# 2018 in film

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2018 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2018, festivals, a list of films released, and notable deaths.

## Evaluation of the year

Richard Brody of The New Yorker said, "2018 has been a banner year for movies, but you'd never know it from a trip to a local multiplex—or from a glimpse at the Oscarizables. The gap between what's good and what's widely available in theatres—between the cinema of resistance and the cinema of consensus—is wider than ever." He also stated, "In some cases, streaming has filled the gap. Several of the year's best movies, such Shirkers and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, are being released by Netflix at the same time as (or just after) a limited theatrical run. Others, which barely qualified as having theatrical releases (one theatre for a week), are now available to stream online, on demand, and are more widely accessible to viewers (albeit at home) than films playing at thousands of multiplexes. Yet an impermanence, a threat of disappearance with the flick of a switch, hangs threateningly over independent films that are sent out on streaming."

## Highest-grossing films

The top films released in 2018 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 2018 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Avengers: Infinity War | Disney | $2,048,359,754 |
| 2 | Black Panther | Disney | $1,347,597,973 |
| 3 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Universal | $1,308,467,944 |
| 4 | Incredibles 2 | Disney | $1,242,805,359 |
| 5 | Aquaman | Warner Bros. | $1,148,528,393 |
| 6 | Bohemian Rhapsody | 20th Century Fox | $910,809,311 |
| 7 | Venom | Sony | $856,085,151 |
| 8 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | Paramount | $791,115,104 |
| 9 | Deadpool 2 | 20th Century Fox | $785,896,609 |
| 10 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Warner Bros. | $654,855,901 |
Avengers: Infinity War grossed $2 billion worldwide, becoming the fourth movie to surpass the milestone, and 4th highest-grossing film of all time. Black Panther, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Incredibles 2, and Aquaman have each grossed over $1 billion, making them among the highest-grossing films of all time, with Incredibles 2 becoming the 2nd highest-grossing animated film of all time.

### 2018 box office records

* The Marvel Cinematic Universe became the first film franchise to gross more than $14 billion with the release of Black Panther, and the first franchise to release five billion-dollar-grossing films (with Black Panther joining The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Captain America: Civil War). Two months later, the MCU became the first film franchise to gross more than $15 billion and $16 billion with the release of Avengers: Infinity War, which became the sixth billion-dollar-grossing film in the franchise, and also the first film in the franchise to earn $2 billion; and the MCU also became the first film franchise with two billion-dollar-grossing films released in the same year (with Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War). Two months after that, the MCU became the first film franchise to gross over $17 billion with the release of Ant-Man and the Wasp.
* China set an all-time biggest global one-month record in February with CN¥10.14 billion ($1.6 billion), calculating revenues from both local and foreign films. The record breaking number was largely attributed to the Lunar New Year holiday. The previous global monthly box office record was set in July 2011 in North America with $1.395 billion and the previous highest-grossing month in China was August 2017 with CN¥7.38 billion ($1.17 billion). The highest-grossing films in China during the month were the domestic films Operation Red Sea, Monster Hunt 2, and Detective Chinatown 2, and the Indian film Secret Superstar.
* For the first time in history, February recorded $1 billion ticket sales in North America, fueled largely by the success of Disney/Marvel's Black Panther which represented 43% or $428.8 million of the entire month's ticket sales. The previous February record was in 2012 with $818.4 million.
* In China, the combined opening weekend numbers of Monster Hunt 2 ($190 million), Detective Chinatown 2 ($154 million), The Monkey King 3 ($79.9 million), Operation Red Sea ($70.3 million) and Boonie Bears: The Big Shrink ($40.9 million) amounted to a record breaking CN¥3.21 billion ($506 million) or $543 million weekend with online ticket sales, which is more than double the feat achieved in 2017 ($205 million) and 2016 ($224 million) during the same time period. The previous weekend record was set in North America during the weekend of December 18–20, 2017, when the combined grosses of several films resulted in $306 million led by Star Wars: The Force Awakens' $248 million debut.
* The same weekend, China also set a new IMAX opening record when the combined IMAX earnings of the three films recorded $15.1 million, led by Monster Hunt 2 and Detective Chinatown 2 ($6.7 million).
* During the first quarter of 2018, China overtook North America as the world's largest box office market for the first time, with China grossing $3.17 billion compared to North America's $2.89 billion during that quarter. Despite declining revenue from Hollywood films, Chinese box office growth was driven primarily by domestic Chinese films, led by Operation Red Sea and Detective Chinatown 2, along with non-Hollywood foreign films, led by Indian Bollywood films Secret Superstar and Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

#### Studio records

* Walt Disney Studios became the fastest studio ever to reach $1 billion for the year at the domestic box office; it reached this goal in 117 days on April 27, 2018, beating its own record of 128 days set on May 7, 2016.
** Walt Disney Studios also grossed over $7 billion worldwide and $3 billion domestic, making it its 2nd time after 2016. It passed Disney's 2016 domestic gross and it's in 2nd place this year.
* With Incredibles 2, Pixar became the first animation studio to have three animated films (Toy Story 3, Finding Dory) each surpass $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

