Most Popular Movies 2018
This chart shows the 2018 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 2018 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 2018 - Top 2018 Worldwide
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Deadpool 2 |
Director: David Leitch |
Lead Roles: Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson / Deadpool, Josh Brolin as Nathan Summers/Cable, Morena Baccarin as Vanessa, T.J. Miller as Weasel, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Stefan Kapicic as Colossus, Zazie Beetz as Neena Thurman/Domino, Karan Soni as Dopinder |
Initial Theatrical Release: May 11, 2018 (Wide) (Australia) |
Keywords: Marvel Comics, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Time Travel, Rescue, Mercenaries, Mutants, Non-Chronological, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Death of a Son or Daughter, Revenge, Child Abuse, Recut, Motion Capture Performance, IMAX: DMR |
Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Animation/Live Action, Super Hero |
Domestic BO: $324,591,735 |
International BO: $461,770,635 |
Synopsis
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy’s life.
Hereditary |
Director: Ari Aster |
Lead Roles: Toni Collette as Annie Graham, Alex Wolff as Peter Graham, Milly Shapiro as Charlie Graham, Gabriel Byrne as Steve Graham |
Initial Theatrical Release: June 1, 2018 (Wide) (South Korea) |
Keywords: Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Death of a Son or Daughter, Car Accident, Dysfunctional Family, Supernatural, Cults, Occult, Séance, Dream Sequence, Sleepwalking, Demons, Possessed, Sundance Film Festival 2018, Supernatural Horror |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $44,069,456 |
International BO: $37,045,887 |
Synopsis
When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited.
Domestic BO: $678,815,482 |
International BO: $1,369,544,272 |
Synopsis
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment—the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.
Annihilation |
Director: Alex Garland |
Lead Roles: Natalie Portman as Lena, Jennifer Jason Leigh as Dr. Ventress, Gina Rodriguez as Anya Thorensen, Tessa Thompson as Josie Radek, Tuva Novotny as Cass Sheppard |
Initial Theatrical Release: February 23, 2018 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
Keywords: Unnamed Character, Environment, Scientific Expedition, Isolation Horror, Motion Capture Performance |
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Science Fiction |
Domestic BO: $32,732,301 |
International BO: $10,338,614 |
Synopsis
Lena, a biologist and former soldier, joins a mission to uncover what happened to her husband inside Area X - a sinister and mysterious phenomenon that is expanding across the American coastline. Once inside, the expedition discovers a world of mutated landscape and creatures, as dangerous as it is beautiful, that threatens both their lives and their sanity.
Solo: A Star Wars Story |
Director: Ron Howard |
Lead Roles: Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, Woody Harrelson as Tobias Beckett, Emilia Clarke as Qi'ra, Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, Thandie Newton as Val, Paul Bettany as Dryden Vos, Phoebe Waller-Bridge as L3-37, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, Jon Favreau as Rio |
Initial Theatrical Release: May 23, 2018 (Wide) (Italy) |
Keywords: Prequel, Space Opera, Smuggler, Heist, Origin Story, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Organized Crime, Crime Boss, Intertitle, Prologue, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Heroic Adventure |
Classification: Spin-Off, Adventure, Animation/Live Action, Science Fiction |
Domestic BO: $213,767,512 |
International BO: $179,383,835 |
Synopsis
Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.
The Possession of Hannah Grace |
Director: Diederik Van Rooijen |
Lead Roles: Shay Mitchell as Megan Reed, Kirby Johnson as Hannah Grace |
Initial Theatrical Release: November 28, 2018 (Wide) (Jamaica) |
Keywords: Supernatural, Security Guard, Possessed, Rehab / Former Addict, Supernatural Horror |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $14,836,174 |
International BO: $28,037,556 |
Synopsis
A shocking exorcism spirals out of control, claiming the life of a young woman. Months later, Megan Reed is working the graveyard shift in the morgue when she takes delivery of a disfigured cadaver. Locked alone inside the basement corridors, Megan begins to experience horrifying visions and starts to suspect that the body may be possessed by a ruthless demonic force.
