Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2026

Christopher Nolan adapts Homer's Odyssey with a reported budget of $250 million for a summer 2026 release starring Matt Damon in the title role. Nolan has directed 12 films grossing over $6 billion combined, and The Odyssey marks his most ambitious literary adaptation -- an epic spanning the ancient Mediterranean world that early reports describe as a practical-effects-driven spectacle shot on IMAX film.

Jon M. Chu's Wicked: For Good concludes the two-part adaptation of the record-breaking Broadway musical, releasing November 2026. The first Wicked film grossed $735 million worldwide in its 2024 theatrical run -- the highest-grossing movie musical since Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again -- and Part Two is expected to exceed that figure as it delivers the iconic Defying Gravity climax audiences have been waiting for.

James Gunn's DCU reboot starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent arrived July 2025 and earned $701 million worldwide in its theatrical run, far exceeding studio expectations for a universe reset. Critics praised its warm, optimistic tone as a deliberate counterpoint to the Snyder era, and the film's success has greenlit a full slate of interconnected DCU projects through 2030.

The Russo Brothers return for the MCU's biggest crossover event since Endgame, opening May 2026 with Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom opposite the full Avengers roster. Endgame grossed $2.8 billion globally and Doomsday is the next Avengers-scale event after 5 years of phase-building -- with advance tracking already projecting a $250 million+ global opening weekend.

Joseph Kosinski's Formula 1 film starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris was shot over two years at 21 real Grand Prix circuits during the 2023 season, giving it unprecedented on-track authenticity. Produced by Lewis Hamilton with Apple Original Films and opening June 2025, the film arrives as F1's global audience has grown 40% since Drive to Survive launched in 2019.

Matt Shakman's retro-futurist MCU entry starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach opened August 2025 and grossed $870 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing Marvel origin film since Black Panther. Set in a stylised 1960s alternate universe, its optimistic design aesthetic and ensemble chemistry earned an 87% Rotten Tomatoes audience score.

Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal reunite with director Gavin O'Connor in this sequel to the 2016 cult hit, opening April 2025. The original Accountant grossed $155 million on a $44 million budget and built a devoted following on streaming, making it one of the most-requested sequels of the past decade -- and early reviews praised the follow-up as a significant improvement on its predecessor.