2026 in film

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.^[3]
  • Super Mario became the first animated film franchise with two films opening with more than $350 million worldwide.^[4]
  • Super Mario Galaxy became the first film of 2026 and 61st film overall, and 16th animated film to cross $1 billion.^[5]
  • Super Mario became the first video game film franchise with two films crossing $1 billion.^[5]
• Michael had the biggest opening weekend for a biopic with $217.4 million worldwide.^[6]
  • It became the highest-grossing Lionsgate film ever, surpassing The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).^[7]
  • The film surpassed Straight Outta Compton (2015) for the best opening weekend for a musical biopic during its release.
  • The film became the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time, dethroning Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).^[8]
  • The film became the highest-grossing biopic of all time, surpassing Oppenheimer (2023).^[9][10]
  • The film surpassed The Passion of the Christ (2004) to become the highest-grossing biopic domestically in North America.^[11][12]
• Project Hail Mary surpassed Christopher Nolan‘s Interstellar, which grossed $681 million during its original theatrical run in 2014, to become the highest-grossing hard science fiction film.^[13]
  • It became the highest-grossing domestic film released by MGM, surpassing Skyfall.^[14]
• With the release of Toy Story 5, the Toy Story franchise surpassed $4 billion, becoming the third animated film franchise to cross $4 billion.
  • Toy Story 5 surpassed Toy Story 4 as having the biggest opening in Japan at the box office for the franchise.^[15]
• The Devil Wears Prada film series surpassed $1 billion with the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2.^[16]
  • The Devil Wears Prada 2 became the highest grossing film in the franchise, surpassing its predecessor.^[17]
• The Pegasus film series surpassed $1 billion with the release of Pegasus 3.^[18]
• Obsession represented the smallest weekend drop for a horror film and the first horror film in history to dramatically increase sales over consecutive weekends,^[19] and 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.^[20][21]
  • 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.^[22]
  • The film surpassed The Blair Witch Project (1999) to become the highest-grossing horror film festival acquisition of all time.^[23]
  • It surpassed Sinners (2025) to become the highest-grossing original Hollywood live-action film of the decade.^[24][25]
  • Director Curry Barker was 26 years old at the time of the film's release, making him the youngest filmmaker to reach $300 million domestically at the box office. The previous record holder was Steven Spielberg, who was 27 years old, when his film Jaws (1975) was released, which originally made $260 million domestically.^[26]
  • The film surpassed Enter the Dragon (1973) to become the highest-grossing low-budget film with a production budget under $1 million.^[27]
• Backrooms became A24's biggest opening weekend in its history with $118 million globally. The film also represents the highest opening weekend ever for an original horror film.^[28]
  • Backrooms became A24's highest grossing film to date, overtaking Marty Supreme (2025).^[29]
  • 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, John Singleton, was 25 years old, when his film Poetic Justice (1993) was released.^[30]
• The Scream film series surpassed $1 billion with the release of Scream 7. It became the sixth horror film franchise to surpass $1 billion.^[31]
  • Scream 7 became the highest-grossing film in the franchise, surpassing Scream (1996).^[32]
• The Scary Movie franchise surpassed $1 billion with the release of Scary Movie.^[33]
  • It became the first parody film franchise to surpass $1 billion.^[33]

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).^[34]

Scheduled award ceremonies

Film festivals

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