Most Anticipated Movies

This chart shows the future movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all future releases.

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Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos
Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos
Director: Vir Das, Kavi Shastri
Initial Theatrical Release: January 16, 2026 (Limited) (Australia)
Keywords: Comedy Drama
Classification: Original Screenplay, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

An ordinary man with extraordinary knack for trouble is mistaken for a secret agent and pulled into a dangerous operation. As misunderstandings stack up, his accidental involvement leads him closer to a real criminal network.

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Iron Lung

Synopsis

Set in a post-apocalyptic future where an event known as “The Quiet Rapture” caused all known stars and habitable planets in the universe to disappear, a convict is sent to search an ocean of blood discovered on a desolate moon, using a small submarine nicknamed the “Iron Lung”.

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Mercy
Mercy
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Lead Roles: Chris Pratt as Detective Chris Raven, Rebecca Ferguson as Judge Maddox, Annabelle Wallis
Initial Theatrical Release: January 22, 2026 (Wide) by Sony Pictures, released as Sin Piedad (Spain)
Keywords: Crime Thriller, Falsely Accused
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Science Fiction

Synopsis

In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced A.I. Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.

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The RIP
The RIP
Director: Joe Carnahan
Lead Roles: Matt Damon as Dane Dumars, Ben Affleck as JD Byrne
Initial Theatrical Release: January 16, 2026 (Limited), released as The RIP (Лакомый кусок) (Russia (CIS))
Keywords: Police Procedural, Action Thriller, Corrupt Cops, Found Money, Set in Miami, Set in Florida
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

Trust frays when a team of Miami cops discovers millions in cash inside a run-down stash house, calling everyone — and everything — into question.

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Melania
Melania
Director: Brett Ratner
Initial Theatrical Release: January 30, 2026 (Wide) by Amazon MGM Studios
Keywords: Biographical Documentary, Biography, Agitprop, Political Campaign
Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual

Synopsis

With exclusive footage capturing critical meetings, private conversations, and never-before-seen environments, ‘Melania’ showcases Mrs. Trump’s return to one of the world’s most powerful roles.

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Send Help
Send Help
Director: Sam Raimi
Lead Roles: Rachel McAdams as Linda Liddle, Dylan O’Brien as Bradley Preston
Initial Theatrical Release: January 28, 2026 (Wide) by Walt Disney (Belgium)
Keywords: Filmed in Sydney, Australia, Filmed in Los Angeles, CA, Filmed in Thailand, Plane Crash, Remote Location, Psychological Thriller, Boss From Hell
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

After a plane crash strands a capable female employee and her annoying boss on a remote island, she must use her survival skills to keep them both alive, despite their challenging relationship.

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Night Patrol
Night Patrol
Director: Ryan Prows
Lead Roles: Jermaine Fowler
Initial Theatrical Release: January 16, 2026 (Wide) by IFC Films
Keywords: Set in Los Angeles, LAPD
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

An LAPD officer must put aside his differences with the area’s street gangs when he discovers a local police task force is harboring a horrific secret that endangers the residents of the housing projects he grew up in.

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Avengers: Doomsday
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Lead Roles: Robert Downey, Jr. as Doctor Doom, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic, Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Initial Theatrical Release: December 16, 2026 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Keywords: Disrupted by 2023 WGA & SAG Strikes, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man
Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Super Hero

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Return to Silent Hill
Return to Silent Hill
Director: Christophe Gans
Lead Roles: Jeremy Irving as James Sunderland, Hannah Emily Anderson as Mary
Initial Theatrical Release: January 22, 2026 (Wide) (Australia)
Keywords: Psychological Horror, Supernatural
Classification: Based on Game, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he is drawn to Silent Hill—a once-familiar town now consumed by darkness. As he searches for her, James faces monstrous creatures and unravels a terrifying truth that will push him to the edge of his sanity.

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GOAT
GOAT
Director: Tyree Dillihay
Lead Roles: Caleb McLaughlin as Will Harris
Initial Theatrical Release: February 11, 2026 (Wide) by Sony Pictures (France)
Keywords: Sports Comedy, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Basketball, Underdog
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction

Synopsis

Will is a small goat with big dreams who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball — a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. Will’s new teammates aren’t thrilled about having a little goat on their roster, but Will is determined to revolutionize the sport and prove once and for all that “smalls can ball!”

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The Moment
The Moment
Director: Aidan Zamiri
Lead Roles: Charli XCX
Initial Theatrical Release: January 30, 2026 (Wide) by A24
Keywords: Satirical Comedy, Satire, Mockumentary, Music Industry, Pop Music
Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.

