Answer in brief
As of 15 October 2026, the US schedule for 2027 runs from The Beekeeper 2 on 15 January to Avengers: Secret Wars and The Hunt for Gollum on 17 December. Shrek 5 is set for 30 June, Frozen III for 24 November, Star Wars: Starfighter for 28 May. These are slots set by the distributors, and several have already moved more than once.
The 2027 movies calendar as studios list it today
Less than three months before the year begins, the list of 2027 movies with a fixed date is already long. Box Office Mojo, a database that keeps the release schedule for cinemas in the United States, shows titles from 1 January to the Christmas weekend of 2027. The dates come from the distributors: the ones in this story were announced by the studios on their own pages, at the CinemaCon trade show or on social media. This story collects the most anticipated of them as of 15 October 2026.
Two warnings before the list. The dates are American unless stated otherwise: other countries often open a day earlier or later, and some open much later. And the plots are mostly secret. Box Office Mojo’s page for Avengers: Secret Wars says exactly that, plot under wraps. Only official descriptions are quoted below.
January to March: The Beekeeper 2 and Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
The year starts with action. The Beekeeper 2 is set for 15 January 2027 in the United States and the United Kingdom, from Amazon MGM Studios. Jason Statham returns as Adam Clay, and Timo Tjahjanto directs. Wikipedia’s entry on the film notes that filming ran at Shepperton Studios from 26 September to 29 November 2025. In Germany the film is listed a day earlier, on 14 January, through Leonine Studios.
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova follows on 26 March 2027, released by Warner Bros. and made with Legendary; Toho handles Japan, and an IMAX release is planned. Grant Sputore directs, taking over from Adam Wingard. Filming began in April 2025 at Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast in Queensland, with later shoots in Utah, Mexico City and London. No official synopsis has been published.
The first quarter has quieter dates too. Box Office Mojo lists Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew from Netflix as a wide release on 12 February, Pixar’s Gatto on 5 March and Sonic the Hedgehog 4 from Paramount on 19 March. Netflix is the unusual name there: a streaming service with a wide cinema date on the same calendar as the traditional studios.
April and May: The Legend of Zelda and Star Wars: Starfighter
The live-action Legend of Zelda, made by Sony Pictures with Nintendo, now opens worldwide on 30 April 2027. Wes Ball directs; Benjamin Evan Ainsworth plays Link and Bo Bragason plays Zelda. According to Nintendo Life, Nintendo announced the new date on 14 May 2026 through its Nintendo Today app, in a message from Shigeru Miyamoto, moving the film a week earlier than its previous slot of 7 May.
Star Wars returns to cinemas on 28 May 2027. Lucasfilm’s own page at StarWars.com lists Star Wars: Starfighter for that date, directed by Shawn Levy, with Ryan Gosling as Kade Auberon. The cast also includes Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre and Amy Adams. The official logline is short: a cynical rogue, confronted by his mysterious past, is thrown into a dangerous adventure across the galaxy.
Comedy gets a slot in between. Spaceballs: The New One, from Amazon MGM Studios, is dated 23 April 2027 on the Box Office Mojo calendar. A week separates it from Zelda, which shows how tightly the spring weekends are packed and why even a one-week move is announced as news.
June and July: Spider-Verse, Shrek 5 and Superman’s next film
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, the sequel to Across the Spider-Verse about Miles Morales, is set for 18 June 2027, released by Sony Pictures, including in IMAX. Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson direct. It is the film that waited longest: Sony first dated it for March 2024, removed it from the calendar during the 2023 actors’ strike, and has adjusted the new date twice since March 2025.
Twelve days later, on 30 June 2027, Universal and DreamWorks Animation release Shrek 5. Variety reported on 12 August 2025 that Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz return as Shrek, Donkey and Fiona, that Zendaya joins the cast, and that Conrad Vernon and Walt Dohrn direct. The studio gave no reason when it moved the film to this date from 23 December 2026.
On 9 July 2027 comes Superman: Man of Tomorrow from Warner Bros. and DC Studios. James Gunn announced the title and date on social media on 3 September 2025, as Variety reported the next day, with comic art showing Superman beside Lex Luthor in his Warsuit. There is no official plot. On 23 July, Warner Bros. has A Minecraft Movie Squared.
November and December: Frozen III, Secret Wars and Gollum
Disney’s official page for Frozen III gives the release date as 24 November 2027, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving in the United States. The page shows concept art with Olaf, Anna, Kristoff, Elsa and Sven in a forest clearing, looking at lights in the night sky, and nothing else: there is no synopsis yet. Box Office Mojo carries the same date.
Avengers: Secret Wars is set for 17 December 2027, from Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Studios. Anthony and Joe Russo direct. Wikipedia’s entry describes it as the film that concludes Phase Six and the Multiverse Saga, following Avengers: Doomsday, which is scheduled for 18 December 2026. The same entry lists Secret Wars in pre-production, with filming expected to begin in late 2026 at Pinewood Studios in England.
