Film Industry Research - Homework

Top Grossing Films of 2018:

1 – Black Panther
- $1.1 Billion
- Marvel Studios
- Action, Adventure, Superhero, Science Fiction, Fantasy
- PG 13

2 – Avengers: Infinity War
- $2 Billion
- Marvel Studios
- Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- PG 13

3- Incredible 2
- $504.382 million
- Pixar
- Adventure, Animation, Action, Science Fiction, Comedy
- PG 4 – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- $1 Billion
- Legendary Entertainment, Universal Pictures
- Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- PG 13
5 – Deadpool 2
- $600 Million
- Marvel Studios
- Comedy, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Fantasy 

- R
6 – The Grinch
- $500,535,598
- Illumination 

- Fiction, Children’s Literature 

- PG

7 – Aquaman
- $1 Billion
- Warner Bros
- Action, Superhero, Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy 

- PG 13

8 – Mission Impossible – Fallout
- $791 million
- Paramount Pictures
- Action, Adventure, Thriller, Spy
- PG 13

9 – Ant-Man and the Wasp
- $216,648,740
- Marvel Studios
- Action, Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Fantasy
- PG 13

10 – Solo: A Star Wars Story
- $392.9 million.
- Lucasfilm
- Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Space Western
- PG 13

11 – Venom
- $600 Million
- Marvel Entertainment
- Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller, Superhero, Science Fiction
- PG 13

12 – A Star Is Born
- $460 Million
- Malpaso Productions
- Romance, Drama, Musical, Music
- R

13 – Bohemian Rhapsody
- £384 Million
- 20th Century Fox
- Classic Rock
- PG 13
14 – Ralph Breaks The Internet
- $406 Million
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Animated Cartoon
- PG

15 – A Quiet Place
- $300 Million
- Paramount Pictures
- Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama
- PG 13

16 – Crazy Rich Asians
- $238 Million
- Color Force
- Comedy, Drama, Romance, Comedy Drama
- PG 13

17 – Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
- $167 Million
- Sony Pictures Animation
- Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Adventure
- PG

18 – Halloween
- $172 Million
- Compass International Pictures
- Horror, Thriller, Slasher, Cult, Indie, Teen
- R

19 – Fantastic Beasts: The Crime of Grindelwald
- £234 Million
- Warner Bros
- Adventure, Fantasy, Family
- PG 13

20 – The Meg
- $90 Million
- Warner Bros
- Horror, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller, Fantasy
- PG 13


There are 6 companies in the Big Six: Disney, Sony, Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios and Paramount. This is soon to be the Big 5 after Disney 'eats up' 20th Century Fox. Disney is also made the most financial success due to them being a vertically integrated conglomerate, meaning they have the ownership of means of production, distribution and Exhibition of the film by the same company as they receive all of the profit.

The majority of films include the following genres: Action, Adventure, and a large percentage of Superhero, which are all blockbuster films. There are a few indie films within the list of 20, but the majority are blockbuster. From the list, there are 2 sequels: Hotel Transylvania and Star Wars.

The majority of the top 20 grossing films are rated PG 13 with an exception of a few which are rated either R or PG. All films are 3D.