26, 2018 Maze Runner: The Death Cure New $24,167,011 $141,446,341 17%
Feb 2, 2018 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 7 $10,930,222 $94,764,543 12%
Feb 9, 2018 Fifty Shades Freed New $38,560,195 $140,377,776 27%
Feb 16, 2018 Black Panther New $202,003,951 $286,496,153 71%
Feb 23, 2018 Black Panther 2 $111,658,835 $193,748,105 58%
Mar 2, 2018 Black Panther 3 $66,306,935 $147,880,059 45%
Mar 9, 2018 Black Panther 4 $40,817,579 $138,700,157 29%
Mar 16, 2018 Black Panther 5 $26,650,690 $132,499,969 20%
Mar 23, 2018 Pacific Rim: Uprising New $28,116,535 $129,652,824 22%
Mar 30, 2018 Ready Player One New $41,769,050 $136,080,588 31%
Apr 6, 2018 A Quiet Place New $50,203,562 $163,141,036 31%
Apr 13, 2018 Rampage New $35,753,093 $147,982,986 24%
Apr 20, 2018 A Quiet Place 3 $20,911,809 $125,438,203 17%
Apr 27, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War New $257,698,183 $312,340,779 83%
May 4, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War 2 $114,774,810 $169,419,128 68%
May 11, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War 3 $62,078,047 $138,648,867 45%
May 18, 2018 Deadpool 2 New $125,507,153 $209,605,765 60%
May 25, 2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story New $84,420,489 $182,057,694 46%
Jun 1, 2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story 2 $29,396,882 $106,495,402 28%
Jun 8, 2018 Ocean’s 8 New $41,607,378 $120,038,292 35%
Jun 15, 2018 Incredibles 2 New $182,687,905 $270,884,807 67%
Jun 22, 2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom New $148,024,610 $277,076,918 53%
Jun 29, 2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 2 $60,912,195 $178,142,133 34%
Jul 6, 2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp New $75,812,205 $188,399,302 40%
Jul 13, 2018 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation New $44,076,225 $165,601,230 27%
Jul 20, 2018 The Equalizer 2 New $36,011,640 $171,573,335 21%
Jul 27, 2018 Mission: Impossible—Fallout New $61,236,534 $155,698,924 39%
Aug 3, 2018 Mission: Impossible—Fallout 2 $35,323,815 $139,027,065 25%
Aug 10, 2018 The Meg New $45,402,195 $146,914,266 31%
Aug 17, 2018 Crazy Rich Asians New $26,510,140 $129,174,874 21%
Aug 24, 2018 Crazy Rich Asians 2 $24,808,202 $102,762,898 24%
Aug 31, 2018 Crazy Rich Asians 3 $21,964,345 $98,973,247 22%
Sep 7, 2018 The Nun New $53,807,379 $121,644,456 44%
Sep 14, 2018 The Predator New $24,632,284 $108,068,314 23%
Sep 21, 2018 The House with a Clock in its Walls New $26,608,020 $92,003,493 29%
Sep 28, 2018 Night School New $27,257,615 $105,861,414 26%
Oct 5, 2018 Venom New $80,255,756 $176,959,453 45%
Oct 12, 2018 Venom 2 $35,006,107 $136,271,822 26%
Oct 19, 2018 Halloween New $76,221,545 $165,141,411 46%
Oct 26, 2018 Halloween 2 $31,419,070 $105,701,499 30%
Nov 2, 2018 Bohemian Rhapsody New $51,061,119 $145,486,811 35%
Nov 9, 2018 Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch New $67,572,855 $167,173,596 40%
Nov 16, 2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grind… New $62,163,104 $172,052,063 36%
Nov 23, 2018 Ralph Breaks The Internet New $56,237,634 $216,090,005 26%
Nov 30, 2018 Ralph Breaks The Internet 2 $25,566,945 $115,404,586 22%
Dec 7, 2018 Ralph Breaks The Internet 3 $16,253,831 $84,558,000 19%
Dec 14, 2018 Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 3D New $35,363,376 $115,386,612 31%
Dec 21, 2018 Aquaman New $67,873,522 $176,766,095 38%
Dec 28, 2018 Aquaman 2 $52,114,571 $187,881,851 28%

The highest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown in bold.

The lowest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown underlined.

