Skip to main content
  • TotalFilm
  • Edge
  • Newsarama
  • Retrogamer
GamesRadar+ GamesRadar+
US EditionUS CA EditionCanada UK EditionUK AU EditionAustralia
Sign in
  • View Profile
  • Sign out
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Features
  • More
    • PS5
    • Xbox Series X
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • PC
    • Platforms
    • Tabletop Gaming
    • Comics
    • Toys & Collectibles
    • Newsarama
    • Retro Gamer
    • Newsletters
    • About us
    • Features
Trending
  • Best Netflix Movies
  • Movie Release Dates
  • Best movies on Disney Plus
  • Best Netflix Shows
Don't miss these
Black Panther, Iron Man, Vision, War Machine, and Black Widow at the Berlin airport in Captain America: Civil War - part of our guide on how to watch the Marvel movies in order
Superhero Movies How to watch the Marvel movies in order (release and chronological order)
Dune
Movies Movie release dates 2026: Every major film coming to cinemas and streaming
Dune 2
Movies Upcoming movies: The most exciting new movies coming in 2026 and beyond
Cillian Murphy as Tommy in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.
Movies The 25 best movies on Netflix to watch right now
(L to R) Steven Yeun as Detective Mike Ro, Matt Damon as Lieutenant Dane Dumars, Ben Affleck as Detective Sergeant J.D. Byrne, and Kyle Chandler as DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix in The Rip.
Action Movies The 25 best Netflix action movies to watch right now
Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom
Marvel Movies Marvel Phase 6 release dates, news, leaks, rumors, and more
Daredevil: Born Again
Superhero Movies Upcoming Marvel movies and shows for 2026 and beyond
Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone in The Godfather.
Streaming Services The 20 best movies on Paramount Plus to watch right now
Marvel's Wolverine mask
Games Upcoming Marvel games, from the new Iron Man game to Marvel's Wolverine
Rumi, Mira, and Zoey in KPop Demon Hunters
Fantasy Movies The 10 best fantasy movies on Netflix to watch right now
Chris Evans as Cap in the first Avengers: Doomsday trailer
Marvel Movies Avengers: Doomsday release date, cast, plot, trailer, and more news
Catherine Laga'aia in the live-action Moana movie
Animated Movies New Disney movies 2026 and beyond
Best superhero movies: close-up images of Captain America, Batman, and Wonder Woman.
Superhero Movies The 25 best superhero movies of all time
Keanu Reeves as FBI Agent Johnny Utah and Patrick Swayze as Bodhi "Bodhisattva" in the movie Point Break.
Hulu The best movies on Hulu to watch right now
Morfydd Clark as Katie floating in the air during the horror movie, Saint Maud.
Amazon Prime Video The 10 best Prime Video horror movies to watch right now
  1. Entertainment
  2. Movies
  3. Action Movies
  4. Marvel Movies

Infinity War? Black Panther? A Quiet Place? Anyone want to guess 2018’s most Googled movie?

News
By Bradley Russell published 18 December 2018

Superheroes dominate this year’s most Googled movies list, but who grabbed the top spot?

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Doctor Strange and Iron Man in Avengers: Infinity War, one of 2018's most Googled movies
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Flipboard
  • Email
Share this article
Join the conversation
Follow us
Add us as a preferred source on Google
Get the GamesRadar+ Newsletter

Bringing all the latest movie news, features, and reviews to your inbox


By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

You are now subscribed

Your newsletter sign-up was successful


An account already exists for this email address, please log in.
Subscribe to our newsletter

You can have your box office takings and your Golden Globe 2019 nominations and put them to one side. Sometimes you can’t beat good old-fashioned buzz. The best way to track that nowadays is through Google – and the search engine has revealed its list of the top 10 most Googled movies of 2018. With a few surprises thrown in, as well as a big superhero movie standing proudly at the top, this is one list you (probably) won’t be able to auto-complete.

As revealed by Entertainment Weekly, a certain Black Panther leads the way for not only all superhero movies but also at the very top of 2018’s most Googled movies. With awards potentially heading T’Challa’s way in future, as well as the huge cultural impact it had, coupled with an early release date, it’s probably not too much of a shock to see it come out on top.

Superheroes reign supreme for the second and third spots on the list – but they’re not of the MCU variety. Incredibles 2 is next, closely followed by another sequel, Deadpool 2. I wouldn’t put it past Ryan Reynolds to mention that his movie was Googled more times than Avengers: Infinity War in Deadpool 3.

You may like
  • Best superhero movies: close-up images of Captain America, Batman, and Wonder Woman. The 25 best superhero movies of all time
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever As we gear up for Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel fans are sharing the love for one of the MCU's best Phase 4 titles
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Black Panther 3: Everything we know about the upcoming Marvel movie

Yup, that’s right. Infinity War, the MCU’s biggest movie to date, only made it to number four on the list. Elsewhere, it’s nice to see horror make a bit of a comeback: A Quiet Place is fifth, while Hereditary is in ninth place. The Nun closes out the list in tenth.

