Can WUTHERING HEIGHTS echo some of the previous decade’s blockbuster romantic hits for Valentine’s? Will SCREAM 7 overcome external discourse and the absence of young stars?
2026’s post-holiday slate may lack major tentpoles in the near future, but (for now) the box office calendar is at least poised for a net-gain compared to the same window last year.
The peak holiday runway begins in earnest this weekend with a handful of new releases set for respectable debuts, and likely, even more respectable legs through Christmas and New Year’s.
The penultimate weekend before WICKED: FOR GOOD storms theaters could end up much closer between three films than anyone expected in recent weeks.
James Cameron’s AVATAR franchise will again lord over the pre-Christmas weekend, but can FIRE AND ASH duplicate the same level of domestic success as WAY OF WATER?
Disney’s fifteen-years-in-the-making sequel is tracking well among core male audience fans with healthy business expected from premium screens, but will it break out beyond the brand’s inherent niche?
Pre-WICKED: FOR GOOD weekend’s key releases will be more about their eventual legs than their openings, but could Edgar Wright’s high-concept re-imagining upset a 2010s era franchise three-quel?
James Gunn’s DC Studios flagship tentpole hopes to capitalize on positive reception, IMAX and premium screen retention, and no notable direct competition in its second frame.
The 36th MCU entry is promising a pivotal, family-centric reboot of a decades-long, fan-favorite ensemble. Meanwhile, late June openers continue to show significant box office promise.
After one of the worst Memorial Days in history last year, the page will turn in a seismic way thanks to an adorable modern Disney mascot and Tom Cruise doing what nobody does better.
