All the Movies Coming To Theaters in August 2026

All the Movies Coming To Theaters in August 2026

Just when you thought the summer box office was ready to take a nap, August comes charging in with one more chaotic round of theatrical releases. We have big studio comedies, horror sequels, animated family movies, Jason Statham doing Jason Statham things, Studio Ghibli anniversary screenings, documentaries, concert events, indie dramas, cult re-releases, and Coyote vs. Acme finally sprinting toward a movie screen instead of a tax write-off. Cinema: still dramatic. Still weird. Still undefeated.

As always, release dates can shift because the theatrical calendar is basically a haunted spreadsheet with reserved seating. But these are the movies currently scheduled to hit theaters in August 2026.

Movie Release Calendar - August 2026

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Dreams in Nightmares - Starring: Denée Benton, Mars Rucker, Dezi Bing. A surreal comedy-drama thriller following characters caught inside an emotional spiral of friendship, identity and danger.

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: 55th Anniversary - Starring: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum. The beloved 1971 musical fantasy returns to theaters for its 55th anniversary, bringing pure imagination, chocolate-room trauma and Gene Wilder magic back to the big screen. Get it on 4K Blu-Ray here! 

Thursday, August 6, 2026

ATEEZ: LIGHt the WAy in CINEMAS - Starring: ATEEZ. The K-pop group brings a music documentary/concert event to theaters, giving fans a big-screen look at the group’s performance energy and global rise.

Namaslay - Starring: Kiru Srikanth, Angela Sant’Albano, Alicia Mitchell-Mangual. This comedy-horror film opens in limited release before expanding wide later in the month, mixing wellness culture, terror and chaos.

Snoop - Starring: J.D. A biography drama music film centered on Snoop, arriving in limited release.

Friday, August 7, 2026

CatVideoFest 2026 - Starring: a bunch of cats. The annual celebration of internet cats returns to theaters, because apparently cinema is alive and it has paws.

Cookie Queens - Starring: Ara, Shannon Elizabeth, Nikki. This comedy documentary family title follows cookie-centered competition and personality-driven chaos in limited release.

Do Us Part - Starring: Kelly Russo, Travis Laughlin, Reed Arnold. A comedy-drama romance about relationships, commitment and the emotional mess that happens when love stops following the plan.

Ice Cream Man - Starring: Eli Roth, Ari Millen, Darrin Baker. A horror thriller arriving in wide release, because nothing says “late summer treat” like ice cream and terror.

Julian - Starring: Nina Meurisse, Laurence Roothooft, Rosalia Cuevas. A biography drama romance arriving in limited release.

Late Fame - Starring: Willem Dafoe, Greta Lee, Jake Lacy. A comedy-drama about recognition, regret and the strange emotional toll of being discovered later than expected.

Mr. Hero - Starring: Thai Hoa, Vo Tan Phat, Doan The Vinh. A family drama arriving in limited release.

Olmo - Starring: Aivan Uttapa, Melanie Frometa, Rosa Armendariz. A comedy-drama arriving in limited release from Greenwich Entertainment.

One Night Only - Starring: Callum Turner, Monica Barbaro, Molly Ringwald. A wide-release comedy-drama romance about one unforgettable night, complicated feelings and the kind of cinematic chemistry that makes people immediately start rooting for bad decisions.

Super Troopers 3 - Starring: Brian Cox, Lisa Gilroy, Chace Crawford. The comedy-crime mystery franchise returns in wide release with more law-enforcement absurdity, chaos and bad decisions from people who absolutely should know better. Super Troopers 3 Trailer here. 

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma - Starring: Gillian Anderson, Hannah Einbinder, Patrick Fischler. A drama-horror-romance-thriller arriving in limited release, and yes, that title is doing the absolute most.

Tony - Starring: Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones. A biography drama arriving in limited release from A24 before expanding wider later in the month.

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Tales from Earthsea: 20th Anniversary – Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 - Starring: Jun’ichi Okada, Aoi Teshima, Yûko Tanaka. Studio Ghibli’s fantasy adventure returns to theaters for its 20th anniversary as part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2026.

Sunday, August 9, 2026

Only Yesterday: 35th Anniversary – Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 - Starring: Miki Imai, Toshirō Yanagiba, Yoko Honna. The Studio Ghibli coming-of-age drama returns to theaters for its 35th anniversary, bringing memory, adulthood and quiet emotional devastation back to the big screen.