#### Film records

* Black Panther grossed $202 million in its opening weekend and $242.16 million over the four-day holiday weekend, breaking the record for a February opening weekend and a Presidents' Day weekend, surpassing Deadpool ($132.4 million and $152.2 million in 2016), and recording the biggest opening weekend and total for a film directed by a black filmmaker, surpassing The Fate of the Furious ($98.8 million by F. Gary Gray in 2017). It also became just the fifth movie ever to gross more than $200 million domestically in its opening weekend (joining The Avengers, Jurassic World, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi). On Monday, February 19, the film grossed another $40.17 million, breaking the record for a Monday gross and surpassing Force Awakens ($40.11 million on December 21, 2015). The subsequent $242.16 million four-day opening weekend became the second-biggest four-day gross ever, only behind The Force Awakens' $288.07 million. On February 23–25, the film grossed another $111.7 million, recording the second-biggest second weekend gross behind The Force Awakens ($149.2 million on December 25–27, 2015) and becoming just the fourth film to gross more than $100 million in its second weekend (joining The Avengers, Jurassic World, and The Force Awakens). On February 27, the film became the first superhero origin film and the tenth film overall to gross $500 million domestically (doing so in 17 days, the third fastest film to reach the milestone behind The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi), surpassing Wonder Woman ($412.6 million in 2017) to become the highest-grossing single character superhero origin film; on March 9, the film reached $549.2 million domestically, surpassing The Dark Knight to become the highest grossing solo superhero film of all time. On March 16, the film became the seventh film to gross $600 million domestically (doing so in 31 days, the second fastest film to reach the milestone behind The Force Awakens), and just the second superhero movie to do so (along with Avengers). On March 24, the film reached a total domestic gross of $626 million to become the highest grossing superhero movie of all time, surpassing The Avengers ($623.4 million in 2012). On March 30, the film became the fifth film to gross $650 million domestically (doing so in 45 days, the second fastest film to reach the milestone behind Force Awakens). On April 7, it reached a total domestic gross of $663.2 million to surpass Titanic as the third-highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada. On August 3, it reached a total domestic gross of $700 million, becoming the third film to reach the mark.
* Black Panther also became the highest-grossing film of all time in West and East Africa, and the southern Africa region.
* On March 9–12, Ryan Coogler's Black Panther retained the #1 box office spot with a $40.8 million fourth weekend (the fourth biggest, behind American Sniper, Avatar, and The Force Awakens), while Ava DuVernay's A Wrinkle in Time opened at the #2 spot with a $33.1 million debut, marking the first time in history that the top two spots of a weekend were both held by black directors.
* Avengers: Infinity War grossed $258 million in its opening weekend, breaking the record for biggest domestic opening weekend and surpassing The Force Awakens ($248 million in 2015). The film grossed $641 million worldwide opening weekend, becoming the first film ever to open with more than $600 million globally and surpassing The Fate of the Furious ($542 million in 2017). On April 27, the film grossed $106 million in its opening day, the second-highest single day gross behind The Force Awakens ($119 million in 2015) to become just the third movie ever to gross more than $100 million in a single day (joining The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi); on April 28, the film grossed another $83 million, breaking the record for a Saturday gross and surpassing Jurassic World ($69.6 million on 13 June 2015); on April 29, the film grossed another $69.2 million, breaking the record for a Sunday gross and surpassing The Force Awakens ($60.5 million on 20 December 2015). The film became the second film of the decade to gross $2 billion, making the 2010s the first decade to have two films gross $2 billion.
* Bohemian Rhapsody, based on the life of Queen's lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, grossed over $911 million worldwide, setting all-time records for the highest-grossing biopic ever, the highest-grossing musical biopic, and the highest-grossing drama film (without any action or fantasy).
* Secret Superstar, an Indian musical drama film that had its China release in January 2018, grossed $29.2 million in its opening weekend there, setting a record for an Indian film in China, surpassing Dangal; Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan produced and starred in both films. Secret Superstar's first-week gross in China was $47 million, also a record for an Indian film in the country, again surpassing Dangal. Secret Superstar was the fourth highest-grossing foreign film in China during January–April 2018. Secret Superstar also became one of the most profitable films of all time, grossing ₹9.65 billion ($154 million) worldwide on a limited budget of ₹150 million (US$1.7 million), with over 6,000% return on investment (ROI).
* Incredibles 2 grossed $182.7 million domestically and $235.8 million worldwide in its opening weekend, setting records for the biggest domestic opening weekend for both Pixar and any animated film (surpassing Finding Dory, with $135.1 million in 2016), the biggest worldwide opening for Pixar (surpassing Finding Dory), and the biggest opening weekend worldwide for an animated film (surpassing Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, with $218.4 million in 2009). It also set the record for the biggest opening for a PG rated movie (surpassing Beauty and the Beast with $174.8 million in 2017). It became the first animated film to earn $500 million at the domestic box office, later the first animated film to earn $600 million at the domestic box office, earning just over $602 million and surpassing the previous record set by Finding Dory by over $100 million. It is also the fastest animated film to gross $1 billion worldwide doing so in 46 days, surpassing Minions (49 days).

