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Box Office Performance for R-Rated Movies in 2018

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RankMovieRelease
Date
Theatrical
Distributor
Genre2018 GrossTickets Sold
1 Deadpool 2 May 18, 2018 20th Century Fox Action $324,512,774 35,621,600
2 A Star is Born Oct 5, 2018 Warner Bros. Drama $201,157,885 22,080,997
3 Halloween Oct 19, 2018 Universal Horror $159,341,510 17,490,835
4 The Nun Sep 7, 2018 Warner Bros. Horror $117,450,119 12,892,439
5 The Equalizer 2 Jul 20, 2018 Sony Pictures Action $102,084,362 11,205,747
6 Fifty Shades Freed Feb 9, 2018 Universal Drama $100,407,760 11,021,708
7 The First Purge Jul 4, 2018 Universal Horror $69,488,745 7,627,744
8 Game Night Feb 23, 2018 Warner Bros. Comedy $69,179,066 7,593,750
9 The Mule Dec 14, 2018 Warner Bros. Drama $64,720,334 7,104,318
10 Blockers Apr 6, 2018 Universal Comedy $60,311,495 6,620,362
11 Tag Jun 15, 2018 Warner Bros. Comedy $54,730,625 6,007,752
12 A Simple Favor Sep 14, 2018 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $53,548,586 5,878,001
13 The Predator Sep 14, 2018 20th Century Fox Action $51,024,708 5,600,956
14 Sicario: Day of the Soldado Jun 29, 2018 Sony Pictures Action $50,065,850 5,495,702
15 BlacKkKlansman Aug 10, 2018 Focus Features Black Comedy $48,527,565 5,326,846
16 The Shape of Water Dec 1, 2017 Fox Searchlight Drama $48,189,258 5,289,710
17 Red Sparrow Mar 2, 2018 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $46,874,505 5,145,390
18 12 Strong Jan 19, 2018 Warner Bros. Drama $45,819,713 5,029,606
19 Den of Thieves Jan 19, 2018 STX Entertainment Action $44,947,622 4,933,877
20 Hereditary Jun 8, 2018 A24 Horror $44,069,456 4,837,481
21 Acrimony Mar 30, 2018 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $43,549,096 4,780,362
22 Widows Nov 16, 2018 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $41,904,173 4,599,799
23 Mile 22 Aug 17, 2018 STX Entertainment Action $36,108,758 3,963,639
24 Peppermint Sep 7, 2018 STX Entertainment Action $35,418,723 3,887,894
25 Death Wish Mar 2, 2018 MGM Action $34,017,028 3,734,031
26 The Spy Who Dumped Me Aug 3, 2018 Lionsgate Comedy $33,562,069 3,684,091
27 Annihilation Feb 23, 2018 Paramount Pictures Thriller/Suspense $32,732,301 3,593,008
28 Nobody’s Fool Nov 2, 2018 Paramount Pictures Drama $31,713,110 3,481,132
29 Super Troopers 2 Apr 20, 2018 20th Century Fox Comedy $30,617,396 3,360,856
30 Three Billboards Outside Eb… Nov 10, 2017 Fox Searchlight Black Comedy $30,349,111 3,331,406
31 Hostiles Dec 22, 2017 Entertainment Stu… Western $29,733,369 3,263,816
32 Vice Dec 25, 2018 Annapurna Pictures Black Comedy $29,727,497 3,263,172
33 I, Tonya Dec 8, 2017 Neon Black Comedy $27,663,198 3,036,574
34 The Strangers: Prey at Night Mar 9, 2018 Aviron Pictures Horror $24,431,472 2,681,830
35 White Boy Rick Sep 14, 2018 Sony Pictures Drama $24,004,833 2,634,998
36 Molly’s Game Dec 25, 2017 STX Entertainment Drama $23,403,264 2,568,964
37 Overlord Nov 9, 2018 Paramount Pictures Action $21,704,844 2,382,530
38 Proud Mary Jan 12, 2018 Sony Pictures Action $20,868,638 2,290,739