Monday, August 10, 2026

Prisoners of Paradise - Starring: Ellie Bamber, Mehdi Dehbi, Rupert Penry-Jones. A drama romance arriving in limited release.

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Katseye: Wild Hearts - Starring: Abhinav Singh, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel. A documentary music event following KATSEYE, arriving in limited release through Trafalgar Releasing.Get Katseye Beatiful Chaos (vinyl) here!

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Namaslay - Starring: Kiru Srikanth, Angela Sant’Albano, Alicia Mitchell-Mangual. The comedy-horror film expands wide after its earlier limited release, bringing wellness nightmares and genre chaos to more theaters.

Friday, August 14, 2026

American Doctor - Starring: Thaer Ahmad, Mark Perlmutter, Feroze Sidhwa. A documentary news war film arriving in limited release from Watermelon Pictures.

Elijah Peel - Starring: Robert Malcolm Cumming, Evelyn Grace Kite, Kevin Sorbo. A drama music film arriving in limited release.

It Ends - Starring: Mitchell Cole, Akira Jackson, Noah Toth. A drama-fantasy-horror-sci-fi thriller arriving in limited release from Neon.

Mysterious Skin: 2026 Re-release - Starring: Brady Corbet, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elisabeth Shue. Gregg Araki’s haunting drama returns to theaters in a 2026 re-release, revisiting trauma, memory and adolescence with brutal emotional force.

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie - Starring: Fortune Feimster, Mckenna Grace, Terry Crews. The pups return in a wide-release animated adventure that adds dinosaurs to the mix, because apparently the only thing missing from PAW Patrol was prehistoric chaos. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgI5iYmOf5Q

Six: The Musical Live! - Starring: Aimie Atkinson, Alexia McIntosh, Millie O’Connell. The hit musical comes to theaters as a live capture, bringing the Tudor wives’ pop-concert retelling to the big screen.

Terrestrial - Starring: Jermaine Fowler, James Morosini, Pauline Chalamet. A sci-fi thriller arriving in limited release from Indican Pictures.

The Brink of War - Starring: Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, J.K. Simmons, Jeff Daniels. A drama-history-thriller-war film arriving in limited release from Angel.

The End of Oak Street - Starring: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, P.J. Byrne. A wide-release action-adventure mystery sci-fi thriller about danger, secrets and escalating chaos on Oak Street.

The Rivals of Amziah King - Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Kurt Russell, Cole Sprouse. A wide-release crime drama thriller following power, conflict and danger in the orbit of Amziah King.

The Wrong Girls - Starring: Kristen Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Cate Blanchett. A limited-release comedy crime drama from Neon about the kind of people who probably should not be trusted with a plan.

Train to Busan: 2026 Re-release - Starring: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok. The modern zombie classic returns to theaters, bringing relentless undead chaos, emotional gut-punches and one of the best train rides in horror history back to the big screen.

Union County - Starring: Will Poulter, Kevin P. Braig, Annette Deao. A drama arriving in limited release from Oscilloscope.

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Point Break: 35th Anniversary - Starring: Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey. The action-crime-thriller classic returns to theaters for its 35th anniversary, bringing surfing, bank robberies and peak Keanu/Swayze energy back where it belongs: on a big screen.Get Point Break 4K Blu-Ray here!

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: Texas Chain Saw Day 2026 - Starring: Marilyn Burns, Edwin Neal, Allen Danziger. The horror landmark returns to theaters for a special Texas Chain Saw Day event, because apparently August needed more screaming.

Friday, August 21, 2026

Hot Spot - Starring: Andrzej Konopka, Noomi Rapace, Reika Kirishima. A crime-drama-fantasy-sci-fi thriller arriving in limited release from Focus Features.

Insidious: Out of the Further - Starring: Lin Shaye, Sam Spruell, Maisie Richardson-Sellers. The horror franchise returns in wide release as a young mother discovers she can travel into the Further, which is the sort of family inheritance nobody asked for. See the trailer here.

Mutiny - Starring: Jason Statham, Annabelle Wallis, Adrian Lester. A wide-release action-crime thriller starring Jason Statham as a man framed after witnessing his billionaire boss’s assassination. So yes, somebody somewhere is absolutely getting folded like laundry. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKSdXH89jbo

Paper Flowers - Starring: Kapil Talwalkar, Olivia Liang, Karan Soni. A drama family romance arriving in limited release.

Spa Weekend - Starring: Anna Faris, Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann. A wide-release comedy about a spa getaway that probably becomes the opposite of relaxing, because that is how movie vacations work.