## Events
### Award ceremonies

| Date | Event | Host | Location |
| January 7 | 75th Golden Globe Awards | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| January 11 | 23rd Critics' Choice Awards | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| January 13 | 23rd Forqué Awards | EGEDA | Zaragoza, Spain |
| January 20 | 63rd Filmfare Awards | The Times Group | Mumbai, India |
| January 20 | Producers Guild of America Awards 2017 | Producers Guild of America | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| January 21 | 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards | SAG-AFTRA | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| January 22 | 53rd Guldbagge Awards | Swedish Film Institute | Djurgården, Sweden |
| February 2 | 26th Movieguide Awards Gala | Movieguide | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| February 3 | 45th Annie Awards | ASIFA-Hollywood | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| February 3 | 32nd Goya Awards | Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España | Madrid, Spain |
| February 3 | 8th Magritte Awards | Académie André Delvaux | Brussels, Belgium |
| February 3 | 70th Directors Guild of America Awards | Directors Guild of America | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| February 5 | 23rd Lumières Awards | Académie des Lumières | Paris, France |
| February 11 | 22nd Satellite Awards | International Press Academy | Century City, Los Angeles |
| February 11 | Writers Guild of America Awards 2017 | Writers Guild of America, East & Writers Guild of America, West | Manhattan, New York, U.S. and Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| February 18 | 71st British Academy Film Awards | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | London, England, UK |
| March 2 | 43rd César Awards | French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques | Paris, France |
| March 3 | 33rd Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Awards | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| March 3 | 38th Golden Raspberry Awards | Golden Raspberry Awards | Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| March 4 | 90th Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| March 7 | 2017 Dorian Awards Winners Toast | GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| March 24 | 31st Kids' Choice Awards | Nickelodeon | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| April 20 | 20th Meril Prothom Alo Awards | Prothom Alo | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| April 29 | 5th Platino Awards | EGEDA & FIPCA | Riviera Maya, Mexico |
| June 5 | 60th Ariel Awards | Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas | Mexico City, Mexico |
| June 18 | 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards | MTV | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| June 27 | 44th Saturn Awards | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films | Burbank, California, U.S. |

### Festivals

List of some of the film festivals for 2018 that have been accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF).
| Date | Event | Host | Location |
| January 18–28 | 2018 Sundance Film Festival | Sundance Institute | Park City, Utah, United States |
| February 15–25 | 68th Berlin International Film Festival | Berlin International Film Festival | Berlin, Germany |
| May 8–19 | 2018 Cannes Film Festival | Cannes Film Festival | Cannes, France |
| August 29 – September 8 | 75th Venice International Film Festival | Venice Film Festival | Venice, Italy |
| September 6–16 | 2018 Toronto International Film Festival | Toronto International Film Festival | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |

## Awards

| Category/Organization | 76th Golden Globe Awards January 6, 2019 | 76th Golden Globe Awards January 6, 2019 | 24th Critics' Choice Awards January 13, 2019 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards January 19–February 17, 2019 | 72nd BAFTA Awards February 10, 2019 | 91st Academy Awards February 24, 2019 |
| Category/Organization | Drama | Musical or Comedy | 24th Critics' Choice Awards January 13, 2019 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards January 19–February 17, 2019 | 72nd BAFTA Awards February 10, 2019 | 91st Academy Awards February 24, 2019 |
| Best Film | Bohemian Rhapsody | Green Book | Roma | Green Book | Roma | Green Book |
| Best Director | Alfonso Cuarón Roma | Alfonso Cuarón Roma | Alfonso Cuarón Roma | Alfonso Cuarón Roma | Alfonso Cuarón Roma | Alfonso Cuarón Roma |
| Best Actor | Rami Malek Bohemian Rhapsody | Christian Bale Vice | Christian Bale Vice | Rami Malek Bohemian Rhapsody | Rami Malek Bohemian Rhapsody | Rami Malek Bohemian Rhapsody |
| Best Actress | Glenn Close The Wife | Olivia Colman The Favourite | Glenn Close The Wife (tie) Lady Gaga A Star Is Born (tie) | Glenn Close The Wife | Olivia Colman The Favourite | Olivia Colman The Favourite |
| Best Supporting Actor | Mahershala Ali Green Book | Mahershala Ali Green Book | Mahershala Ali Green Book | Mahershala Ali Green Book | Mahershala Ali Green Book | Mahershala Ali Green Book |
| Best Supporting Actress | Regina King If Beale Street Could Talk | Regina King If Beale Street Could Talk | Regina King If Beale Street Could Talk | Emily Blunt A Quiet Place | Rachel Weisz The Favourite | Regina King If Beale Street Could Talk |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga Green Book | Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga Green Book | Barry Jenkins If Beale Street Could Talk | Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel and Kevin Willmott BlacKkKlansman | Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel and Kevin Willmott BlacKkKlansman |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga Green Book | Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga Green Book | Paul Schrader First Reformed | Bo Burnham Eighth Grade | Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara The Favourite | Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga Green Book |
| Best Animated Film | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse |
| Best Original Score | Justin Hurwitz First Man | Justin Hurwitz First Man | Justin Hurwitz First Man | — | Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga and Lukas Nelson A Star Is Born | Ludwig Göransson Black Panther |
| Best Original Song | "Shallow" A Star Is Born | "Shallow" A Star Is Born | "Shallow" A Star Is Born | — | — | "Shallow" A Star Is Born |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Roma | Roma | Roma | — | Roma | Roma |
| Best Documentary | — | — | Won't You Be My Neighbor? | Won't You Be My Neighbor? | Free Solo | Free Solo |
Palme d'Or (71st Cannes Film Festival):
    Shoplifters (万引き家族), directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan
Golden Lion (75th Venice International Film Festival):
    Roma, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, Mexico
Golden Bear (68th Berlin International Film Festival):
    Touch Me Not (Nu mă atinge-mă), directed by Adina Pintilie, Romania

