By Shauna Hyland
2026 has been a massive year for cinemas so far, and with the year approaching its mid-point, here’s a look through the highest grossing films ahead of a blockbuster summer.
Obsession – an honourable mention
Online comedian and director Curry Barker has taken the box office by storm with his second feature film, ‘Obsession’.
Although it’s 19th on the list of 2026’s highest grossing films, its success is worth noting.
‘Obsession’ was created with a budget under $1 million, which is relatively low for a Hollywood movie.
Since opening, the film has made over $79 million, which is over 70 times larger than its original budget.
The largely unknown cast are receiving extremely high praise for their performances, as is Barker as director.
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ is 2026’s highest grossing film.
Following Nintendo’s Super Mario video game franchise, the film centres around Mario and friends attempting to save the princess Rosalina, who has been captured by Bowser Jr.
The film had a budget of $110 million and has grossed approximately $984 million worldwide, superseding its hefty budget.
The film features huge Hollywood names such as Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor Joy, Jack Black and Brie Larson.
Michael
‘Michael’ is a biopic following the story of the late Michael Jackson, starring Michael’s nephew Jaafar Jackson in his debut role.
The king of pop’s retrospective takes the second highest grossing film of the year.
So far it has grossed over $790 million on a budget of $200 million.
Project Hail Mary
‘Project Hail Mary’ follows a high school science teacher, played by Ryan Gosling, who ends up on a mission to save the Earth.
The sci-fi film is the third highest grossing film of 2026 so far, and is IMDb’s highest rated film of the year.
It was created with a budget of $200 million and grossed $676.8 million worldwide.
Pegasus 3
The fourth highest grossing film of 2026 is ‘Pegasus 3’, a Chinese sports comedy film which acts as a sequel to the first and second Pegasus films.
Although the budget is undisclosed, the film has grossed over $653.9 million, so a large profit margin is expected.
A surprising trend is that the film actually made a lot more internationally than domestically, amassing only $1.3 million domestically and $652 million internationally.
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The Devil Wears Prada 2
The long awaited sequel to ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ lands at fifth spot.
The film follows the problems emerging from the decline in print journalism, and shows them attempting to save Runway magazine.
A classic with a cult following, the sequel garnered mania online and had fans running to the cinema to watch it immediately upon release.
Most of the original cast reprised their roles, including Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Meryl Streep, and new additions joining the franchise included Simone Ashley.
The film had a budget of $100 million, and has grossed over $609 million globally.
Hoppers
Disney’s Pixar takes the sixth spot for highest grossing film of 2026 so far with ‘Hoppers’, a film following an animal-lover who uses technology to ‘hop’ her consciousness into a lifelike robotic beaver.
The film, starring large Hollywood names such as Dave Franco and Jon Hamm, had a budget of $150 million.
The animation’s large commercial success saw it tripling its budget, generating $386 million at the worldwide box office.
Wuthering Heights
Despite the divisive discourse it stirred up online, ‘Wuthering Heights’ is currently the seventh highest grossing film of 2026 so far.
Australian superstars Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie lead the film, which kept people rushing to the cinema to weigh in on the controversial reception.
Despite all the divided opinions, it tripled its budget of $80 million, which is also the smallest budget on this list thus far.
Its current total gross is over $241 million.
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