Quincentennial celebrations, heat waves, and the World Cup may influence moviegoing over the long holiday weekend, but openers and holdovers could still help yield some high notes.
Disney and Pixar’s latest summer blockbuster is eyeing another $65-70 million-plus in its second weekend, with some models more bullish than others.
One of Disney’s most beloved new IPs of the 21st century is positioned as a cornerstone family outing in mid-July. Plus, June forecasts continue to evolve as summer is in full force.
Will Woody and Buzz help deliver another franchise-record box office performance? How will DC Studios’ follow-up to Superman perform in a more challenging summer corridor?
For the first time since Thanksgiving 2024, three films could eclipse $30 million each as theaters welcome the early summer variety of audience options.
Summer movie season arrives with MICHAEL pacing for the high end of expectations, PRADA 2 set to hit the runaway in high fashion, plus other May tentpole updates.
The video game movie renaissance is poised to continue with Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage highlighting strong early marketing for Warner Bros. and Midway’s MKII.
Following GOAT, is original animation finally recovering with HOPPERS? Plus, PROJECT HAIL MARY expectations soar, and LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY hopes to provide a horror hit before summer.
Has the death of original animation in theaters been greatly overexaggerated? Disney and Pixar hope to regain some of the medium’s former box office glory this weekend.
After a few slow weeks to start 2026, theaters can start depending less on holdovers and more on new movies flooding their screens this weekend.
