2018 in film
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: "" grossed $2 billion worldwide, becoming the fourth movie to surpass the milestone, and 4th highest-grossing film of all time. "Black Panther", "", "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. Events. Festivals. List of some of the film festivals for 2018 that have been accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers  Associations (FIAPF). 2018 films. The list of films released in 2018, arranged by country, are as follows: