For anyone who follows such things even by accident, it's no secret that box office has been rough in the last few years. The pandemic has completely stepped up the film, with theaters around the world turning off for months at the end. Meanwhile, The arrival of Premium Vod pioned from movies like "Troll World Tour" It made it easier for them to watch movies at home. The recovery is slower than expected. The good news? Things really gathered in the back half of 2025 after a very slow start. Even better news? 2026 It seems that it could be the year when the industry was fully awaited.

Although it is too early to start making forecasts for specific films, only watching the 2026 release calendar reveal a possible record year. At the very least, it should, with relative ease, become the biggest year to sell tickets since the start of the 2020 pandemic. For some context, Global treasurer reached $ 30 billion in 2024A decrease of $ 33.9 billion in 2023. The domestic cashier reached $ 8.75 billion in 2024, Down from $ 9 billion in 2023.

From now on, 2025 it seems to land in a similar range, with films such as "Minecraft Film" ($ 953 million) and "Lilo and Stitch" ($ 860 million) running the road as long as Hollywood editions go. But 2026 already has a different look and feeling towards it. Even January, which was usually a weak "landfill month" for the studio, has several potential hits on deck, including spin-off-off "Soulm8te" and "28 years later: Bone Temple", the second entrance to the planned trilogy.

We also got the new horror/thriller to Sam Raimi "Send Help" and "Return to Silent Hill" to expect. Is it a little horror heavy? Of course, but it is far more perspective than January 2025, that was inhabited by disappointments such as a "better man" and "wolf man".

It's just for beginners. Pound for the pound, month by month, itch from 2026 is the strongest we have seen (on paper anyway) for a long time. For another context, North America experienced its top level of Moviegoing When the domestic cashier was more than $ 11.8 billion. We have yet to reach nearly $ 10 billion in 2020. The global treasurer peaked in 2019 when ticket sales reached a whopping $ 42.5 billion.

Again, it is too difficult to predict what that final number will be next year, but just looking at the form of the release calendar, as it exists, things look beyond promising. At first glance, there are at least eight films that seem to have a chance to shoot $ 1 billion globally next year, including "Super Mario Bros 2", "Mandalorian and Groogo", "" In live-action "Moana", Christopher Nolan's "Odyssey", "Miniature 3", "Spiderman: New Day", "Avengers: Doomsday" and "Shrek 5."

Of course not all of them will cut the brand by $ 1 billion, but they have been hit. In 2019, nine films made at least $ 1 billion globally. Since 2020, no calendar year has had more than three. So, even if half of these films get there, it moves the needle in the right direction. In addition, we must consider international hits that could contribute to the global total. This year, "No Haa 2" made $ 2 billion in China alonedestroying records. China will continue to encourage home hits in the coming years. 2026 will not be an exception.

This is not to say anything about sleeping hits that people still don't talk about. "Devavol brings Prada 2," Clayface "to DC, restarting" Resident Evil "by Zack Creger, Alejandro Iriritu's new film with Tom Cruise, the next Jordandan Chick's film, and maybe even" Meet Parents 4 ". Winners of security.

At this stage, it is not worth breaking up every movie on the calendar next year and making individual forecasts. But Nolan's Openheimer made nearly $ 1 billion in 2023So someone imagines the excitement for the "Odyssey" will be similar to high. Meanwhile, nostalgia and long enough wait to get people to care can make a "shrek 5" multi-generation hit, unlike the "Jurassic World". Even working as a "superger" could erupt if good enough and catches a wave. More to the point, this slate is not excessively dependent on the superhero films, which are no longer automatically hits the box office, they returned in the 2010.

More than everything, the 2026 film leaf really has something for everyone: family films, action movies, original films, heritage sequels, restarting, films directed to women and horror Gallore. That's the key here. The audience of all kinds will have something to expect next year. Without any prevailers left behind, 2026 is ready to be a year for theater and studio owners since 2020.

There are insurance policies, so to speak. Maybe "Avengers: Doomsday" It will not be a $ 2 billion hit as "Avengers: Infinite War". But maybe "Aang Legend: The Last Airbender" will become the following "Spider-Man: in Spider-Verse". Or maybe the restart of Resident Evil will not work, and Sony hopes to. But maybe Blumhouse's "mummy" will prove to be the next "invisible man". It has an upside down potential gallor.

From original Pixar as "Hopers" In the new film Steven Spielberg, which arrives right in the heart of the summer, has opportunities throughout the place. If things go as they look as they can, movies can really come back in a big, bad way next year. Here we hope.