IMDb’s released their annual lists of the Top 10 Stars and Top 10 Breakout Stars of 2018. The lists represent actors from films and television series who have garnered the most page views on the website over 2018.
“People turn to IMDb first to learn more about the talented actors behind phenomenal performances, which makes the IMDbPro STARmeter chart a uniquely accurate predictor of stars who are about to have a breakthrough career moment, including previous No. 1 Breakout Stars of the year Bill Skarsgård (2017), Millie Bobby Brown (2016), Bryce Dallas Howard (2015) and Margot Robbie (2014),” stated Matt Kumin, Head of IMDbPro. “The suite of convenient IMDbPro tools and real-time insights, including our iPhone and Android apps and authoritative box office data from Box Office Mojo, empowers our members throughout the year with information that can make a difference in their projects and careers.”
The Top 10 Stars list represents celebrities who “consistently ranked highest on the IMDbPro STARmeter chart throughout 2018,” per IMDB. The Breakout Stars list consists of actors who made the Top 100 list for the first time, with the 10 selected being the actors who ranked highest most consistently.
IMDb Top 10 Stars of 2018
- Karen Gillan – Avengers: Infinity War
- Bryce Dallas Howard – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Alicia Vikander – Tomb Raider
- Tom Hardy – Venom
- Rebecca Ferguson – Mission: Impossible – Fallout
- Lily James – Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
- Jessica Barden – The End of the F***ing World
- Hannah John-Kamen – Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Josh Brolin – Deadpool 2, Avengers: Infinity War
- Tessa Thompson – Westworld, Sorry to Bother You, Creed II
IMDb Top 10 Breakout Stars of 2018
- Jessica Barden
- Hannah John-Kamen
- Tessa Thompson
- Martha Higareda – Altered Carbon, Queen of the South
- Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther, Creed II
- Olivia Cooke – Ready Player One
- Noah Centineo – To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
- Kiernan Shipka – Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
- John Krasinski – Jack Ryan, A Quiet Place
- Jacob Elordi – The Kissing Booth