## 2018 films
### By country/region

* List of American films of 2018
* List of Australian films of 2018
* List of Bangladeshi films of 2018
* List of Brazilian films of 2018
* List of British films of 2018
* List of Chinese films of 2018
* List of French films of 2018
* List of Hong Kong films of 2018
* List of Indian films of 2018
** List of Assamese films of 2018
** List of Bengali films of 2018
** List of Gujarati films of 2018
** List of Hindi films of 2018
** List of Kannada films of 2018
** List of Malayalam films of 2018
** List of Marathi films of 2018
** List of Odia films of 2018
** List of Punjabi films of 2018
** List of Tamil films of 2018
** List of Telugu films of 2018
** List of Tulu films of 2018
* List of Indonesian films
* List of Japanese films of 2018
* List of Pakistani films of 2018
* List of Portuguese films of 2018
* List of Russian films of 2018
* List of South Korean films of 2018
* List of Spanish films of 2018
* List of Turkish films of 2018

### By genre/medium

* List of action films of 2018
* List of animated feature films of 2018
* List of avant-garde films of 2018
* List of comedy films of 2018
* List of drama films of 2018
* List of horror films of 2018
* List of science fiction films of 2018
* List of thriller films of 2018
* List of western films of 2018

## Deaths

| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 1 | Jon Paul Steuer | 33 | US | Actor | Late for DinnerLittle Giants |
| January | 5 | Jerry Van Dyke | 86 | US | Actor | McLintock!Angel in My Pocket |
| January | 8 | Donnelly Rhodes | 80 | Canada | Actor | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidTron: Legacy |
| January | 9 | Terence Marsh | 86 | UK | Production Designer | Doctor ZhivagoOliver! |
| January | 13 | Jean Porter | 95 | US | Actress | Abbott and Costello in HollywoodCry Danger |
| January | 14 | Hugh Wilson | 74 | US | Director, Screenwriter | Police AcademyThe First Wives Club |
| January | 14 | Yosuke Natsuki | 81 | Japan | Actor | DogoraThe Return of Godzilla |
| January | 15 | Peter Wyngarde | 90 | UK | Actor | Flash GordonThe Innocents |
| January | 16 | Bradford Dillman | 87 | US | Actor | The Way We WereThe Enforcer |
| January | 19 | Anna Campori | 100 | Italy | Actress | Venice, the Moon and YouNeapolitan Turk |
| January | 19 | Olivia Cole | 75 | US | Actress | Coming HomeFirst Sunday |
| January | 19 | Dorothy Malone | 93 | US | Actress | Written on the WindBasic Instinct |
| January | 19 | Allison Shearmur | 54 | US | Producer, Executive | The Hunger GamesCinderella |
| January | 21 | Connie Sawyer | 105 | US | Actress | Dumb and DumberWhen Harry Met Sally... |
| January | 23 | Ezra Swerdlow | 64 | US | Producer | Wag the Dog21 Jump Street |
| January | 25 | John Morris | 91 | US | Composer | The Elephant ManYoung Frankenstein |
| January | 30 | Mark Salling | 35 | US | Actor and singer | Glee |
| January | 30 | Louis Zorich | 93 | US | Actor | Fiddler on the RoofDirty Rotten Scoundrels |
| January | 31 | Ann Gillis | 90 | US | Actress | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer2001: A Space Odyssey |
| January | 31 | Alf Humphreys | 64 | Canada | Actor | My Bloody ValentineFirst Blood |
| February | 1 | Reyes Abades | 68 | Spain | Special Effects Artist | The Day of the BeastPan's Labyrinth |
| February | 3 | Rolf Zacher | 76 | Germany | Actor | We Free KingsJew Suss: Rise and Fall |
| February | 4 | Kenneth Haigh | 86 | UK | Actor | CleopatraRobin and Marian |
| February | 4 | John Mahoney | 77 | UK | Actor | MoonstruckBarton Fink |
| February | 7 | Mickey Jones | 76 | US | Actor | National Lampoon's VacationStarman |
| February | 7 | Jill Messick | 50 | US | Producer | FridaMean Girls |
| February | 9 | Reg E. Cathey | 59 | US | Actor | Fantastic FourThe Mask |
| February | 9 | John Gavin | 86 | US | Actor | Imitation of LifePsycho |
| February | 9 | Jóhann Jóhannsson | 48 | Iceland | Composer | The Theory of EverythingArrival |
| February | 11 | Vic Damone | 89 | US | Singer, Actor | Hit the DeckKismet |
| February | 12 | Louise Latham | 95 | US | Actress | MarnieThe Sugarland Express |
| February | 13 | Edward M. Abroms | 82 | US | Film Editor | Blue ThunderThe Sugarland Express |
| February | 15 | Pier Paolo Capponi | 79 | Italy | Actor | The Cat o' Nine TailsMany Wars Ago |
| February | 18 | Idrissa Ouedraogo | 64 | Burkina Faso | Director, Screenwriter | TilaïKini and Adams |
| February | 21 | Emma Chambers | 53 | UK | Actress | Notting HillThe Clandestine Marriage |
| February | 21 | Ren Osugi | 66 | Japan | Actor | DollsGetting Any? |
| February | 22 | Nanette Fabray | 97 | US | Actress | The Band WagonHarper Valley PTA |
| February | 23 | James Colby | 56 | US | Actor | Patriots DayTower Heist |
| February | 23 | Lewis Gilbert | 97 | UK | Director, Screenwriter | AlfieYou Only Live Twice |
| February | 24 | Bud Luckey | 83 | US | Animator, Voice Actor | Toy StoryThe Incredibles |
| February | 24 | Sridevi | 54 | India | Actress | ChandniMr. India |
| February | 26 | Paul De Meo | 64 | US | Screenwriter | The RocketeerDa 5 Bloods |
| February | 26 | Benjamin Melniker | 104 | US | Producer | BatmanThe Dark Knight |
| March | 3 | Frank Doubleday | 73 | US | Actor | Escape from New YorkAssault on Precinct 13 |
| March | 3 | David Ogden Stiers | 75 | US | Actor | Beauty and the BeastMighty Aphrodite |
| March | 5 | André S. Labarthe | 86 | France | Actor | Vivre sa vieL'Amour fou |
| March | 6 | Donna Butterworth | 62 | US | Actress | Paradise, Hawaiian StyleThe Family Jewels |
