2026 in film

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2026 in film is an overview of events in the film industry scheduled to occur in 2026. Best Picture Academy Award-winner All Quiet on the Western Front entered the public domain this year. Vitaphone celebrated its 100th anniversary.

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Highest-grossing films

† Indicates films currently in theatrical release in the week commencing 16 January 2026.
Highest-grossing films of 2026 [1] [2]
RankTitleDistributorWorldwide gross
1 Cheburashka 2 † Central Partnership $64,758,851
2 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple † Sony / Columbia $31,200,000 [3]
3 Buratino † National Media Group $26,715,477
4 Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu †Gold Box Entertainments$24,750,000 [4]
5 Primate † Paramount Pictures $24,195,712
6 The RajaSaab †People Media Factory$22,100,000 [5]
7 Greenland 2: Migration † Lionsgate $16,833,115 [6]
8 Parasakthi † Red Giant Movies $5,600,000 [7]
9 Ikkis † Yash Raj Films $3,936,000 [8]
10 We Bury the Dead † Vertical / Umbrella Entertainment $3,711,365 [9] [10]

Events

Scheduled award ceremonies

DateEventHostLocation(s)Ref.
January 4 31st Critics' Choice Awards Critics Choice Association California, U.S.[ citation needed ]
January 11 83rd Golden Globe Awards Golden Globes, LLC Beverly Hills, California, U.S.[ citation needed ]
January 17 38th European Film Awards European Film Academy Berlin, Germany [11]
January 18 31st Lumière Awards Académie des Lumières Paris, France [12]
January 24 13th Feroz Awards Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain [13]
January 31 5th Carmen Awards Academia de Cine de Andalucía Granada, Andalusia, Spain [14]
February 7 78th Directors Guild of America Awards Directors Guild of America Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
February 8 18th Gaudí Awards Catalan Film Academy Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain [15]
February 2279th British Academy Film Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts London, UK
February 28 37th Producers Guild of America Awards Producers Guild of America Los Angeles, California, U.S.
40th Goya Awards Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain [16]
March 1 32nd Screen Actors Guild Awards SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles, California, U.S.[ citation needed ]
March 853rd Saturn Awards Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Universal City, U.S. [17]
78th Writers Guild of America Awards Writers Guild of America East
Writers Guild of America West
March 15 98th Academy Awards Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Los Angeles, California, U.S. [18]

Film festivals

DateEventHostLocation(s)Ref.
January 2 – 12 37th Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs, California, United States [19]
January 22 – February 1 2026 Sundance Film Festival Sundance Film Festival Park City, Utah, United States [20]
January 29 – February 8 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam International Film Festival Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands [21]
February 4 – 14 41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival Santa Barbara International Film Festival Santa Barbara, California, United States [22]
February 12 – 22 76th Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival Berlin, Germany [23]
February 25 – March 822nd Glasgow Film Festival Glasgow Film Festival Glasgow, United Kingdom [24]
August 13 – 1979th Edinburgh International Film Festival Edinburgh International Film Festival Edinburgh, United Kingdom [25]

2026 films

By country/region

By genre

Deaths

MonthDateNameAgeCountryProfessionNotable filmsRef.
January 1 Arno Liiver 71EstoniaActor
2 Con Pederson 91USVisual Effects Artist
4 Sverre Anker Ousdal 81NorwayActor
5 Ahn Sung-ki 74South KoreaActor
6 John Cunningham 93USActor
6 Saeid Pirdoost 85IranActor
6 Béla Tarr 70HungaryDirector, Screenwriter
8 Guy Moon 63USComposer
9 T. K. Carter 69USActor
11 Thomas Causey 76USSound Mixer
11 Marcus Gilbert 67UKActor
12 Catherine Samie 92FranceActress
14 Igor Zolotovitskiy 64RussiaActor
16 Mark Jones 72USDirector, Screenwriter
17 Roger Allers 76USDirector, Animator, Storyboard Artist

