Where the Data Ranks 2018’s Comic Book Films. Black Panther Crosses $700 Million
Comic film adaptations are big dollars and we track how they do each week to see trends and what’s working and what’s not. This past weekend, Ant-Man and the Wasp dropped one spot to bring in $6.2 million and lift its domestic total to $195.5 million after five weeks. While the sequel has topped the original by $15 million, if you adjust the original for inflation, it’s still behind by $9 million. Internationally, the film has earned $230.8 million for a total of $426.3 million. Worldwide, the sequel still needs at least $93 million to move past the original.
In its second week, Teen Titans Go! To The Movies dropped 53.3% and brought in $4.9 million domestically. While the group might be going to the movies, it doesn’t look like audiences are to see it. Its total is now $20.8 million, over double the budget of $10 million. Internationally the film has brought in $2.4 million for a total of $23.2 million.
Avengers: Infinity War was #22 slipping one spot earning an estimated $240,000 to bring its domestic total to $678.1 million. Internationally the film has earned $1.367 billion for a worldwide total of $2.045 billion. The film is $23.1 million shy of moving into third place of all time and there’s a chance the film could do it, though unlikely.
Deadpool 2 dropped four spots to come in at #27 for the weekend. The film earned $177,000 domestically to bring that total to $318 million. With $414.6 million earned internationally, the film has brought in a worldwide total of $732.6 million. The sequel lags the original in every way and with a much higher budget, it’s unlikely it’ll be as profitable as the original. It is the second most successful “X” film domestically behind the original (not adjusted for inflation) and worldwide the film is in third place (again unadjusted).
In the biggest news, Black Panther was #33 for the weekend bringing in $35,000 and crossing the $700 line. The film is only the third movie to do so. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the top film with $936.7 million and Avatar is second with $760.5 million. Internationally, Black Panther has earned $646.7 million for a worldwide total of $1.347 billion. The movie is the rare blockbuster that has earned more domestically than it has internationally.
The Death of Stalin didn’t shift at all and looks like it’ll stay at earning $8,041,828 domestically.
I Kill Giants continues to be a weird one when it comes to numbers. Some more numbers have come in. According to what little we could find, it looks like the film’s domestic box office has brought in $183,754. All together, the film has earned a reported $263,621 at the foreign box office. The movie was released on demand at the same time in theaters, so the film has made money it’s just unknown how much.
Here’s where this year’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers. With a new film opening the averages have dipped.
Total Domestic Gross: $1.921 billion
Total International Gross: $2.675 billion
Worldwide Gross: $4.595 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $797.1 million
Total “Profit”: $3.777 billion
Average Domestic Gross: $274.4 million
Average International Gross: $382.1 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $656.5 million
Average Budget: $132.9 million
Average Profit: $523.6 million
Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. Those in green are above average while those below are red.

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