May 26, 2026A Quiet Place Part II was released 5 years ago this week. After multiple delays due to the pandemic, the $55–61 million film received positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing $160.1 million domestically and $297.4 million worldwide. A third and final film is set for release in 2027.
May 26, 2026Cobra turns 40 this week. The action film starring Sylvester Stallone had a budget of $25 million. Despite mostly negative reviews due to excessive violence, the film grossed $160 million at the worldwide box office.
May 26, 2026New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has collected $9m (£6.6m) in unpaid fines from Amazon, which has been violating the city’s clean air laws by leaving engines running on its parked vehicles.
May 26, 2026X-Men: Apocalypse turns 10. The sixth entry in the X-Men film series grossed $543M WW on a $178M budget
May 26, 2026“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” was released 9 years ago, it was directed by Joachim Rønning and got Bad reviews. It grossed $172,558,876 in domestic—the lowest in the entire franchise, but it made $794,861,794 worldwide. A Reboot/Sequel is in development.
May 26, 2026Kung Fu Panda 2 turns 15. The $150M sequel toon made $165M domestic ($249M adjusted), $666M worldwide & $59M in home video sales & was generally considered a good sequel; Roger Ebert preferred it over the first. Two more sequels followed.
