Will Universal dominates the box office in 2026 over Disney?
When people say that 2026 will be one of the biggest years in cinema rivaling 2019, I don't think it's a joke. 2026 could easily be the great successor to 2015. The year when the two titans of the industry have a very close confrontation. In 2015, Disney won thanks to Force Awakens and Age of Ultron, even though Universal had Jurassic World, Fast 7 and Minions.
But let's look at 2026...
Disney has less movies than Universal, sure, but I think they are equal of the circumstances as last year, less is more. Doomsday will be the third movie of the multiversal saga that will cross the billion, the real one is... will it cross the two billion mark? Toy Story 5 will make more than 900 million, and 900 million is still a huge number for the franchise, many will say it will be unnecessary but it will make money for the name alone. Moana and Mandalorian will both make over 500 million, the latter will give Star Wars a decent return to theaters. Hoopers will do almost or better than Elemental, the lower budget will make it do better. Ice Age 6 is the wild card, I don't think it will bomb like the last one, but I don't think it will be big, I don't think this franchise will return to its golden age.
But let's see Universal... Odyssey I think it will do almost the same number as Oppenheimer, I think Nolan is still on the hype train, I don't think the billion, because with Spider-Man 4 it would be complicated, but I think doing 800 or 900 million will be fine. Peele's next movie would be his highest grosser. The Dish I think would do 400 million, and considering Spielberg's last releases, 400 million is a decent return. The Exorcist will do well, and best of all, it will make the public eye forget about the abomination of 2023.
Now let's talk about the animated ones.... Minions 3 will do about the same number as Despicable Me 4, I don't think the franchise will make the billion again for a while, but 900 million is a great number for the series. Mario 2 I think will make the billion, because, well it's Mario.
But then there's Shrek 5, and here comes my controversial opinion. If there is a movie that can take the throne away from Avengers as the highest grossing movie of the year, it's this one. 15 years of waiting for what was the dominant animated franchise of the 2000's, I think Shrek 5 will not only surpass Shrek 2 as Dreamworks' highest grossing movie, I not only think it will make the billion, but I think it will make close to two billion. I think Shrek 5 and Avengers 5 are easily on the list of the two highest grossing movies of the year,
what do you think, who wins the year?
When people say that 2026 will be one of the biggest years in cinema rivaling 2019, I don't think it's a joke. 2026 could easily be the great successor to 2015. The year when the two titans of the industry have a very close confrontation. In 2015, Disney won thanks to Force Awakens and Age of Ultron, even though Universal had Jurassic World, Fast 7 and Minions.
But let's look at 2026...
Disney has less movies than Universal, sure, but I think they are equal of the circumstances as last year, less is more. Doomsday will be the third movie of the multiversal saga that will cross the billion, the real one is... will it cross the two billion mark? Toy Story 5 will make more than 900 million, and 900 million is still a huge number for the franchise, many will say it will be unnecessary but it will make money for the name alone. Moana and Mandalorian will both make over 500 million, the latter will give Star Wars a decent return to theaters. Hoopers will do almost or better than Elemental, the lower budget will make it do better. Ice Age 6 is the wild card, I don't think it will bomb like the last one, but I don't think it will be big, I don't think this franchise will return to its golden age.
But let's see Universal... Odyssey I think it will do almost the same number as Oppenheimer, I think Nolan is still on the hype train, I don't think the billion, because with Spider-Man 4 it would be complicated, but I think doing 800 or 900 million will be fine. Peele's next movie would be his highest grosser. The Dish I think would do 400 million, and considering Spielberg's last releases, 400 million is a decent return. The Exorcist will do well, and best of all, it will make the public eye forget about the abomination of 2023.
Now let's talk about the animated ones.... Minions 3 will do about the same number as Despicable Me 4, I don't think the franchise will make the billion again for a while, but 900 million is a great number for the series. Mario 2 I think will make the billion, because, well it's Mario.
But then there's Shrek 5, and here comes my controversial opinion. If there is a movie that can take the throne away from Avengers as the highest grossing movie of the year, it's this one. 15 years of waiting for what was the dominant animated franchise of the 2000's, I think Shrek 5 will not only surpass Shrek 2 as Dreamworks' highest grossing movie, I not only think it will make the billion, but I think it will make close to two billion. I think Shrek 5 and Avengers 5 are easily on the list of the two highest grossing movies of the year,
what do you think, who wins the year?