Movies coming out in August 2026

6 notable releases open in US theaters this month. Check the box below to include smaller limited releases and events.

July September

Include smaller releases

August 2026

Aug

Thursday, August 6

1 opening

Limited releaseOn saleOn sale at AMC

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

PG-13 / 2h 25m / Science Fiction · Action

Destin Daniel Cretton's Spider-Man: Brand New Day reunites Tom Holland with Zendaya and Jon Bernthal in a 145-minute sci‑fi action adventure about a Spider-Man a world that doesn't remember; a brand new day starts now.

IMAX
Dolby Cinema
PRIME
4DX
ScreenX
A-List

Aug

Friday, August 14

1 opening

Wide releaseOn saleOn sale at AMC

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

PG / 1h 28m / Animation · Adventure

Cal Brunker's PAW Patrol returns as the team lands on a mysterious dinosaur island, meets a stranded pup named Rex, and races to stop Humdinger's reckless mining from triggering a volcanic disaster.

A-List

Aug

Monday, August 17

1 opening

Limited openingOn saleOn sale at AMC

Coyote vs. Acme

PG / 1h 43m / Comedy · Adventure

Coyote vs. Acme — directed by Dave Green (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows) — turns Wile E. Coyote’s courtroom rage into a live-action/comedy adventure. Will Forte, Lana Condor and John Cena lead a famil…

Dolby Cinema
PRIME
4DX
A-List

Aug

Friday, August 21

1 opening

Wide releaseOn saleOn sale at AMC

Insidious: Out of the Further

PG-13 / 1h 46m / Horror · Thriller

Insidious: Out of the Further, directed by Jacob Chase (Come Play), returns the franchise to horror-thriller territory: Gemma, a young mother, can enter The Further — and bring its lost souls back into the real world. E…

Dolby Cinema
PRIME
4DX
A-List

Aug

Friday, August 28

3 openings

Expands wideOn saleOn sale at AMC

Coyote vs. Acme

PG / 1h 43m / Comedy · Adventure

Dolby Cinema
PRIME
4DX
A-List

Wide releaseOn saleOn sale at AMC

Buddy

R / 1h 35m / Horror · Comedy

Directed by Casper Kelly, Buddy is an R-rated horror-comedy about a magical, singing orange unicorn who holds his cast hostage in a surreal TV-show dimension. Keegan-Michael Key and Cristin Milioti lead; a sing-along ve…

PRIME
A-List

Wide release

The King of Cannabis

NR / 2h 15m / Action

Inspired by true events, this crime drama follows the rise of Terrence "Tee" Jackson as he builds a drug empire.

A-List

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