Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle became the first film in 2018 to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since The Revenant to top the box office in its fifth weekend.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle reclaimed the #1 spot on its seventh weekend of release, making it the first film since Avatar to top the box office in its seventh weekend. It also became the first film since Star Wars: The Force Awakens to top the box office for four weekends as well as the first film since The Martian to top the box office for four non-consecutive weekends.
Black Panther broke Captain America: Civil War's record ($179.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe outside of the Avengers films. It also broke Deadpool's records ($132.4 million) for the highest weekend debut in February, for a winter release, and for the President's Day weekend.
Black Panther became the first film since Avatar to top the box office for five consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle to top the box office in its fifth weekend.
Avengers: Infinity War broke Furious 7's record ($147.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in April, Beauty and the Beast's record ($174.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spring release, The Avengers' record ($207.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a superhero film and Star Wars: The Force Awakens'records ($248 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Walt Disney Studios film, a 3D film, a PG-13-rated film, and of all-time. Its $640.5 million worldwide opening weekend broke Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice's record ($422.5 million) for the highest worldwide opening weekend debut for a comic book film and The Fate of the Furious' record ($541.9 million) for the highest worldwide opening of all-time. It had the highest weekend debut of 2018.
Avengers: Infinity War broke Star Wars: The Force Awakens' record (12 days) for the fastest film to gross $1 billion worldwide, crossing the mark in 11 days.
Deadpool 2 broke It's records for the highest grossing Thursday preview night ($13.5 million) and the biggest opening day ($50.4 million) for an R-rated film with $18.6 million and $53.3 million respectively. It also broke The Matrix Reloaded's record ($91.7 million) for the biggest opening weekend for an R-rated sequel.
Incredibles 2's opening day gross of $71.6 million broke Finding Dory's record ($54.7 million) for the highest opening day gross for an animated film. It also broke Finding Dory's records ($135.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Pixar animated film, an animated film overall, and Beauty and the Beast's record ($174.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a PG-rated film.
Incredibles 2 and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom became the first two films to bring in over $100 million over two consecutive weekends since Shrek the Third and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End in 2007, and the first time this had ever happened over two non-holiday weekends. In second place, Incredibles 2's second weekend gross of $80.9 million broke Finding Dory's record ($72.9 million) for the highest second weekend gross for an animated film.
During the weekend, Incredibles 2 ($503.7 million) broke Finding Dory's record for the highest grossing animated film and highest grossing Pixar film of all time ($486.3 million) and became the first animated film to gross $500 million.
In second place, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again's $35 million opening weekend broke Into the Woods' record ($31.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a Broadway musical.
In second place, Creed II's $35.2 million opening weekend broke Creed's record ($30.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a boxing film and 101 Dalmatians' record ($33.5 million) for the highest live-action Thanksgiving opening.
Ralph Breaks the Internet and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse became the first two animated films to top the box office for four consecutive weekends since Finding Dory and The Secret Life of Pets in 2016.