Collider looks at which of 2026's remaining film releases could join the five movies that have already crossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office this year (Michael, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Toy Story 5, The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day). The piece identifies four late-2026 releases it judges plausible contenders for the milestone, though it cautions that only one is considered close to a sure thing, reflecting how rare billion-dollar hits remain even in a strong year for cinemas.

Among the contenders discussed, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (out 20 November) is a long shot, as no film in the franchise has ever come close to $1 billion, though its starry cast — including Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Ralph Fiennes and Glenn Close — and light competition that month could help. Dune: Part Three (out 18 December), Denis Villeneuve's concluding chapter starring Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, is framed as building on a franchise that has become one of the decade's defining blockbuster sagas, though its predecessors have likewise fallen short of $1 billion so far.