What'll be the Big Blockbuster ($300M+) Breakouts of 2018

[YM!]

Throughout the years we have had numerous $300M+ breakout hits, It all started in 2008, where Iron Man and Dark Knight became unexpected breakouts, then in 2009 where James Cameron's Avatar became a $700M+ hit, 2010 bought us Alice in Wonderland, a Tim Burton remake of the Disney classic, and Toy Story 3, a beloved sequel to the beloved Pixar franchise. 2011 didn't really have any but in 2012, Avengers dominated and became the first film to open to $200M+ and legged it out to be the third highest grossing movie ever at the time, Hunger Games also became a $400M+ smash hit and Skyfall became the biggest Bond movie in the states. 2013 bought us Frozen, a new fairy tale from a new revitalized WDAS that became the biggest animated movie ever and 2014 bought us Guardians of The Galaxy, a movie that proved Marvel can sell anything with Vin Diesel as a Pokemon space tree. However 2015 kicked it up a notch and gave 4 breakouts, each over $300M+, American Sniper, a R rated drama that pulled of an impressive $300M+ total, Jurassic World, a sequel to the popular Jurassic Park series that went on to have the OW record and gross over $600M+, Inside Out, one of Pixar's biggest hits and best film since arguably Up, and Minions, a spinoff of the Minions characters in Despicable Me causing the rise of Illumination. 2016 bought us even more with Deadpool, an R rated superhero movie, Zootopia, a truly excellent WDAS movie with thought provoking messages, Jungle Book a remake of the beloved classic which gain unexpected traction, Finding Dory which broke Shrek 2's unadjusted record for biggest animated movie in the states and made $485M+ and Secret Life of Pets, an Illumination movie that many on here dislike brokeout to Inside Out levels. 2017 has bought us Wonder Woman, which crosses $400M+ today, and Beauty and The Beast, both over $400M+ domestically, which has me to wonder what'll be the next $300M+ breakouts of 2018.

Edited August 9, 2017 by YourMother

[filmlover]

Mary Poppins Returns is gonna be massive. It's gonna pull Night at the Museum numbers, at the very least.

[CJohn]

Mary Poppins, Black Panther and maybe even Aquaman.

[Cochofles]

Black Panther and Aquaman are locked for 300 m each (at least).

Just watch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 8, 2017 by Cochofles

[YM!]

3 minutes ago, IN BKB WE TRUST said:

I'm voting for "Other" like MEG which is being heavily underestimated.. I truly see this being a Summer JURASSIC WORLD Type of Breakout.. We shall see next August..

BKB, for you, I'll add Meg.

[YM!]

Surprised at little votes for RP1.

[That One Girl]

Breaking out as in defying all expectations and beating every prediction that a film has been given?  Or just breaking out as in "woo 300M."

[Ethan Hunt]

The two superhero flicks seem likely he easy choices. Not sold on any of the others

[Jonwo]

Poppins could surprise and I wouldn't be surprised if ended up doing more than Aquaman although I think the two will co-exist. 

 

Animation wise, I think The Incredibles 2 and Grinch will do $400m and $300-350m respectively. 

 

 

[bruchav]

Black Panther and Aquaman!

 

Cinderella made $201m, I do not think Mary Poppins will do much more than that, Mary Poppins is not The Beauty and the Beast, or Lion King, or Jungle Book, or even Aladdin.

[Jonwo]

4 minutes ago, YourMother said:

Surprised at little votes for RP1.

I think RPO will do very well but not $300m, $220-250m seems more likely.

[YM!]

4 minutes ago, That Floating Guy said:

Breaking out as in defying all expectations and beating every prediction that a film has been given?  Or just breaking out as in "woo 300M."

Both. 

[Eric Olsen]

Black Panther: $320M

Aquaman: $305M

Grinch: $280M

Mary Poppins Returns: $245M

Ready Player One: $210M

Wrinkle in Time: $170M

New Mutants: $130M

Alita: $125M

Rampage: $120M

Meg: $100M

Mortal Engines: $60M

 

[YM!]

I think the 2018 Grinch can do more than Grinch (2000) adjusted ($427M).

[That One Girl]

also:

 

Black Panther - 374M

Wrinkle in Time - 291M

Ready Player One - 273M

New Mutants - 125M

Rampage - 143M

Alita - 217M

Grinch - 440M

Mortal Engines - 245M

Aquaman - 264M

Mary Poppins - 203M

Meg - 81M

[YM!]

Panther: $335M

Time: $210M

RP1: $305M

Mutants: $250M

Rampage: $175M

Alita: $200M

Grinch: $400M

Engines: $160M

Aquaman: $330M

Poppins: $270M

Meg: $100M

[cheesypoofs]

13 minutes ago, YourMother said:

I think the 2018 Grinch can do more than Grinch (2000) adjusted ($427M).

I'm thinking more like the old film unadjusted.

[filmnerdjamie]

The Grinch, zero question, and maybe Ready Player One.

[Ethan Hunt]

400M predictions for the Grinch???

[That One Girl]

Just now, Ethan Hunt said:

400M predictions for the Grinch???

 

I hate Illumination but a beloved Dr. Seuss novel + them marketing and producing + perfect release date when it comes to legs = recipe for disaster (or success depending on your perception).