Domestic BO: $700,059,566 |
International BO: $636,434,754 |
Synopsis
King T’Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country’s new leader. However, T’Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakanadan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
Incredibles 2 |
Director: Brad Bird |
Lead Roles: Craig T. Nelson as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible, Holly Hunter as Helen Parr / Elastigirl, Sarah Vowell as Violet Parr, Huckleberry Milner as Dashiell “Dash” Robert Parr, Samuel L. Jackson as Lucius Best / Frozone |
Initial Theatrical Release: June 15, 2018 (Wide) (Mexico) |
Keywords: Delayed Sequel, Super Villains, Prologue, Non-Chronological, Family Movie, Faulty Memory, Dysfunctional Family, Vigilante, Runaway, Surprise Twist, Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Revenge, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, IMAX: DMR, Filmed in Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, CA, Filmed in Emeryville, CA, Filmed in United States, Filmed in California, United States, Filmed in Alameda County, CA, Family Adventure |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
Domestic BO: $608,581,744 |
International BO: $634,223,615 |
Synopsis
Everyone’s favorite family of superheroes is back, but this time Helen is in the spotlight, leaving Bob at home with Violet and Dash to navigate the day-to-day heroics of “normal” life. It’s a tough transition for everyone, made tougher by the fact that the family is still unaware of baby Jack-Jack’s emerging superpowers. When a new villain hatches a brilliant and dangerous plot, the family and Frozone must find a way to work together again—which is easier said than done, even when they’re all Incredible.
Kamera o tomeru na! |
Director: Shin'ichirô Ueda |
Initial Theatrical Release: June 22, 2018 (Wide) (Japan) |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
Domestic BO: $52,406 |
International BO: $26,649,625 |
Synopsis
While shooting a low-budget zombie film in an abandoned warehouse, the crew find themselves caught between actual zombies and a mad director who won’t stop rolling. If you think you know what happens next, think again.
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 3D |
Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman |
Lead Roles: Shameik Moore as Miles Morales / Spider-Man, Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker/Spider-Man, Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy, John Mulaney as Spider-Ham, Kimiko Glenn as Peni Parker, Nicolas Cage as Spider-Man Noir |
Initial Theatrical Release: December 7, 2018 (Sneak Peek), released as Spider-Man: Paralelné svety (Slovakia) |
Keywords: Alternative Dimensions / Parallel universe, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Orphan, Film Noir, Anime, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, IMAX: DMR, Action Adventure |
Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Adventure, Digital Animation, Super Hero |
Domestic BO: $190,173,195 |
International BO: $185,291,432 |
Synopsis
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.
Blaze |
Director: Ethan Hawke |
Lead Roles: Ben Dickey as Blaze Foley |
Initial Theatrical Release: August 17, 2018 (Limited) by IFC Films |
Keywords: Biography, Musicians, Country and Western Music, Songwriter, Non-Chronological, Romance, Jewish, Music Industry, Relationships Gone Wrong, 1970s, 1980s, Sundance Film Festival 2018 |
Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
Domestic BO: $704,955 |
International BO: $42,838 |
Synopsis
A story of the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw music movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three different periods of time, braiding re-imagined versions of Blaze’s past, present and future. The different strands explore his love affair with Sybil Rosen; his last, dark night on earth; and the impact of his songs and his death had on his fans, friends, and foes. The braided storyline terminates in a bittersweet ending that acknowledges Blaze’s profound highs and lows, as well as the impressions he made on the people who shared his journey.
Venom |
Director: Ruben Fleischer |
Lead Roles: Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom, Michelle Williams as Ann Weying, Riz Ahmed as Carlton Drake/Riot |
Initial Theatrical Release: October 2, 2018 (Wide) (South Korea) |
Keywords: Parasite, Investigative Journalist, Marvel Comics, Super Villains, Mad Scientist, Body Horror, Scene in End Credits, Set in San Francisco, Lawyers, Human Experimentation, Corporate Malfeasance, Voiceover/Narration, Development Hell, Fired, Relationships Gone Wrong, Intertitle, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR |
Classification: Spin-Off, Action, Animation/Live Action, Super Hero |
Domestic BO: $213,511,408 |
International BO: $642,569,645 |
Synopsis
Eddie Brock becomes the host for the alien symbiote Venom. As a journalist, Eddie has been trying to take down the notorious founder of the Life Foundation, genius Carlton Drake—and that obsession ruined his career and his relationship with his girlfriend, Anne Weying. Upon investigating one of Drake’s experiments, the alien Venom merges with Eddie’s body, and he suddenly has incredible new superpowers, as well as the chance to do just about whatever he wants. Twisted, dark, unpredictable, and fueled by rage, Venom leaves Eddie wrestling to control dangerous abilities that he also finds empowering and intoxicating. As Eddie and Venom need each other to get what they’re looking for, they become more and more intertwined—where does Eddie end and Venom begin?
Domestic BO: $417,719,760 |
International BO: $890,603,542 |
Synopsis
It’s been four years since theme park and luxury resort Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment. Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans while the surviving dinosaurs fend for themselves in the jungles. When the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. Owen is driven to find Blue, his lead raptor who’s still missing in the wild, and Claire has grown a respect for these creatures she now makes her mission. Arriving on the unstable island as lava begins raining down, their expedition uncovers a conspiracy that could return our entire planet to a perilous order not seen since prehistoric times.
