Box Office 2018

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So, who's going to win this year? 2018 feels a like a more open race than 2017 who delivered a very expected winner. Personally I don't see Star Wars as a big favorite this year. It's just another one of those spinoff movies. It's the fourth Star Wars-movie in a short time and it arrives only a few months after The Last Jedi, which seemed to be more loved by critics than the audience. Franchises like Avengers and Jurassic World can definitely beat Star Wars this year, I think. Although, with the fourth Avengers coming as soon as next year, that might have some impact on Infinity War. Not to mention 2018 is pretty crowded with superhero-movies in general. Black Panther feels like it will be the biggest pre-summer release. Pre-sales of tickets for that movie has been better than for any previous MCU-movie. Not impossible that it will be the biggest superhero-movie of the year, with the advantage of being released in February with very little in terms of competition. Remains also to see if Warner can find some success with Aquaman. Obviously there are a lot of other movies with potential. And China probably will deliver some succesful movies. Monster Hunt 2, for example. The first one made over $380 million a few years ago.

 

[Mandon Knight]

Infinity War will be top by the end of 2018, for me, (he says with t

 

[InfinityWar]

Random 2018 Box Office Predictions

1. My Screen Name
2. Solo - Star Wars Story
3. Black Panther
4. Jurassic World 2
5. Fantastic Beasts 2
6. Deadpool 2
7. Ant-Man & the Wasp
8. Mary Poppins Returns
9. Aqua Man
10. Wreck-It Ralph 2

 

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Top 5 worldwide:

1. Maze Runner: The Death Cure $184 million
2. Insidious: The Last Key $156,1 million
3. Forever Young $110,1 million
4. The Commuter $81,5 million
5. 12 Strong $46,4 million

 

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Top 5 worldwide:

1. Maze Runner: The Death Cure $229,9 million
2. Insidious: The Last Key $161,6 million
3. Fifty Shades Freed $137,8 million
4. Forever Young $116,8 million
5. The Commuter $92,6 million

 

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Top 5 worldwide:

1. Black Panther $426,8 million
2. Fifty Shades Freed $272,8 million
3. Maze Runner: The Death Cure $259,3 million
4. Monster Hunt 2 $222,9 million
5. Detective Chinatown 2 $205,4 million

 

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Top 10 worldwide:

1. Black Panther $520,1 million
2. Detective Chinatown 2 $337,6 million
3. Monster Hunt 2 $288 million
4. Fifty Shades Freed $276,8 million
5. Maze Runner: The Death Cure $261,7 million
6. Operation Red Sea $226,8 million
7. Insidious: The Last Key $164,4 million
8. Forever Young $118,6 million
9. The Monkey King 3: Kingdom of Women $100,3 million
10. The Commuter $98,8 million

 

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Top 10 worldwide:

1. Black Panther $727,9 million
2. Detective Chinatown 2 $435,1 million
3. Operation Red Sea $358,8 million
4. Monster Hunt 2 $330,7 million
5. Fifty Shades Freed $321,6 million
6. Maze Runner: The Death Cure $271,8 million
7. Insidious: The Last Key $165,2 million
8. Forever Young $118,6 million
9. The Monkey King 3: Kingdom of Women $110 million
10. The Commuter $98,9 million

 

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Top 10 worldwide:

1. Black Panther $909,8 million
2. Detective Chinatown 2 $500,5 million
3. Operation Red Sea $480,6 million
4. Monster Hunt 2 $351,9 million
5. Fifty Shades Freed $346,2 million
6. Maze Runner: The Death Cure $279,1 million
7. Insidious: The Last Key $165,6 million
8. Forever Young $118,6 million
9. The Monkey King 3: Kingdom of Women $113,7 million
10. Peter Rabbit $102,6 million

 

[Juan1193]

I think it's getting harder and harder to predict the top 10, especially when you have all these Chinese films holding their own against Hollywood at the box office. But I'll try...

1) Inifinity War
2) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
3) Black Panther
4) Incredibles 2
5) Solo: A Star Wars Story
6) Fantastic Beasts 2
7) Deadpool 2
8) Aquaman
9) Antman & the Wasp
10) Mission Impossible

 

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Talking about China...

China Sets One-Month Box Office Record With $1.6B February

http://deadline.com/2018/03/china-box-office-global-monthly-record-february-2018-1202312183/

 

[Juan1193]

Talking about China...

China Sets One-Month Box Office Record With $1.6B February

http://deadline.com/2018/03/china-box-office-global-monthly-record-february-2018-1202312183/

China will be the key to getting our first 3 billion dollar grossing film IMO. I wonder which film will end up hitting that milestone first... Likely a Disney release since they have Star Wars, Marvel and Avatar.

 

[Iceman]

China starting to ramp up now. Can't imagine what the box office landscape will be like in a few more decades.

