The U.S. box office is forecast to see low double-digit revenue growth in 2026 on a strong slate of films after a sluggish two years. Most projections have 2026 set as the strongest box office year since the pandemic. While AMC Entertainment (AMC), Cinemark Holdings (CNK), Marcus Corporation (MCS), and Cineplex (CPXGF) could all benefit, analysts have IMAX (IMAX) and National CineMedia (NCMI) as two names that could see material share price gains.
The biggest movies scheduled for release in 2026 are listed below
January 9 – Greenland 2: Migration from Lionsgate: Gerard Butler returns in a continuation of the disaster-thriller Greenland, following survivors navigating a devastated Earth and a dangerous relocation plan to a new refuge.
February 13 – Wuthering Heights from Warner Bros. (WBD) – The gothic romance adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel centers on the destructive love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.
April 3 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie from Universal (CMCSA): Animated sequel to the 2023 hit The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
April 24 – Michael from Lionsgate: Antoine Fuqua directs this Michael Jackson biopic starring Jaafar Jackson, dramatizing Jackson’s rise, controversies, and pop-cultural impact.
May 1 – The Devil Wears Prada 2 from Disney (DIS) – A sequel to the 2006 film. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci all return.
May 22 – The Mandalorian & Grogu from Disney: The first Star Wars feature of the post-Skywalker era built around Din Djarin and Grogu, expanding the Disney+ storyline into a theatrical event with a bigger ensemble and large-scale action.
June 12- Disclosure Day from Universal (CMCSA) – Steven Spielberg gets back to his roots with a UFO event film that follows the public revelation that humanity is not alone.
June 19 – Toy Story 5 from Disney (DIS): The fifth entry in Pixar’s highly-popular flagship franchise, with Woody and Buzz returning as toys to confront a world dominated by new technology.
June 26 – Supergirl from Warner Bros. (WBD) – The film follows Kara Zor-El, played by Milly Alcock) celebrating her 23rd birthday by traveling across the galaxy with her dog Krypto.
July 1 – Minions 3 from Universal (CMCSA) – The film is the third installment in the Minions series and the seventh overall entry in the Despicable Me franchise.
July 31 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day from Sony (SONY): The beginning of a new Tom Holland Spider-Man trilogy, shifting Peter Parker back to street-level threats while folding in MCU connections like Bruce Banner and the Scorpion.
July 7 – The Odyssey from Warner Bros. (WBD) – Christopher Nolan’s large-scale adaptation inspired by Homer’s epic. The cast includes Matt Damon, Zendaya, and Robert Pattinson. The firm is being positioned as an IMAX (IMAX)-driven spectacle.
October 2 – Digger from Warner Bros. (WBD) – Alejandro Iñárritu’s Tom Cruise-led “comedy of catastrophic proportions,” teased as a big original star vehicle mixing disaster scale with dark humor.
November 26 – Narnia from Netflix (NFLX) and IMAX (IMAX) – Greta Gerwig directs a large-scale reboot of The Chronicles of Narnia beginning with The Magician’s Nephew, positioned as a prestige fantasy event that gets a two-week IMAX-only run before becoming a flagship Netflix holiday titl
December 18 – Avengers: Doomsday from Disney (DIS) – A new Avengers release that aims to reset the franchise’s top-tier status, assembling a massive cast including Pedro Pascal and Robert Downey Jr.
December 18 – Dune 3 from Warner Bros. (WBD) – Denis Villeneuve’s third and planned final Dune film.