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The week in cinema: 2 November 2026
Everything a cinema manager needs on Monday morning, on one page: last weekend's box office in the big markets, what opens this week, the industry events coming up and the week's trade headlines. Updated 5 November 2026.
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Weekend box office
US & Canada · October 30-November 1, 2026
- You Can See Everything $11.4m
- Clayface $11.0m
- Wildwood $8.95m
- Wicker $2.34m
- Primetime $2.34m
- Ghosts: The Possession of Button House $2.04m
- Verity $786k
- Fatherland $123k
- Whalefall $101k
- Hope $755k
- Verity $132k
- Whalefall $110k
- Primetime $1.09m
- Verity $296k
- Everest: The Other Side $77k
- Verity $45k
- Everest: The Other Side $2k
- Whalefall $2k
- Wicker $77k
- Verity $43k
- Cars2026 Re-release $19k
- Dio ride $1.26m
- Un tranquillo funerale di famiglia $853k
- Ice Cream Man $526k
Top three by weekend gross, US dollars, from Box Office Mojo. All 23 markets.
Opening this week
United States
- Godzilla Minus Zero Tue 3 Nov
- Ramayana: Rise of a Legend Fri 6 Nov
- Wild Horse Nine Fri 6 Nov
- The Cat in the Hat Fri 6 Nov
- LA BOLA NEGRA Fri 6 Nov
- Godzilla Minus Zero Thu 5 Nov
- Wild Horse Nine Wed 4 Nov
- I Play Rocky Fri 6 Nov
- Wildwood Thu 5 Nov
- Godzilla Minus Zero Thu 5 Nov
- Ramayana: Rise of a Legend Thu 5 Nov
- A Talent for Murder Thu 5 Nov
- Godzilla Minus Zero Wed 4 Nov
- Ghost Soldier Wed 4 Nov
- Ramayana: Rise of a Legend Fri 6 Nov
- Wild Horse Nine Wed 4 Nov
- Godzilla Minus Zero Fri 6 Nov
- Scene Fri 6 Nov
- Everybody Digs Bill Evans Fri 6 Nov
- Bloody Men Fri 6 Nov
- Godzilla Minus Zero Fri 6 Nov
- Ramayana: Rise of a Legend Thu 5 Nov
- Wild Horse Nine Fri 6 Nov
- George Michael: The Faith Tour Fri 6 Nov
- Godzilla Minus Zero Thu 5 Nov
- Wicker Thu 5 Nov
- Ramayana: Rise of a Legend Thu 5 Nov
- Drummer Boy Thu 5 Nov
- Godzilla Minus Zero Fri 6 Nov
- Ramayana: Rise of a Legend Fri 6 Nov
- The Cat in the Hat Fri 6 Nov
- Species Fri 6 Nov
New releases Mon 2 Nov – Sun 8 Nov, most anticipated first, from TMDB. Release calendars for 25 countries.
Industry events in the next five weeks
- CANEX WKND (Creative Africa Nexus) – Film5 November 2026 – 8 November 2026 · Lagos, Nigeria
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival – En Tránsito / WIP5 November 2026 – 15 November 2026 · Mar del Plata, Argentina
- Mexico Industry Academy (Locarno)5 November 2026 – 8 November 2026 · Mexico City, Mexico
- Thessaloniki International Film Festival – Agora6 November 2026 – 14 November 2026 · Thessaloniki, Greece
- TCCF (Taiwan Creative Content Fest)6 November 2026 – 9 November 2026 · Taipei, Taiwan
- Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event9 November 2026 – 20 November 2026 · Tallinn, Estonia
- Zagreb Film Festival – Industry9 November 2026 – 15 November 2026 · Zagreb, Croatia
- American Film Market (AFM)10 November 2026 – 15 November 2026 · Los Angeles, United States
- Den Norske Kinokonferansen10 November 2026 – 12 November 2026 · Bergen, Norway
- Cairo International Film Festival – Cairo Industry Days / Cairo Film Market11 November 2026 – 20 November 2026 · Cairo, Egypt
This week's headlines
- ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Snapping Up $26M at Box Office Amid Crowded WeekendThe Hollywood Reporter
- ‘Avengers Endgame: Encore’ Assembles $24M-$26M At No. 1 In Second-Best Late September Weekend Ever For Marketplace – Box Office UpdateDeadline
- Can Imax, Dolby and New VR Glasses Help Meta Reboot Its Immersive Entertainment Ambitions?The Hollywood Reporter
- Universal Crosses $5 Billion at the Global Box Office, First Studio to Reach Milestone in 2026Variety
- Karlovy Vary argues Ukrainian cinema needs structural support, not only emergency solidarityCineuropa
- Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ Comedy Returning to Theaters to Support Late Icon’s FoundationThe Hollywood Reporter
- European Arthouse Cinema Day invites cinemas worldwide to join its 11th editionCineuropa
- IndieWire OpEd: Congress Must Act to Support Cinemas Tax Credit and Keep Movies on Main StreetCinema United
- UK-Ireland box office preview: Universal’s ‘Sense And Sensibility’ opens in 725 cinemasScreen Daily
- Screenvision Media Appoints Rachel Baumgarten as Chief Strategy OfficerBoxoffice Pro
All cinema industry news · Closures and openings tracker.
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