The 8 Biggest Movies of 2026, and Whether They Were Any Good

Money talks. Scores talk back. Here are 2026's eight biggest worldwide grosses, counted up, with the movie.guru score sitting next to each one like a chaperone.

The year's biggest earner lands at #1, and it's not the year's best movie.

1. 8
   Pegasus 3 (2026)5.3

   A $656 million hit almost nobody in America saw.

   It made $656 million worldwide and just $1.4 million domestic. The 5.3 score says average sports comedy, which is fine. Shen Teng carries it like a guy pushing a stalled car.
2. 7
   Project Hail Mary (2026)9.2

   The year's sweetest sci-fi deserved way more than seventh place.

   A 9.2 movie.guru score and a CinemaScore of A. Still only $684.5 million worldwide against a reported $248M budget. Gosling in space deserved a bigger crowd.
3. 6
   The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)6.3

   The smartest business move of the year, not the smartest movie.

   $693.5 million worldwide on a reported $100M budget is a Meryl Streep power move. A 6.3 score means the sequel coasts on cerulean memories. Solid, never sharp.
4. 5
   The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)5.1

   A billion dollars for a movie critics actively dodged.

   $1.01 billion worldwide, a 37 on Metacritic, 42% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences gave it an A− CinemaScore. Jack Black is still the best thing in it, and that's the problem.
5. 4
   Michael (2026)6.2

   The biggest critic-versus-crowd split in the top eight.

   Its critic score beats just 20% of movies, its audience score 83%. RT sits at 38%. Still $1.03 billion worldwide. Jaafar Jackson is why crowds kept showing up.
6. 3
   Toy Story 5 (2026)8.7

   Fifth movie, still better than most first movies.

   An 8.7 movie.guru score and 92% on Rotten Tomatoes for a fifth helping. $1.15 billion worldwide. The Guru's Take is 7.4 because you can see the formula now.
7. 2
   The Odyssey (2026)9.5

   The best movie of 2026, and it only finished second.

   A 9.5 movie.guru score, 88 on Metacritic, $1.80 billion worldwide. The Guru's Take is 8.6 because Nolan never met a scene he couldn't stretch.
8. 1
   Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)8.7

   Biggest movie of the year. Not the best. Not close.

   $2.52 billion worldwide, $958.7 million domestic. Fun? Sure. But a 66 on Metacritic and an 8.7 score trail The Odyssey's 9.5. Tom Holland beat himself at the box office.

$1,247 says somebody types "Mario was robbed" in the comments within the hour.

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