The Magic Faraway Tree - Starring: Nonso Anozie, Sonny Meo, Andrew Garfield. A wide-release adventure-family-fantasy film bringing Enid Blyton’s magical world to theaters.

Tony - Starring: Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones. A24’s biography drama expands wide after its earlier limited release.

Saturday, August 22, 2026

Castle in the Sky: 40th Anniversary – Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 - Starring: Mayumi Tanaka, Keiko Yokozawa, Kotoe Hatsui. Studio Ghibli’s beloved adventure fantasy returns to theaters for its 40th anniversary.

Sunday, August 23, 2026

40 Years of Fuckin’ Up - Starring: Aaron Abeyta, Chris Graue, Eric Melvin. A biography documentary music film arriving in limited release through Iconic Events Releasing.

Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore? - Starring: Jarvis Cocker, Pulp, Candida Doyle. A documentary music film centered on Pulp and the question every legendary band eventually faces: what comes next?

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story - Starring: Martin Sheen, Michael Scaperlanda, Stanley Rother. A documentary about Stanley Rother, arriving in limited release through Fathom Events.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Toxic - Starring: Yash, Nayanthara, Kiara Advani. An action-crime-drama-romance-thriller arriving in limited release from Variance Films.

Friday, August 28, 2026

Beyond Belief - Starring: Carson Lueders, James C. Burns, Debby Gerber. A drama family music sport film arriving in limited release through Iconic Events Releasing.

Buddy - Starring: Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Topher Grace. A wide-release horror film from Roadside Attractions, because apparently friendship can be terrifying.

Cliffhanger - Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Lily James, Nell Tiger Free. The action-adventure-thriller franchise returns in wide release with more extreme danger, mountain-scale tension and “absolutely not, I would simply stay on the ground” energy.

Colony - Starring: Jun Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook. An action-adventure-crime-fantasy-horror-mystery-sci-fi thriller arriving in limited release from Well Go USA Entertainment.

Coyote vs. Acme - Starring: John Cena, Lana Condor, Will Forte. Wile E. Coyote takes the Acme Corporation to court over its notoriously defective products, hiring a down-on-his-luck human lawyer to take on the corporate giant.

Filipiñana - Starring: Jorrybell Agoto, Joanna Marie Banua, Angeli Bayani. A drama arriving in limited release from Kino Lorber before expanding wider in September.

Finding Emily - Starring: Angourie Rice, Spike Fearn, Minnie Driver. A wide-release comedy romance about love, identity and the complicated search for connection.

Idiots - Starring: Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Mason Thames. A comedy crime film arriving in limited release from IFC Films.

Legend of the White Dragon - Starring: Jason David Frank, Aaron Schoenke, Michael Madsen. An action-adventure fantasy sci-fi film arriving in limited release from Well Go USA Entertainment.

Nika & Madison - Starring: Ellyn Jade, Star Slade, Shawn Doyle. A crime drama thriller arriving in limited release from Indican Pictures.

Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins - Starring: Terry Stone, Roland Manookian, Josh Myers. An action crime drama arriving in limited release from Brainstorm Media.

The Cycle of Love - Starring: Mina Dale, Chirag Lobo, PK Mahanandia. An action-adventure-biography-documentary-sci-fi film arriving in limited release from Variance Films.

The Dog Stars - Starring: Margaret Qualley, Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin. A wide-release action-adventure drama sci-fi thriller set in a post-apocalyptic world where survival, grief and connection collide.

The Marching Band - Starring: Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin, Sarah Suco. A wide-release comedy drama music film from Greenwich Entertainment.

The Sun Never Sets - Starring: Dakota Fanning, Debby Ryan, Brandon Daley. A drama romance arriving in limited release from IFC Films before expanding wider in September.

Sunday, August 30, 2026

The Last Blossom - Starring: Natsuki Hanae, Kaoru Kobayashi, Hikari Mitsushima. An animated drama arriving in limited release from GKIDS.

And that is August 2026 at the movies: horror, Ghibli, PAW Patrol dinosaurs, Jason Statham punching his way through problems, Coyote finally dragging Acme into court, and enough limited-release chaos to make your local arthouse calendar look like it needs a vacation.

Whether you are showing up for the blockbusters, the re-releases, the documentaries, the concert events or the deeply specific indie titles that make you say, “Wait, what is that?” August has plenty waiting for you at the theater. Keep checking Pop Culture Weekly for more movie release calendars, reviews, interviews and all the pop culture c haos your popcorn bucket can handle.