Domestic Box Office For December 2018
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aquaman | $335,061,807 | 4,184 | $67,873,522 | 20.3% | 4,125 | Dec 21 | Apr 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | $190,241,310 | 3,813 | $35,363,376 | 18.6% | 3,813 | Dec 14 | Apr 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Mary Poppins Returns | $171,958,438 | 4,090 | $23,523,121 | 13.7% | 4,090 | Dec 19 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Bumblebee | $127,195,589 | 3,597 | $21,654,047 | 17% | 3,550 | Dec 21 | Mar 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | The Mule | $103,804,407 | 3,329 | $17,509,431 | 16.9% | 2,588 | Dec 14 | Mar 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Vice | $47,836,282 | 2,534 | $7,768,371 | 16.2% | 2,442 | Dec 25 | Apr 11 | Annapurna Pictures |
| 7 | Second Act | $39,282,227 | 2,607 | $6,489,983 | 16.5% | 2,607 | Dec 21 | Feb 21 | STX Entertainment |
| 8 | Holmes & Watson | $30,573,626 | 2,780 | $7,411,522 | 24.2% | 2,776 | Dec 25 | Feb 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | On the Basis of Sex | $24,622,687 | 1,957 | $686,355 | 2.8% | 33 | Dec 25 | Mar 7 | Focus Features |
| 10 | They Shall Not Grow Old | $17,956,913 | 1,335 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | May 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Mary Queen of Scots | $16,468,499 | 1,052 | $194,777 | 1.2% | 4 | Dec 7 | Jan 31 | Focus Features |
| 12 | Mortal Engines | $15,951,040 | 3,103 | $7,559,850 | 47.4% | 3,103 | Dec 14 | Jan 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | If Beale Street Could Talk | $14,915,773 | 1,018 | $224,476 | 1.5% | 4 | Dec 14 | Apr 11 | Annapurna Pictures |
| 14 | Welcome to Marwen | $10,763,520 | 1,911 | $2,354,205 | 21.9% | 1,911 | Dec 21 | Jan 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | Once Upon a Deadpool 2018 Re-release | $6,100,309 | 1,566 | $2,683,200 | 44% | 1,566 | Dec 12 | Jan 24 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | Stan & Ollie | $5,470,235 | 754 | $78,104 | 1.4% | 5 | Dec 28 | May 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 17 | Simmba | $5,102,129 | 301 | $1,758,576 | 34.5% | 301 | Dec 28 | Feb 3 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 18 | Cold War 2018 Re-release | $4,580,048 | 270 | $54,353 | 1.2% | 3 | Dec 21 | Apr 4 | Amazon Studios |
| 19 | Amazing Grace | $4,450,456 | 263 | $57,353 | 1.3% | 3 | Dec 7 | Jul 21 | Neon |
| 20 | Ben Is Back | $3,703,184 | 598 | $80,734 | 2.2% | 4 | Dec 7 | Feb 21 | Roadside Attractions |
| 21 | The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Verdi: La Traviata | $1,882,931 | 725 | $1,333,159 | 70.8% | 725 | Dec 15 | Dec 19 | Fathom Events |
| 22 | Racetime | $1,875,283 | 86 | $271,061 | 14.5% | 86 | Dec 7 | Apr 14 | Entertainment One |
| 23 | Capernaum | $1,661,096 | 136 | $24,988 | 1.5% | 3 | Dec 14 | May 30 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | Destroyer | $1,533,324 | 235 | $55,347 | 3.6% | 3 | Dec 25 | Mar 21 | Annapurna Pictures |
| 25 | Zero | $1,035,388 | 300 | $1,035,388 | 100% | 300 | Dec 21 | - | Yash Raj Films |
| 26 | White Christmas 2018 Re-release | $928,298 | 638 | $566,045 | 61% | 638 | Dec 9 | Dec 12 | Fathom Events |
| 27 | Kedarnath | $901,131 | 113 | $407,118 | 45.2% | 113 | Dec 7 | Jan 3 | Pack Your Bag Films |
| 28 | Schindler's List 2018 Re-release | $833,050 | 1,029 | $566,760 | 68% | 1,029 | Dec 7 | Dec 13 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Vox Lux | $727,119 | 325 | $155,714 | 21.4% | 6 | Dec 7 | Jan 6 | Neon |
