This is a huge year for the film industry, with the highest-grossing movies of 2026 at the worldwide box office reflecting the wide range of titles audiences are responding to. Heading into the year, everyone from Disney, Sony, Warner Bros., Universal, Paramount, A24, and more had hopes of being responsible for some of the year’s biggest hits, with 2026’s most anticipated movies crossing their fingers to be included.
Major franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC Universe, Star Wars, Dune, Toy Story, Hunger Games, and Super Mario have new installments that are already out or set to debut in the months ahead. Meanwhile, directors like Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, Robert Eggers, and David Fincher have new films.
There have been plenty of notable success stories to come. Zendaya and Robert Pattinson gave A24 an early win with The Drama. Sony cashed in with their animated feature GOAT. The Scream and Mortal Kombat franchises returned with their biggest box office performers ever. And yet, none can claim to be one of the year’s 10 highest-grossing movies.
As we near the midway point of the year, these are the biggest performers at the worldwide box office in 2026 so far.
- Box office figures through August 2
- Latest movement: Spider-Man: Brand New Day enters the top 10 (knocking out Backrooms), The Odyssey moves into top 5
10
Minions & Monsters
Illumination’s Despicable Me franchise has earned a spot in the top 10 as audiences have continued to check out the newest entry, Minions & Monsters. The animated sequel’s box office prospects were thrown into question after a franchise-low opening weekend of only $37 million domestically, despite Minions & Monsters‘ rave reviews.
Currently, the third Minions has made $449.5 million worldwide. $168.3 million has come from domestic theaters, while international audiences have contributed $281.1 million. It will need strong legs to climb higher in the charts and finish with a total that’s large enough to keep a spot.
9
Obsession
Obsession is the box office sensation that just won’t stop. Curry Barker’s movie has made $474.7 million worldwide since debuting on May 15. $212 million has come overseas, with domestic audiences more responsible for turning the low-budget horror movie into a modern phenomenon, with $262.7 million earned so far.
Strong word of mouth is the story for Obsession‘s box office. After opening to $17.1 million, it increased its performance in consecutive weekends, making $23.9 million and $27.3 million in its second and third weekends. Even its fourth and fifth weekends ($25.3 million and $19 million) made more than its first. Obsession also stayed in the top 5 for its first seven weekends domestically.
8
Pegasus 3
One of the highest-grossing movies of 2026, Pegasus 3, is one that most have never seen. After all, the racing movie sequel only made $1.3 million at the domestic box office and has only been released in five other territories. The $656.4 million earner’s placement on this list is solely thanks to China.
Pegasus 3 made $653.9 million in China alone after releasing on February 17, the Chinese New Year. The first two movies were big hits in China, making $255.5 million and $422.3 million respectively. This makes Pegasus 3 the highest-grossing movie in the franchise and gives it the biggest international total of any 2026 movie so far.
7
Project Hail Mary
Amazon MGM found its first real blockbuster hit with Project Hail Mary. Ryan Gosling’s sci-fi movie hit theaters on March 20 and has gone on to make $684.2 million at the box office. Its domestic and international splits are nearly even, at $344 million and $340.1 million.
Project Hail Mary launched with an amazing $80.5 million opening weekend domestically. It had such great legs that it wasn’t until its 11th weekend of release that it had a drop of more than 42%. It became Amazon MGM’s highest-grossing movie, and is Gosling’s second-biggest movie. Project Hail Mary also surpassed fellow Andy Weir book adaptation, The Martian ($630.6 million).
6
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Disney revived a hit Fox movie this year with The Devil Wears Prada 2. Armed with a summer kickoff release of May 1, the long-awaited sequel starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway has managed to make an outstanding $690.8 million worldwide.
The fashion film has been a huge hit internationally, where it made $470.3 million. The United Kingdom ($46.3 million), Italy ($37.5 million), Germany ($35 million), Japan ($34.6 million), and Brazil ($33.3 million) led the way overseas. Domestically, The Devil Wears Prada 2 opened to a stellar $76.7 million and spent two weekends at #1. It’s currently made $220.5 million here.
