THEATRICAL BOX OFFICE INTELLIGENCE
2026 Theatrical Box Office Directory
Documented worldwide box office receipts, opening weekend grosses, production recoup multipliers, and star compensation contracts across active theatrical slates.
⚡ Executive Box Office Briefing (2026 Season)
In 2026, tracked global theatrical slates have accumulated over $1.4 Billion in worldwide receipts. Theatrical recoup rates average 2.1x production budgets, led by franchise tentpoles and breakout mid-budget hits.
Combined Slate Gross
$126124.8M
211 Theatrical Slates TrackedProduction Capital Deployed
$24652M
Studio InvestmentAverage Recoup Multiple
6.9x Budget
Global Theatrical ROITop Box Office Leader
Avatar
$2923.7M WorldwideWorldwide Gross Haul12.34x Recouped
$2923.7M
Production Budget:$237M
Star Payday (Sam Worthington):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul7.86x Recouped
$2799.0M
Production Budget:$356M
Star Payday (Robert Downey Jr.):$ Base + Backend Share
🍅76%20th Century Studios / Lightstorm
Avatar: The Way of Water
Sci-Fi / Adventure / Action
December 16, 2022Worldwide Gross Haul6.63x Recouped
$2320.3M
Production Budget:$350M
Star Payday (Zoe Saldana):$8M + Multi-Picture Royalty

Worldwide Gross Haul11.32x Recouped
$2264.0M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Leonardo DiCaprio):$.5M Base + Historical Gross Backend

Worldwide Gross Haul8.44x Recouped
$2068.2M
Production Budget:$245M
Star Payday (Daisy Ridley):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul6.32x Recouped
$2052.4M
Production Budget:$325M
Star Payday (Robert Downey Jr.):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul9.61x Recouped
$1921.8M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Tom Holland):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul8.49x Recouped
$1698.0M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Amy Poehler):$ Base + Performance Escalators

Worldwide Gross Haul11.14x Recouped
$1671.5M
Production Budget:$150M
Star Payday (Chris Pratt):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul6.4x Recouped
$1663.1M
Production Budget:$260M
Star Payday (Donald Glover):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul6.91x Recouped
$1520.5M
Production Budget:$220M
Star Payday (Robert Downey Jr.):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul7.98x Recouped
$1515.3M
Production Budget:$190M
Star Payday (Vin Diesel):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul8.8x Recouped
$1495.7M
Production Budget:$170M
Star Payday (Tom Cruise):$13M + 10% First-Dollar ($100M+ Total)

Worldwide Gross Haul9.69x Recouped
$1453.7M
Production Budget:$150M
Star Payday (Kristen Bell):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul9.97x Recouped
$1445.6M
Production Budget:$145M
Star Payday (Margot Robbie):$12.5M + $50M Producer Points

Worldwide Gross Haul13.62x Recouped
$1362.0M
Production Budget:$100M
Star Payday (Chris Pratt):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul6.75x Recouped
$1349.9M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Chadwick Boseman):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul10.74x Recouped
$1342.4M
Production Budget:$125M
Star Payday (Daniel Radcliffe):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul6.69x Recouped
$1338.0M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Ryan Reynolds):$25M + 15% First-Dollar Points

Worldwide Gross Haul6.67x Recouped
$1334.4M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Daisy Ridley):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul7.71x Recouped
$1310.5M
Production Budget:$170M
Star Payday (Chris Pratt):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul8.56x Recouped
$1284.5M
Production Budget:$150M
Star Payday (Kristen Bell):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul4.98x Recouped
$1266.1M
Production Budget:$254M
Star Payday (Emma Watson):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul6.22x Recouped
$1243.2M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Craig T. Nelson):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul4.94x Recouped
$1236.0M
Production Budget:$250M
Star Payday (Vin Diesel):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul6.07x Recouped
$1214.8M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Robert Downey Jr.):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul15.67x Recouped
$1159.4M
Production Budget:$74M
Star Payday (Sandra Bullock):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul4.62x Recouped
$1155.0M
Production Budget:$250M
Star Payday (Chris Evans):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul7.2x Recouped
$1152.0M
Production Budget:$160M
Star Payday (Jason Momoa):Principal Cast

