Come and join us on a journey through the top movies and greatest movie stars of 2018! Box office enthusiasts can relive the memories of their favorite movies of this year. Who can forget the epic “Avengers: Infinity War”, which has no less than 7 movie stars on our list of the top movie stars for 2018!
The top movie star for 2018 is Chadwick Boseman. His unforgettable performance as T’Challa/Black Panther in the groundbreaking film “Black Panther” earned his numerous awards and nominations. He was a highly respected movie star with a few iconic roles to his name.
To determine the top movie stars by year, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data on domestic box office from the film industry site The Numbers, a subsidiary of Nash Information Services. Actors were ranked based on their total contributions to the domestic box office in a given year. Box office contributions were calculated based on billing order, with domestic box office figures successively halved according to billing order. If an actor received top billing, for example, they would be assigned half of the film’s box office. Actors receiving second billing were assigned one-fourth of a film’s box office, actors receiving third billing one-eighth, actors receiving fourth billing one-sixteenth, and so on. Domestic box office data is adjusted for inflation. (Click here for the 25 lowest budget movies that wont the Oscar for Best Picture.)
Here is a list of the top movie stars for 2018.
25. Hailee Steinfeld
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $100.8 million
- Movies in 2018: 2 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 3D ($219.5 million)
24. Constance Wu
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $100.9 million
- Movies in 2018: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Crazy Rich Asians ($201.7 million)
23. Lupita Nyong’o
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $101.1 million
- Movies in 2018: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Black Panther ($809.2 million)
22. Josh Brolin
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $108.3 million
- Movies in 2018: 3 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Avengers: Infinity War ($784.6 million)
21. Shameik Moore
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $109.7 million
- Movies in 2018: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 3D ($219.5 million)
20. Johnny Depp
TOKYO. JAPAN - JULY 10: Johnny Depp attends the Tokyo Premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest on July 10, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan. The film will open on July 22 in Japan. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $117.2 million
- Movies in 2018: 3 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald ($184.4 million)
19. Bryce Dallas Howard
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $120.7 million
- Movies in 2018: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($482.8 million)
18. Tom Hardy
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $123.4 million
- Movies in 2018: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Venom ($246.8 million)
17. Alden Ehrenreich
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $123.5 million
- Movies in 2018: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Solo: A Star Wars Story ($247.1 million)
16. Rami Malek
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $125.6 million
- Movies in 2018: 2 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Bohemian Rhapsody ($249.9 million)
15. Paul Rudd
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $125.6 million
- Movies in 2018: 3 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Avengers: Infinity War ($784.6 million)
14. Tom Cruise
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $127.2 million
- Movies in 2018: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Mission: Impossible Fallout ($254.5 million)
13. John C. Reilly
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $128.4 million
- Movies in 2018: 4 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Ralph Breaks The Internet ($232.3 million)
12. Bradley Cooper
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $154.3 million
- Movies in 2018: 3 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Avengers: Infinity War ($784.6 million)
11. Benedict Cumberbatch
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $168.8 million
- Movies in 2018: 2 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Avengers: Infinity War ($784.6 million)
10. Holly Hunter
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $175.9 million
- Movies in 2018: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Incredibles 2 ($703.4 million)
9. Ryan Reynolds
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $187.6 million
- Movies in 2018: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Deadpool 2 ($375.2 million)
8. Jason Momoa
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $193.2 million
- Movies in 2018: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Aquaman ($386.4 million)
7. Emily Blunt
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $214.2 million
- Movies in 2018: 3 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: A Quiet Place ($217.3 million)
6. Chris Hemsworth
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $222.8 million
- Movies in 2018: 3 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Avengers: Infinity War ($784.6 million)
5. Michael B. Jordan
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $234.8 million
- Movies in 2018: 3 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Black Panther ($809.2 million)
4. Chris Pratt
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $241.4 million
- Movies in 2018: 2 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Avengers: Infinity War ($784.6 million)
3. Craig T. Nelson
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $354.2 million
- Movies in 2018: 2 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Incredibles 2 ($703.4 million)
2. Robert Downey, Jr.
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $392.3 million
- Movies in 2018: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Avengers: Infinity War ($784.6 million)
1. Chadwick Boseman
- Box office contributions in 2018 (inflation-adjusted): $406.1 million
- Movies in 2018: 2 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2018: Black Panther ($809.2 million)
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