Madison theaters screened 400 films in first half of 2026
Nearly 100 films had theatrical runs longer than two weeks at AMC, Flix Brewhouse, and Marcus Theaters.
One problem with discussing Madison’s theatrical market is that subjective impressions about what plays in town can be very different from the hard facts of what films do play in town, and for how long. One goal for Moving Image Madison, which I haven’t had a chance to dig into so far, is to offer a better informed analysis of Madison’s theatrical market, and by extension Madison’s broader film culture.
One reason I have tried my best to be consistent with posting Now Showing lists in 2026 was that I realized at the end of 2025 that my collected data was not as useful as it could be, given the effort that I was putting into it. I could not answer a central question with any accuracy: What films played in Madison theaters this year?
There are still flaws with my methodology if I wan’t to answer this question each year. But I think the list below of films that played in Madison between January 1 and June 30 this year offers an interesting starting point, and provides a broad overview of Madison’s theatrical market.
I’m going to do a few more in depth posts using this data in the coming weeks. I wanted this post to have more analysis, not just churning out a list of titles, but I discovered that the list of titles was in itself more challenging to produce than I thought it would be.
So for now I have only pointed out two special categories of films that I intend to discuss more in subsequent posts. First, I have highlighted International and Foreign Language films in yellow. When a film was on the border of this category, I tended to err on the side of inclusion. I have also highlighted Repertory Film Programming / Older Films in aqua blue. When these two categories overlapped, like with older Studio Ghibli films, I tended to highlight them in yellow. There are likely errors in the email newsletter version (films that should/should not be highlighted) that I will attempt correct in the web version. Comments are welcome to assist in this matter.
A few caveats…
The accurate way to describe this list is: films that appeared in the Moving Image Madison Now Showing lists, and how many Now Showing lists they appeared in. It would be incorrect to assume that this raw data tells us how many films had week-long engagements in local commercial theaters.
There are many special engagements, like Fathom events or Flix Brewhouse’s “Flix Picks” series, that only have one to three screenings. And sometimes those limited engagements might extend across two Now Showing lists. For example, you will notice a fluke that The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is listed as “three weeks,” while the other Lord of the Rings films are listed as “two weeks.” This does not mean The Two Towers had more screenings than the other LOTR films, it simply means that due to the publication of the Now Screening lists, usually on Tuesdays, The Two Towers popped up on an additional list. None of the LOTR films had full week-long theatrical runs with multiple screenings each day of the week.
Also, keep in mind that some films on the list were at the tail end of their runs from 2025 (and perhaps returned for Oscar season), and some films are just starting their runs this summer.
It took me some time to establish criteria for what counted as a film. I don’t know if I have come up with the most consistent criteria, but generally speaking I removed pop concerts that were not presented as documentaries, as well as other live events like Metropolitan Opera performances and World Cup games. I also removed special programs like Oscar nominated shorts.
I will continue to tweak the list on the web version, so you will likely see changes and updates after receiving the email newsletter version. (Again, comments are welcome.)
And finally, it is a deliberate choice to focus in this context on the commercial theater chains in Madison (AMC, Flix Brewhouse, and Marcus Theatres) instead of alternative venues like UW-Cinematheque, WUD Film, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, and Mills Folly Microcinema. For now, I’m setting up economic and industry questions, not aesthetic questions. Aesthetics will soon enter the discussion, especially after I survey “Best of 2026 so far” lists. A glaring absence from this list is Blue Heron, which did not return to Madison after its screening at the Wisconsin Film Festival.
Oh, and one last sweep over the list just minutes before posting brought the total down to 397 films. Please don’t hassle me about the title of the post! Ultimately there were far more than 400 distinct programs in the theaters, and this list would be longer if I hadn’t tried to weed out what wasn’t relevant to my central question. The number will continue to go down on the web version as I catch more duplicates.
Films in Madison Theaters, January–June 2026
Here is the list of film titles that played in Madison, Wisconsin theaters between January 1, 2026, and June 30, 2026 (with some wiggle room for before and after those cut off dates), ordered from the most weeks played to the fewest.
