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Release calendar · January 2026
January 2026 Movies: Release Calendar, Best-Rated & Box Office
99 films on the site were released in January 2026. The busiest week was Jan 26–31, with 26 releases. All That's Left of You is the best-rated release. Send Help earned the most, $94M worldwide.
- films released
- 99
- ranked by rating
- 41
- worldwide gross
- $524.1M
- with an after-credits scene
- 3
- 1 1 Jan 1: 1 release
- 2 6 Jan 2: 6 releases
- 3 Jan 3: 0 releases
- 4 1 Jan 4: 1 release
- 5 Jan 5: 0 releases
- 6 3 Jan 6: 3 releases
- 7 Jan 7: 0 releases
- 8 Jan 8: 0 releases
- 9 16 Jan 9: 16 releases
- 10 Jan 10: 0 releases
- 11 Jan 11: 0 releases
- 12 Jan 12: 0 releases
- 13 3 Jan 13: 3 releases
- 14 Jan 14: 0 releases
- 15 Jan 15: 0 releases
- 16 22 Jan 16: 22 releases
- 17 Jan 17: 0 releases
- 18 Jan 18: 0 releases
- 19 1 Jan 19: 1 release
- 20 3 Jan 20: 3 releases
- 21 2 Jan 21: 2 releases
- 22 3 Jan 22: 3 releases
- 23 12 Jan 23: 12 releases
- 24 Jan 24: 0 releases
- 25 Jan 25: 0 releases
- 26 Jan 26: 0 releases
- 27 5 Jan 27: 5 releases
- 28 1 Jan 28: 1 release
- 29 Jan 29: 0 releases
- 30 20 Jan 30: 20 releases
- 31 Jan 31: 0 releases
Week by week
January 2026 Movie Release Calendar
Jan 26–31 was the busiest week with 26 releases, led by Send Help and Shelter. The busiest single day was Jan 16 (22 films). Each week lists its most-watched releases with their day; every release is in the full list below.
- Jan 1–4 8 releases
- Jan – I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not Documentary 66
- Fri 2 Follow My Voice Drama, Romance
- Fri 2 The Dutchman Drama, Thriller 64
- Fri 2 We Bury the Dead Horror, Thriller 54
- Fri 2 The Mother and the Bear Comedy, Drama 73
- Sun 4 Lupin the IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline Animation, Action · Japanese
- Jan 5–11 19 releases
- Tue 6 Greenland 2: Migration Action, Adventure 50
- Fri 9 Primate Horror 57
- Fri 9 Holding Liat Documentary, Drama 86
- Fri 9 All That's Left of You Drama, Romance · Arabic 90
- Fri 9 Young Mothers Drama · French 73
- Fri 9 31 Candles Comedy, Romance
- Jan 12–18 25 releases
- Fri 16 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Horror 80
- Fri 16 A Private Life Crime, Drama · French 69
- Fri 16 Sound of Falling Drama, War · German 70
- Fri 16 Charlie the Wonderdog Animation, Comedy
- Fri 16 All You Need Is Kill Animation, Action · Japanese 76
- Fri 16 Night Patrol Horror, Mystery 35
- Jan 19–25 21 releases
- Wed 21 Mr. Nobody Against Putin Documentary · Russian 81
- Fri 23 Mercy Action, Crime 50
- Fri 23 Return to Silent Hill Drama, Horror 45
- Fri 23 H Is for Hawk Drama 76
- Fri 23 Clika Drama, Music
- Fri 23 Standout: The Ben Kjar Story Documentary, Biography
- Jan 26–31 26 releases
- Fri 30 Send Help Horror, Thriller 81
- Fri 30 Shelter Action, Thriller 68
- Fri 30 Iron Lung Horror, Sci-Fi 81
- Fri 30 Melania Documentary 7
- Fri 30 The Moment Documentary, Comedy 59
- Fri 30 Back to the Past Action, Adventure · Chinese
Best-rated
What Are the Best Movies of January 2026?
All That's Left of You is the best-rated January 2026 release, ahead of Holding Liat and Natchez; 41 of the month's 99 films are ranked. Ranked by Echo Score; 2 of these 10 films have none and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
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1. All That's Left of You 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2026 · Drama, Romance · 2h 25m
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2. Holding Liat 86 Echo (Echo Score 86 out of 100)2026 · Documentary, Drama · 1h 37m
Dir. Brandon Kramer
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4. Mr. Nobody Against Putin 81 Echo (Echo Score 81 out of 100)2026 · Documentary · 1h 30m
Dir. David Borenstein
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4. Dead Man's Wire 81 Echo (Echo Score 81 out of 100)2026 · Biography, Crime · 1h 45m
Dir. Gus Van Sant
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7. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 80 Echo (Echo Score 80 out of 100)2026 · Horror · 1h 49m
Dir. Nia DaCosta
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7. Paying for It 82 Metascore (Metascore 82 out of 100 (4 critic reviews))2026 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 25m
Dir. Sook-Yin Lee No Echo Score: ranked 80/100 on critics & audiences
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9. Shuffle 78 Metascore (Metascore 78 out of 100 (7 critic reviews))2026 · Documentary · 1h 23m
Dir. Benjamin Flaherty No Echo Score: ranked 78/100 on critics & audiences
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Box office
Which January 2026 Releases Earned the Most?
Send Help earned $94M worldwide, ahead of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple ($58.5M). 40 January 2026 releases have a box office record here, $524.1M in all; the top 10 took 91% of it.
- Send Help $94MJan 30 · Horror, Thriller
- Jan 16 · Horror
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Mercy $54.7MJan 23 · Action, Crime -
Shelter $54.6MJan 30 · Action, Thriller -
Iron Lung $50MJan 30 · Horror, Sci-Fi -
Jan 23 · Drama, Horror -
Greenland 2: Migration $45.2MJan 6 · Action, Adventure -
Primate $39.1MJan 9 · Horror -
Melania $16.7MJan 30 · Documentary -
Back to the Past $15MJan 30 · Action, Adventure
Trailers
January 2026 Movie Trailers
Official trailers of Primate, Send Help and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and 3 more, the most-watched January 2026 releases with a trailer on the site. Videos load only when you press play.
Genres & languages
What Kinds of Movies Came Out in January 2026?
Drama leads the month's genres with 41 films, then Thriller (29). 77% of the releases with a known language are in English; Japanese is next.
Full list
Every January 2026 Release, Day by Day
All 99 films dated January 2026, in release order, 48 per page. Sort by rating or box office, or narrow the list by genre, language, plot summary or after-credits scene.
99 January 2026 releases with a release date
Movies released in January 2026, oldest first. Page 3 of 3.
Every month
Movie Release Calendars by Month
33 months with a release calendar, from January 2024 to September 2026. The number is the films dated that month.
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FAQ
January 2026 Movies: Questions & Answers
Quick answers about the films released in January 2026, from the calendar and lists above.
How many movies came out in January 2026?
The site lists 99 films dated January 2026. The busiest week was Jan 26–31, with 26 releases.
What is the best movie of January 2026?
All That's Left of You (2026) is the best-rated January 2026 release on What's After the Movie, followed by Holding Liat. Ranked by Echo Score; 2 of these 10 films have none and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
About All That's Left of You Which January 2026 release made the most money?
Send Help (2026), with $94M worldwide. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is second with $58.5M.
January 2026 box office Which January 2026 movies have an after-credits scene?
3 films released in January 2026 have a scene during or after the credits on the site. Tick "After-credits scene" in the full release list to see them.