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Star Wars' theatrical return won Memorial Day weekend with a $100 million holiday gross, but its trajectory against Solo's 2018 debut has analysts debating what a streaming-era hit is worth in theaters.
CBS released its fall schedule by press release on April 15, breaking upfront tradition, while NBC and ABC presented in May with Scrubs and Abbott Elementary anchoring a thinner broadcast slate.
The 79th Cannes lineup, announced in mid-April, puts new films from Pedro Almodovar, Asghar Farhadi, Ira Sachs and Andrey Zvyagintsev in Competition, with Butterfly Jam as opening film.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's $139.9 million February launch, Pixar's Hoppers and the March arrivals of Scream 7 and Project Hail Mary have made spring 2026 an unusually crowded corridor.
The 32nd Actor Awards — the renamed SAG Awards — crowned Sinners' ensemble and Michael B. Jordan on March 1, while The Studio and The Pitt led television.
Trailers for The Mandalorian and Grogu, Supergirl, Scream 7 and Project Hail Mary premiered during the Super Bowl on February 8, marking the game's return as cinema's costliest marketing stage.