The same day, Warner Bros. has The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Andy Serkis directs and plays Gollum, Peter Jackson is among the producers, and the listed cast includes Ian McKellen as Gandalf. The Hollywood Reporter reported the 17 December date in May 2025. That puts two franchise films on the same December weekend, a week before Christmas.
Why release dates for 2027 films keep moving
A date this far ahead is a reservation, not a promise. Secret Wars held 7 May 2027 from June 2023 until May 2025, when Disney moved it to December. Shrek 5 was first planned for July 2026, then for 23 December 2026, and only then for 30 June 2027. Variety noted that this was the second delay for the film.
Moves go in both directions. The Spider-Verse sequel got 4 June 2027 at CinemaCon on 31 March 2025, slid to 25 June in July 2025, then came forward to 18 June in September 2025 for the Father’s Day weekend. Zelda went from 26 March to 7 May 2027 and then back to 30 April. Some moves came with a reason, such as the Father’s Day weekend for Spider-Verse; the latest Shrek 5 move came with none.
The practical reading is simple. A date that has survived a year and sits on the studio’s own page is likely, not certain. Films that have not started shooting, such as Secret Wars, carry more risk than finished ones such as The Beekeeper 2, whose filming wrapped in November 2025.
Russian cinemas and the 2027 Hollywood schedule
For readers in Russia, the American calendar is not a local one. Reuters, in a report carried by the South African paper BusinessDay on 1 March 2022, said Disney, Warner Bros. and Sony had paused theatrical releases in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Disney said it would make future decisions based on the evolving situation. That covers most titles in this list: Frozen III, Secret Wars, Starfighter, Godzilla x Kong, Man of Tomorrow, Gollum, Spider-Verse and Zelda.
None of the studio pages used for this story gives a Russian date for any 2027 film. Shrek 5 from Universal and The Beekeeper 2 from Amazon MGM are not named in that 2022 report, and no Russian date for them appears on the schedules used here. The same Reuters report put the size of the Russian market at 601 million dollars of box office in 2021, about 2.8 per cent of worldwide ticket sales, according to Comscore.
How to follow the 2027 release dates until opening day
If a date matters to you, check it at the source. For Star Wars that is StarWars.com, for Frozen III it is Disney’s film page, and for Zelda it is the Nintendo Today app, where the last change was first announced. Box Office Mojo’s calendar is the quickest overview of the American schedule, and each title page shows the earliest release date and the distributor.
Several things are still to be announced as of 15 October 2026. Frozen III, Secret Wars, Man of Tomorrow and Godzilla x Kong have no official synopsis yet. Secret Wars is due to start filming in late 2026, so its December 2027 slot is the one to watch. Local release dates outside the United States, including any for Russia, have not been published for most titles.
A sensible habit is to treat any date more than six months away as provisional and to check it again a month or two before release. The 2027 movies listed here are the ones studios have committed to in public; untitled projects from Universal and Paramount will get names over the coming months.
Practical checklist
- Check a film’s date on the studio’s own page, such as StarWars.com or Disney’s film site, before planning around it.
- Use the Box Office Mojo calendar for an overview of US release weekends and distributors in 2027.
- Check the date again a month or two before release, since several 2027 titles have already moved twice.
- Treat Avengers: Secret Wars on 17 December 2027 as provisional until filming has started and finished.
- Wait for your local cinema chain to post its own date, since US dates do not set openings abroad.
Questions and answers
When does Avengers: Secret Wars come out in 2027?
The current US date is 17 December 2027, listed by Box Office Mojo with Walt Disney Studios as distributor. The film moved there from 7 May 2027 in May 2025 and is due to start filming in late 2026, so the date can still change.
Is The Beekeeper 2 really coming in January 2027?
Yes, as of 15 October 2026 it is set for 15 January 2027 in the United States and the United Kingdom, from Amazon MGM Studios, with a German opening on 14 January. Filming finished in November 2025, which makes this one of the steadier dates.
What is the release date of Shrek 5 and Frozen III?
Shrek 5 is set for 30 June 2027 from Universal and DreamWorks Animation, after two earlier delays. Disney lists Frozen III for 24 November 2027 on its official film page. Neither studio has published a plot summary yet.
Will the big 2027 Hollywood releases open in Russian cinemas?
No Russian dates have been published. Disney, Warner Bros. and Sony paused releases in Russia in 2022, as Reuters reported, and none of the studio pages used here lists a Russian opening for a 2027 title.
Why do 2027 film release dates change so often?
A date years ahead is a slot the distributor reserves on the calendar. Production reasons, school holidays and international markets have all been cited; Sony set a date for the Spider-Verse sequel in March 2025 and changed it twice more that year.