 

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Top 10 worldwide:

1. Black Panther $1093,7 million
2. Operation Red Sea $532,4 million
3. Detective Chinatown 2 $524,6 million
4. Fifty Shades Freed $359,8 million
5. Monster Hunt 2 $356,6 million
6. Maze Runner: The Death Cure $282,7 million
7. Insidious: The Last Key $165,9 million
8. Peter Rabbit $120,7 million
9. Forever Young $118,6 million
10. The Monkey King 3: Kingdom of Women $114,3 million

 

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Top 10 worldwide:

1. Black Panther $1190,5 million
2. Operation Red Sea $555,5 million
3. Detective Chinatown 2 $541,6 million
4. Fifty Shades Freed $365,2 million
5. Monster Hunt 2 $357,4 million
6. Maze Runner: The Death Cure $284,1 million
7. Insidious: The Last Key $166,2 million
8. Peter Rabbit $146,4 million
9. Tomb Raider $130,7 million
10. Forever Young $118,6 million

 

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Top 10 worldwide:

1. Black Panther $1241,1 million
2. Operation Red Sea $570,6 million
3. Detective Chinatown 2 $541,2 million
4. Fifty Shades Freed $368,1 million
5. Monster Hunt 2 $357,6 million
6. Maze Runner: The Death Cure $283,4 million
7. Tomb Raider $212,2 million
8. Peter Rabbit $182,9 million
9. Insidious: The Last Key $166,3 million
10. Pacific Rim Uprising $152,7 million

 

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Top 10 worldwide:

1. Black Panther $1279,3 million
2. Operation Red Sea $575,9 million
3. Detective Chinatown 2 $542,4 million
4. Fifty Shades Freed $368,3 million
5. Monster Hunt 2 $357,6 million
6. Maze Runner: The Death Cure $284,1 million
7. Tomb Raider $247,8 million
8. Pacific Rim Uprising $232,1 million
9. Peter Rabbit $229,1 million
10. Ready Player One $186,5 million

 

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Top 10 worldwide:

1. Black Panther $1300,8 million
2. Operation Red Sea $577,7 million
3. Detective Chinatown 2 $540,9 million
4. Ready Player One $395,2 million
5. Fifty Shades Freed $368,3 million
6. Monster Hunt 2 $357,6 million
7. Maze Runner: The Death Cure $284,5 million
8. Peter Rabbit $274,6 million
9. Pacific Rim Uprising $267,3 million
10. Tomb Raider $263,3 million

 

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Top 10 worldwide:

1. Black Panther $1315,2 million
2. Operation Red Sea $581,7 million
3. Detective Chinatown 2 $540,9 million
4. Ready Player One $476,1 million
5. Fifty Shades Freed $368,3 million
6. Monster Hunt 2 $357,6 million
7. Peter Rabbit $299,1 million
8. Maze Runner: The Death Cure $284,8 million
9. Pacific Rim Uprising $281,2 million
10. Tomb Raider $268,5 million

 

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Top 10 worldwide:

1. Black Panther $1325,1 million
2. Operation Red Sea $580 million
3. Detective Chinatown 2 $540,9 million
4. Ready Player One $522,4 million
5. Fifty Shades Freed $368,3 million
6. Monster Hunt 2 $357,6 million
7. Peter Rabbit $310,6 million
8. Pacific Rim Uprising $286,4 million
9. Maze Runner: The Death Cure $284,8 million
10. Rampage $284,6 million

 

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Top 10 worldwide:

1. Black Panther $1334,1 million
2. Avengers: Infinity War $725,5 million
3. Operation Red Sea $578,2 million
4. Ready Player One $545,3 million
5. Detective Chinatown 2 $540,9 million
6. Fifty Shades Freed $368,3 million
7. Monster Hunt 2 $357,6 million
8. Rampage $335,6 million
9. Peter Rabbit $320 million
10. Pacific Rim Uprising $288,3 million

 

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Top 15 worldwide:

1. Black Panther $1335,3 million
2. Avengers: Infinity War $905 million
3. Operation Red Sea $579,2 million
4. Ready Player One $554,6 million
5. Detective Chinatown 2 $544,1 million
6. Fifty Shades Freed $368,3 million
7. Monster Hunt 2 $361,7 million
8. Rampage $356,9 million
9. Peter Rabbit $320,1 million
10. Pacific Rim Uprising $288,3 million
11. Maze Runner: The Death Cure $284,9 million
12. Tomb Raider $272,2 million
13. A Quiet Place $242,4 million
14. Insidious: The Last Key $167 million
15. Us and Them $165,4 million

 

[Grootster]

China will be the key to getting our first 3 billion dollar grossing film IMO. I wonder which film will end up hitting that milestone first... Likely a Disney release since they have Star Wars, Marvel and Avatar.

I'm really curious what the first three billion dollar movie will be. I would love for it to be Infinity War (or Avengers 4), but I don't know if that will actually happen.

 

[Iceman]

It's interesting how pretty much China-only releases can do such big numbers. Getting it right in the U.S. and China means big bucks.

 

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I'm really curious what the first three billion dollar movie will be. I would love for it to be Infinity War (or Avengers 4), but I don't know if that will actually happen.

Never say never, but I don't think there will be a three billion movie in the near future. To reach that kind of numbers you really have to make big numbers in pretty much every country. The reason Titanic and Avatar could make such extraordinary numbers at the time of their release is those movies set new all-time records if not everywhere, then almost everywhere. I just can't see any of the hot franchises at the moment be able to do that. Perhaps stuff like Star Wars or Avengers might be able to reach those heights in another 15-20 years or so, but not today when very few movies are able to even pass $1,5 billion