13 Movies That Shocked At The Box Office In 2018

7. Bohemian Rhapsody

Box Office: $774.3 million (at the time of press)

It was always a no-brainer that this $55 million Queen biopic would recoup its budget many times over, but most pre-release tracking had it settling in the $400-500 range, not almost double that.

Despite mixed reviews, the band's iconic appeal and Rami Malek's terrific performance invited a far warmer response from general audiences, who gave it an "A" CinemaScore.

Even so, Bohemian Rhapsody had box office legs beyond any expectations, becoming the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time by a margin of over $500 million (smoking Straight Outta Compton in the process), and also topping Deadpool 2 to become Fox's most commercially successful film in 2018.