October 2026
November’s only tentpole
Sunrise on the Reaping vs The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes vs Mockingjay - Part 2
The second Hunger Games prequel opens November 20. The first one turned a $44.6M opening into $166.4M; the last Katniss film opened to $102.7M and finished at $281.7M.
Early-November family lane
The Cat in the Hat vs Hoppers vs Trolls vs Horton Hears a Who!
Warner Bros. Animation’s Seuss reboot opens November 6. Hoppers opened to $45.3M and finished at $166.0M, Trolls did $46.6M and $153.9M, and Horton Hears a Who! $45.0M and $155.0M.
Toho’s IMAX kaiju
Godzilla Minus Zero vs Godzilla Minus One vs Godzilla vs. Kong vs King of the Monsters
Minus Zero opens November 6 in IMAX. Minus One opened to just $11.4M and legged 5x to $57.1M; Godzilla vs. Kong opened to $31.6M and King of the Monsters to $47.8M.
Sixteen years later
Focker-in-Law vs Little Fockers vs Meet the Fockers vs Meet the Parents
The fourth Fockers film opens Thanksgiving week. Meet the Parents turned $28.6M into $166.2M, Meet the Fockers turned $46.1M into $279.2M, and Little Fockers $30.8M into $148.4M.
Disney’s Thanksgiving originals
Hexed vs Wish vs Strange World vs Encanto
Hexed opens November 25. Encanto opened to $27.2M and legged to $96.1M; Strange World ($12.2M, $39.1M) and Wish ($19.7M three-day, $64.0M) are the two misses it needs to avoid.
Depp’s Scrooge
Ebenezer vs The Best Christmas Pageant Ever vs A Christmas Carol
Johnny Depp’s Ebenezer opens November 13. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever opened to $10.8M and legged to $40.0M; Disney’s A Christmas Carol opened to $30.1M on the same weekend in 2009 and reached $138.0M.
2026’s nostalgia openers
Street Fighter vs Mortal Kombat II vs Masters of the Universe
Three 80s and 90s brands back on the big screen. Street Fighter opened to $30.8M, between Mortal Kombat II’s $38.5M and Masters of the Universe’s $29.4M. Those two finished at $79.8M and $64.8M.
Fall’s book-club openers
Other Mommy vs Verity vs Practical Magic 2
Three fall book adaptations. Verity opened to $32.0M and Practical Magic 2 to $30.0M, then fell 59% in weekend two. Other Mommy opens Friday, tracking $25M–$33M.
Villeneuve’s trilogy
The Dune trilogy
Dune: Part Three opens December 18, the same day as Avengers: Doomsday. Dune turned a $41.0M opening into $111.0M; Part Two doubled the opening to $82.5M and the final to $282.7M.
Before Doomsday
Doomsday vs Infinity War vs Endgame
Avengers: Doomsday opens December 18 against the two biggest Avengers runs ever — Infinity War turned a $257.7M opening into $678.8M, and Endgame turned $357.1M into $898.4M.
A24’s wide hits
Primetime vs The Drama vs Civil War vs Talk to Me
Robert Pattinson’s Primetime opened with $8.5M on Friday, previews included — against A24 hits of a similar size: his own The Drama ($14.4M opening, $48.1M final), Civil War ($25.5M, $68.8M) and Talk to Me ($10.4M, $48.3M).
Dog movies
Heart of the Beast vs Dog vs A Dog’s Purpose vs Marley & Me
Brad Pitt’s Heart of the Beast opened with $7.5M on Friday, previews included — against Marley & Me’s $143.0M run, A Dog’s Purpose’s $64.5M and Dog’s $61.8M.
Mid-size DreamWorks
Forgotten Island vs The Bad Guys 2 vs Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie vs Turbo
Forgotten Island opened with $4.4M on Friday, previews included — against The Bad Guys 2 ($22.0M opening, $82.6M final), Captain Underpants ($23.9M, $73.9M) and Turbo ($21.3M, $83.0M).
Top-tier blockbusters
The Odyssey vs top-tier blockbusters
The Odyssey’s pace against Deadpool & Wolverine, Barbie, and The Dark Knight.
All-time
Illumination franchise
Minions vs The Rise of Gru vs Minions & Monsters
$336.0M, then $370.5M, then a $37.0M opening that has legged out to $181.5M — the best multiplier in the trilogy off the smallest start.
Complete trilogy
Spider-Man vs Spider-Man 2 vs Spider-Man 3
Raimi’s trilogy day by day — $115M, $88.2M and a then-record $151M opening, legging to $404.0M, $374.0M and $337.0M.
Complete saga
Into the Spider-Verse vs Across the Spider-Verse
A $35.3M sleeper that legged 5.4x, then a sequel that opened 3.4x bigger — $190.2M against $381.3M.
The Holland era
Homecoming vs Far From Home vs No Way Home vs Brand New Day
All four Holland launches — $117.0M, $92.6M and No Way Home’s $260.0M, now Brand New Day’s record $168.0M opening day.
All-time records
The Force Awakens vs Endgame vs No Way Home vs Avatar
The four biggest domestic runs ever — $936.7M, $898.4M, $814.8M and $785.2M — raced day by day.
Complete saga
The Avengers vs Age of Ultron vs Infinity War vs Endgame
The complete Avengers arc — four openings, one escalating decade.
Complete saga
Harry Potter: Years 1–4
Sorcerer’s Stone through Goblet of Fire — the wizarding world’s first act, day by day.
Complete saga
Harry Potter: Years 5–8
Order of the Phoenix through Deathly Hallows Part 2’s record finale.
Complete saga
The Twilight Saga
Twilight through Breaking Dawn Part 2 — the four biggest bites of the saga.
Complete saga
The Hunger Games Quadrilogy
All four original Hunger Games runs — Catching Fire out-ran them all.
Complete saga
The Jurassic World Era
From 2015’s $652.3M monster through Rebirth, four openings apart.
Complete saga
All Three Avatars
The legs dynasty: Avatar, The Way of Water and Fire and Ash.
Complete trilogy
The Nolan Batman Trilogy
Batman Begins’ $48.7M start to The Dark Knight’s $158.4M explosion.
Complete trilogy
The Lord of the Rings
Three Decembers, three marathons — Return of the King finishes on top.
Complete trilogy
The Hobbit Trilogy
Middle-earth’s second run, with An Unexpected Journey out in front.
Complete trilogy
The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
The Force Awakens’ record launch and the decay curve that followed.
Complete saga
Shrek 1–4
Shrek 2’s benchmark animated run against the rest of the swamp.
Complete saga
Despicable Me 1–4
Gru’s mainline saga, 2010–2024, all four runs compared.
The Toy Story run
Toy Story 3 vs Toy Story 4 vs Toy Story 5
Toy Story 5 takes on both billion-dollar predecessors, day by day.
Complete saga
Pirates of the Caribbean 1–4
Black Pearl through On Stranger Tides — Dead Man’s Chest leads the fleet.
Complete era
The Craig Bond Era
Casino Royale to No Time to Die — Skyfall towers over the era.