The 2027 movie schedule is stacked with legacy sequels, mythic adaptations, and genre-defining blockbusters.
Look, I’ve been tracking release calendars for two decades now, and 2027? It feels different. Like the industry finally remembered what audiences actually want—and decided to deliver it all at once. We’re talking three Star Wars films, two Avengers movies, and enough franchise sequels to make your wallet weep. But here’s the thing that gets me excited: between all the obvious crowd-pleasers, there are some genuinely intriguing wildcards lurking.
The studios have learned something from the past few years of box office roulette. They’re not just throwing darts at a board anymore. This schedule reads like a love letter to every demographic Hollywood forgot existed—horror fans, animation addicts, even the kids who grew up on Sonic games and never quite outgrew them.
And yes, before you ask—I’ve triple-checked every single date listed here. No speculation, no wishful thinking. Just cold, hard release schedule facts.
Here’s every confirmed release date—updated and verified.
Full 2027 Movie Release Schedule
January 2027
| Date | Film |
|---|---|
| January 15 (Friday) | Children of Blood and Bone (+ IMAX) |
| January 29 (Friday) | The Angry Birds Movie 3 |
January’s starting strong with Tomi Adeyemi’s beloved fantasy novel finally hitting screens. Children of Blood and Bone has been in development hell longer than most franchises take to complete trilogies, but the IMAX treatment suggests Sony’s betting big on this one. Meanwhile, Angry Birds 3 drops right at the end of the month—because apparently nothing says “post-holiday depression cure” like animated bird chaos.
February 2027
| Date | Film |
|---|---|
| February 5 (Friday) | Ice Age: Boiling Point |
| February 12 (Friday) | K-Pop Movie |
| The Nightingale |
February gets weird, fast. Ice Age: Boiling Point promises to finally address climate change through the lens of talking prehistoric animals—which is either brilliant or completely insane. I’m genuinely curious about that K-Pop Movie title, though. That’s either placeholder text or the most confidently generic title in cinema history. And The Nightingale? Could be the Jennifer Kent follow-up we’ve been waiting for, or something completely different. The ambiguity is killing me.
March 2027
| Date | Film |
|---|---|
| March 5 (Friday) | The Thomas Crown Affair |
| March 12 (Friday) | Buds |
| March 19 (Friday) | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 |
| March 26 (Friday) | Godzilla x Kong: Supernova |
| The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One |
March is where things get properly chaotic. A Thomas Crown Affair remake nobody asked for but everyone secretly wants. Sonic 4 continuing its unlikely box office dominance. And then—then—we get both kaiju mayhem and biblical epic on the same weekend. Godzilla x Kong: Supernova suggests they’re running out of subtitle ideas but definitely not out of monster budget. Meanwhile, The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One splitting into multiple parts feels very… 2020s franchise thinking applied to religious cinema.
April 2027
| Date | Film |
|---|---|
| April 23 (Friday) | F.A.S.T. Movie |
| April 30 (Friday) | Star Wars: A New Hope (50th Anniversary) |
April belongs to the Fast family and… wait. A New Hope is getting a 50th anniversary release? That math checks out, and honestly, seeing that film on the big screen again—with proper sound design and modern projection—might be the closest thing to a religious experience I’ll have all year. The F.A.S.T. Movie title is doing exactly what it says on the tin. No pretense. Just cars, family, and physics-defying stunts.
May 2027
| Date | Film |
|---|---|
| May 6 (Thursday) | The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two |
| May 7 (Friday) | The Legend of Zelda |
| May 28 (Friday) | Star Wars: Starfighter |
May opens with the second part of that biblical epic, immediately followed by Nintendo’s biggest franchise making its live-action debut. The Legend of Zelda has been in development longer than some actual legends, and the fact that it’s landing in prime summer real estate suggests Nintendo learned from the Super Mario Bros. Movie success. Then Star Wars: Starfighter rounds out the month—presumably focusing on the pilots and dogfights that made the original trilogy sing.
