2026 in film

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.

Overview§

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.

Box office records§

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 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 to cross $1 billion. Super Mario became the first video game film franchise with two films crossing $1 billion. 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 crossed the $1 billion milestone six days after release, becoming the second-fastest film to reach that milestone behind Endgame. The Marvel Cinematic Universe became the first film franchise to gross over $34 billion with the release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The Odyssey became Christopher Nolan's highest-grossing film, 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). 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). 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 counts among the most profitable in history having been made 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.

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).

Awards§

Golden Bear (76th Berlin International Film Festival):

Yellow Letters, directed by İlker Çatak, Germany & Turkey Palme d'Or (2026 Cannes Film Festival):

Fjord, directed by Cristian Mungiu, Romania

By country/region§

List of American films of 2026 List of Argentine films of 2026 List of Australian films of 2026 List of Bangladeshi films of 2026 List of British films of 2026 List of Canadian films of 2026 List of Chinese films of 2026 List of Hong Kong films of 2026 List of Indian films of 2026 List of Japanese films of 2026 List of Mexican films of 2026 List of Pakistani films of 2026 List of Philippine films of 2026 List of South Korean films of 2026 List of Spanish films of 2026

By genre§

List of animated feature films of 2026 List of horror films of 2026 List of LGBTQ-related films of 2026

Film debuts§

Amaia – Bitter Christmas Lance Archer – Disclosure Day Brian Cage – Disclosure Day Owen Cooper – Wuthering Heights Carlos González – An Island Away From You Guitarricadelafuente – La bola negra Jaafar Jackson – Michael Markiplier – Iron Lung Ruslana Panchyshyna – A fuego Orville Peck – Street Fighter Travis Scott – The Odyssey Helen J. Shen – The Devil Wears Prada 2