| March | 11 | Siegfried Rauch | 85 | Germany | Actor | PattonLe Mans |
| March | 12 | Oleg Tabakov | 82 | Russia | Actor | Dark EyesMoscow Does Not Believe in Tears |
| March | 17 | Geneviève Fontanel | 81 | France | Actress | The Man Who Loved WomenMadame Rosa |
| March | 22 | Morgana King | 87 | US | Actress, Singer | The GodfatherThe Godfather Part II |
| March | 23 | Delores Taylor | 85 | US | Actress, Screenwriter, Producer | Billy JackThe Born Losers |
| March | 24 | Debbie Lee Carrington | 58 | US | Actress | Return of the JediTotal Recall |
| March | 27 | Stéphane Audran | 85 | France | Actress | The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieBabette's Feast |
| March | 30 | Bill Maynard | 89 | UK | Actor | Bless This HouseRobin and Marian |
| March | 31 | Luigi De Filippo | 87 | Italy | Actor | The Four Days of NaplesIn the Name of the Sovereign People |
| April | 2 | Susan Anspach | 75 | US | Actress | Five Easy PiecesPlay It Again, Sam |
| April | 3 | Mary Hatcher | 88 | US | Actress | The Big WheelHoliday in Havana |
| April | 4 | Soon-Tek Oh | 85 | Korea | Actor | MulanThe Man with the Golden Gun |
| April | 5 | Isao Takahata | 82 | Japan | Director, Screenwriter | The Tale of the Princess KaguyaGrave of the Fireflies |
| April | 8 | Chuck McCann | 83 | US | Actor, Voice Actor | The Heart Is a Lonely HunterC.H.O.M.P.S. |
| April | 13 | Miloš Forman | 86 | Czech Republic | Director | AmadeusOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| April | 14 | Isabella Biagini | 74 | Italy | Actress | Loaded GunsSlalom |
| April | 15 | Philip D'Antoni | 89 | US | Producer, Director | The French ConnectionThe Seven-Ups |
| April | 15 | R. Lee Ermey | 74 | US | Actor | Full Metal JacketToy Story |
| April | 15 | Vittorio Taviani | 88 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | Caesar Must DiePadre Padrone |
| April | 16 | Pamela Gidley | 52 | US | Actress | Thrashin'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me |
| April | 20 | John Stride | 81 | UK | Actor | A Bridge Too FarMacbeth |
| April | 21 | Verne Troyer | 49 | US | Actor | Austin PowersThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus |
| April | 23 | Arthur B. Rubinstein | 80 | US | Composer | Blue ThunderStakeout |
| April | 25 | Michael Anderson | 98 | UK | Director | Around the World in 80 DaysLogan's Run |
| April | 26 | Gianfranco Parolini | 93 | Italy | Director | SabataGod's Gun |
| April | 27 | Paul Junger Witt | 77 | US | Producer | Dead Poets SocietyInsomnia |
| April | 28 | Lester James Peries | 99 | Sri Lanka | Director, Screenwriter | GamperaliyaNidhanaya |
| April | 29 | Robert Mandan | 86 | US | Actor | The Carey TreatmentMacArthur |
| May | 5 | Ermanno Olmi | 86 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | The Tree of Wooden ClogsIl Posto |
| May | 8 | Anne V. Coates | 92 | UK | Film Editor | Lawrence of ArabiaThe Elephant Man |
| May | 11 | Josh Greenfeld | 90 | US | Screenwriter | Harry and TontoOh, God! Book II |
| May | 13 | Margot Kidder | 69 | Canada | Actress | SupermanThe Amityville Horror |
| May | 16 | Joseph Campanella | 93 | US | Actor | The Young LoversThe St. Valentine's Day Massacre |
| May | 16 | Hugh Dane | 75 | US | Actor | BridesmaidsJoy Ride |
| May | 16 | Lucian Pintilie | 84 | Romania | Director, Screenwriter | An Unforgettable SummerThe Reenactment |
| May | 19 | Vincent McEveety | 88 | US | Director | FirecreekThe Castaway Cowboy |
| May | 20 | Bill Gold | 97 | US | Graphic Designer | CasablancaThe Exorcist |
| May | 20 | Patricia Morison | 103 | US | Actress, Singer | The Song of BernadetteCalling Dr. Death |
| May | 21 | Anna Maria Ferrero | 84 | Italy | Actress | War and PeaceThe Four Days of Naples |
| May | 21 | Allyn Ann McLerie | 91 | US | Actress | Calamity JaneThey Shoot Horses, Don't They? |
| May | 21 | Clint Walker | 90 | US | Actor | Fort DobbsThe Dirty Dozen |
| May | 22 | Elizabeth Sung | 63 | Hong Kong | Actress | The Joy Luck ClubMemoirs of a Geisha |
| May | 24 | Jerry Maren | 98 | US | Actor | The Wizard of OzLittle Cigars |
| May | 31 | Michael D. Ford | 90 | UK | Set Decorator | Raiders of the Lost ArkTitanic |
| June | 1 | William Edward Phipps | 96 | US | Actor | CinderellaInvaders from Mars |
| June | 6 | Kira Muratova | 83 | Ukraine | Director, Screenwriter | The Asthenic SyndromeThree Stories |
| June | 8 | Eunice Gayson | 90 | UK | Actress | Dr. NoFrom Russia with Love |
| June | 9 | Françoise Bonnot | 78 | France | Film Editor | ZMissing |
| June | 9 | Zhang Junzhao | 65 | China | Director, Screenwriter | One and EightArc Light |
| June | 11 | Roman Kłosowski | 89 | Poland | Actor | Man on the TracksShadow |
| June | 16 | Martin Bregman | 92 | US | Producer | ScarfaceDog Day Afternoon |
| June | 16 | Richard Greenberg | 71 | US | Visual Effects Artist, Title Designer, Director | PredatorLast Action Hero |
| June | 18 | Maria Rohm | 72 | Austria | Actress | Ten Little IndiansCount Dracula |
| June | 22 | Deanna Lund | 81 | US | Actress | Dimension 5Hardly Working |
| June | 24 | Stanley Anderson | 78 | US | Actor | Spider-ManArmageddon |
| June | 27 | Steven Hilliard Stern | 80 | Canada | Director, Screenwriter | RunningThe Devil and Max Devlin |
| June | 28 | Denis Akiyama | 66 | Canada | Actor | Johnny MnemonicPixels |
| June | 29 | Liliane Montevecchi | 85 | France | Actress, Singer | The Sad SackThe Young Lions |
| June | 29 | Derrick O'Connor | 77 | Ireland | Actor | Lethal Weapon 2Brazil |
| June | 29 | Anthony Ray | 80 | US | Producer | An Unmarried WomanFreebie and the Bean |
| July | 1 | Gillian Lynne | 92 | UK | Choreographer | YentlMan of La Mancha |
