Domestic Box Office For August 2018
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crazy Rich Asians | $174,532,921 | 3,865 | $26,510,140 | 15.2% | 3,384 | Aug 15 | Jan 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Meg | $145,443,742 | 4,118 | $45,402,195 | 31.2% | 4,118 | Aug 10 | Nov 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Christopher Robin | $99,215,042 | 3,602 | $24,585,139 | 24.8% | 3,602 | Aug 3 | Nov 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | BlacKkKlansman | $49,275,340 | 1,914 | $10,845,330 | 22% | 1,512 | Aug 10 | Mar 1 | Focus Features |
| 5 | Mile 22 | $36,108,758 | 3,520 | $13,710,825 | 38% | 3,520 | Aug 17 | Oct 4 | STX Entertainment |
| 6 | Alpha | $35,857,181 | 2,881 | $10,352,512 | 28.9% | 2,719 | Aug 17 | Nov 22 | Studio 8 |
| 7 | The Spy Who Dumped Me | $33,562,069 | 3,111 | $12,103,043 | 36.1% | 3,111 | Aug 3 | Sep 27 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Slender Man | $30,569,484 | 2,358 | $11,371,866 | 37.2% | 2,358 | Aug 10 | Nov 1 | Screen Gems |
| 9 | Searching | $26,020,957 | 2,009 | $388,769 | 1.5% | 9 | Aug 24 | Nov 15 | Screen Gems |
| 10 | The Happytime Murders | $20,706,452 | 3,256 | $9,532,425 | 46% | 3,256 | Aug 24 | Sep 27 | STX Entertainment |
| 11 | Operation Finale | $17,612,099 | 1,818 | $6,022,758 | 34.2% | 1,818 | Aug 29 | Nov 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 12 | The Darkest Minds | $12,695,691 | 3,127 | $5,842,609 | 46% | 3,127 | Aug 3 | Oct 18 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | The Wife | $9,601,092 | 541 | $108,284 | 1.1% | 4 | Aug 17 | Apr 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 14 | Dog Days | $6,809,080 | 2,442 | $2,554,766 | 37.5% | 2,442 | Aug 8 | Sep 27 | LD Entertainment |
| 15 | A-X-L | $6,501,381 | 1,710 | $2,798,229 | 43% | 1,710 | Aug 24 | Oct 18 | - |
| 16 | Death of a Nation | $5,885,881 | 1,005 | $2,356,522 | 40% | 1,005 | Aug 3 | Oct 11 | - |
| 17 | Kin | $5,718,096 | 2,141 | $3,035,618 | 53.1% | 2,141 | Aug 31 | Sep 27 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | Ya veremos | $4,165,949 | 369 | $1,803,848 | 43.3% | 369 | Aug 31 | Oct 11 | Pantelion Films |
| 19 | Juliet, Naked | $3,444,895 | 467 | $60,886 | 1.8% | 4 | Aug 17 | Oct 25 | Roadside Attractions |
| 20 | Made for More | $2,999,134 | 703 | - | - | - | Aug 2 | Jan 9 | Fathom Events |
| 21 | Papillon | $2,335,896 | 544 | $1,090,073 | 46.7% | 544 | Aug 24 | Sep 13 | Bleecker Street Media |
| 22 | The Bookshop | $1,588,150 | 136 | $75,736 | 4.8% | 4 | Aug 24 | Oct 11 | Greenwich Entertainment |
| 23 | Beautifully Broken | $1,209,645 | 651 | $589,155 | 48.7% | 651 | Aug 24 | Nov 7 | ArtAffects Entertainment |
| 24 | An Interview with God | $1,201,434 | 944 | - | - | - | Aug 20 | Aug 23 | Fathom Events |
| 25 | Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days | $1,200,246 | 48 | $311,743 | 26% | 48 | Aug 1 | Sep 20 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 26 | Elvis: The Comeback Special | $1,010,657 | 725 | - | - | - | Aug 16 | - | Fathom Events |
