Overview of the events of 2018 in film

2018 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2018, festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.

Highest-grossing films

The top films released in 2018 by worldwide gross are as follows:[1]

Avengers: Infinity War grossed $2 billion worldwide, becoming the fourth movie to surpass the milestone, and 4th highest-grossing film of all time. Black Panther, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Incredibles 2 and Aquaman have each grossed $1 billion worldwide, and are the 9th, 12th, 15th and 20th highest-grossing films, with Incredibles 2 becoming the 2nd highest-grossing animated film of all time.

2018 box office records

Studio records

Walt Disney Studios became the fastest studio ever to reach $1 billion for the year at the domestic box office; it reached this goal in 117 days on April 27, 2018, beating its own record of 128 days set on May 7, 2016.

With Incredibles 2, Pixar became the first animation studio to have three animated films (Toy Story 3, Finding Dory) each surpass $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

Film records

Events

Award ceremonies

Festivals

List of some of the film festivals for 2018 that have been accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF).

Awards

2018 films

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Deaths