39 The Happytime Murders Aug 24, 2018 STX Entertainment Black Comedy $20,706,452 2,272,936
40 Phantom Thread Dec 25, 2017 Focus Features Drama $20,670,365 2,268,975
41 Superfly Jun 13, 2018 Sony Pictures Thriller/Suspense $20,537,137 2,254,350
42 Bad Times at the El Royale Oct 12, 2018 20th Century Fox Thriller/Suspense $17,839,115 1,958,190
43 Lady Bird Nov 3, 2017 A24 Drama $17,525,810 1,923,799
44 Sorry to Bother You Jul 6, 2018 Annapurna Pictures Black Comedy $17,493,096 1,920,208
45 The Favourite Nov 23, 2018 Fox Searchlight Black Comedy $15,888,465 1,744,069
46 Hunter Killer Oct 26, 2018 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $15,767,460 1,730,786
47 The Girl in the Spider’s Web Nov 9, 2018 Sony Pictures Thriller/Suspense $14,828,555 1,627,722
48 The Possession of Hannah Grace Nov 30, 2018 Sony Pictures Horror $14,682,696 1,611,711
49 Eighth Grade Jul 13, 2018 A24 Drama $13,539,710 1,486,246
50 Call Me by Your Name Nov 24, 2017 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $13,158,311 1,444,381
51 All the Money in the World Dec 25, 2017 Sony Pictures Thriller/Suspense $12,393,945 1,360,476
52 Upgrade Jun 1, 2018 BH Tilt Thriller/Suspense $11,977,130 1,314,723
53 Hell Fest Sep 28, 2018 CBS Films Horror $11,107,431 1,219,257
54 Mary Queen of Scots Dec 7, 2018 Focus Features Drama $9,906,230 1,087,401
55 Tully May 4, 2018 Focus Features Comedy $9,369,755 1,028,513
56 Traffik Apr 20, 2018 Lionsgate Thriller/Suspense $9,186,156 1,008,360
57 Unfriended: Dark Web Jul 20, 2018 OTL Releasing Horror $8,866,745 973,298
58 The Wife Aug 17, 2018 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $8,206,930 900,870
59 The Death of Stalin Mar 9, 2018 IFC Films Black Comedy $8,046,456 883,255
60 Unsane Mar 23, 2018 Bleecker Street Thriller/Suspense $7,690,044 844,132
61 Beautiful Boy Oct 12, 2018 Amazon Studios Drama $7,610,815 835,435
62 Can You Ever Forgive Me? Oct 19, 2018 Fox Searchlight Drama $7,543,969 828,098
63 Mid90s Oct 19, 2018 A24 Drama $7,362,439 808,171
64 Downsizing Dec 22, 2017 Paramount Pictures Comedy $7,289,080 800,119
65 Boy Erased Nov 2, 2018 Focus Features Drama $6,774,202 743,600
66 Hotel Artemis Jun 8, 2018 Global Road Thriller/Suspense $6,708,137 736,348
67 Fahrenheit 11/9 Sep 21, 2018 Briarcliff Entert… Documentary $6,352,306 697,289
68 They Shall Not Grow Old Dec 17, 2018 Warner Bros. Documentary $5,703,839 626,107
69 Colette Sep 21, 2018 Bleecker Street Drama $5,126,985 562,786
70 Action Point Jun 1, 2018 Paramount Pictures Comedy $5,059,608 555,391
71 Beirut Apr 11, 2018 Bleecker Street Thriller/Suspense $5,019,226 550,957
72 Gringo Mar 9, 2018 STX Entertainment Black Comedy $4,969,853 545,538
73 Father Figures Dec 22, 2017 Warner Bros. Comedy $4,615,957 506,691
74 If Beale Street Could Talk Dec 14, 2018 Annapurna Pictures Drama $4,409,248 484,000
75 Blindspotting Jul 20, 2018 Lionsgate Drama $4,333,394 475,674
76 Gotti Jun 15, 2018 Vertical Entertai… Drama $4,286,367 470,512
77 Life Itself Sep 21, 2018 Amazon Studios Drama $4,095,431 449,553
78 Disobedience Apr 27, 2018 Bleecker Street Drama $3,480,702 382,074
79 First Reformed May 18, 2018 A24 Thriller/Suspense $3,448,256 378,513
