Box Office Resilience: 2026’s First Half Delivers Wins, Flops and Surprises
Variety’s mid-year box-office wrap highlights a rebound in 2026, with global totals boosted by hits like The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ($1B) and Michael (about $1B) and Project Hail Mary ($683.3M), while sleeper Obsession proves cash-efficient, and misfires such as Supergirl and The Bride! underscore lingering volatility; domestic box office is up roughly 10% from 2025 and the summer is expected to top $4B, as more high-profile titles (The Odyssey, Dune: Part Three, Avengers: Doomsday) loom on the horizon.