13 Movies That Shocked At The Box Office In 2018
1. Mary Poppins Returns
Box Office: $288.9 million (at the time of press)
There was a time when some overzealous analysts honestly felt that Mary Poppins Returns had the broad appeal necessary to score $1 billion worldwide, if not dangerously close to it.
Oh, how naive.
Still, it was reasonable to expect the belated sequel to the hit 1964 musical to multiply its $130 million budget many times over, scoring at least $500 million and becoming one of holiday 2018's biggest success stories.
Instead, Mary Poppins Returns performed not-awfully at the box office, though you'd be hard-pressed to call it good compared to the return Disney was clearly expecting.
What's to blame? Aquaman gobbling up everyone's box office bucks, a lack of nostalgia for the film outside of a few select markets (meaning it didn't even get a Chinese release) and merely decent reviews hardly suggesting it was a must-see event movie.
Even so, a third film is reportedly in development with Emily Blunt set to reprise the title role.
Which box office hits and misses shocked you the most in 2018? Shout them out in the comments!