| July | 4 | Robby Müller | 78 | Netherlands | Cinematographer | Paris, TexasDead Man |
| July | 5 | Claude Lanzmann | 92 | France | Documentarian | ShoahSobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m. |
| July | 8 | Tab Hunter | 86 | US | Actor, Singer | That Kind of WomanDamn Yankees |
| July | 8 | Alan Johnson | 81 | US | Director, Choreographer | To Be or Not to BeSolarbabies |
| July | 8 | Carlo Vanzina | 67 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | Vacanze di NataleTime for Loving |
| July | 12 | Roger Perry | 85 | US | Actor | Count Yorga, VampireThe Thing with Two Heads |
| July | 12 | Robert Wolders | 81 | Netherlands | Actor | TobrukBeau Geste |
| July | 13 | Stan Dragoti | 85 | US | Director | Mr. MomLove at First Bite |
| July | 17 | Gary Beach | 70 | US | Actor | The ProducersDefending Your Life |
| July | 17 | Yvonne Blake | 78 | UK | Costume Designer | Nicholas and AlexandraSuperman |
| July | 17 | David Stevens | 77 | Australia | Screenwriter | Breaker MorantThe Sum of Us |
| July | 18 | Hugh Whitemore | 82 | UK | Screenwriter | The Blue BirdThe Return of the Soldier |
| July | 19 | Shinobu Hashimoto | 100 | Japan | Screenwriter | Seven SamuraiRashomon |
| July | 19 | Michael Howells | 61 | UK | Production Designer | EmmaNanny McPhee |
| July | 23 | Harry Gulkin | 90 | Canada | Producer | Lies My Father Told MeTwo Solitudes |
| July | 25 | Patrick Williams | 79 | US | Composer | Breaking AwayCry-Baby |
| July | 27 | Bernard Hepton | 92 | UK | Actor | Get CarterBarry Lyndon |
| August | 1 | Mary Carlisle | 104 | US | Actress | College HumorThe Sweetheart of Sigma Chi |
| August | 2 | Winston Ntshona | 76 | South Africa | Actor | A Dry White SeasonThe Wild Geese |
| August | 3 | Moshé Mizrahi | 86 | Israel | Director | Madame RosaEvery Time We Say Goodbye |
| August | 3 | Ronnie Taylor | 93 | UK | Cinematographer | GandhiSea of Love |
| August | 5 | Charlotte Rae | 92 | US | Actress | BananasRicki and the Flash |
| August | 5 | Beverly Polcyn | 90 | US | Actress | Not Another Teen MovieHook |
| August | 5 | Piotr Szulkin | 68 | Poland | Director | O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of CivilizationThe War of the Worlds: Next Century |
| August | 7 | Étienne Chicot | 69 | France | Actor | The Da Vinci CodeTransSiberian |
| August | 7 | Richard H. Kline | 91 | US | Cinematographer | Star Trek: The Motion PictureKing Kong |
| August | 13 | John Carter | 95 | US | Film Editor | Lean on MeTaking Off |
| August | 13 | Unshō Ishizuka | 67 | Japan | Voice Actor | Cowboy Bebop: The MovieRedline |
| August | 16 | Aretha Franklin | 76 | US | Singer, Actress | The Blues BrothersBlues Brothers 2000 |
| August | 20 | Craig Zadan | 69 | US | Producer | FootlooseChicago |
| August | 20 | Brian Murray | 80 | South Africa | Actor | Treasure PlanetDream House |
| August | 21 | Barbara Harris | 83 | US | Actress | NashvilleFreaky Friday |
| August | 24 | Lindsay Kemp | 80 | UK | Actor | The Wicker ManVelvet Goldmine |
| August | 26 | Neil Simon | 91 | US | Screenwriter | The Odd CoupleThe Sunshine Boys |
| August | 27 | Robert H. Solo | 85 | US | Producer | Invasion of the Body SnatchersColors |
| August | 27 | Fredd Wayne | 93 | US | Actor | The Spiral RoadMan on the Moon |
| August | 30 | Vanessa Marquez | 49 | US | Actress | Stand and DeliverTwenty Bucks |
| August | 31 | Gloria Jean | 92 | US | Actress, Singer | Never Give a Sucker an Even BreakCopacabana |
| August | 31 | Carole Shelley | 79 | UK | Actress | The Odd CoupleRobin Hood |
| September | 3 | Lydia Clarke | 95 | US | Actress | The Atomic CityWill Penny |
| September | 3 | Jacqueline Pearce | 74 | UK | Actress | The ReptileThe Plague of the Zombies |
| September | 4 | Thomas Rickman | 78 | US | Screenwriter | Coal Miner's DaughterHooper |
| September | 5 | Christopher Lawford | 63 | US | Actor | The Russia HouseThirteen Days |
| September | 6 | Liz Fraser | 88 | UK | Actress | I'm All Right JackThe Americanization of Emily |
| September | 6 | Burt Reynolds | 82 | US | Actor, Director | Boogie NightsSmokey and the Bandit |
| September | 7 | Sheila White | 69 | UK | Actress | Oliver!Unidentified Flying Oddball |
| September | 10 | Peter Donat | 90 | US | Actor | The Godfather Part IIThe Hindenburg |
| September | 11 | Fenella Fielding | 90 | UK | Actress | The Old Dark HouseCarry On Screaming! |
| September | 15 | John M. Dwyer | 83 | US | Set Decorator | Coal Miner's DaughterTerminator 2: Judgment Day |
| September | 15 | Kirin Kiki | 75 | Japan | Actress | ShopliftersStill Walking |
| September | 15 | Dudley Sutton | 85 | UK | Actor | The DevilsEdward II |
| September | 15 | Zhu Xu | 88 | China | Actor | The King of MasksShower |
| September | 18 | Marceline Loridan-Ivens | 90 | France | Director, Actress, Screenwriter | A Tale of the WindPeut-être |
| September | 19 | Denis Norden | 96 | UK | Screenwriter | Buona Sera, Mrs. CampbellThe Bliss of Mrs. Blossom |
| September | 19 | Gamil Ratib | 91 | Egypt | Actor | Lawrence of ArabiaTrapeze |
| September | 23 | Gary Kurtz | 78 | US | Producer | Star WarsAmerican Graffiti |
| September | 23 | Mark Livolsi | 56 | US | Film Editor | Wedding CrashersThe Blind Side |
| September | 23 | Al Matthews | 75 | US | Actor | AliensThe Fifth Element |
| September | 26 | Roger Robinson | 78 | US | Actor | Willie DynamiteNewman's Law |
| October | 1 | Charles Aznavour | 94 | France | Actor, Singer | Shoot the Piano PlayerThe Tin Drum |
| October | 1 | Stelvio Cipriani | 81 | Italy | Composer | The Anonymous VenetianThe Great Kidnapping |
| October | 4 | Will Vinton | 70 | US | Animator, Director | Return to OzThe Adventures of Mark Twain |
| October | 4 | Audrey Wells | 58 | US | Screenwriter, Director | Under the Tuscan SunThe Hate U Give |
| October | 6 | Scott Wilson | 76 | US | Actor | In Cold BloodG.I. Jane |
| October | 7 | Peggy McCay | 90 | US | Actress | Bustin' LooseLad, A Dog |
| October | 7 | Celeste Yarnall | 74 | US | Actress | Bob & Carol & Ted & AliceEve |
| October | 8 | Arnold Kopelson | 83 | US | Producer | PlatoonThe Fugitive |
| October | 8 | Venantino Venantini | 88 | Italy | Actor | LadyhawkeThe Agony and the Ecstasy |
| October | 10 | Raymond Danon | 88 | France | Producer | LizaThe Judge and the Assassin |
| October | 14 | Milena Dravić | 78 | Serbia | Actress | Battle of NeretvaThe Camp Followers |
| October | 18 | Danny Leiner | 57 | US | Director | Dude, Where's My Car?Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle |
| October | 19 | Diana Sowle | 88 | US | Actress | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryClear and Present Danger |
| October | 23 | James Karen | 94 | US | Actor | PoltergeistThe Return of the Living Dead |
| November | 1 | Carlo Giuffrè | 89 | Italy | Actor | The Girl with the PistolThe Railroad Man |
| November | 1 | Ken Swofford | 85 | US | Actor | AnnieSkyjacked |
| November | 2 | Raymond Chow | 91 | Hong Kong | Producer | Enter the DragonPolice Story |
| November | 2 | Kitty O'Neil | 72 | US | Stuntwoman | The Blues BrothersSmokey and the Bandit II |
| November | 3 | Sondra Locke | 74 | US | Actress, Director | The Heart Is a Lonely HunterSudden Impact |
| November | 7 | Francis Lai | 86 | France | Composer | Love StoryA Man and a Woman |
| November | 11 | Douglas Rain | 90 | Canada | Voice Actor | 2001: A Space Odyssey2010: The Year We Make Contact |
| November | 12 | Stan Lee | 95 | US | Comic Book Writer, Producer, Actor | The AvengersIron Man |
| November | 15 | John Bluthal | 89 | Australia | Actor | The Fifth ElementHail, Caesar! |
| November | 16 | Pablo Ferro | 83 | Cuba | Title Designer | Dr. StrangeloveA Clockwork Orange |
| November | 16 | William Goldman | 87 | US | Screenwriter | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidMarathon Man |
| November | 19 | Dominique Blanchar | 91 | France | Actress | L'AvventuraDecision Before Dawn |
| November | 19 | Witold Sobociński | 89 | Poland | Cinematographer | FranticThe Promised Land |
| November | 21 | Michele Carey | 76 | US | Actress | El DoradoDirty Dingus Magee |
| November | 23 | Nicolas Roeg | 90 | UK | Director, Cinematographer | The Man Who Fell to EarthDon't Look Now |
| November | 24 | Ricky Jay | 72 | US | Actor | MagnoliaTomorrow Never Dies |
| November | 25 | Giuliana Calandra | 82 | Italy | Actress | Deep RedThe Last Woman |
| November | 25 | Gloria Katz | 76 | US | Screenwriter, Producer | American GraffitiHoward the Duck |
| November | 26 | Bernardo Bertolucci | 77 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | The Last EmperorLast Tango in Paris |
| November | 26 | Samuel Hadida | 64 | Morocco | Producer | True RomanceResident Evil |
| November | 26 | Stephen Hillenburg | 57 | US | Director, Animator | The SpongeBob SquarePants MovieThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water |
| December | 1 | Ken Berry | 85 | US | Actor, Singer | Herbie Rides AgainThe Cat from Outer Space |
| December | 3 | Philip Bosco | 88 | US | Actor | Working GirlChildren of a Lesser God |
| December | 3 | Geoff Murphy | 80 | New Zealand | Director, Screenwriter | FreejackYoung Guns II |
| December | 6 | Tim Rossovich | 72 | US | Actor | Night ShiftCloak & Dagger |
| December | 9 | Michael Seymour | 86 | UK | Production Designer | AlienBeverly Hills Cop III |
| December | 12 | Ferenc Kósa | 81 | Hungary | Director, Screenwriter | Ten Thousand DaysThe Upthrown Stone |
| December | 14 | Matti Kassila | 94 | Finnish | Director | The Harvest MonthThe Girl from Moon Bridge |
| December | 17 | Galt MacDermot | 89 | Canada | Composer | HairMistress |
| December | 17 | Penny Marshall | 75 | US | Director, Actress | A League of Their OwnBig |
| December | 19 | Norman Gimbel | 91 | US | Lyricist | Norma RaeThe Other Side of the Mountain |
| December | 19 | Peter Masterson | 84 | US | Actor, Director | The ExorcistIn the Heat of the Night |
| December | 20 | Donald Moffat | 87 | UK | Actor | The ThingThe Right Stuff |
| December | 24 | Patrice Martinez | 55 | US | Actress | Three AmigosBeetlejuice |
| December | 26 | Frank Adonis | 83 | US | Actor | GoodfellasRaging Bull |
| December | 26 | Jorge Grau | 88 | Spain | Director, Screenwriter | Let Sleeping Corpses LieActeón |
| December | 27 | Børge Ring | 97 | Denmark | Animator | Heavy MetalAnna & Bella |
| December | 27 | Robert Kerman | 71 | US | Actor | Cannibal HolocaustEaten Alive! |
| December | 28 | Iaia Fiastri | 84 | Italy | Screenwriter | To Forget VeniceBread and Chocolate |
| December | 28 | June Whitfield | 93 | UK | Actress | Carry On AbroadJude |
| December | 29 | Agneta Eckemyr | 68 | Sweden | Actress | The Island at the Top of the WorldBlindman |
| December | 29 | Ringo Lam | 63 | Hong Kong | Director | Prison on FireThe Suspect |
| December | 29 | Rosenda Monteros | 83 | Mexico | Actress | The Magnificent SevenShe |
| December | 30 | Don Lusk | 105 | US | Animator | PinocchioFantasia |
| December | 31 | Richard Marks | 75 | US | Film Editor | Terms of EndearmentApocalypse Now |
| December | 31 | Al Reinert | 71 | US | Screenwriter, Director | Apollo 13For All Mankind |

