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Antoine Fuqua's biographical drama Michael, starring Jaafar Jackson as his uncle Michael Jackson alongside Colman Domingo and Miles Teller, opened in the US on April 24, 2026, and grossed $1,028,703,388 worldwide on a $155 to $200 million budget. Distributed by Lionsgate domestically ($372.3 million) and Universal Pictures internationally ($656.4 million), it debuted to $218.8 million globally, the biggest opening weekend ever for a biopic.

Produced by Illumination and Nintendo and distributed by Universal Pictures, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie opened on April 1, 2026, and grossed $1,013,278,851 worldwide on a $110 million production budget. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, the animated sequel returned Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, and Jack Black while adding Brie Larson as Rosalina and Donald Glover as Yoshi.

David Frankel's comedy-drama sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2, reuniting Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, opened on May 1, 2026, via 20th Century Studios and grossed $693,492,689 worldwide on a $100 million budget. The film drew $220.6 million in North America and $472.9 million internationally, relying on overseas audiences for 68.2% of its total ticket sales.

Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from Drew Goddard's adaptation of Andy Weir's novel, Project Hail Mary opened on March 20, 2026, and has grossed $685,040,805 worldwide on a $200 million net budget ($248 million gross). Starring Ryan Gosling as astronaut Ryland Grace alongside Sandra Hüller and James Ortiz as the alien Rocky, the sci-fi film earned $344.1 million domestically and $340.6 million internationally via Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Releasing International.

Written and directed by Han Han and starring Shen Teng, Chinese sports comedy Pegasus 3 debuted on February 17, 2026 (Chinese New Year), and has grossed $656,459,523 worldwide. Distributed by Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media, the third installment in the rally-racing series became the top-grossing Chinese New Year release of 2026 and pushed the Pegasus franchise past $1 billion globally.

Directed by Pierre Coffin and produced by Illumination and Universal Pictures, Minions & Monsters opened in the US on July 1, 2026, and has grossed $530,319,698 worldwide on an $85 million production budget. Set in 1927 Hollywood as the Minions attempt to film their own monster movie, the animated comedy earned $183.2 million in North America and $347 million internationally.

Written and directed by 26-year-old YouTube filmmaker Curry Barker on a $600,000 to $750,000 budget, supernatural horror hit Obsession premiered at TIFF 2025 before Focus Features acquired it for $14 to $15 million and released it wide on May 15, 2026. It has grossed $524,535,537 worldwide, including $263.5 million in North America (a 50.3% domestic share) and $261.1 million internationally.