Digital movie network Fandango, which is responsible a large majority of online ticket sales for movies, has revealed its annual list of most anticipated films. More than 4,500 moviegoers participated in a survey to determine this year’s most anticipated summer blockbuster, and the results probably won’t surprise you.
Marvel’s
Avengers: Infinity War topped the list as this year’s most anticipated summer blockbuster. For those who have been keeping a tally on pre-sale tickets, this isn’t a shocker.
Avengers: Infinity War needed only six hours t
o break Fandango’s record for best-selling superhero movie in the first 24 hours of pre-sales, previously held by Marvel’s
Black Panther. Additionally, Fandango
previously revealed that
Avengers: Infinity War was selling twice as many tickets as
Black Panther and is actually selling more tickets than the previous seven MCU movies combined. It was
revealed today that the film is closing in on overall pre-sale ticket records held by
Star Wars: The Force Awakens and
The Last Jedi with more than $50 million worth of advance tickets sold. So, again, the fact that it’s the most anticipated summer blockbuster of 2018 isn’t a surprise.
What is a surprise is that the second most anticipated movie this summer isn’t
Solo: A Star Wars Story, but rather Fox’s
Deadpool. This probably doesn’t sit too well with Disney, but it’s not unexpected given the skepticism surrounding the upcoming spinoff. Rounding out the top five most anticipated summer blockbusters is
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and
Incredibles 2, respectively.
Fandango’s survey also included poll questions on most anticipated summer family film, fan favorite actress and actor, most anticipated live-action comedy, and the fan pick for this year’s summer sleeper. Check out all of the results below.
Most Anticipated 2018 Summer Blockbuster:
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Avengers: Infinity War (April 27)
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Deadpool 2 (May 18)
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Solo: A Star Wars Story (May 25)
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (June 22)
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Incredibles 2 (June 15)
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Ocean’s 8 (June 8)
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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (July 20)
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Mission: Impossible – Fallout (July 27)
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado (June 29)
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Ant-Man and the Wasp (July 6)
Most Anticipated Summer Family Film:
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The Incredibles 2 (June 15)
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Christopher Robin (August 3)
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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (July 13)
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Show Dogs (May 18)
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Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (July 27)
Fan Favorite Actress:
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Sandra Bullock (Ocean’s 8)
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Scarlett Johansson (Avengers: Infinity War)
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Emilia Clarke (Solo: A Star Wars Story)
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Zoe Saldana (Avengers: Infinity War)
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Melissa McCarthy (Life of the Party)
Fan Favorite Actor:
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Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool 2)
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Chris Pratt (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Avengers: Infinity War)
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Denzel Washington (The Equalizer 2)
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Robert Downey, Jr. (Avengers: Infinity War)
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Chris Evans (Avengers: Infinity War)
Rising Female Movie Star
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Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2)
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Solo: A Star Wars Story)
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Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again)
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Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp)
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Awkwafina (Ocean’s 8, Crazy Rich Asians)
Rising Male Movie Star
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Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story)
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Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom)
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Ashton Sanders (The Equalizer 2)
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Lakeith Stanfield (Sorry to Bother You)
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Josh Hamilton (Eighth Grade)
Most Anticipated Live-Action Comedy
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The Spy Who Dumped Me (August 3)
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Crazy Rich Asians (August 17)
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Book Club (May 18)
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Tag (June 15)
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Life of the Party (May 11)
Fan Pick for Summer Sleeper
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Crazy Rich Asians (August 17)
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Sorry to Bother You (July 6)
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Blindspotting (July 27)
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Eighth Grade (July 13)
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Hereditary (June 8)
Which movie(s) are you most excited to see this summer?