🍅96%Sony Pictures / Marvel Studios
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
November 20, 2026Worldwide Gross Haul5.75x Recouped
$1150.0M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Tom Holland):$18M + 7% Gross Backend

Worldwide Gross Haul12.21x Recouped
$1147.6M
Production Budget:$94M
Star Payday (Elijah Wood):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul7.07x Recouped
$1131.9M
Production Budget:$160M
Star Payday (Tom Holland):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul5.54x Recouped
$1108.6M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Daniel Craig):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul4.32x Recouped
$1081.2M
Production Budget:$250M
Star Payday (Christian Bale):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul5.37x Recouped
$1073.4M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Tom Hanks):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul5.33x Recouped
$1067.0M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Tom Hanks):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul4.74x Recouped
$1066.2M
Production Budget:$225M
Star Payday (Johnny Depp):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul5.29x Recouped
$1058.7M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Felicity Jones):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul16.79x Recouped
$1058.0M
Production Budget:$63M
Star Payday (Sam Neill):$ Base + Syndication Escalator

Worldwide Gross Haul5.76x Recouped
$1054.3M
Production Budget:$183M
Star Payday (Will Smith):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul5.14x Recouped
$1028.6M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Ellen DeGeneres):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul6.84x Recouped
$1025.5M
Production Budget:$150M
Star Payday (Ginnifer Goodwin):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul5.44x Recouped
$1006.0M
Production Budget:$185M
Star Payday (Christian Bale):$ Upfront + Box Office Bonus

Worldwide Gross Haul5.43x Recouped
$1003.7M
Production Budget:$185M
Star Payday (Chris Pratt):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul6.53x Recouped
$980.0M
Production Budget:$150M
Star Payday (Dwayne Johnson):$ Upfront + Disney Backend Record

Worldwide Gross Haul9.75x Recouped
$975.2M
Production Budget:$100M
Star Payday (Cillian Murphy):$10M + Oscar Escalator

Worldwide Gross Haul9.68x Recouped
$968.0M
Production Budget:$100M
Star Payday (Steve Carell):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul4.78x Recouped
$955.8M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Benedict Cumberbatch):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul10.08x Recouped
$947.9M
Production Budget:$94M
Star Payday (Elijah Wood):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul6.19x Recouped
$928.8M
Production Budget:$150M
Star Payday (Mike Myers):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul17.52x Recouped
$910.8M
Production Budget:$52M
Star Payday (Rami Malek):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul9.66x Recouped
$898.2M
Production Budget:$93M
Star Payday (Elijah Wood):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul3.59x Recouped
$880.7M
Production Budget:$245M
Star Payday (Daniel Craig):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul3.49x Recouped
$873.6M
Production Budget:$250M
Star Payday (Ben Affleck):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul6.65x Recouped
$865.0M
Production Budget:$130M
Star Payday (Jennifer Lawrence):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul4.32x Recouped
$863.8M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Chris Pratt):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul3.44x Recouped
$859.2M
Production Budget:$250M
Star Payday (Letitia Wright):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul4.75x Recouped
$855.3M
Production Budget:$180M
Star Payday (Chris Hemsworth):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul3.38x Recouped
$845.6M
Production Budget:$250M
Star Payday (Chris Pratt):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul5.24x Recouped
$839.0M
Production Budget:$160M
Star Payday (Leonardo DiCaprio):$ Upfront + 20% First-Dollar Gross

Worldwide Gross Haul6.91x Recouped
$829.7M
Production Budget:$120M
Star Payday (Kristen Stewart):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul5.52x Recouped
$822.9M
Production Budget:$149M
Star Payday (Gal Gadot):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul4.65x Recouped
$814.3M
Production Budget:$175M
Star Payday (Anthony Gonzalez):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul4.45x Recouped
$791.7M
Production Budget:$178M
Star Payday (Tom Cruise):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul7.14x Recouped
$785.9M
Production Budget:$110M
Star Payday (Ryan Reynolds):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul13.5x Recouped
$782.8M
Production Budget:$58M
Star Payday (Ryan Reynolds):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul3.1x Recouped
$774.2M
Production Budget:$250M
Star Payday (Daniel Craig):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul4.55x Recouped
$773.4M
Production Budget:$170M
Star Payday (Chris Pratt):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul4.17x Recouped
$772.2M
Production Budget:$185M
Star Payday (Robert Pattinson):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul3.04x Recouped
$760.9M
Production Budget:$250M
Star Payday (Chris Hemsworth):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul4.42x Recouped
$730.0M
Production Budget:$165M
Star Payday (Matthew McConaughey):$ + 10% Gross Points

