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Retrospective: May 2026 in Review [Updated May 13]

Christopher Haskell
3–5 minutes

MAY 2026

The Devil Wears Prada 2

May 1st, 2026
20th Century Studios
Directed by David Frankel (“Jerry & Marge Go Large”)
Starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Kenneth Branagh, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu
Opening Weekend Box Office: $76,747,075
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Description: As Miranda Priestly nears retirement, she reunites with Andy Sachs to face off against her former assistant turned rival: Emily Charlton.

May 01, 2026American Dream
(1990 Re-Release)		JanusAnthony MarcianoDocumentary
May 01, 2026Animal FarmAngel StudiosAndy SerkisWoody Harrelson ◦ Seth Rogen ◦
Glenn Close ◦ Kieran Culkin ◦
Steve Buscemi ◦ Laverne Cox ◦
Jim Parsons ◦ Kathleen Turner
May 01, 2026An Autumn SummerBlue HarborJared IsaacMark McKenna ◦ Lukita Maxwell
May 01, 2026Casa GrandeSeismicJuan Pablo Arias MuñozLou Diamond Phillips
May 01, 2026DeparturesStrandLloyd Eyre-Morgan
& Neil Ely		David Tag
May 01, 2026Deep WaterMagenta LightRenny HarlinAaron Eckhart ◦ Ben Kingsley
May 01, 2026Even After EverythingFreestyle MediaJosh CrookAlice Callahan
May 01, 2026HeresyShudderDidier KoningsAnneke Sluiters
May 01, 2026The Last One for the RoadMusic BoxFrancesco SossaiFilippo Scotti

Hokum

May 1st, 2026
NEON
Directed by Damian McCarthy (“Oddity”)
Starring Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Will O’Connell, Michael Patric, Brendan Conroy
Opening Weekend Box Office: $6,428,305
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Description: A horror writer visits an Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, unaware the property is said to be haunted by a witch.

May 01, 2026Modern WhoreQuiverNicole BazuinDocumentary
May 01, 2026Our LandStrandLucrecia MartelDocumentary
May 01, 2026Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYCTrafalgarSimon HiltonDocumentary
May 01, 2026RZA’s One Spoon of ChocolateVarianceRZAShameik Moore
May 01, 2026Sirens CallmissingFILMsMiri Ian Gossing &
Lina Sieckmann		Documentary
May 01, 2026The Story of EverythingFathomEric EsauStephen C. Meyer
May 01, 2026SwappedNetflixNathan GrenoMichael B. Jordan ◦ Juno Temple ◦
Tracy Morgan ◦ Cedric the Entertainer
May 01, 2026That Time I Got Reincarnated as a
Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea		Crunchyroll | SonyYasuhito KikuchiMiho Okasaki
May 01, 2026Two PianosKino LorberArnaud DesplechinCharlotte Rampling

Mortal Kombat II

May 8th, 2026
Warner Bros. Pictures | New Line Cinema
Directed by Simon McQuoid (“Mortal Kombat”)
Starring Karl Urban, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Adeline Rudolph, Tati Gabrielle, Mehcad Brooks, Joe Taslim, Lewis Tan
Opening Weekend Box Office: $—
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Description: The fan favorite champions — now joined by Johnny Cage himself — are pitted against one another in the ultimate battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

May 08, 2026AffectionBrainstormBT MezaJessica Rothe
May 08, 2026Blue FilmObscuredElliot TuttleKieron Moore ◦ Reed Birney
May 08, 2026Broad TripRokuYan-Kay Crystal LoweSophia Bush ◦ Lauren Holly ◦
Steve Guttenberg
May 08, 2026Buffet InfinityYellow VeilSimon GlassmanDocumentary
May 08, 2026The Charitable Sisterhood of the
Second Trinity Victory Church		EternalDean Owen-SimsKathryn Hartman
May 08, 2026Couples WeekendVerticalNora KirkpatrickAlexandra Daddario ◦ Daveed Diggs ◦
Josh Gad ◦ Ashley Park ◦ Kevin Pollak
May 08, 2026Fried Green Tomatoes
(35th Anniversary)		FathomJon AvnetKathy Bates ◦ Jessica Tandy

The Sheep Detectives

May 8th, 2026
Amazon MGM Studios
Directed by Kyle Balda (“Minions” & “Despicable Me 3”)
Starring Hugh Jackman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Emma Thompson, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Chris O’Dowd, Molly Gordon, Patrick Stewart, Hong Chau, Bella Ramsey, Brett Goldstein, Regina Hall, Rhys Darby
Opening Weekend Box Office: $—
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Description: Every night a shepherd reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand. When he is found dead, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it.

May 08, 2026Give Me Back My BabyTubiJhayla MosleyBella Chadwick
May 08, 2026The Headless Woman
(2008 Re-Release)		StrandLucrecia MartelMaría Onetto
May 08, 2026HostageIndie RightsJohn David HarrisStephen C. Meyer
May 08, 2026InfluencedBrainstormRachel IsraelJill Kargman ◦ David Krumholtz ◦
Justin Bartha ◦ Christine Taylor ◦
Gwyneth Paltrow ◦ Drew Barrymore ◦
Matt Damon ◦ Jason Biggs
May 08, 2026Iron Maiden: Burning AmbitionTrafalgarMalcolm VenvilleSteve Harris ◦ Bruce Dickinson ◦
Javier Bardem ◦ Lars Ulrich
May 08, 2026LabyrinthGKIDSShoji KawamoriSUZUKA
May 08, 2026Linda Perry: Let It Die HereUtopiaDon HardyDocumentary
May 08, 2026Louder Than GunsAbramoramaDoug PrayDocumentary

Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft – The Tour (Live In 3D)

May 8th, 2026
Paramount Pictures
Directed by James Cameron (“Avatar: Fire and Ash”) & Billie Eilish
Starring Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell
Opening Weekend Box Office: $—
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Description: An accompanying 3D concert film, documenting the Manchester shows and co-directed by Eilish and James Cameron.

May 08, 2026The MisconceivedMonumentJames N. Kienitz WilkinsJesse Wakeman
May 08, 2026NeglectedInauguralDavid LipperJosh Duhamel ◦ Dylan Sprouse ◦
Jeremy London ◦ Jason London
May 08, 2026No Place to Be SinglePrime VideoLaura ChiossoneMatilde Gioli
May 08, 2026The Python HuntOscilloscopeXander RobinDocumentary
May 08, 2026Remarkably Bright CreaturesNetflixOlivia NewmanSally Field ◦ Lewis Pullman ◦
Alfred Molina ◦ Colm Meaney
May 08, 2026Silent Friend1-2 SpecialIldikó EnyediTony Leung Chiu-wai ◦ Léa Seydoux
May 08, 2026TakeoverFirestormGrzegorz JonkajtysQuavo ◦ Billy Zane

Ted Turner (87)
November 19, 1938 –
May 6, 2026
TNT | TBS
Television Producer
(deceased)

Michael Pennington (82)
June 7, 1943 –
May 7, 2026
“Return of the Jedi”
Actor
(deceased)

Donald Gibb (71)
August 4, 1954 –
May 12, 2026
“Revenge of the Nerds”
Actor
(deceased)

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