The Nun |
Director: Corin Hardy |
Lead Roles: Demián Bichir as Father Burke, Bonnie Aarons as Demon Nun/Valak |
Initial Theatrical Release: July 27, 2018 (Limited) by StudioCanal (United Kingdom) |
Keywords: 1950s, Monks and Nuns, Set in Romania, Demons, Possessed, Based on an UNTRUE Story, Catholic, Paranormal Investigation, IMAX: DMR, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror |
Classification: Spin-Off, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $117,450,119 |
International BO: $245,449,918 |
Synopsis
When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in “The Conjuring 2,” as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.
Searching |
Director: Aneesh Chaganty |
Lead Roles: John Cho as David Kim, Debra Messing as Detective Rosemary Vick |
Initial Theatrical Release: August 23, 2018 (Wide) (Thailand) |
Keywords: Missing Person, Missing Child, Dysfunctional Family, Internet, Unbelieving Police, Surprise Twist, Catfishing, Computer Screen Film, Crime Thriller |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $26,015,149 |
International BO: $49,620,898 |
Synopsis
After David Kim’s 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter’s laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, David must trace his daughter’s digital footprints before she disappears forever.
Shoah Four Sisters |
Director: Claude Lanzmann |
Lead Roles: Claude Lanzmann |
Initial Theatrical Release: November 14, 2018 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group |
Keywords: Holocaust, 1970s, Archive Footage, Jewish |
Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
Domestic BO: $5,512 |
Synopsis
Starting in 1999, Claude Lanzmann made several films that could be considered satellites of SHOAH, comprised of interviews conducted in the 1970s that didn’t make it into the final, monumental work. In the last years of the late director’s life, he decided to devote a film to four women from four different areas of Eastern Europe with four different destinies, each finding herself improbably alive after war’s end: Ruth Elias from Ostravia, Czechoslovakia; Paula Biren from Lodz, Poland; Ada Lichtman from further south in Krakow; and Hannah Marton from Cluj, or Kolozsvár, in Transylvania. Survivors of unimaginable Nazi horrors during the Holocaust, they tell their individual stories and become crucial witnesses to the barbarism they experienced. Each possesses a vivid intelligence and a commitment to candor that make their accounts of what they suffered through both searing and unforgettable. Four Sisters now arrives on the screen to remind audiences of the immense courage it took for these witnesses to return to their past as they share their deeply moving personal tragedies.
We Bare Bears: The Movie |
Director: Daniel Chong |
Initial Theatrical Release: May 24, 2018 (Wide) (South Korea) |
Keywords: TV Movie |
Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Adventure, Digital Animation, Fantasy |
International BO: $112,317 |
Synopsis
Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear go on an adventure in Canada after their antics put them on the run from the Department of National Wildlife Control.
Ralph Breaks The Internet |
Director: Rich Moore, Phil Johnston |
Lead Roles: John C. Reilly as Wreck-It Ralph, Sarah Silverman as Vanellope Von Schweetz |
Initial Theatrical Release: November 21, 2018 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
Keywords: Internet, Video Game, Franchise Crossover, Gratuitous Cameos, 3-D, Auto Racing, Viral Video, Social Media, Scene in End Credits, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, IMAX: DMR, Family Adventure |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
Domestic BO: $201,091,711 |
International BO: $328,199,119 |
Synopsis
Video-game bad guy Ralph and best friend Vanellope von Schweetz leave the comforts of Litwak’s arcade in an attempt to save her game, Sugar Rush. Their quest takes them to the vast, uncharted world of the internet where they rely on the citizens of the internet—the Netizens—to help navigate their way. Lending a virtual hand are Yesss, the head algorithm and the heart and soul of the trend-making site “BuzzzTube,” and Shank, a tough-as-nails driver from a gritty online auto-racing game called Slaughter Race, a place Vanellope wholeheartedly embraces—so much so that Ralph worries he may lose the only friend he’s ever had.
We The Animals |
Director: Jeremiah Zagar |
Lead Roles: Evan Rosado as Jonah, Isaiah Kristian as Manny, Josiah Gabriel as Joel |
Initial Theatrical Release: August 17, 2018 (Limited) by The Orchard |
Keywords: Coming of Age, Dysfunctional Family, Child Abuse, Interracial Romance, Interracial Child, Abandoned Child, Fired, Voiceover/Narration, Set in New York, Runaway, Animated Sequences |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $400,746 |
International BO: $51,573 |
Synopsis
Us three. Us brothers. Us kings, inseparable. Three boys tear through their childhood, in the midst of their young parents’ volatile love that makes and unmakes the family many times over. While Manny and Joel grow into versions of their loving and unpredictable father, Ma seeks to shelter her youngest, Jonah, in the cocoon of home. More sensitive and conscious than his older siblings, Jonah increasingly embraces an imagined world all his own.
