Planning around upcoming movies release dates? Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three are both listed for December 18, 2026, and the earliest title here, The Mosquito Bowl, is listed for October 30, 2026. Dates can still move until an official listing confirms them.
Pick late 2026 if you want something to see soon, early 2027 for streaming debuts and expansions, and late 2027 for Frozen III and Avengers: Secret Wars. For wider coverage beyond dates, browse our movie news section.
Theatrical releases from late 2026
The nearest dates come from a ticketing site’s coming-soon page and a monthly release calendar. Use them to build a shortlist, because each listing shows the date a title currently carries rather than a studio’s own announcement. The ticketing entries also give ratings and running times, which help you choose a night out.
| Date | Title | Listing details | Planning use |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2026 | The Mosquito Bowl | Theatrical listing; rated R; 2 hr 7 min | The earliest date in this list, and the R rating is the one to check against the ages in your group. |
| November 5, 2026 | Ramayana: Rise of a Legend | Theatrical listing; rated PG-13; 3 hr 15 min | The longest running time here, so allow for it when choosing a showtime. |
| November 7, 2026 | Rocky 50th Anniversary | Theatrical listing; rated PG; 2 hr; trailer link on the page | The most lenient rating in the table, which makes it the simpler pick for a mixed-age group. |
| November 13, 2026 | Ebenezer, How to Rob a Bank, Paper Tiger | Calendar listing; release type and rating not shown | Three titles share one date, so check each one’s format before choosing. |
| December 18, 2026 | Dune: Part Three, Avengers: Doomsday | Calendar listing; release type and rating not shown | Two large sequels open the same day, so decide which one you want first. |
Dates and details come from Atom Tickets’ coming-soon page and JoBlo’s new movies calendar, both third-party listings rather than studio announcements.
Choosing by rating and running time
The ratings on these listings give you a quick filter. Rocky 50th Anniversary is rated PG, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend is rated PG-13 and The Mosquito Bowl is rated R. If your group includes younger viewers, check the R and PG-13 titles against their ages before you pick a showing, and treat the PG title as the simpler choice for a mixed group.
Ramayana: Rise of a Legend runs 3 hr 15 min on its listing, the longest running time among the titles in the table, so plan the rest of the evening around it. The Mosquito Bowl runs 2 hr 7 min and Rocky 50th Anniversary runs 2 hr.
Shared dates
Three titles share November 13, 2026: Ebenezer, How to Rob a Bank and Paper Tiger. Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday share December 18, 2026. When several titles land on one day, compare them by release type and rating first, because the entries for those dates show neither detail, so check each title separately.
Not every listing comes from Hollywood. Gadgets 360’s Bollywood list, which separates theatre and OTT releases, shows Gunmaaster G9 for 27 November 2026 as an action, drama and thriller.
Once a date holds, ticket costs matter as much as the calendar. Compare the average movie ticket price with your budget before you commit to a group booking.
Early 2027: streaming, expansions and a Pixar title
January and March 2027 mix release types, so read the label beside each title before you plan a visit. FirstShowing’s 2027 schedule is the main source for the dates in this section.
Ink and the streaming label
Ink is listed for Friday, January 8, 2027 as a Netflix streaming debut. That makes it a viewing plan at home rather than a cinema trip, so if you only buy theater tickets, skip it. If you track every title regardless of format, keep it on the list with its streaming label.
Look Back and Gatto
Look Back is listed for Friday, January 15, 2027 with the label “Expands”, so the expansion label is the detail to check against a theater listing before you count the date as a wide opening. Pixar’s Gatto is listed for Friday, March 5, 2027, the only Pixar title in these listings and the one to note if you are planning a family outing.
Late 2027 and summer 2027 titles
Frozen III is listed for Wednesday, November 24, 2027, and Avengers: Secret Wars for Friday, December 17, 2027, with IMAX noted on the second. The IMAX label is a format detail to check when you choose a screen, and it is the only format note in these listings.
Because the two Avengers titles sit a year apart on these calendars, our guide to upcoming superhero movies is the place to compare them with other franchise dates.
Stree 3 is listed by Gadgets 360 for 13 August 2027 as a comedy and horror film. It is the only summer 2027 date here, so it is the one to add to a calendar now if you want a mid-year option.
Premiere date versus wide release date
The calendars here do not share one vocabulary. FirstShowing lists wide releases, limited releases and streaming debuts. JoBlo filters by theatrical, limited, streaming and wide. Movie Insider adds Oscar run, expansion, one-day-only and VOD or digital scopes, so compare the label on each site rather than assuming one term means the same thing everywhere.
Early access shows how a special screening can sit apart from the main listing. Atom Tickets gives The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping early access its own entry on November 18, 2026, with no rating shown, so an early screening should be planned separately from the film’s general release.
For a group outing, look for a wide label first. Limited, one-day-only and Oscar-run labels describe a different kind of release, so treat them as separate plans rather than fixed weekend dates.
Why release dates move and how to confirm one
Release dates move because they are plans, not guarantees. FirstShowing’s schedule says plainly that release dates are subject to change, so any date here should be rechecked as it nears.
To confirm a date, start with the studio or distributor’s own website or press release. Trade publications such as Variety and Deadline and theater chain listings are the next checks. A ticketing page showing a title as coming soon to theaters is a good sign, but only a studio announcement settles the date.
Ratings and distributors are the other details to check. To find the distributor of a title, use the studio or distributor’s site, and read the rating on the listing you rely on before you decide on a family screening.
Tracking releases month by month
A monthly view makes clusters obvious. JoBlo’s calendar groups titles under month headings, so you can see at a glance which dates are crowded.
Use this routine to keep a personal calendar accurate:
- Choose your months. Start with the next few and leave dates further out until they are closer.
- Record the release type. Write wide, limited, expansion, streaming or one-day-only beside each title.
- Note the listing source. Mark whether a date came from a studio, a trade site, a ticketing page or an aggregator.
- Update when a date shifts. Replace the old date and keep a note of the change so you know which entries moved.
- Book after the wide date holds. Pick a showtime and format only then.
Frequently asked questions
Is an early access screening the same as the opening day?
No. Atom Tickets lists The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping early access separately, on November 18, 2026, with no rating shown. Treat it as a special screening, not the wide release.
Can I preview a trailer from the listing page?
Yes, for at least one title. Atom Tickets’ coming-soon page includes a Watch Trailer link beside the Rocky 50th Anniversary entry, so you can preview that film from the page you use to check dates.
Do Bollywood films appear on the same calendars?
Some lists cover them separately. Gadgets 360’s Bollywood page sorts films by those headed to theatres and those releasing on OTT platforms, so check which group a title falls in.