| 30 | Jim Henson's Holiday Special with Fraggle Rock and Emmet Otter | $695,130 | 623 | $473,802 | 68.2% | 536 | Dec 10 | Dec 16 | Fathom Events |
| 31 | The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - The Nutcracker | $323,928 | 360 | $323,928 | 100% | 360 | Dec 23 | - | Fathom Events |
| 32 | The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Mozart: Die Zauberflöte | $307,686 | 647 | $307,686 | 100% | 647 | Dec 1 | Dec 1 | Fathom Events |
| 33 | Showtime Championship Boxing: Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury | $304,482 | 486 | $304,482 | 100% | 486 | Dec 1 | Dec 1 | Fathom Events |
| 34 | Swing Kids | $222,001 | 21 | $43,952 | 19.8% | 15 | Dec 21 | Jan 27 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 35 | Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel | $207,533 | 7 | $12,678 | 6.1% | 1 | Dec 14 | - | Menemsha Films |
| 36 | The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Don Quixote | $187,946 | 358 | $187,824 | 99.9% | 358 | Dec 2 | Dec 3 | Fathom Events |
| 37 | Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki | $187,320 | 377 | $10,238 | 5.5% | 4 | Dec 13 | Jan 10 | GKIDS |
| 38 | The Last Resort | $158,646 | 13 | $1,844 | 1.2% | 1 | Dec 21 | May 9 | Kino Lorber |
| 39 | Buttons, A New Musical Film | $151,983 | 543 | $151,972 | 100% | 543 | Dec 8 | Dec 10 | Fathom Events |
| 40 | Sleepless in Seattle 2018 Re-release | $127,281 | 419 | $73,560 | 57.8% | 419 | Dec 2 | Dec 6 | Fathom Events |
| 41 | George Takei's Allegiance 2018 Re-release | $117,162 | 567 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | Dec 13 | Fathom Events |
| 42 | Take Point | $112,386 | 25 | $21,189 | 18.9% | 2 | Dec 27 | Jan 24 | CJ Entertainment |
| 43 | Airpocalypse | $105,678 | 21 | $35,363 | 33.5% | 21 | Dec 21 | Jan 10 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 44 | The House That Jack Built | $87,993 | 32 | $34,273 | 38.9% | 32 | Dec 14 | Jan 24 | IFC Films |
| 45 | National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra | $83,672 | 470 | - | - | - | Dec 6 | Dec 6 | Fathom Events |
| 46 | DAZN Boxing: Canelo Alvarez vs. Rocky Fielding | $54,916 | 368 | $54,916 | 100% | 368 | Dec 15 | Dec 15 | Fathom Events |
| 47 | Twiceland | $52,874 | 19 | - | - | - | Dec 7 | - | CJ Entertainment |
| 48 | Divide and Conquer | $38,510 | 16 | $18,833 | 48.9% | 15 | Dec 7 | Jan 10 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 49 | The Charmer | $26,167 | 3 | $4,128 | 15.8% | 1 | Dec 5 | Jan 24 | Film Movement |
| 50 | Swimming with Men | $24,708 | 31 | $10,336 | 41.8% | 31 | Dec 7 | Jan 3 | IFC Films |
| 51 | Tyrel | $21,456 | 5 | $6,059 | 28.2% | 5 | Dec 7 | Feb 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 52 | The Tag Along: Devil Fish | $20,726 | 8 | $10,974 | 52.9% | 8 | Dec 7 | Dec 27 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 53 | Frank and Ava | $18,829 | 3 | $3,080 | 16.4% | 1 | Dec 7 | Jun 6 | Hannover House |
| 54 | Allegiance to Broadway | $18,527 | 344 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | Dec 4 | Fathom Events |
| 55 | Revival | $17,252 | 10 | - | - | - | Dec 7 | - | TriCoast Worldwide |
| 56 | The Quake | $6,235 | 7 | $3,256 | 52.2% | 7 | Dec 14 | Dec 27 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 57 | The Party's Just Beginning | $4,145 | 10 | $2,770 | 66.8% | 10 | Dec 7 | Dec 13 | The Orchard |
| 58 | Henchmen | $1,469 | 3 | $580 | 39.5% | 3 | Dec 7 | - | Entertainment One |
| 59 | That Way Madness Lies... | $1,447 | 2 | $579 | 40% | 2 | Dec 14 | Dec 20 | First Run |
| 60 | Guy | $1,319 | 2 | $1,319 | 100% | 2 | Dec 14 | - | Distrib Films |