June 2027
| Date | Film |
|---|---|
| June 11 (Friday) | How to Train Your Dragon 2 [Live-Action] |
| June 18 (Friday) | Pixar’s Gatto |
| June 25 (Friday) | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (+ IMAX) |
| June 30 (Wednesday) | Shrek 5 |
June is pure summer blockbuster insanity. DreamWorks is live-actioning How to Train Your Dragon 2—which either means they’re very confident or very desperate. Pixar’s Gatto is a complete mystery (Italian for “cat,” if you’re wondering). But the real event? Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse finally swinging into theaters after years of delays and production drama. The IMAX treatment suggests they’ve figured out how to make that animation style work on the biggest screens possible.
And then Shrek 5 drops on a Wednesday, because why follow conventional release patterns when you’re dealing with an ogre who rewrote the rules of animated comedy?
July 2027
| Date | Film |
|---|---|
| July 9 (Friday) | Man of Tomorrow |
| A Quiet Place Part III | |
| July 23 (Wednesday) | Bad Fairies |
July gets dark. Man of Tomorrow sounds like DC’s attempt to rehabilitate Superman after… well, everything. Same weekend as A Quiet Place Part III, which suggests someone’s confidence is about to get seriously tested. Horror versus superhero on the same opening weekend? That’s bold programming. Bad Fairies later in the month promises to corrupt childhood memories in the best possible way.
August 2027
| Date | Film |
|---|---|
| August 6 (Friday) | Bluey: The Movie |
August belongs entirely to Bluey: The Movie. If you don’t know what this means, you don’t have kids. If you do have kids, you’re already buying tickets. This might be the most emotionally devastating children’s film since Inside Out.
September 2027
| Date | Film |
|---|---|
| September 17 (Friday) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2 |
September keeps it simple with TMNT sequel action. The first Mutant Mayhem was genuinely surprising, so I’m optimistic this won’t be a cash-grab retread.
October 2027
| Date | Film |
|---|---|
| October 1 (Friday) | The Batman Part II (+ IMAX) |
October brings us back to Gotham. The Batman Part II in IMAX format suggests Matt Reeves is doubling down on that noir aesthetic that made the first film work so well. October release feels perfect for the darker, more grounded Batman we’re getting.
November 2027
| Date | Film |
|---|---|
| November 5 (Friday) | Margie Clause |
| November 24 (Wednesday) | Frozen III |
November’s holiday programming is predictably family-friendly. Margie Clause sounds like someone’s gender-flipped take on Christmas movies, while Frozen III arriving for Thanksgiving weekend is the most obvious programming decision since… well, since Frozen II.
December 2027
| Date | Film |
|---|---|
| December 17 (Friday) | Avengers: Secret Wars (+ IMAX) |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum | |
| Star Wars: New Jedi Order |
And then December goes completely insane.
Three massive franchise films on the same date. Avengers: Secret Wars promises to be the biggest Marvel event since Endgame. The Hunt for Gollum brings us back to Middle-earth with Andy Serkis directing. New Jedi Order caps off a year of Star Wars releases with what’s presumably the future of that galaxy far, far away.
Someone’s going to lose this battle, and it probably won’t be pretty.
Avengers: Secret Wars, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, Star Wars: New Jedi Order
What This Schedule Really Tells Us
The 2027 movie schedule reads like Hollywood’s greatest hits compilation—but with enough curve balls to keep things interesting. We’re looking at a year where established franchises dominate, but there’s room for genuine surprises between the tentpoles.
The pattern that emerges is fascinating: studios are clustering their biggest bets around traditional peak periods, but they’re also willing to experiment with off-season releases for properties they believe can create their own audience. Bluey owning August. The Batman Part II claiming October. These aren’t accidents—they’re calculated risks based on audience data we don’t see.
What worries me? That December cluster. Three massive releases on the same weekend feels like Hollywood learning absolutely nothing from previous scheduling disasters. But what excites me? The diversity. Horror, animation, superhero, fantasy, family films—2027 promises something for everyone, assuming theaters can handle the traffic.
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Which 2027 release are you marking on your calendar first—Avengers: Secret Wars, Frozen III, or something more left-field like Bad Fairies?
