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Musical box office · May 2026

Musical Box Office, May 2026: Top-Grossing Releases

Power Ballad (2026) is the highest-grossing musical movie released in May 2026, with $3.8M worldwide, ahead of I Am Frankelda (2026) at $883.1K. 2 musical films released in May 2026 report a worldwide gross, $4.7M in all, 56% of it from the US & Canada.

May 2026 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$4.7M
Power Ballad (2026), the #1
$3.8M
earned in the US & Canada
56%
Power Ballad (2026) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 musical movie of May 2026

Power Ballad (2026)

2026 · Comedy, Drama

$3.8M worldwide · 81% of the chart's total

$2.6M US & Canada · 69% $1.2M elsewhere · 31%
The chart

Every Musical Release of May 2026, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in May 2026.

  1. 1 Power Ballad (2026) movie poster
    Power Ballad (2026) May 29, 2026 · English · Comedy, Drama, Music $3.8M worldwide
    May 29, 2026 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $3.8M
  2. 2 I Am Frankelda (2026) movie poster
    I Am Frankelda (2026) May 27, 2026 · Spanish · Animation, Family, Fantasy $883.1K worldwide
    May 27, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $883.1K
Archive

Musical Box Office in 2026, Month by Month

The months of 2026 with their totals: July leads with $23.7M, led by Hadestown: The Musical (2026).

FAQ

Musical Box Office May 2026: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing musical movie in May 2026?

Power Ballad (2026) leads with $3.8M worldwide, $2.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come I Am Frankelda (2026) at $883.1K.

How much did musical movies released in May 2026 earn?

2 musical films released in May 2026 report a worldwide gross, $4.7M in all, or $2.3M per film on average.

How many musical movies released in May 2026 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Power Ballad (2026), earned $3.8M.

How much of the May 2026 Musical box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.6M of the $4.7M total, or 56%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 2026 musical box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in May 2026. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the May 2026 musical box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.