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12
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

Synopsis

When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008.

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The Bride!
The Bride!
Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Lead Roles: Jessie Buckley as Frankenstein’s bride, Christian Bale as Frankenstein's monster
Initial Theatrical Release: March 4, 2026 (Wide) by Warner Bros. (France)
Keywords: 1930s, Set in Chicago, Frankenstien's Monster, Genre Mashup, Romance, Modern Adaptation, Remake, Remake with a Different Genre
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction

Synopsis

In the 1930s, a lonely Frankenstein travels to Chicago to seek the aid of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman and the Bride is born. She is beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the attention of the police and a wild and radical social movement.

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Cold Storage
Cold Storage
Director: Jonny Campbell
Lead Roles: Liam Neeson as Robert Quinn, Joe Keery as Travis (Teacake) Meacham, Georgina Campbell as Naomi Williams
Initial Theatrical Release: January 29, 2026 (Limited) by Imagem Filmes, released as Alerta Extinción (Mexico)
Keywords: Action Comedy, Epidemic, Out of Retirement, Alien Invasion, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Parasite
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction

Synopsis

When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two young employees — joined by a grizzled bioterror operative — must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction.

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15
Mardaani 3
Director: Abhiraj Minawala
Initial Theatrical Release: January 30, 2026 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

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Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
Director: Emerald Fennell
Lead Roles: Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw, Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff
Initial Theatrical Release: February 11, 2026 (Wide) by Warner Bros., released as Hurlevent (France)
Keywords: Romance, Romantic Drama, 1800s
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction

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Hexed
Director: Jason Hand, Josie Trinidad
Initial Theatrical Release: November 25, 2026 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction

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Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary
Director: Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
Lead Roles: Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace
Initial Theatrical Release: March 18, 2026 (Wide) by Sony Pictures, released as Projet dernière chance (France)
Keywords: Action Adventure
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction

Synopsis

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

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Shelter
Shelter
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Lead Roles: Jason Statham as Mason
Initial Theatrical Release: January 30, 2026 (Wide) by Black Bear Pictures
Keywords: Action Thriller, Rescue, The Past Catching up with You
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

Mason is a reclusive man living in a remote setting by the sea. When he chooses to rescue a young girl from drowning in a terrible storm, he unwittingly sets off a chain reaction that soon brings violence his way, forcing him to confront choices from his past.

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Scream 7
Scream 7
Director: Kevin Williamson
Lead Roles: Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott, Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers
Initial Theatrical Release: February 25, 2026 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures (France)
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.

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Michael

Synopsis

A portrayal of the brilliant yet complicated man who became the King of Pop. The film presents his triumphs and tragedies from his human side and personal struggles to his undeniable creative genius, exemplified by his most iconic performances. Audiences will experience an inside look into one of the most influential, trailblazing artists the world has ever known.

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The Land of Sometimes
Director: Leon Joosen
Initial Theatrical Release: May 7, 2026 (Limited) by Paradise, released as The Land of Sometimes (Зачарованное Королевство) (Russia (CIS))
Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction

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Big Girls Don’t Cry
Director: Paloma Schneideman
Lead Roles: Ani Palmer as Sid
Initial Theatrical Release: 2026 (Limited) by Blue Fox Entertainment
Keywords: Set in New Zealand, 2000s, Summer Vacation
Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

14-year-old Sid finds herself caught between her own burgeoning sexual curiosity and the desire for acceptance from an older group of girls. As she delves deeper into rebellion, she leaves behind a trail of destruction, navigating the complexities of adolescence and self-discovery.

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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

Synopsis

A man claiming to be from the future who takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world.

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Crime 101
Crime 101
Director: Bart Layton
Lead Roles: Chris Hemsworth as Mike Davis, Mark Ruffalo as Detective Lou Lubesnick, Barry Keoghan as Ormon, Halle Berry as Sharon Colvin
Initial Theatrical Release: February 11, 2026 (Wide) by Sony Pictures (Belgium)
Keywords: Crime Thriller, Career Criminal, Set in Los Angeles, One Last Job, Romance, Romeo and Juliet Romance, Heist, Police Detective, Cops and Robbers
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

When he eyes the score of a lifetime with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads, forcing the two to collaborate. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher. As the multimillion-dollar heist approaches, the line between hunter and hunted begins to blur, and all three are forced to confront the cost of their choices–and the realization that there’s no turning back.

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