2026 in film

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2026 in film is an overview of events in the film industry scheduled to occur in 2026. Best Picture Academy Award-winner All Quiet on the Western Front entered the public domain this year. Vitaphone celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Highest-grossing films

See also: Lists of box office number-one films
† Indicates films currently in theatrical release in the week commencing 22 May 2026.
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Highest-grossing films of 2026[1][2]
RankTitleDistributorWorldwide gross
1 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie † Universal $980,333,830
2 Michael † Lionsgate / Universal $788,047,189
3 Project Hail Mary † Amazon MGM $675,759,690
4 Pegasus 3 † Maoyan $653,959,523
5 The Devil Wears Prada 2 † 20th Century $608,025,726
6 Hoppers † Disney $385,574,445
7 Wuthering Heights Warner Bros. $242,001,072
8 Blades of the Guardians † Damai $215,363,913
9 Scream 7 Paramount $213,835,967
10 Scare Out † Damai $200,371,064
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Box office records

  • 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.[3]
  • Michael had the biggest opening weekend for a biopic with $217.4 million worldwide.[4]
    • Michael had the biggest domestic opening weekend for a biopic with $97 million in the United States and Canada.[4]
    • Michael had the biggest international opening for a biopic with $120.4 million from overseas markets.[4]
    • Michael became the highest-grossing musical biopic in North America, surpassing Bohemian Rhapsody (2019).[5]
  • The Scream film series surpassed $1 billion with the release of Scream 7. It became the sixth horror film franchise to surpass $1 billion and the first in the slasher genre to surpass $1 billion.
    • Scream 7 became the highest-grossing film in the franchise, surpassing Scream (1996).
  • The Pegasus film series surpassed $1 billion with the release of Pegasus 3.

Other records

Events

Scheduled award ceremonies

More information Date, Event ...
DateEventHostLocation(s)Ref.
January 4 31st Critics' Choice Awards Critics Choice Association Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California, U.S. [7]
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 [8]
January 18 31st Lumière Awards Académie des Lumières Paris, France [9]
January 19 61st Guldbagge Awards Swedish Film Institute Stockholm, Sweden [10]
January 24 13th Feroz Awards Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain [11]
January 31 5th Carmen Awards Academia de Cine de Andalucía Granada, Andalusia, Spain [12]
February 7 78th Directors Guild of America Awards Directors Guild of America Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
February 8 18th Gaudí Awards Catalan Film Academy Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain [13]
February 21 53rd Annie Awards ASIFA-Hollywood Los Angeles, California, U.S. [14]
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 [15]
February 28 37th Producers Guild of America Awards Producers Guild of America Los Angeles, California, U.S.
40th Goya Awards Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain [16]
March 1 32nd Actor Awards SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles, California, U.S. [17]
March 7 15th René Awards Académie André Delvaux Ixelles, Belgium [18]
March 8 53rd Saturn Awards Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Universal City, California, U.S. [19]
78th Writers Guild of America Awards Writers Guild of America East
Writers Guild of America West		 Edison Ballroom (East Ceremony) [20][21]
March 14 46th Golden Raspberry Awards Golden Raspberry Awards Foundation Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar 2026 Zee Marathi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India [22]
March 15 98th Academy Awards Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Los Angeles, California, U.S. [23]
March 16 34th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Actors and Actresses Union Madrid, Spain [24]
March 26 9th ALMA Awards ALMA. Sindicato de guionistas Madrid, Spain [25]
April 19 44th Hong Kong Film Awards Hong Kong Film Awards Association Hong Kong [26]
May 6 71st David di Donatello Accademia del Cinema Italiano Rome, Italy [27]
May 9 13th Platino Awards EGEDA, FIPCA Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico [28]
May 31 14th Canadian Screen Awards Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Film festivals

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DateEventHostLocation(s)Ref.
January 2 – 12 37th Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs, California, United States [29]
January 15 – 22 26th Pune International Film Festival Pune International Film Festival Pune, Maharashtra, India [30]
January 22 – February 1 2026 Sundance Film Festival Sundance Film Festival Park City, Utah, United States [31]
January 29 – February 8 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam International Film Festival Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands [32]
February 4 – 14 41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival Santa Barbara International Film Festival Santa Barbara, California, United States [33]
February 12 – 22 76th Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival Berlin, Germany [34]
February 25 – March 8 22nd Glasgow Film Festival Glasgow Film Festival Glasgow, United Kingdom [35]
March 6 – 15 29th Málaga Film Festival Málaga Film Festival Málaga, Spain [36]
April 17 – 25 41st Guadalajara International Film Festival Guadalajara International Film Festival Guadalajara, Mexico [37]
May 7 – 17 2026 Seattle International Film Festival Seattle International Film Festival Seattle, Washington, United States [38]
May 12 – 23 2026 Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival Cannes, France
August 13 – 19 79th Edinburgh International Film Festival Edinburgh International Film Festival Edinburgh, United Kingdom [39]
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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

