Several records and milestones have been set in Hollywood this weekend at the box office.
This weekend, Scary Movie (2026) hit cinemas, marking the Wayan Brothers’ franchise return after starring in the first two films.
A $55 million opening weekend (per Deadline) at the U.S. domestic box office is the franchise’s best result and sets a new high watermark for Paramount comedies.
$50 million internationally means the Wayans have more than paid back the $30 million Miramax put into the Scary Movie production.
Elsewhere, taking a 1980s cartoon to cinema screens is proving to be a tough sell for Masters of the Universe, which opened to $29.3 million in the U.S. and $25 million internationally.
With $170 million pumped into the production starring Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man and Jared Leto as Skeletor, it’s looking like a long road for director Travis Knight’s film to turn a profit.
Meanwhile, music biopic Michael has now reached a massive $888 million worldwide at the box office, making it the biggest film in Lionsgate’s history, beating 2013’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($865 million) and 2012’s Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 ($868.5 million).
Another studio has a new record-setting film as well, thanks to Curry Barker’s Obsession, which has reached $224 million worldwide for Focus Features.
Elsewhere, the Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the first film release of 2026 to cross $1 billion worldwide at the box office, an accolade that has taken 10 weeks in cinemas to achieve.
June poised to continue a strong box office year for Hollywood
After navigating COVID-19 and Hollywood strikes, cinema has been in desperate need of a big year at the box office.
With comedies, biopics, horror and animated children’s films clearly in rude health, 2026 could well be the big year the industry has been calling out for.
According to a report from NoFilmSchool, Q1 2026 saw a U.S. domestic gross of $1.77 billion, the strongest start to a calendar year since COVID-19.
Moreover, the summer blockbuster season has only just begun, with some hotly anticipated releases coming during the rest of June.
10 June sees Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day arrive in cinemas, combining a renowned director with an ensemble cast and an alien contact storyline.
With generations of fans enjoying the likes of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. and War of the Worlds, there’s hope that Disclosure Day can be another big hit for Spielberg.
Predictions approximate Disclosure Day will open between $45 million and $59 million during its opening weekend at U.S. cinemas.
19 June will see Pixar go to bat with Toy Story 5.
The previous two instalments each grossed over $1 billion worldwide, and no doubt Pixar will be hoping for a threepeat.
BoxOfficePro predicts Toy Story 5 will open between $150 million and $175 million in the U.S. domestic market, which would be a franchise record if true, beating Toy Story 4 ($120 million).
Given that Super Mario Galaxy Movie opened with $131 million, Toy Story 5 does look like a safe bet to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
The final big release of June is Supergirl, which is poised to open on a similar plane to Disclosure Day, with estimates pinning the hero flick at around $55 million.
Milly Alcock will fly on screen from 26 June.
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