2026 in film is an overview of events in the film industry scheduled to occur in 2026. Best Picture Academy Award-winners All Quiet on the Western Front and Cimarron entered the public domain this year.
Highest-grossing films
+ Highest-grossing films of 2026 Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day Sony$2,506,249,949 2 Universal$1,769,559,643 3 Toy Story 5 Disney$1,148,032,4614MichaelLionsgate / Universal$1,028,703,3885The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Universal$1,013,167,988 6The Devil Wears Prada 2 20th Century$693,255,456 7 Project Hail MaryAmazon MGM / Sony$684,581,601 8 Pegasus 3Maoyan$656,459,5239 Minions & Monsters Universal$526,160,64110 Obsession Focus / Universal$520,006,715
Box office records Spider-Man: Brand New Day had the biggest opening weekend ever in the United States and Canada with $360 million, outdoing Avengers: Endgame (2019). It also represented the second film to debut with more than $300 million domestically. The film had the biggest opening day in the United States and Canada with $168 million, overtaking Avengers: Endgame (2019). It became the highest-grossing film of all time domestically in the United States and Canada, surpassing Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). Lucasfilm congratulated the film for beating their record. It crossed the $1 billion worldwide milestone six days after release, becoming the second-fastest film to reach that milestone behind Endgame. It became the 64th film overall to gross $1 billion worldwide. The film crossed the $2 billion milestone, surpassing the $1.9 billion gross of Spider-Man: No Way Home, becoming the highest-grossing Spider-Man film worldwide and the highest-grossing Sony Pictures release worldwide. It reached the milestone in 19 days, becoming the second-fastest film to reach that milestone behind Endgame. Spider-Man: Brand New Day became the 8th film to cross the $2 billion mark, the third film to cross the $2.5 billion mark and the third-highest grossing film of all time. In India, it had the biggest opening for a foreign film (surpassing Avengers: Endgame) and became the highest-grossing foreign film ever (surpassing Avatar: The Way of Water). Avengers: Endgame became the highest grossing movie of all time in October, with the rerelease Encore making the film surpass Avatar for the second time. Endgame initially surpassed Avatar in July 2019, after which the latter retook the record in March 2021. The Odyssey became the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, surpassing Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). It became the 65th film overall to cross $1 billion worldwide. It became Christopher Nolan's highest-grossing film worldwide, surpassing The Dark Knight Rises (2012). It had the highest-grossing opening weekend and the biggest second weekend for Nolan, surpassing The Dark Knight Rises. The film set the record for the highest-grossing opening weekend at BFI IMAX, surpassing Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). It became the highest-grossing IMAX release of all time, surpassing Avatar (2009). It became the first R-rated film to cross $1.7 billion and became the eleventh-highest grossing film of all time. It became Nolan's highest-grossing film domestically, surpassing The Dark Knight (2008). It became the highest-grossing Universal film ever, surpassing Jurassic World (2015). The Toy Story film series surpassed $4 billion with the release of Toy Story 5. Toy Story 5 became the highest grossing film of the Toy Story franchise, surpassing Toy Story 4 (2019). It became the 17th animated film and 63rd overall to cross $1 billion and tenth-highest grossing animated film of all time. Michael became the highest-grossing biopic of all time, surpassing Oppenheimer (2023). It has the biggest opening weekend for a biopic with $217.4 million grossed worldwide. It also has the biggest opening weekend for a musical biopic. It became the highest-grossing Lionsgate film ever, surpassing The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). The film became the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time, dethroning Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). The film surpassed The Passion of the Christ (2004) to become the highest-grossing biopic domestically in North America. It became the first biopic and the 62nd overall to gross over $1 billion worldwide. Jaafar Jackson, who made his acting debut in Michael, became the first lead actor to debut with over $1 billion. The Super Mario film series surpassed $2 billion with the release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. It became the first video game film franchise to surpass $2 billion. Super Mario became the first animated film franchise with two films opening with more than $350 million worldwide. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie became the first film of 2026 and the 61st overall to cross $1 billion. Super Mario became the first video game film franchise with two films crossing $1 billion. The Devil Wears Prada film series surpassed $1 billion with the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2. The Devil Wears Prada 2 became the highest-grossing film in the franchise, surpassing its predecessor. Project Hail Mary became Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's highest-grossing domestic release, surpassing Skyfall (2012). Pegasus 3 became the highest-grossing pure sports film of all time, surpassing F1 (2025). The Pegasus film series surpassed $1 billion with the release of Pegasus 3. Obsession became Focus Features' highest grossing domestic release in its history, and is one of the most profitable in history having been produced on a $750,000 budget. The film became the first film since E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) to see ticket sales increase in its second and third weekends respectively outside of the holiday season. The film surpassed The Blair Witch Project (1999) to become the highest-grossing film festival acquisition of all time. It surpassed Sinners (2025) to become the highest-grossing original Hollywood live-action film of the decade. The film surpassed Enter the Dragon (1973) to become the highest-grossing low-budget film with a production budget under $1 million. With the release of Minions & Monsters, the Despicable Me franchise became the first animated film franchise to surpass $6 billion. Backrooms became A24's biggest opening weekend in its history with $118 million globally. Backrooms became A24's highest grossing film to date, overtaking Marty Supreme (2025). Director Kane Parsons was 20 years old at the time of the film's release, making him the youngest filmmaker to reach number one at the United States box office. The previous record holder, Josh Trank, was 27 years old when his film Chronicle (2012) was released. The Moana franchise surpassed $2 billion with the release of the live-action remake of the original Moana film. The Scary Movie film series surpassed $1 billion with the release of Scary Movie 6. It became the first parody film franchise to surpass $1 billion. The Scream film series became the sixth horror film franchise to surpass $1 billion with the release of Scream 7. Scream 7 became the highest grossing film in the series, surpassing Scream (1996).
Franchise records
The Marvel Cinematic Universe became the first franchise to surpass $33 billion, $34 billion and $35 billion with the release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day as well as the rerelease Avengers: Endgame Encore. The Spider-Man film series became the second film franchise to surpass $12 and $13 billion with the release of Spider Man: Brand New Day.
Other records With 718.6 million views in the first 24 hours and later crossing 1.1 billion, Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) became the most-viewed trailer of all time, surpassing Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
Events Scheduled award ceremonies Date Event Host Location(s) January 4 31st Critics' Choice Awards Critics Choice Association Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California, U.S. January 11 83rd Golden Globe Awards Golden Globes, LLC Beverly Hills, California, U.S. January 17 38th European Film Awards European Film Academy Berlin, Germany January 18 31st Lumière Awards Académie des Lumières Paris, France January 19 61st Guldbagge Awards Swedish Film Institute Stockholm, Sweden January 24 13th Feroz Awards Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain January 31 5th Carmen Awards Academia de Cine de Andalucía Granada, Andalusia, Spain February 778th Directors Guild of America AwardsDirectors Guild of AmericaBeverly Hills, California, U.S. February 8 18th Gaudí Awards Catalan Film Academy Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain February 21 53rd Annie Awards ASIFA-Hollywood Los Angeles, California, U.S. February 22 79th British Academy Film Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts London, England, UK February 26 51st César Awards Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma Paris, France February 2837th Producers Guild of America AwardsProducers Guild of AmericaLos Angeles, California, U.S. 40th Goya Awards Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain March 1 32nd Actor Awards SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 7 15th René Awards Académie André Delvaux Ixelles, Belgium March 8 53rd Saturn Awards Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Universal City, California, U.S.78th Writers Guild of America AwardsWriters Guild of America EastWriters Guild of America WestEdison Ballroom (East Ceremony) March 14 46th Golden Raspberry Awards Golden Raspberry Awards Foundation Los Angeles, California, U.S.Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar 2026Zee MarathiMumbai, Maharashtra, India March 15 98th Academy Awards Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 16 34th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Actors and Actresses Union Madrid, Spain March 26 9th ALMA Awards ALMA. Sindicato de guionistas Madrid, Spain April 19 44th Hong Kong Film Awards Hong Kong Film Awards Association Hong Kong May 6 71st David di Donatello Accademia del Cinema Italiano Rome, Italy May 9 13th Platino Awards EGEDA, FIPCA Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico May 23 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards Crunchyroll Tokyo, Japan May 31 14th Canadian Screen Awards Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 2 20th Sur Awards Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences Buenos Aires, Argentina September 121314th South Indian International Movie AwardsVibri Media GroupBengaluru, Karnataka, India October 3 68th Ariel Awards Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas
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