The Films We Are Looking Forward To - January to June 2026
Happy New Year! We hope that 2026 is a wonderful year for you and your loved ones!
Before we take a peek at the films we are looking forward to in 2026, let's take a look back at 2025 at the cinema.
The year's global box office shows us that family favourites and animated hits continue to lead the way, with China's fantasy sequel Ne Zha 2 topping the charts as a worldwide phenomenon, grossing over $2 billion and delighting audiences with its vibrant mythology and animation. Disney scored big too, with Zootopia 2 grossing over $1.4 billion, and the live-action Lilo & Stitch also passing the $1 billion mark. A Minecraft Movie also came close to the magical threshold, taking $958 million by appealing to both gamers and non-gamers alike.
 |
 |
 |
As in the previous few years, large franchises also fared well. Jurassic World : Rebirth pulled in $869 million, and as I write, Avatar: Fire and Ash has already taken over $760 million and is bound to pass the $1B target soon.
Mid-range performers like Mission: Impossible : The Final Reckoning (around $599 million) and The Fantastic Four : First Steps (about $522 million) offered block-busting spectacle, but Marvel's Captain America : Brave New World ($415) and Thunderbolts* ($382M) failed to hit the heights of their pre-pandemic predecessors.
 |
 |
 |
Overall, 2025 was varied. There were big expectations for the likes of TRON: Ares ($142M) and The Running Man ($68M), but neither found their cinema-going audience, an issue that affected a significant number of big-name movies.
Meanwhile, some smaller films (see Bugonia, One Battle After Another and Pillion) earned critical respect even when their box office was limited, showing that artistic ambition and commercial success don't always go hand in hand.
Here is the complete run down of the Top 20 films of 2025.
Looking ahead, 2026 looks like it is going to be a big year for film-goers - of all sorts. Whether it is a new Star Wars movie, a raunchy looking Wuthering Heights adaptation or a tale as old as time by Christopher Nolan, there is something for everyone. So, grab a cup of tea and settle down to our pick of the trailers that have caught our eye in the first half of the new year. Enjoy!
Hamnet – 9th January
28 Years Later : The Bone Temple - 16th January
Is This Thing On? – 30th January
Send Help – 30th January
Wuthering Heights – 13th February
How To Make A Killing – 20th February
Scream 7 – 27th February
Hoppers – 6th March
Project Hail Mary – 20th March
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – 3rd April
The Devil Wears Prada 2 – 1st May
Star Wars : The Mandalorian and Grogu – 22nd May
Masters of the Universe – 5th June
Disclosure Day – 12th June
Toy Story 5 – 19 June
Supergirl – 26th June
Minions 3 - 1st July
Moana - 10th July
The Odyssey – 17th July
Film production and release schedules are always subject to change, but here's our latest view of films to hit the big screen in the second half of 2026:
Spider-Man: Brand New Day – 31st July
The Dog Stars - 28th August
Sense and Sensibility - 11th September
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping - 20th November
Focker in Law - 25th November
Jumanji 3 – 11th December
Avengers : Doomday – 18th December
DUNE : Part 3 - 18th December
We will be tracking down as many of the movie posters as we can! For now, why not check out the amazing movie posters we have to offer? We can even frame them for you too.
Wishing you all the very best for 2026!
Adam and the Art of the Movies team.
