Domestic Box Office For August 2018
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wife | $9,601,092 | 541 | $108,284 | 1.1% | 4 | Aug 17 | Apr 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 2 | Ya veremos | $4,165,949 | 369 | $1,803,848 | 43.3% | 369 | Aug 31 | Oct 11 | Pantelion Films |
| 3 | Juliet, Naked | $3,444,895 | 467 | $60,886 | 1.8% | 4 | Aug 17 | Oct 25 | Roadside Attractions |
| 4 | Papillon | $2,335,896 | 544 | $1,090,073 | 46.7% | 544 | Aug 24 | Sep 13 | Bleecker Street Media |
| 5 | The Bookshop | $1,588,150 | 136 | $75,736 | 4.8% | 4 | Aug 24 | Oct 11 | Greenwich Entertainment |
| 6 | Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days | $1,200,246 | 48 | $311,743 | 26% | 48 | Aug 1 | Sep 20 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 7 | Little Italy | $990,230 | 133 | $283,399 | 28.6% | 133 | Aug 24 | Nov 8 | Entertainment One |
| 8 | The Miseducation of Cameron Post | $904,703 | 85 | $48,638 | 5.4% | 2 | Aug 3 | Sep 30 | FilmRise |
| 9 | The Little Stranger | $713,143 | 477 | $401,563 | 56.3% | 474 | Aug 31 | Sep 13 | Focus Features |
| 10 | Blaze | $704,955 | 88 | $44,050 | 6.2% | 3 | Aug 17 | Nov 29 | IFC Films |
| 11 | The Island | $670,883 | 40 | $263,412 | 39.3% | 40 | Aug 10 | Sep 16 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 12 | Pick of the Litter | $578,717 | 60 | $16,519 | 2.9% | 2 | Aug 31 | Nov 29 | IFC Films |
| 13 | The Spy Gone North | $500,803 | 31 | $43,348 | 8.7% | 2 | Aug 10 | Sep 20 | CJ Entertainment |
| 14 | The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl | $406,490 | 415 | $18,302 | 4.5% | 10 | Aug 21 | Oct 4 | GKIDS |
| 15 | We the Animals | $400,961 | 48 | $63,357 | 15.8% | 3 | Aug 17 | Oct 18 | The Orchard |
| 16 | Skate Kitchen | $236,799 | 34 | $18,065 | 7.6% | 1 | Aug 10 | Oct 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 17 | Bishôjo senshi Sailor Moon Super S Special | $231,434 | 580 | $109,707 | 47.4% | 520 | Aug 4 | Aug 6 | Fathom Events |
| 18 | Madeline's Madeline | $185,576 | 33 | $18,009 | 9.7% | 1 | Aug 10 | Oct 11 | Oscilloscope |
| 19 | Karwaan | $182,009 | 58 | $98,460 | 54.1% | 58 | Aug 3 | Aug 19 | Pack Your Bag Films |
| 20 | BuyBust | $178,471 | 25 | $77,955 | 43.7% | 25 | Aug 10 | Sep 6 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 21 | Luis and the Aliens | $169,710 | 20 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | Viva Pictures |
| 22 | The Little Mermaid | $147,175 | 82 | $85,505 | 58.1% | 82 | Aug 17 | Aug 25 | Conglomerate Media |
| 23 | Support the Girls | $129,124 | 35 | $51,167 | 39.6% | 33 | Aug 24 | Oct 18 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 24 | Memoir of War | $103,636 | 11 | $11,653 | 11.2% | 2 | Aug 17 | Dec 13 | Music Box Films |
| 25 | Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi | $103,385 | 71 | $72,376 | 70% | 44 | Aug 24 | - | Eros Worldwide |
| 26 | Andrei Rublev 2018 Re-release | $102,021 | 4 | $12,807 | 12.6% | 2 | Aug 24 | Nov 29 | Janus Films |