80 Juliet, Naked Aug 17, 2018 Roadside Attractions Romantic Comedy $3,444,895 378,144
81 Bad Samaritan May 4, 2018 Electric Entertai… Thriller/Suspense $3,424,744 375,932
82 The Disaster Artist Dec 1, 2017 A24 Comedy $3,258,821 357,719
83 The Leisure Seeker Mar 9, 2018 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $3,224,126 353,910
84 The Sisters Brothers Sep 21, 2018 Annapurna Pictures Western $3,143,056 345,011
85 Thoroughbreds Mar 9, 2018 Focus Features Thriller/Suspense $3,072,605 337,278
86 Whitney Jul 6, 2018 Roadside Attractions Documentary $3,026,558 332,223
87 American Animals Jun 1, 2018 The Orchard Thriller/Suspense $2,853,526 313,230
88 La Boda de Valentina Feb 9, 2018 Lionsgate Romantic Comedy $2,783,739 305,570
89 You Were Never Really Here Apr 6, 2018 Amazon Studios Drama $2,523,610 277,015
90 Ben is Back Dec 7, 2018 Roadside Attractions Drama $2,511,840 275,723
91 Suspiria Oct 26, 2018 Amazon Studios Horror $2,483,472 272,609
92 The Rider Apr 13, 2018 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $2,418,679 265,497
93 Papillon Aug 24, 2018 Bleecker Street Drama $2,335,896 256,410
94 Puzzle Jul 27, 2018 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $2,031,242 222,968
95 Una mujer fantástica Feb 2, 2018 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $2,019,554 221,685
96 Assassination Nation Sep 21, 2018 Neon Thriller/Suspense $2,005,142 220,103
97 The Front Runner Nov 6, 2018 Sony Pictures Drama $1,994,179 218,900
98 Tang Ren Jie Tan An 2 Feb 16, 2018 Warner Bros. Action $1,983,984 217,781
99 Manbiki kazoku Nov 23, 2018 Magnolia Pictures Drama $1,646,805 180,768
100 A Private War Nov 2, 2018 Aviron Pictures Drama $1,623,111 178,168
101 Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get F… Jul 13, 2018 Amazon Studios Drama $1,441,705 158,255
102 McQueen Jul 20, 2018 Bleecker Street Documentary $1,257,275 138,010
103 Lean on Pete Apr 6, 2018 A24 Drama $1,163,056 127,668
104 L’insulte Jan 12, 2018 Cohen Media Group Drama $1,000,038 109,773
105 Film Stars Don’t Die in Liv… Dec 29, 2017 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $979,074 107,472
106 Schindler’s List Dec 15, 1993 Universal Drama $833,050 91,443
107 Beast May 11, 2018 Roadside Attractions Drama $800,365 87,855
108 Gräns Oct 26, 2018 Neon Thriller/Suspense $771,930 84,734
109 The Party Feb 16, 2018 Roadside Attractions Drama $749,827 82,308
110 On Chesil Beach May 18, 2018 Bleecker Street Drama $745,972 81,884
111 Vox Lux Dec 7, 2018 Neon Musical $727,119 79,815
112 The Catcher Was A Spy Jun 22, 2018 IFC Films Drama $725,223 79,607
113 The Little Stranger Aug 31, 2018 Focus Features Drama $713,143 78,281
114 Blaze Aug 17, 2018 IFC Films Drama $703,482 77,221
115 Boundaries Jun 22, 2018 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $701,828 77,039
116 Pâfekuto burû Aug 20, 1999 $664,129 72,901
117 Lizzie Sep 14, 2018 Roadside Attractions Drama $642,157 70,489
118 Foxtrot Mar 2, 2018 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $617,972 67,834
119 The Florida Project Oct 6, 2017 A24 Drama $607,067 66,637
120 Nelyubov Feb 16, 2018 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $564,073 61,918
