Hollywood Studios Pack Summer 2026 Slate With $40 Million 'Mortal Kombat II' Start
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Updated · The Boston Globe · May 12
Hollywood Studios Pack Summer 2026 Slate With $40 Million 'Mortal Kombat II' Start
4 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · May 12
$40 million from “Mortal Kombat II” has already kicked off a crowded summer 2026 lineup that runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day with sequels, remakes and franchise films dominating studio plans.
May and June bring some of the biggest bets, including Disney’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu” on May 22, Spielberg’s alien film “Disclosure Day” on June 12, “Toy Story 5” on June 19 and “Supergirl” on June 25.
July centers on major franchise plays: “Minions & Monsters” opens July 1, Disney’s live-action “Moana” arrives July 10, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” lands July 17, and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” closes the month on July 31.
August extends the slate with family and horror titles such as “Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie” on Aug. 14, “Insidious: Out of the Further” on Aug. 21 and Ridley Scott’s “The Dog Stars” on Aug. 28.
The season sets up another Spielberg-versus-“Star Wars” box-office showdown while underscoring Hollywood’s continued reliance on established intellectual property to drive summer attendance.
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