Worldwide Gross Haul7.23x Recouped
$723.2M
Production Budget:$100M
Star Payday (Sandra Bullock):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul4.97x Recouped
$720.0M
Production Budget:$145M
Star Payday (Ariana Grande):$15M + Sound & Soundtrack Equity

Worldwide Gross Haul4.2x Recouped
$714.4M
Production Budget:$170M
Star Payday (Chris Evans):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul3.76x Recouped
$714.4M
Production Budget:$190M
Star Payday (Timothée Chalamet):$8M + Backend Bonus

Worldwide Gross Haul20.12x Recouped
$704.2M
Production Budget:$35M
Star Payday (Bill Skarsgård):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul13.35x Recouped
$694.4M
Production Budget:$52M
Star Payday (Meryl Streep):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul8.9x Recouped
$694.4M
Production Budget:$78M
Star Payday (Jennifer Lawrence):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul6.91x Recouped
$690.9M
Production Budget:$100M
Star Payday (Shameik Moore):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul12.33x Recouped
$678.2M
Production Budget:$55M
Star Payday (Tom Hanks):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul2.97x Recouped
$668.0M
Production Budget:$225M
Star Payday (Henry Cavill):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul2.97x Recouped
$668.0M
Production Budget:$225M
Star Payday (David Corenswet): Upfront + DCU Escalators

Worldwide Gross Haul5.08x Recouped
$634.4M
Production Budget:$125M
Star Payday (Timothée Chalamet):$ Upfront Base

Worldwide Gross Haul5.83x Recouped
$630.2M
Production Budget:$108M
Star Payday (Matt Damon):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul3.12x Recouped
$623.9M
Production Budget:$200M
Star Payday (Robert Downey Jr.):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul6.38x Recouped
$619.0M
Production Budget:$97M
Star Payday (Hugh Jackman):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul4.11x Recouped
$616.5M
Production Budget:$150M
Star Payday (Daniel Craig):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul4.18x Recouped
$585.8M
Production Budget:$140M
Star Payday (Robert Downey Jr.):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul1.97x Recouped
$571.0M
Production Budget:$290M
Star Payday (Tom Cruise):$ Upfront + 10% First-Dollar Gross

Worldwide Gross Haul4.2x Recouped
$567.7M
Production Budget:$135M
Star Payday (Rebecca Hall):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul6.46x Recouped
$549.2M
Production Budget:$85M
Star Payday (Jack Black):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul5.27x Recouped
$527.0M
Production Budget:$100M
Star Payday (Fionn Whitehead):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul5.11x Recouped
$520.9M
Production Budget:$102M
Star Payday (Arnold Schwarzenegger):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul8.13x Recouped
$487.9M
Production Budget:$60M
Star Payday (Mike Myers):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul6.89x Recouped
$482.3M
Production Budget:$70M
Star Payday (Tom Hanks):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul15.71x Recouped
$471.2M
Production Budget:$30M
Star Payday (Ryan Gosling):Lead Star Theatrical Contract

Worldwide Gross Haul13.41x Recouped
$469.3M
Production Budget:$35M
Star Payday (Bradley Cooper):Principal Cast

Worldwide Gross Haul7.41x Recouped
$467.0M
Production Budget:$63M
Star Payday (Keanu Reeves):$ Upfront + 10% Gross Escrow

Worldwide Gross Haul4.52x Recouped
$465.4M
Production Budget:$103M
Star Payday (Russell Crowe):$ Base + Oscar Winning Bonus

Worldwide Gross Haul33.1x Recouped
$463.4M
Production Budget:$14M
Star Payday (Richard Gere):Principal Cast
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