| 27 | Let the Corpses Tan | $93,409 | 13 | $11,918 | 12.8% | 3 | Aug 31 | Dec 13 | Kino Lorber |
| 28 | John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection | $90,964 | 22 | $7,878 | 8.7% | 1 | Aug 22 | Oct 18 | Oscilloscope |
| 29 | Big Brother | $85,624 | 25 | $41,225 | 48.1% | 25 | Aug 31 | Sep 20 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 30 | Blood Fest | $82,774 | 485 | - | - | - | Aug 14 | Aug 14 | Fathom Events |
| 31 | A Breath Away | $77,987 | 12 | $16,046 | 20.6% | 12 | Aug 10 | Jan 28 | Entertainment One |
| 32 | Nico, 1988 | $73,304 | 12 | $12,309 | 16.8% | 2 | Aug 1 | Oct 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 33 | Making the Five Heartbeats | $67,415 | 437 | - | - | - | Aug 27 | Aug 27 | Fathom Events |
| 34 | 3100, Run and Become | $65,524 | 7 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | Nov 15 | Illumine Group |
| 35 | Never Goin' Back | $61,271 | 27 | $10,322 | 16.8% | 2 | Aug 3 | Aug 27 | A24 |
| 36 | Cynthia | $58,177 | 21 | $30,660 | 52.7% | 21 | Aug 31 | Oct 18 | Indican Pictures |
| 37 | Oolong Courtyard: KungFu School | $37,727 | 10 | $19,065 | 50.5% | 10 | Aug 24 | Sep 6 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 38 | Return of the Hero | $37,108 | 3 | $761 | 2.1% | 1 | Aug 30 | Jan 31 | Distrib Films |
| 39 | No Date, No Signature | $36,444 | 3 | $4,993 | 13.7% | 3 | Aug 1 | Jan 24 | Distrib Films |
| 40 | The Atomic Cafe | $22,293 | 5 | $4,098 | 18.4% | 1 | Aug 1 | Oct 25 | Kino Lorber |
| 41 | A Paris Education | $21,598 | 2 | $3,467 | 16.1% | 1 | Aug 30 | Dec 20 | Kino Lorber |
| 42 | Active Measures | $19,862 | 2 | $9,509 | 47.9% | 2 | Aug 31 | Sep 9 | Super LTD |
| 43 | Crime + Punishment | $18,644 | 3 | $8,787 | 47.1% | 3 | Aug 24 | Sep 5 | IFC Films |
| 44 | A Prayer Before Dawn | $14,453 | 13 | $14,453 | - | 13 | Aug 10 | Aug 12 | A24 |
| 45 | Minding the Gap | $11,998 | 5 | $6,812 | 56.8% | 4 | Aug 17 | Aug 23 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 46 | Rendezvous in July | $11,321 | 2 | $6,080 | 53.7% | 1 | Aug 1 | - | Rialto Pictures |
| 47 | A Whale of a Tale | $6,747 | 1 | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | Fine Line Media |
| 48 | Cuban Food Stories | $5,434 | 1 | $3,032 | 55.8% | 1 | Aug 10 | - | First Run |
| 49 | Distant Voices, Still Lives 2018 Re-release | $5,234 | 1 | $2,395 | 45.8% | 1 | Aug 31 | Sep 9 | Arrow Films |
| 50 | Notes on an Appearance | $5,065 | 2 | $2,239 | 44.2% | 1 | Aug 17 | - | Grasshopper Film |
| 51 | An L.A. Minute | $5,004 | 3 | $2,791 | 55.8% | 3 | Aug 24 | Aug 30 | Strand Releasing |
| 52 | Cocote | $3,815 | 2 | $1,436 | 37.6% | 1 | Aug 3 | - | Grasshopper Film |
| 53 | The Family | $3,696 | 2 | $2,030 | 54.9% | 1 | Aug 3 | Oct 4 | Film Movement |
| 54 | Hot to Trot | $3,133 | 1 | $3,133 | 100% | 1 | Aug 24 | - | First Run |
| 55 | The Swan | $2,367 | 2 | $898 | 37.9% | 1 | Aug 10 | - | Synergetic Distribution |
| 56 | An Actor Prepares | $1,743 | 25 | $933 | 53.5% | 25 | Aug 31 | Sep 6 | Gravitas Ventures |