| 27 | Little Italy | $990,230 | 133 | $283,399 | 28.6% | 133 | Aug 24 | Nov 8 | Entertainment One |
| 28 | The Miseducation of Cameron Post | $904,703 | 85 | $48,638 | 5.4% | 2 | Aug 3 | Sep 30 | FilmRise |
| 29 | The Little Stranger | $713,143 | 477 | $401,563 | 56.3% | 474 | Aug 31 | Sep 13 | Focus Features |
| 30 | Blaze | $704,955 | 88 | $44,050 | 6.2% | 3 | Aug 17 | Nov 29 | IFC Films |
| 31 | The Island | $670,883 | 40 | $263,412 | 39.3% | 40 | Aug 10 | Sep 16 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 32 | DCI 2019: Big, Loud & Live 16 | $603,320 | 639 | - | - | - | Aug 9 | Aug 9 | Fathom Events |
| 33 | The Big Lebowski 2018 Re-release | $582,585 | 658 | $330,067 | 56.7% | 624 | Aug 5 | Aug 8 | Fathom Events |
| 34 | Pick of the Litter | $578,717 | 60 | $16,519 | 2.9% | 2 | Aug 31 | Nov 29 | IFC Films |
| 35 | Grave of the Fireflies | $516,962 | 746 | $158,101 | 30.6% | 715 | Aug 12 | Aug 15 | Fathom Events |
| 36 | The Spy Gone North | $500,803 | 31 | $43,348 | 8.7% | 2 | Aug 10 | Sep 20 | CJ Entertainment |
| 37 | South Pacific 2018 Re-release | $458,000 | 718 | $258,350 | 56.4% | 683 | Aug 26 | Aug 29 | Fathom Events |
| 38 | The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl | $406,490 | 415 | $18,302 | 4.5% | 10 | Aug 21 | Oct 4 | GKIDS |
| 39 | We the Animals | $400,961 | 48 | $63,357 | 15.8% | 3 | Aug 17 | Oct 18 | The Orchard |
| 40 | Krull 2018 Re-release | $397,157 | 638 | $95,010 | 23.9% | 507 | Aug 23 | Aug 25 | Fathom Events |
| 41 | Skate Kitchen | $236,799 | 34 | $18,065 | 7.6% | 1 | Aug 10 | Oct 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 42 | Bishôjo senshi Sailor Moon Super S Special | $231,434 | 580 | $109,707 | 47.4% | 520 | Aug 4 | Aug 6 | Fathom Events |
| 43 | Have It All -The Movie | $197,142 | 640 | - | - | - | Aug 7 | Aug 7 | Atlantic Records Group |
| 44 | Madeline's Madeline | $185,576 | 33 | $18,009 | 9.7% | 1 | Aug 10 | Oct 11 | Oscilloscope |
| 45 | Karwaan | $182,009 | 58 | $98,460 | 54.1% | 58 | Aug 3 | Aug 19 | - |
| 46 | BuyBust | $178,471 | 25 | $77,955 | 43.7% | 25 | Aug 10 | Sep 6 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 47 | Luis and the Aliens | $169,710 | 20 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | Viva Pictures |
| 48 | The Little Mermaid | $147,175 | 82 | $85,505 | 58.1% | 82 | Aug 17 | Aug 25 | Conglomerate Media |
| 49 | Rudy 2018 Re-release | $131,200 | 656 | $85,349 | 65.1% | 656 | Aug 28 | Sep 2 | Fathom Events |
| 50 | Support the Girls | $129,124 | 35 | $51,167 | 39.6% | 33 | Aug 24 | Oct 18 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 51 | Memoir of War | $103,636 | 11 | $11,653 | 11.2% | 2 | Aug 17 | Dec 13 | Music Box Films |
| 52 | Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi | $103,385 | 71 | $72,376 | 70% | 44 | Aug 24 | - | Eros Worldwide |
| 53 | Andrei Rublev 2018 Re-release | $102,021 | 4 | $12,807 | 12.6% | 2 | Aug 24 | Nov 29 | Janus Films |
