Here's Why 2018 Is A Big Year For Hollywood

Hollywood probably has the biggest fan following in the world and the year 2018 has an interesting slate of films scheduled to release in the upcoming months. The year 2017 produced some absolute gems like Get Out, The Big Sick, Dunkirk, The Florida Project and Blade Runner 2049 while the year also saw the release of box-office juggernauts like Thor: Ragnarok, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Beauty and the Beast, The Fate of the Furious and Despicable Me 3 etc. broke box-office records worldwide.

The year 2018 seems to include a mix of critical favourites and bix-budgeted box-office blockbusters which will hit the theatres with Fifty Shades of Freed releasing on 9th February. A number of memorable and iconic reunions of stars, directors will also take place this year with La La Land director Damien Chazelle reuniting with Ryan Gosling for the film titled First Man, based on Neil Armstrong.

A number of highly awaited sequels, prequels and spin-offs will also see their release in hopes of establishing new franchises while bringing in a ton of money at the box-office. Indie directors will be directing studio tentpoles while anti-heroes like Venom will feature in full-length films of their own. Superhero and sci-fi films of this year will have more than 2 Billion USD riding on them and it will be interesting to see how they fare at the box-office. Here are all the major big-budgeted releases of the year:

Tomb Raider: Alicia Vikander will step into the iconic shoes of Angelina Jolie in this reboot of Tomb Raider series.

Avengers: Infinity War: The film is made on an estimated budget of 200-300 Million USD.

Solo: A Star Wars Story: Han Solo's first solo outing is made on an estimated budget of 200 Million USD.

Deadpool 2: The foul-mouthed superhero will be back and on a bigger budget.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom: The sequel to the hit 2015 film is made on a budget of 150-170 Million USD.

Incredibles 2: Pixar's first superhero family will appear in their second outing after more than a decade.

Venom: Tom Hardy will step into the shoes of Spiderman's nemesis Venom in his solo outing and the film is made on a budget of 150-200 Million USD.

Fantastic Beast: The Crimes Of Grindelwald: The sequel to Fantastic Beasts is being produced on a budget of 180-200 Million USD.

Critical Delights of 2018: A number of films are going to release this year which have already generated huge curiosity among the critics' community based on their topic, stories, adaptations, actors and directors. Here are a few of them:

3 Billboards Outside Missouri: The film is already touted as the year's best and released in the first week of 2018. 

The Darkest Hour: The Gary Oldman starrer is earning rave reviews from the critics and audiences alike and released on 12th Jan this year.

Phantom Thread: World's greatest actor alive, Daniel Day-Lewis will retire from acting after his final performance in Phantom Thread.

Last Flag Flying: One of the best ensembles of the year, the film is earning acclaim for its performances.

The Shape of Water: Gullermo Del Toro's film is said to be one of the best films of recent times.

Mary Magdalene: Joaquin Phoenix will star as Jesus himself in the film. 

First Man: Ryan Gosling steps into the shoes of Neil Armstrong in this Damien Chazelle directorial.