121 Anna and the Apocalypse Nov 30, 2018 Orion Pictures Musical $545,597 59,889
122 Monsters and Men Sep 28, 2018 Neon Drama $500,101 54,895
123 The Happy Prince Oct 10, 2018 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $464,495 50,987
124 Final Portrait Mar 23, 2018 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $460,859 50,588
125 The Children Act Sep 11, 2018 A24 Drama $457,803 50,252
126 The Oath Oct 12, 2018 Roadside Attractions Black Comedy $401,464 44,068
127 We The Animals Aug 17, 2018 The Orchard Drama $400,746 43,989
128 Blade Runner 2049 Oct 6, 2017 Warner Bros. Thriller/Suspense $399,647 43,869
129 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Sep 26, 1975 20th Century Fox Musical $360,000 39,517
130 Get Out Feb 24, 2017 Universal Horror $353,795 38,835
131 Shine Oct 5, 2018 GVN Releasing Drama $333,388 36,595
132 Flower Mar 16, 2018 The Orchard Drama $328,188 36,025
133 Aus dem Nichts Dec 27, 2017 Magnolia Pictures Drama $310,556 34,089
134 Damsel Jun 22, 2018 Magnolia Pictures Western $305,136 33,494
135 The Square Oct 27, 2017 Magnolia Pictures Drama $278,921 30,617
136 Kings Apr 27, 2018 The Orchard Drama $274,320 30,111
137 Zimna wojna Dec 21, 2018 Amazon Studios Drama $272,118 29,870
138 The King Jun 22, 2018 Oscilloscope Pict… Documentary $259,291 28,462
139 What They Had Oct 19, 2018 Bleecker Street Drama $257,869 28,306
140 London Fields Oct 26, 2018 GVN Releasing Thriller/Suspense $252,676 27,736
141 Destroyer Dec 25, 2018 Annapurna Pictures Thriller/Suspense $248,081 27,231
142 Generation Wealth Jul 20, 2018 Amazon Studios Documentary $237,709 26,093
143 The House That Jack Built Dec 14, 2018 IFC Films Thriller/Suspense $236,987 26,014
144 Skate Kitchen Aug 10, 2018 Magnolia Pictures Drama $236,799 25,993
145 Borg vs McEnroe Apr 13, 2018 Neon Drama $231,346 25,394
146 Happy End Dec 22, 2017 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $230,054 25,252
147 Mutafukaz Oct 11, 2018 GKIDS Adventure $229,423 25,183
148 A Bad Moms Christmas Nov 1, 2017 STX Entertainment Comedy $218,671 24,003
149 Den Skyldige Oct 19, 2018 Magnolia Pictures Thriller/Suspense $207,140 22,737
150 Gemini Mar 30, 2018 Neon Thriller/Suspense $200,340 21,991
151 Les gardiennes May 4, 2018 Music Box Films Drama $177,331 19,465
152 Cafarnaúm Dec 14, 2018 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $172,390 18,923
153 Bad Reputation Sep 28, 2018 Magnolia Pictures Documentary $148,568 16,308
154 Journey’s End Mar 16, 2018 Good Deed Enterta… Drama $148,275 16,276
155 Support The Girls Aug 24, 2018 Magnolia Pictures Comedy $129,124 14,173
156 Bodied Nov 2, 2018 Independent Artists Comedy $113,956 12,508
157 Les Fantômes d'Ismaël Mar 23, 2018 Magnolia Pictures Thriller/Suspense $102,510 11,252
158 Andrey Rublyov Oct 31, 1973 Columbia Drama $102,023 11,199
159 All About Nina Sep 28, 2018 The Orchard Drama $100,335 11,013
160 Revenge May 11, 2018 Neon Action $99,197 10,888
161 Nostalgia Feb 16, 2018 Bleecker Street Drama $86,301 9,473
162 Sweet Country Apr 6, 2018 Samuel Goldwyn Films Western $85,556 9,391
163 How to Talk to Girls at Par… May 18, 2018 Mongrel Media Comedy $84,809 9,309