2026 films

By country/region

By genre

Deaths

More information Month, Date ...
MonthDateNameAgeCountryProfessionNotable filmsRef.
January 1Arno Liiver71EstoniaActor
[40]
2Tim Robertson81AustraliaActor
[41]
2Sidney Kibrick97USActor
[42]
4Sverre Anker Ousdal81NorwayActor
[43]
5Ahn Sung-ki74South KoreaActor
[44]
6John Cunningham93USActor
[45]
6Saeid Pirdoost85IranActor
[46]
6Béla Tarr70HungaryDirector, Screenwriter
[47]
7Vera Frances95UKActress
[48]
8Guy Moon63USComposer
[49]
9T. K. Carter69USActor
[50]
9Nessa Hyams84USCasting Director
[51]
9Bill Millar79UKVisual Effects Artist
[52]
11Thomas Causey76USSound Mixer
[53]
11Marcus Gilbert67UKActor
[54]
12Sheila Bernette94UKActress, Singer
[55]
12Catherine Samie92FranceActress
[56]
14Donald Douglas92UKActor
[57]
14Bruce Leung77Hong KongActor
[58]
14Igor Zolotovitskiy64RussiaActor
[59]
16Bruce Bilson97USDirector, Assistant Director
[60]
16Mark Jones72USDirector, Screenwriter
[61]
17Roger Allers76USDirector, Animator, Storyboard Artist
[62]
20Kōzō Shioya70JapanActor, Voice Actor
[63]
21Reza Rooygari79IranActor
[64]
22Floyd Vivino74USActor
[65]
22 Raoul Aragon 78 Philippines Actor
[66]
23Ed Bernard86USActor
[67]
23Yvonne Lime90USActress
[68]
23Carlo Cecchi86ItalyActor
[69]
29João Canijo68PortugalDirector
[70]
29Kenneth Hyman97USProducer
[71]
30Christa Lang82GermanyActress, Producer
[72]
30Catherine O'Hara71CanadaActress, Screenwriter
[73]
30Demond Wilson79USActor
[74]
31Gerardo Taracena55MexicoActor
[75]
February 1Fernando Esteso80SpainActor
[76]
3S. P. Venkatesh70IndiaComposer
[77]
4Tomàs Pladevall79SpainCinematographer
[78]
5Alan Trustman95USScreenwriter
[79]
6Jana Brejchová86Czech RepublicActress
[80]
6John Wheeler95USActor
[81]
7Sunil Thapa68NepalActor
[82]
8Edward Linde-Lubaszenko86PolandActor
[83]
8Eric Allan85UKActor
[84]
9Giancarlo Dettori93ItalyActor
[85]
10Shelly Desai90USActor
[86]
11Bud Cort77USActor
[87]
11James Van Der Beek48USActor
[88]
12 Vangie Labalan 83 Philippines Actress
[89]
12Esa Pakarinen Jr.78FinlandActor
[90]
12Joe Simon78IndiaDirector
[91]
14Tom Noonan74USActor, Director, Screenwriter
[92]
15Pino Colizzi88ItalyActor
[93]
15Enayatollah Bakhshi80IranActor
[94]
15Robert Duvall95USActor, Director
[95]
16Jane Baer91CanadaAnimator
[96]
16Linda Seger80USScript Consultant
[97]
16Frederick Wiseman96USDocumentarian, Film Editor
[98]
19Eric Dane53USActor
[99]
20Angela Luce88ItalyActress, Singer
[100]
21Raymond Bouchard80CanadaActor
[101]
23Robert Carradine71USActor
[102]
24Jeremy Larner88USScreenwriter
[103]
24Maria O'Brien75USActress
[104]
25Bobby J. Brown62USActor
[105]
25Natalya Klimova87RussiaActress
[106]
26Ahmed Nimal62Maldive IslandsActor, Director
[107]
March 1Andrew Gunn56CanadaProducer
[108]
1Kenith Trodd90UKProducer
[109]
2Stephen Hibbert68USActor, Screenwriter
[110]
2Slava Tsukerman85RussiaDirector, Screenwriter, Producer
[111]
3Robert Hinkle95USActor, Stuntman, Producer
[112]
4Ana Luisa Peluffo96MexicoActress
[113]
5Jane Lapotaire81UKActress
[114]
5Corey Parker60USActor
[115]
5Sandy Wernick86USProducer
[116]
6Antonio Marsina80ItalyActor
[117]
6Jennifer Runyon65USActress
[118]
8Sam Scarber76USActor
[119]
9Tamal Roy Chowdhury80IndiaActor
[120]