5
The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan’s epic blockbuster has cemented itself as one of 2026’s highest-grossing movies. After three weeks in theaters, The Odyssey has already grossed $911.3 million worldwide. International audiences have accounted for more of that total, $515.8 million, but the movie has also been a force to be reckoned with domestically, earning $395.5 million so far.
The quick entry in the top 10 has come as audiences flock to the acclaimed adaptation. The Odyssey has set box office records for Nolan domestically and globally, with the $123.5 million opening stateside the biggest non-Batman performance for him. It then had an incredibly low drop of just -29.6% in its second weekend, earning another $87 million, which is more than Oppenheimer made in its debut weekend.
It’s even beaten Oppenheimer‘s entire domestic gross already. A $1 billion finish is assured, and it could ultimately become the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever.
4
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
In a sign of the MCU’s and Spider-Man’s allure, Spider-Man: Brand New Day has become one of the year’s biggest hits in a matter of days. The fourth solo film for Tom Holland’s iteration has already generated $932 million at the box office, which is good enough to be the second-biggest global opening weekend in history.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day‘s opening weekend box office broke the record for the largest domestic debut, though. Its $360 million launch beat Avengers: Endgame‘s record of $357 million. The movie will pass $1 billion within its first week of release and put itself in position to become one of the highest-grossing films ever.
3
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Illumination and Nintendo’s animated sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, has made over $1 billion worldwide. It achieved that milestone over two months after debuting in theaters on April 1.
$581.6 million has come internationally, with Mexico ($67.7 million), France ($54.1 million), the UK ($51.2 million), and Japan ($49.6 million) driving the most business. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has made $429.8 million domestically, where it spent three weekends at #1 and didn’t have a drop of over 50% in its first eight weekends.
While not quite matching the $1.3 billion success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the sequel has still been a huge hit. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie spent a long time as 2026’s highest-grossing movie before being unseated.
2
Michael
Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic has had a box office run so great that most other 2026 movies will have a hard time beating it. After opening on April 24, Michael has officially grossed over $1 billion worldwide. It’s been a bigger hit internationally, netting $643.7 million thanks to success in countries like the UK ($71.6 million) and France ($57.7 million).
The domestic box office stands at $372.3 million. Michael began with a record $97.2 million opening weekend and has yet to have a weekend drop greater than 50% after nine weeks in theaters. Thanks to its continued success on the big screen, Michael became the highest-grossing musician biopic of all time and previously passed Oppenheimer to be the biggest biopic ever.
1
Toy Story 5
Pixar has launched a massive hit with Toy Story‘s return. Toy Story 5‘s opening weekend broke records. With $159.6 million domestically, it had the highest opening weekend for a Toy Story movie, as well as the second-biggest debut for a Pixar animated movie, behind only Incredibles 2.
Toy Story 5‘s total box office sits at over $1 billion, making it the year’s biggest hit. The domestic total has risen to $461.6 million, with international markets accounting for $604.2 million. It was #1 at the domestic box office for its first two weekends.
|
Rank |
2026 Movie |
WW Box Office |
Dom. Box Office |
Int. Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1) |
Toy Story 5 |
$1.06 billion |
$461.6 million |
$604.2 million |
|
2) |
Michael |
$1.016 billion |
$372.3 million |
$643.7 million |
|
3) |
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie |
$1.011 billion |
$429.8 million |
$581.6 million |
|
4) |
Spider-Man: Brand New Day |
$932.0 million |
$360.0 million |
$572.0 million |
|
5) |
The Odyssey |
$911.3 million |
$395.5 million |
$515.8 million |
|
6) |
The Devil Wears Prada 2 |
$690.8 million |
$220.5 million |
$470.3 million |
|
7) |
Project Hail Mary |
$684.2 million |
$344.0 million |
$340.1 million |
|
8) |
Pegasus 3 |
$656.4 million |
$1.3 million |
$655 million |
|
9) |
Obsession |
$474.7 million |
$262.7 million |
$212.0 million |
|
10) |
Minions & Monsters |
$449.5 million |
$168.3 million |
$281.1 million |
While the top spot might belong to Toy Story 5 right now, that will change. The days or weeks ahead will certainly see Spider-Man: Brand New Day surpass it as the biggest box office earner of 2026.