164 Le Redoutable Apr 20, 2018 Cohen Media Group Drama $82,264 9,030
165 Nico, 1988 Aug 1, 2018 Magnolia Pictures Drama $73,304 8,046
166 My Friend Dahmer Nov 3, 2017 FilmRise Drama $64,972 7,131
167 Never Goin’ Back Aug 3, 2018 A24 Comedy $61,271 6,725
168 Viper Club Oct 26, 2018 Roadside Attractions Drama $60,607 6,652
169 Where is Kyra? Apr 6, 2018 Great Point Media Drama $59,717 6,555
170 A Kid Like Jake Jun 1, 2018 IFC Films Drama $58,403 6,411
171 Woman Walks Ahead Jun 29, 2018 A24 Western $57,528 6,314
172 Black 47 Sep 28, 2018 IFC Films Drama $57,162 6,275
173 Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha Feb 2, 2018 Super LTD Drama $52,087 5,717
174 The China Hustle Mar 30, 2018 Magnolia Pictures Documentary $48,650 5,340
175 Submission Mar 2, 2018 Great Point Media Drama $39,985 4,389
176 Golden Exits Feb 9, 2018 Sony Pictures Drama $37,801 4,149
177 Krystal Apr 13, 2018 Paladin Drama $37,516 4,118
178 Le Fidèle Nov 21, 2017 Mongrel Media Drama $36,522 4,009
179 Soller’s Point May 11, 2018 Oscilloscope Pict… Drama $32,608 3,579
180 The Cured Feb 23, 2018 IFC Films Horror $26,630 2,923
181 Belle de Jour Apr 10, 1968 Miramax Drama $26,331 2,890
182 Death House Mar 2, 2018 Hannover House Horror $23,833 2,616
183 Loving Pablo Oct 5, 2018 OTL Releasing Drama $22,017 2,416
184 Ganja & Hess Apr 23, 1973 Thriller/Suspense $21,344 2,342
185 Anything May 11, 2018 Paladin Drama $19,037 2,089
186 A Prayer Before Dawn Apr 13, 2018 A24 Action $14,453 1,586
187 The Last Movie Star Mar 27, 2018 A24 Drama $14,410 1,581
188 Here and Now Nov 9, 2018 AMBI Drama $13,337 1,463
189 Novitiate Oct 27, 2017 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $13,296 1,459
190 Blood Feast Feb 6, 2018 Hannover House Horror $8,708 955
191 Furlough Mar 16, 2018 IFC Films Comedy $8,472 930
192 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Sep 22, 2017 20th Century Fox Action $7,799 856
193 American Chaos Sep 14, 2018 Sony Pictures Cla… Documentary $7,616 836
194 The Lodgers Feb 23, 2018 Epic Pictures Group Horror $7,362 808
195 Edward II Mar 20, 1992 Fine Line Drama $4,826 529
196 The Long Dumb Road Nov 9, 2018 Universal Comedy $4,667 512
197 Kickboxer: Retaliation Jan 26, 2018 Well Go USA Action $4,537 498
198 Weightless Nov 9, 2018 Paladin Drama $4,461 489
199 Under the Wire Nov 16, 2018 Abramorama Films Documentary $3,429 376
200 An L.A. Minute Aug 24, 2018 Strand Releasing Comedy $2,791 306
201 The Tribes of Palos Verdes Dec 1, 2017 IFC Films Drama $2,345 257
202 El Pacto Oct 26, 2018 Sony Pictures Horror $1,453 159
203 El Secreto de Marrowbone Apr 13, 2018 Magnet Pictures Horror $1,377 151
204 Billionaire Boys Club Aug 17, 2018 Vertical Entertai… Drama $618 67
205 Higher Power May 11, 2018 Magnet Pictures Thriller/Suspense $528 57
206 Sweet Virginia Nov 17, 2017 IFC Films Thriller/Suspense $301 33
Total Gross of All Movies$2,793,926,965
Total Tickets Sold306,687,851

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2018. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2018. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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.