Box office charts move fast, so we’re keeping a running list of what’s actually pulling crowds into theaters right now, updated weekly. Here’s what’s trending for the week of September 4, 2026, ranked by domestic box office, with our honest take on whether each one is worth your ticket money.
1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Marvel’s web-slinger is back on top of the charts, and it didn’t need a huge villain team-up to get there. This one leans into Peter Parker’s personal life falling apart as fast as his hero career is taking off, and audiences are responding. If you liked the earlier trilogy’s balance of humor and heart, this is an easy watch.
2. The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan tackling Homer was always going to be an event, and the box office numbers show people showed up for it. Expect the usual Nolan trademarks: a massive practical-effects scale, a stacked ensemble cast, and a runtime that dares you to check your watch. Worth seeing on the biggest screen you can find.
3. Coyote vs. Acme
The film Warner Bros. almost shelved entirely is finally out and actually finding an audience. The live-action/animation hybrid premise (Wile E. Coyote suing Acme Corporation) sounds like a stretch on paper, but the goodwill from years of “will it ever come out” chatter is clearly paying off at the box office. A fun, low-stakes family watch.
4. By Any Means
Director Elegance Bratton’s historical thriller pairs Mark Wahlberg as a mafia hitman with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s FBI agent, both investigating the real 1966 murders of civil rights leaders in Mississippi. It’s a heavier watch than most of this week’s list, with Giancarlo Esposito rounding out a strong supporting cast. If you want something with actual weight behind it, this is the pick.
5. Insidious: Out of the Further
The Insidious franchise keeps finding new corners of the Further to drag audiences into, and horror fans keep showing up opening week without fail. This is comfort food for jump-scare fans at this point, not a movie trying to reinvent anything. If you’ve seen the others, you know exactly what you’re getting.
6. Cars (20th Anniversary Re-Release)
Pixar’s original Cars is back in theaters for its 20th anniversary, and it’s cleaning up, proving nostalgia re-releases are still one of the safest bets in theatrical exhibition. If you grew up on this one, it’s worth the big-screen revisit with your own kids now. Ka-chow.
7. Buddy
Director Casper Kelly’s horror-comedy imagines a tyrannical, bright orange kids’-show unicorn host controlling amnesiac children, with Cristin Milioti and Michael Shannon caught up in the fallout in the real world. It’s a genuinely weird premise that’s clearly striking a nerve with horror crowds tired of the usual haunted-house formula. If you want something that doesn’t play it safe, this is your pick this week.
8. PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
Another reliable PAW Patrol outing for the preschool crowd, this time with a dinosaur twist. It’s not aimed at us adults, but it’s steady box office proof that the franchise still has plenty of gas left in the tank for family matinees.
9. The End of Oak Street
David Robert Mitchell’s high-concept oddity strands a suburban family from 1982 in a prehistoric era full of dinosaurs, with Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor leading them toward a way home. It’s the kind of swing-for-the-fences premise you don’t see much anymore, and it’s carving out a real audience because of it. A pleasant surprise on this list.
10. The Dog Stars
Ridley Scott’s post-pandemic survival drama follows Jacob Elordi’s former mechanic and his dog through a quietly devastated Colorado, chasing a radio signal that might mean other survivors. Josh Brolin and Margaret Qualley round out a cast built for slow-burn tension rather than action-movie spectacle. If you liked The Road, this scratches a similar itch.
11. Akira (1988 Anime Re-Release)
Katsuhiro Otomo’s landmark 1988 anime is back in theaters in both subbed and dubbed screenings, and it’s still one of the best-looking animated films ever made, full stop. If you’ve only seen it on a small screen, this is the correct way to experience Neo-Tokyo blowing itself apart.
12. Fall 2: Deadpoint
The sequel to the surprise hit Fall sends two more climbers up a Thailand rock face, only for a rockslide to strand them 3,000 feet up. It’s the same simple, effective formula as the original: put likable people somewhere terrifying and film it well. If heights make your stomach drop, consider this fair warning.
13. Onslaught
Adam Wingard’s action-slasher hybrid has Adria Arjona’s Army sniper defending her trailer-park family from three genetically engineered super soldiers on the loose. It’s gleefully violent and doesn’t pretend to be anything more than a good time at the movies. Go in expecting B-movie energy and you’ll have fun with it.
14. Tony
Matt Johnson’s coming-of-age drama imagines a 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain taking a Cape Cod restaurant job in 1976 instead of chasing his writing ambitions. Dominic Sessa leads with Antonio Banderas as the restaurateur who shapes him, and it’s a warmer, quieter watch than most of this list. A solid pick if you want something character-driven instead of another spectacle.
15. Mutiny
Jason Statham does what Jason Statham does: a framed bodyguard stows away on a cargo ship, uncovers a trafficking ring, and fights his way through the crew to clear his name. It’s exactly as reliable as that description sounds, closing out this week’s list as a no-surprises action pick for when you just want things to punch other things.
We’ll refresh this list every week, so bookmark it and check back to see who’s climbing the charts. Got a strong opinion on one of these? Drop it in the comments below.
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