10Thakkali Srinivasan72IndiaDirector
[121]
10Giorgos Panousopoulos84GreeceDirector, Screenwriter, Cinematographer
[122]
10IJf Blokker95NetherlandsActor
[123]
11Wendy Playfair99AustraliaActress
[124]
11Judy Pace83USActress
[125]
12Peeter Simm73EstoniaDirector
[126]
12Harimurali27IndiaActor
[127]
12Enrica Bonaccorti76ItalyActress
[128]
13John Alford54UKActor
[129]
13Madhu Malhotra72IndiaActress
[130]
13Eili Sild82EstoniaActress
[131]
14Gemma Cuervo91SpainActress
[132]
14Lyudmila Arinina99RussiaActress
[133]
15Matt Clark89USActor
[134]
15Attila Lőte91HungaryActor
[135]
15Bruno Salomone55FranceActor
[136]
16Jamie Blanks54AustraliaDirector, Composer, Film Editor
[137]
16Kiki Shepard74USActress
[138]
18Tom Georgeson88UKActor
[139]
19Chuck Norris86USActor
[140]
20Nicholas Brendon54USActor
[141]
20Robert Fox73UKProducer
[142]
21Juca de Oliveira91BrazilActor
[143]
23Valerie Perrine82USActress
[144]
24Esteri Tebandeke41UgandaActress, Producer, Screenwriter
[145]
25Alexander Kluge94GermanyDirector
[146]
26James Tolkan94USActor
[147]
28Richard Donat84CanadaActor
[148]
29Rahul Banerjee42IndiaActor
[149]
29Mary Beth Hurt79USActress
[150]
29David Riondino73ItalyActor, Singer
[151]
31Lili Hinstin48FranceFestival ProgrammerN/a
[152]
April 2Dee Freeman66USActress
[153]
3Michele Massimo Tarantini83ItalyDirector
[154]
4Arne Olsen64CanadaScreenwriter, Actor
[155]
6Angela Pleasence84UKActress
[156]
10Sid Krofft96CanadaFilm producer
[157]
11John Nolan87UKActor
[158]
12Valerie Lee Shepard94USActress
[159]
14Joy Harmon85USActress
[160]
14Aleta Mitchell74USActress
[161]
14Sue Prado44PhilippinesActress
[162]
15Alexander Morton81UKActor
[163]
16Jan Potměšil60Czech RepublicActor
[164]
17Nathalie Baye77FranceActress
[165]
17Mariclare Costello90USActress
[166]
17Nadia Farès57FranceActress
[167]
19Patrick Muldoon57USActor, Producer
[168]
20Luis Brandoni86ArgentinaActor
[169]
21Luis Puenzo80ArgentinaDirector, Screenwriter
[170]
22Dean Tavoularis93USProduction Designer
[171]
24Benoît Rousseau66CanadaActor
[172]
24Beau Starr81USActor
[173]
25Matt DeCaro70USActor
26Dion Anderson87USActor
[175]
26Adolfo Aristarain82Argentina, SpainDirector, Screenwriter
[176]
27Steve Maslow81USSound Mixer
[177]
29Claire Nielson89UKActress
[178]
30Gary Lydon61IrelandActor
[179]
May 2José María Cruz Novillo89SpainPoster Artist
[180]
3Claire Maurier97FranceActress
[181]
4Yuji Ohno84JapanComposer
[182]
5Santhosh K. Nayar68IndiaActor
[183]
5R. B. Choudary77IndiaProducer
[184]
6Kenji Ohba71JapanActor
[185]
7Michael Pennington82UKActor
[186]
9Mark Smythe53New ZealandComposer
[187]
10Anja Breien85NorwayDirector
[188]
10Günther Maria Halmer83GermanyActor
[189]
12Jack Taylor99USActor
[190]
12Barry W. Blaustein71USScreenwriter, Director
[191]
12Donald Gibb71USActor
[192]
12Stanisława Celińska79PolandActress
[193]
14Claudine Longet84FranceSinger, Actress
[194]
14Krzysztof Piesiewicz80PolandScreenwriter
[195]
17K. Rajan85IndiaProducer
[196]
18Tom Kane64USVoice Actor
[197]
20George Eastman83ItalyActor, Screenwriter
[198]
21Peter Helm84CanadaActor
[199]
23Thérèse Liotard80FranceActress
[200]
24Beverly Afaglo42GhanaActress
[201]
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