Johnny English Strikes Again |
Director: David Kerr |
Lead Roles: Rowan Atkinson as Johnny English, Olga Kurylenko as Ophelia |
Initial Theatrical Release: September 13, 2018 (Wide) (Paraguay) |
Keywords: Secret Agent, Spoof, Undercover, Cybercrimes, Out of Retirement, Set in England, Car Chase, Delayed Sequel, Action Comedy, Cyber Warfare |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $4,412,170 |
International BO: $154,957,108 |
Synopsis
A cyber-attack reveals the identity of all active undercover agents in Britain, leaving Johnny English as the secret service’s last hope. Called out of retirement, English dives head first into action with the mission to find the mastermind hacker. As a man with few skills and analogue methods, Johnny English must overcome the challenges of modern technology to make this mission a success.
On the Basis of Sex |
Director: Mimi Leder |
Lead Roles: Felicity Jones as Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
Initial Theatrical Release: November 23, 2018 (Wide), released as On The Basis Of Sex (Australia) |
Keywords: Biography, Lawyers, Courtroom / Legal Drama, Supreme Court, 1970s, 1950s, Intertitle, Feminism, Discrimination, Black List Graduates |
Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
Domestic BO: $24,704,837 |
International BO: $14,076,051 |
Synopsis
A true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination.
The Super |
Director: Stephan Rick |
Lead Roles: Val Kilmer as Walter, Patrick John Flueger as Phil Lodge |
Initial Theatrical Release: October 19, 2018 (Limited) by Saban Films |
Keywords: Set in New York, Set in New York City, Supernatural, Ex-cop, Surprise Twist |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
International BO: $19,483 |
Isle of Dogs |
Director: Wes Anderson |
Lead Roles: Bryan Cranston as Chief, Koyu Rankin as Atari Kobayashi, Edward Norton as Rex, Bob Balaban as King, Bill Murray as Boss, Jeff Goldblum as Duke |
Initial Theatrical Release: March 23, 2018 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight |
Keywords: Set in Japan, Missing Pet, Coming of Age, Quarantine, Epidemic, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Intertitle, Prologue, Near Future, 2030s, Voiceover/Narration, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Orphan, Dysfunctional Family, Non-Chronological, Research Scientist, Government Corruption, Political Assassination, Split Screen, Separated at Birth, Chase Adventure |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Stop-Motion Animation, Kids Fiction |
Domestic BO: $32,015,231 |
International BO: $26,482,519 |
Synopsis
The story of Atari Kobayashi, 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When, by Executive Decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump called Trash Island, Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies across the river in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots. There, with the assistance of a pack of newly-found mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture.
Ocean’s 8 |
Director: Gary Ross |
Lead Roles: Sandra Bullock as Debbie Ocean, Cate Blanchett as Lou, Anne Hathaway as Daphne Kluger, Mindy Kaling as Amita, Sarah Paulson as Tammy, Awkwafina as Constance, Rihanna as Nine Ball, Helena Bonham Carter as Rose |
Initial Theatrical Release: June 8, 2018 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
Keywords: Heist, Life on the Outside, Fashion, Delayed Sequel, Genderbending Casting, Set in New York City, Confidence Men, IMAX: DMR |
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Domestic BO: $140,218,711 |
International BO: $157,500,000 |
Synopsis
Upon her release from prison, Debbie, the estranged sister of legendary conman Danny Ocean, puts together a team of unstoppable crooks to pull of the heist of the century. Their goal is New York City’s annual Met Gala, and a necklace worth in excess of 150 million dollars.
Free Solo |
Director: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin |
Initial Theatrical Release: September 28, 2018 (Limited) by Greenwich |
Keywords: Extreme Sports, Mountain Climbing, Set in California, IMAX: DMR, Oscars Best Documentary Winner, Sports Documentary |
Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
Domestic BO: $17,541,090 |
International BO: $11,064,905 |
Synopsis
Free soloist climber Alex Honnold prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock ... the 3,000ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park… without a rope. Celebrated as one of the greatest athletic feats of any kind, Honnold’s climb set the ultimate standard: perfection or death. Succeeding in this challenge, Honnold enters his story in the annals of human achievement.