Market Share for Each Distributor in 2018

RankDistributorMovies2018 GrossTicketsShare
1 Walt Disney 13 $3,135,010,376 344,128,465 26.24%
2 Warner Bros. 45 $1,932,432,343 212,122,101 16.18%
3 Universal 23 $1,768,826,581 194,163,174 14.81%
4 Sony Pictures 29 $1,334,915,146 146,532,931 11.17%
5 20th Century Fox 18 $1,090,603,414 119,714,973 9.13%
6 Paramount Pictures 13 $768,846,822 84,395,920 6.44%
7 Lionsgate 17 $352,674,416 38,712,889 2.95%
8 STX Entertainment 10 $278,806,321 30,604,421 2.33%
9 Focus Features 14 $171,478,097 18,823,058 1.44%
10 MGM 4 $167,313,968 18,365,967 1.40%
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2018

RankGenreMovies2018 GrossTicketsShare
1 Action 59 $4,119,690,036 452,216,232 34.48%
2 Adventure 51 $2,989,592,890 328,166,053 25.02%
3 Drama 265 $1,608,625,782 176,577,914 13.46%
4 Horror 34 $851,034,571 93,417,615 7.12%
5 Comedy 75 $813,342,746 89,280,187 6.81%
6 Thriller/Suspense 57 $487,244,568 53,484,564 4.08%
7 Musical 9 $417,625,409 45,842,523 3.50%
8 Romantic Comedy 16 $309,603,779 33,985,042 2.59%
9 Black Comedy 12 $203,898,843 22,381,867 1.71%
10 Documentary 144 $107,165,148 11,763,406 0.90%
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Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2018

RankMPAA RatingMovies2018 GrossTicketsShare
1 PG-13 127 $6,713,149,428 736,898,911 56.19%
2 R 207 $2,802,793,710 307,661,149 23.46%
3 PG 64 $2,670,397,379 293,128,120 22.35%
4 Not Rated 326 $78,091,042 8,571,870 0.65%
5 G 11 $12,396,846 1,360,794 0.10%
6 GP 2 $59,200 6,497 0.00%
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Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2018

RankSource MaterialMovies2018 GrossTicketsShare
1 Original Screenplay 313 $3,972,079,422 436,012,987 33.25%
2 Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 95 $2,479,961,601 272,224,072 20.76%
3 Based on Comic/Graphic Novel 17 $2,268,348,545 248,995,442 18.99%
4 Based on Real Life Events 210 $825,820,080 90,649,762 6.91%
5 Spin-Off 4 $701,428,631 76,995,458 5.87%
6 Based on TV 5 $436,407,821 47,904,260 3.65%
7 Based on Factual Book/Article 25 $410,543,062 45,065,092 3.44%
8 Remake 10 $321,400,908 35,280,008 2.69%
9 Based on Game 2 $159,279,036 17,483,978 1.33%
10 Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale 7 $157,958,892 17,339,064 1.32%
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Market Share for Each Production Method in 2018

RankProduction MethodMovies2018 GrossTicketsShare
1 Live Action 672 $7,518,597,571 825,312,321 62.93%
2 Animation/Live Action 28 $2,785,140,058 305,723,379 23.31%
3 Digital Animation 25 $1,594,438,308 175,020,662 13.35%
4 Stop-Motion Animation 2 $40,282,775 4,421,819 0.34%
5 Hand Animation 5 $4,175,092 458,294 0.03%
6 Multiple Production Methods 1 $3,508,777 385,156 0.03%
7 Rotoscoping 1 $74,758 8,206 0.00%
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Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2018

RankCreative TypeMovies2018 GrossTicketsShare
1 Contemporary Fiction 307 $3,589,330,698 393,998,861 30.04%
2 Super Hero 11 $2,474,794,861 271,656,951 20.71%
3 Kids Fiction 28 $1,939,806,161 212,931,511 16.24%
4 Science Fiction 40 $1,927,192,236 211,546,884 16.13%
5 Dramatization 95 $1,141,594,758 125,312,232 9.56%
6 Historical Fiction 65 $418,419,190 45,929,635 3.50%
7 Fantasy 26 $339,919,098 37,312,738 2.85%
8 Factual 147 $107,515,846 11,801,901 0.90%
9 Multiple Creative Types 1 $3,508,777 385,156 0.03%
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Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.