The 10 Most Popular Movies Right Now
What are the best movies right now? That’s hard to answer, because it’s constantly changing. This list of the 10 most popular movies right now will help you get caught up on what everyone else is watching, so you can be in-the-know with the current trends in entertainment and culture!
#1 – Black Panther
Black Panther is the most popular movie right now. It was released on February 16, 2018 and is still in theaters. The film is based on a Marvel comic book that was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Bill Everett. Black Panther is the first superhero of African descent to have their own movie. This film has grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide and has been praised for its characters and representation of African cultures in Africa as well as the United States. #2 – Titanic: Titanic is an epic romance-disaster film released back in 1997. It was directed by James Cameron and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Over twenty years later it remains the highest grossing film of all time.
#2 – Avengers: Infinity War
This movie is a sequel to The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron and the nineteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With so many superheroes, villains, and cosmic beings all fighting for control over the universe, this is sure to be an epic battle! In this installment, the mighty Thanos will lead his Black Order as he aims to gather the six Infinity Stones from across the galaxy. His goal? To wield ultimate power with a snap of his fingers and wipe out half of all life from existence... But what does that mean for Earth’s mightiest heroes?
#3 – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
In the latest installment of Jurassic World, Claire, Owen and the new and improved Velociraptors take on a mission to save the dinosaurs from an impending volcano eruption. But when they find themselves trapped on an island of deadly predators with no way off, Owen’s decision to rescue his raptor friends brings about a whole new set of problems. Director J.A. Bayona delivers an epic sequel that is sure to be another blockbuster hit! #2 – Black Panther: The story follows T’Challa who, after the events of Captain America: Civil War, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to take his place as king. However, when an old enemy reappears on the radar, T’Challa's mettle as king-and Black Panther-is tested when he is drawn into a conflict that puts the entire fate of Wakanda and the world at risk.
#4 – Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2 is a 2018 American computer-animated action comedy film, and the sequel to 2004's The Incredibles. Directed by Brad Bird, who also wrote the screenplay with John Walker, it was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The film is set roughly two years after the events of its predecessor, where the Parr family deals with the challenges of living a normal suburban life while having to hide their identities from everyone else. In addition, Helen Parr (Elastigirl) starts out on her own for the first time, taking up Mr. Incredible’s old job as Elastigirl and running into trouble in this new setting that forces her to confront her self-doubt head on. In contrast to this story line, Bob Parr (Mr.
#5 – Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2 is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Deadpool, distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the second installment in the Deadpool series, and is directed by David Leitch from a script by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Ryan Reynolds. In the film, Wade Wilson hunts down his former comrades to get revenge after being subjected to Cable's time-traveling technology that cures him of his cancer but leaves him with accelerated healing powers. Jack Kesy was revealed as the film's villain on October 16, 2017. In April 2018, Drew Goddard was announced as an executive producer for the sequel. The movie had its world premiere at Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on May 15, 2018 and was released worldwide on May 18.
#6 – Mission Impossible - Fallout
Mission Impossible - Fallout is the sixth installment of the Mission Impossible film series. The plot of this movie is that a man named Ethan Hunt, who is an agent for the United States government's top secret agency known as the IMF, must go on a mission to stop an organization called The Apostles from destroying the world with nuclear weapons. It is directed by Christopher McQuarrie and stars Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, and Angela Bassett.
#7 – Ant-Man and the Wasp
In Marvel's newest and latest installment, Ant-Man and the Wasp, we see how Ant-Man can communicate with ants to do his bidding. He also is able to shrink down in size and grow in size using the Pym Particles. There are tons of really cool scenes that make this movie a must-see for any Marvel fan. It follows after the events of Captain America: Civil War so there's some serious things going on.
The coolest scene was when they were trying to free Janet van Dyne from the Quantum Realm. They tried shooting lasers into it but no dice, so they finally found a way by sending something in there to pull her out like Iron Man did before!
This is an awesome Marvel movie and you should go see it!
#8 – Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Han Solo movie is a fun, adventurous, and emotional addition to the Star Wars franchise. The story follows a young Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) who meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo) and encounters Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover). Along the way he also meets Qi’ra played by Emilia Clarke and develops feelings for her. However, their relationship becomes complicated as they have to fight together in an epic battle against Woody Harrelson's Beckett. As expected from any Star Wars film, it was exciting and action-packed but also more humorous than I anticipated with Harrison Ford's witty lines being thrown around left and right. The one issue I had with this movie was that it took too long for the storyline of Beckett and Jabba the Hutt to be fully developed which meant I found myself getting bored at certain points in the film.
#9 – Ready Player One
In 2045, the world is a dystopian mess. An escape from reality is just a virtual reality away. James Halliday (played by Mark Rylance) created that escape and when he died, he left his fortune to whoever could find the three keys in his digital world OASIS. Wade Watts (played by Tye Sheridan) tries to get all three keys, but there are other players who want them too. One of them is Sorrento (played by Ben Mendelsohn). What’s it about? It’s about how social media can be addicting and how technology shapes our lives today. What did critics say? Ready Player One will disappoint those expecting another nostalgia trip like The Lego Movie or Wreck-It Ralph.
#10 – Ocean’s 8
Ocean’s 8 is a heist film that follows Danny Ocean's sister Debbie who plans and executes an impossible jewel heist at the Met Gala, in New York City. The film stars Sandra Bullock as Debbie Ocean, Cate Blanchett as Lou, Anne Hathaway as Daphne Kluger. #9 – Solo: A Star Wars Story: It’s been nearly five years since Han Solo was killed by his son Kylo Ren on Starkiller Base. In those intervening years, our heroes have had to make do without one of their own while they've fought with everything they have against the dark side of the Force. But no matter how much good they do or how hard they try there will always be more work to do. One way or another the Resistance will be victorious- it has to be!