## Film debuts

* Gideon Adlon – Blockers
* Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson – Kickboxer: Retaliation
* Ronny Chieng – Crazy Rich Asians
* David Corenswet – Affairs of State
* Lex Scott Davis – Superfly
* Winston Duke – Black Panther
* Daisy Edgar-Jones – Pond Life
* Jacob Elordi – Swinging Safari
* Cynthia Erivo – Bad Times at the El Royale
* Ester Expósito – When Angels Sleep
* Luna Fulgencio – Mirage
* Laura Galán – The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
* Lily Gao – Kin
* Maya Hawke – Ladyworld
* Fred Hechinger – Eighth Grade
* Aoife Hinds – The Commuter
* Hemal Ingle – Husharu
* Jordan Jacobo – To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This
* Jeon Jong-seo – Burning
* Qurrat Ann Kadwani – The First Purge
* Andrea Londo – Superfly
* Violet McGraw – Ready Player One
* Daniela Melchior – The Black Book
* Camila Mendes – The New Romantic
* Florian Munteanu – Creed II
* Jeffrey Ngai – Big Brother
* Hilton Pelser – The Kissing Booth
* Alba Planas – The Tree of Blood
* Shrinivas Pokale – Naal
* Banita Sandhu – October
* Frances Sholto-Douglas – Samson
* Cailee Spaeny – Pacific Rim Uprising
* Drew Starkey – American Animals
* Sophie Thatcher – Prospect
* Carolina Yuste – Carmen & Lola