What about spots #6-#8, I hear you cry? A Star is Born was sixth, with another musical movie, Bohemian Rhapsody, in seventh. Finally, the fifth and final superhero movie on the list is Venom, in eighth.

Think there’s a few notable absences or is there something you expected to be higher? Let us know! For reference, the full list is below:

1. Black Panther

Sign up for the Total Film Newsletter

Bringing all the latest movie news, features, and reviews to your inbox

By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

2. The Incredibles

3. Deadpool 2

4. Avengers: Infinity War

You may like
  • Best superhero movies: close-up images of Captain America, Batman, and Wonder Woman. The 25 best superhero movies of all time
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever As we gear up for Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel fans are sharing the love for one of the MCU's best Phase 4 titles
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Black Panther 3: Everything we know about the upcoming Marvel movie

5. A Quiet Place

6. A Star is Born

7. Bohemian Rhapsody

8. Venom

9. Hereditary

10. The Nun

With the year drawing to a close, why not check out the best movies of 2018? 

PRODUCTS
Avengers: Infinity War Black Panther
Bradley Russell
Bradley Russell
Social Links Navigation
Senior Entertainment Writer

I'm the Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, focusing on news, features, and interviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV. On-site, you'll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films, Star Wars and, of course, anime. Outside of GR, I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG, Warzone, and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager. My work has also been featured in OPM, FourFourTwo, and Game Revolution.

Read more
Best superhero movies: close-up images of Captain America, Batman, and Wonder Woman.
The 25 best superhero movies of all time
 
 
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
As we gear up for Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel fans are sharing the love for one of the MCU's best Phase 4 titles
 
 
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther 3: Everything we know about the upcoming Marvel movie
 
 
Shuri and M'Baku in Avengers: Doomsday's Wakanda trailer
Avengers: Doomsday thanks fans for over 1 billion trailer views as the countdown officially begins
 
 
Chris Evans as Captain America in Avengers: Endgame
Marvel fans are remembering the moments they were genuinely scared for their favorite heroes
 
 
Chris Hemsworth as Thor in the Avengers: Doomsday trailer
Marvel fans don't think Avengers: Doomsday can beat Infinity War's $2 billion box office haul: "Not a chance"
 
 
Latest in Marvel Movies
Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Lewis Pullman as Sentry, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, and Wyatt Russell as US Agent in Thunderbolts
Marvel star Lewis Pullman puts Avengers: Doomsday cameo overload fears to rest: "Every character has their moment"
 
 
Spider-Man, Hulk, and Punisher posing in the jungle alongside a carved stone head
Writer Jonathan Hickman is bringing Spider-Man 4 stars Spidey, Hulk, and Punisher together just in time for the movie
 
 
Chris Evans as Captain America in Avengers: Endgame
Marvel fans are remembering the moments they were genuinely scared for their favorite heroes
 
 
Delroy Lindo as Delta Slim in Sinners
Sinners star Delroy Lindo told director Ryan Coogler that he wants to be in Black Panther 3 "if the stars line up"
 
 
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Spider-Verse 3 producers know it's taking a long time: "There's no one that puts more pressure on us than ourselves"
 
 
Thunderbolts
More Avengers: Doomsday reshoots are on the way, but Disney executives are reportedly pleased with footage of the film
 
 
Latest in News
Peak mesa biome
Peak came about after a bet between Content Warning and Another Crab's Treasure leads to see whose game would sell more
 
 
Jin, Mugen, and Fuu standing in a row
Samurai Champloo is getting a live-action Netflix series from One Piece studio, and the original creator is on board
 
 
Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise in the It: Welcome to Derry finale
It: Welcome to Derry season 2 is officially in the works, as showrunner promises "something greater" than season 1
 
 
Mass Effect
"F***ing Colonel Shepard dies in Mass Effect 3, and that makes us the Worst Company in America," former EA exec laments
 
 
a ditto human sitting on some logs with pikachu and pichu
Pokopia's unhinged dialogue is tempting me away from Animal Crossing: "It's a pretty nice butt, don't you think?"
 
 
A lady looks shocked.
55-year industry vet made the first CRPG, got laid off, went bankrupt, but "I don't care": "Business does not love you"
 
 
LATEST ARTICLES
  1. Peak mesa biome
    1
    Peak came about after a bet between Content Warning and Another Crab's Treasure leads to see whose game would see more
  2. 2
    Samurai Champloo is getting a live-action Netflix series from One Piece studio, and the original creator is on board
  3. 3
    It: Welcome to Derry season 2 is officially in the works, as showrunner promises "something greater" than season 1
  4. 4
    "F***ing Colonel Shepard dies in Mass Effect 3, and that makes us the Worst Company in America," former EA exec laments
  5. 5
    55-year industry vet made the first CRPG, got laid off, went bankrupt, but "I don't care": "Business does not love you"

GamesRadar+ is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google
  • Terms and conditions
  • Contact Future's experts
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies policy
  • Accessibility statement
  • Careers
  • About us
  • Advertise with us
  • Review guidelines
  • Write for us
  • Accessibility Statement

© Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.

Please login or signup to comment

Please wait...