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'Avatar 3' leads the first weekend of 2026 with $40 million, continuing its strong performance domestically, while other films like 'Zootopia 2' and 'The Housemaid' also perform well, indicating a promising start for the year's box office.
'Avatar: Fire and Ash' leads the post-New Year box office with $14 million on Friday, maintaining strong performance, while 'Zootopia 2' earns $7.1 million, securing second place and continuing its impressive run, with other holdovers like 'The Housemaid' and 'Marty Supreme' also performing well.
'Avatar: Fire and Ash' is on track to reach $302 million in the U.S., leading a strong start to 2026's box office, which is 22% higher than 2025's opening weekend. The weekend's overall gross was $127.4 million, the best first weekend of a new year post-Covid, with 'Zootopia 2' and 'The Housemaid' also performing well. The box office outlook remains positive with solid holds and promising projections for upcoming releases.
'Avatar: Fire And Ash' has reached over $760 million globally, contributing to the franchise's total exceeding $6 billion. 'Zootopia 2' has surpassed $1 billion internationally, making it the highest-grossing Hollywood animated film worldwide in 2025. Other notable releases include 'Wicked 2,' 'Anaconda,' and 'SpongeBob,' which have also achieved significant box office success internationally.
'Weapons' remains at the top of the box office in its second weekend, while 'Nobody 2' debuts in third place with an estimated $9.4 million opening weekend, indicating modest success despite positive reviews. Other films like 'Freakier Friday' and 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' continue to perform well, maintaining strong box office numbers.
'Nobody 2' earned $1.3 million in Thursday previews and is projected to make $10-12 million in its opening weekend, facing competition from the horror film 'Weapons' and a remake of 'High and Low.'
‘Superman’ continues to dominate the box office with a second weekend gross of $57 million, surpassing $400 million worldwide, marking a successful reboot for the DC Universe under James Gunn. Meanwhile, new releases like ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and ‘Smurfs’ underperformed, indicating challenges for recent film launches.
Jurassic World Rebirth exceeded expectations at the box office, earning over $318 million worldwide in its opening week, driven by a strong North American debut and international sales, despite mixed critical reviews and a smaller production budget compared to previous installments.
'Jurassic World Rebirth' opened with $147.3 million over the holiday weekend, making it a strong summer hit despite a decline from previous entries in the franchise. It performed well internationally, earning $171 million, and received better reviews than earlier films. The movie's success is part of a broader box office trend, with overall earnings slightly ahead of 2024 but still below pre-pandemic levels.
'Jurassic World Rebirth' opened with $26 million domestically on July 4th, contributing to a strong summer box office season, and is projected to earn over $140 million by the end of the weekend. The film, despite having the lowest opening among the franchise, is performing well with positive audience reception, while other movies like 'F1' and 'How to Train Your Dragon' also saw notable earnings. Critics have been mixed on 'Rebirth,' but it continues to draw audiences.
The racing film 'F1' starring Brad Pitt opened strongly with $144 million globally, marking Apple's first major theatrical success, while 'Lilo & Stitch' nears $950 million worldwide, continuing its box office dominance. Other releases like 'M3GAN 2.0' and 'Elio' underperformed, with the former earning $17 million and the latter struggling with $73 million globally.
Lilo & Stitch leads the box office with a $33 million weekend, while Ballerina, a John Wick spinoff starring Ana de Armas, underperforms with an estimated $25-27 million debut, despite strong audience scores. Other notable releases include Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning and Karate Kid: Legends, with the former expected to earn around $15 million and the latter seeing a decline in its second weekend.
'Lilo & Stitch' earned $63M in its second weekend, dominating the box office, while 'Mission Impossible 8' and 'Karate Kid: Legends' earned $27.3M and $21M respectively, with overall weekend earnings reaching around $151M, showing a strong post-Memorial Day performance.
Japanese film "Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Earth Symphony" topped the China box office with $12.6 million in its opening weekend, surpassing "The Garfield Movie," which earned $8.2 million. Both films outperformed "The Last Frenzy," which had led for two weeks. The aggregate national box office for the weekend was $45.4 million, bringing the year-to-date total to $3.09 billion, slightly lower than the previous year.