Film debuts

References

  1. ↑ "2026 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo .
  2. ↑ "Top 2026 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office". The Numbers . Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Mathur, Abhimanyu (19 January 2026). "Mana Shankara Varaprasad Garu worldwide box office collection day 7: Chiranjeevi film mints ₹225 cr; beats The Raja Saab". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Mathur, Abhimanyu (19 January 2026). "Mana Shankara Varaprasad Garu worldwide box office collection day 7: Chiranjeevi film mints ₹225 cr; beats The Raja Saab". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Greenland 2: Migration (2025)". The Numbers . Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Parasakthi Box Office Collections: Siva Karthikeyan starrer opens 27 crore worldwide on first day". Pinkvilla . 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ikkis Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama . Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "We Bury the Dead". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "We Bury the Dead - Box Office and Financial Information". The Numbers . Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "The European Film Awards announce shortlisted films". Cineuropa . 14 October 2025.
  12. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (12 December 2025). "François Ozon's 'The Stranger,' Richard Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague' and Jodie Foster in 'Private Life' Score Lumières Nominations as French Awards Season Kicks Off". Variety .
  13. ↑ "La gala de los Feroz 2026 tendrá lugar en Pontevedra el 24 de enero y Samantha Hudson será una de las cuatro presentadoras". Kinótico (in Spanish). 10 June 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "Las películas 'Golpes' y 'Los Tigres' encabezan las nominaciones de los Carmen, el 31 de enero en Granada". Europa Press (in Spanish). 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "'Romería', 'Sirat' y 'Sorda' lideran las nominaciones de los 18 Premis Gaudí". Europa Press (in Spanish). 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  16. ↑ "Barcelona to host the Goya Awards 2026 on 28 February". Ajuntament de Barcelona . 5 September 2025.
  17. ↑ "The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films". www.saturnawards.org. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  18. ↑ White, Peter (17 March 2025). "Conan O'Brien Returning To Host 2026 Oscars; Producers Raj Kapoor & Katy Mullan Also Back". Deadline Hollywood .
  19. ↑ McGowan, Andrew (2 December 2025). "'Calle Malaga' and 'Glenrothan' to Bookend 2026 Palm Springs International Film Festival". Variety . Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  20. ↑ McGowan, Andrew (14 July 2025). "Sundance Film Festival Reveals Dates, Events and More for Last Hurrah In Park City". Variety . Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  21. ↑ Leo Barraclough (23 October 2025). "Rotterdam Festival Unveils Nine World Premieres Across Bright Future, Harbour Strands". Variety . Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  22. ↑ Giana Levy (15 October 2025). "Adam Sandler to Be Honored at Santa Barbara Film Festival With Maltin Modern Master Award". Variety . Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  23. ↑ Dalton, Ben (28 April 2025). "Berlin film festival confirms 2026 dates, avoids Bafta clash for first time since 2020". ScreenDaily . Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  24. ↑ "Glasgow Film Festival Reveals Glimpse of New Look - Glasgow Film Festival". www.glasgowfilmfest.org. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  25. ↑ "Edinburgh International Film Festival announces dates and submission details for 2026". What's on Edinburgh. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  26. ↑ "Suri Arno Tali kehastanud näitleja Arno Liiver". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) (in Estonian). 1 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  27. ↑ "Con Pederson, CGI Pioneer and '2001: A Space Odyssey' Visual Effects Artist, Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter . 5 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  28. ↑ "Sverre Anker Ousdal er død". VG. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  29. ↑ "South Korean 'nation's actor' Ahn Sung-ki dies at 74". Associated Press. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  30. ↑ "John Cunningham, Veteran Broadway Actor, Dies at 93". The Hollywood Reporter . 8 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  31. ↑ "Veteran Iranian actor Saeid Pirdoost passes away". VG. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  32. ↑ "Hungarian Filmmaker Bela Tarr Dies Aged 70". barrons.com. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  33. ↑ "Guy Moon Died in Wilmington". Hollywood LA News. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  34. ↑ "'The Thing' Actor T.K. Carter Dead at 69". 10 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  35. ↑ "Thomas Causey, Sound Mixer on 'Dick Tracy,' 'Broadcast News' and 'Defending Your Life,' Dies at 76". The Hollywood Reporter . 13 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  36. ↑ "Marcus Gilbert, Who Played Arthur in Army of Darkness, Dies at 67". Dread Central . 13 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  37. ↑ Décès de Catherine Samie, pilier de la Comédie-Française (in French)
  38. ↑ "Умер Игорь Золотовицкий". ria.ru. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  39. ↑ "Mark Jones, 'Leprechaun' and 'Rumpelstiltskin' Director, Dies at 72". Variety . 17 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  40. ↑ "Disney Veteran 'The Lion King' Co-Director Roger Allers Dies at Age 76". Animation Magazine. 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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