| 54 | Let the Corpses Tan | $93,409 | 13 | $11,918 | 12.8% | 3 | Aug 31 | Dec 13 | Kino Lorber |
| 55 | John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection | $90,964 | 22 | $7,878 | 8.7% | 1 | Aug 22 | Oct 18 | Oscilloscope |
| 56 | Big Brother | $85,624 | 25 | $41,225 | 48.1% | 25 | Aug 31 | Sep 20 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 57 | Blood Fest | $82,774 | 485 | - | - | - | Aug 14 | Aug 14 | Fathom Events |
| 58 | A Breath Away | $77,987 | 12 | $16,046 | 20.6% | 12 | Aug 10 | Jan 28 | Entertainment One |
| 59 | Nico, 1988 | $73,304 | 12 | $12,309 | 16.8% | 2 | Aug 1 | Oct 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 60 | Making the Five Heartbeats | $67,415 | 437 | - | - | - | Aug 27 | Aug 27 | Fathom Events |
| 61 | 3100, Run and Become | $65,524 | 7 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | Nov 15 | - |
| 62 | Never Goin' Back | $61,271 | 27 | $10,322 | 16.8% | 2 | Aug 3 | Aug 27 | A24 |
| 63 | Cynthia | $58,177 | 21 | $30,660 | 52.7% | 21 | Aug 31 | Oct 18 | Indican Pictures |
| 64 | Oolong Courtyard: KungFu School | $37,727 | 10 | $19,065 | 50.5% | 10 | Aug 24 | Sep 6 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 65 | Return of the Hero | $37,108 | 3 | $761 | 2.1% | 1 | Aug 30 | Jan 31 | Distrib Films |
| 66 | No Date, No Signature | $36,444 | 3 | $4,993 | 13.7% | 3 | Aug 1 | Jan 24 | Distrib Films |
| 67 | The Atomic Cafe | $22,293 | 5 | $4,098 | 18.4% | 1 | Aug 1 | Oct 25 | Kino Lorber |
| 68 | A Paris Education | $21,598 | 2 | $3,467 | 16.1% | 1 | Aug 30 | Dec 20 | Kino Lorber |
| 69 | Active Measures | $19,862 | 2 | $9,509 | 47.9% | 2 | Aug 31 | Sep 9 | - |
| 70 | Crime + Punishment | $18,644 | 3 | $8,787 | 47.1% | 3 | Aug 24 | Sep 5 | IFC Films |
| 71 | A Prayer Before Dawn | $14,453 | 13 | $14,453 | - | 13 | Aug 10 | Aug 12 | A24 |
| 72 | Minding the Gap | $11,998 | 5 | $6,812 | 56.8% | 4 | Aug 17 | Aug 23 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 73 | Rendezvous in July | $11,321 | 2 | $6,080 | 53.7% | 1 | Aug 1 | - | Rialto Pictures |
| 74 | Colossal Youth | $8,331 | 1 | - | - | - | Aug 3 | - | - |
| 75 | A Whale of a Tale | $6,747 | 1 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | Fine Line Media |
| 76 | Cuban Food Stories | $5,434 | 1 | $3,032 | 55.8% | 1 | Aug 10 | - | First Run |
| 77 | Distant Voices, Still Lives 2018 Re-release | $5,234 | 1 | $2,395 | 45.8% | 1 | Aug 31 | Sep 9 | Arrow Films |
| 78 | Notes on an Appearance | $5,065 | 2 | $2,239 | 44.2% | 1 | Aug 17 | - | Grasshopper Film |
| 79 | An L.A. Minute | $5,004 | 3 | $2,791 | 55.8% | 3 | Aug 24 | Aug 30 | Strand Releasing |
| 80 | Cocote | $3,815 | 2 | $1,436 | 37.6% | 1 | Aug 3 | - | Grasshopper Film |
| 81 | The Family | $3,696 | 2 | $2,030 | 54.9% | 1 | Aug 3 | Oct 4 | Film Movement |
| 82 | Hot to Trot | $3,133 | 1 | $3,133 | 100% | 1 | Aug 24 | - | First Run |
| 83 | The Swan | $2,367 | 2 | $898 | 37.9% | 1 | Aug 10 | - | Synergetic Distribution |
| 84 | An Actor Prepares | $1,743 | 25 | $933 | 53.5% | 25 | Aug 31 | Sep 6 | Gravitas Ventures |
