US Box Office Biggest Ever in 2018
The domestic box office hit its highest sales figure in history this year. As Variety reports, sales surpassed $11.383 billion, taking the U.S. box office past the previous high of $11.382 billion, which was set in 2016.
While it got more expensive to go to the movies, with ticket prices averaging $9.38 in the summer, attendance is also up 4 percent from last year.
Highlighting just how strong a 2018 Disney had, five of the top 10 biggest domestic releases were Disney movies.
Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War occupied the first two spots, ringing in $700 million and $678.8 million respectively. Incredibles 2, which became the biggest domestic animated movie of all time with $416 million, was in third, while Universal’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Deadpool 2 rounded out the top five.
Disney reportedly made over $1 billion more than the next best studio and commands over 26 percent of this year’s market share.
For a full breakdown, head over to Variety’s article here.
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