International / Foreign language films
Repertory Film Programming / Older Films
PROJECT HAIL MARY - 14 weeks
HOPPERS - 10 weeks
MICHAEL - 10 weeks
SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE, THE - 10 weeks
ZOOTOPIA 2 - 9 weeks
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH - 8 weeks
GOAT - 8 weeks
MARTY SUPREME - 8 weeks
SHEEP DETECTIVES, THE - 8 weeks
DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, THE - 7 weeks
DRAMA, THE - 7 weeks
OBSESSION - 7 weeks
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER - 7 weeks
REMINDERS OF HIM - 7 weeks
SEND HELP - 7 weeks
DAVID - 6 weeks
HAMNET - 6 weeks
HOUSEMAID, THE - 6 weeks
IRON LUNG - 6 weeks
READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME - 6 weeks
SCREAM 7 - 6 weeks
SINNERS - 6 weeks
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU - 6 weeks
BACKROOMS - 5 weeks
CRIME 101 - 5 weeks
EPIC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT - 5 weeks
MORTAL KOMBAT II - 5 weeks
SONG SUNG BLUE - 5 weeks
WUTHERING HEIGHTS - 5 weeks
ANACONDA - 4 weeks
BLUE ANGELS, THE - 4 weeks
BRIDE!, THE - 4 weeks
CHARLIE THE WONDERDOG - 4 weeks
DHURANDHAR: THE REVENGE - 4 weeks
F1 THE MOVIE - 4 weeks
HOKUM - 4 weeks
I LOVE BOOSTERS - 4 weeks
KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE 4K - 4 weeks
LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY - 4 weeks
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE - 4 weeks
NO OTHER CHOICE - 4 weeks
PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN - 4 weeks
POUT-POUT FISH, THE - 4 weeks
PRESSURE - 4 weeks
PRIMATE - 4 weeks
ROAD AT NIGHT, A - 4 weeks
SCARY MOVIE - 4 weeks
SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS, THE - 4 weeks
UNDERTONE - 4 weeks
YOU, ME & TUSCANY - 4 weeks
28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE - 3 weeks
AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST, THE - 3 weeks
ANIMAL FARM - 3 weeks
ARCO - 3 weeks
BILLIE EILISH - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR - 3 weeks
BREADWINNER, THE - 3 weeks
BUGONIA - 3 weeks
BUSBOYS - 3 weeks
DEEP WATER - 3 weeks
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE - 3 weeks
DISCLOSURE DAY - 3 weeks
DRACULA - 3 weeks
EXIT 8 - 3 weeks
FACES OF DEATH - 3 weeks
FURIOUS, THE - 3 weeks
GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE - 3 weeks
GREENLAND 2: MIGRATION - 3 weeks
HOW TO MAKE A KILLING - 3 weeks
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON - 3 weeks
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE 2 - 3 weeks
IN THE GREY - 3 weeks
IS GOD IS - 3 weeks
IS THIS THING ON? - 3 weeks
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, THE - 3 weeks
LORNE - 3 weeks
MELANIA - 3 weeks
MERCY - 3 weeks
MOTHER MARY - 3 weeks
NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE - 3 weeks
NORMAL - 3 weeks
PASSENGER - 3 weeks
PEGASUS 3 - 3 weeks
SECRET AGENT, THE - 3 weeks
SENTIMENTAL VALUE - 3 weeks
SHELTER - 3 weeks
SHREK 25TH ANNIVERSARY - 3 weeks
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS 35TH ANNIVERSARY, THE - 3 weeks
SLANTED - 3 weeks
SOLO MIO - 3 weeks
STOP! THAT! TRAIN! - 3 weeks
THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME THE MOVIE: TEARS OF THE AZURE SEA - 3 weeks
THEY WILL KILL YOU - 3 weeks
TOP GUN 40TH ANNIVERSARY - 3 weeks
TOP GUN: MAVERICK RE-RELEASE - 3 weeks
TUNER - 3 weeks
WICKED: FOR GOOD - 3 weeks
WINTER HYMNS - 3 weeks
7 DOGS - 2 weeks
ALI - 2 weeks
ALPHA - 2 weeks
AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS: THE LAST ACT, THE - 2 weeks
AMERICAN UNDERDOG - 2 weeks
BEAUTIFUL PLANET IMAX, A - 2 weeks
BEN-HUR - 2 weeks
BIG LEBOWSKI, THE - 2 weeks
BIRDCAGE 30TH ANNIVERSARY, THE - 2 weeks
BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS - 2 weeks
BLEACH: THOUSAND-YEAR BLOOD WAR - THE CALAMITY - 2 weeks
BORN TO BE WILD - 2 weeks
BRIDESMAIDS: 15TH ANNIVERSARY - 2 weeks
BUFFALO KIDS - 2 weeks
CAROLINA CAROLINE - 2 weeks
CASA GRANDE - 2 weeks
CHRISTOPHERS, THE - 2 weeks
CHRONOLOGY OF WATER, THE - 2 weeks
CORPORATE RETREAT - 2 weeks
COUTURE - 2 weeks
CRAZY RICH ASIANS - 2 weeks
CRIME 101: LIVESTREAM Q&A - 2 weeks
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON - 2 weeks
CRUNCHYROLL ANIME NIGHTS SNEAK PEEK - 2 weeks
DACOIT: A LOVE STORY - 2 weeks
DAZED AND CONFUSED - 2 weeks
DEAD MAN’S WIRE - 2 weeks
DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD, THE - 2 weeks
DESERT WARRIOR - 2 weeks
DHURANDHAR - 2 weeks
DOG MAN - 2 weeks
DOLLY - 2 weeks
ERIN BROCKOVICH - 2 weeks
ERUPCJA - 2 weeks
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE - 2 weeks
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER - 2 weeks
FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF - 2 weeks
FIGHT CLUB 4K REMASTER - 2 weeks
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 2 - 2 weeks
FORBIDDEN FRUITS - 2 weeks
FRANKENSTEIN - 2 weeks
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES 35TH ANNIVERSARY - 2 weeks
FUZE - 2 weeks
GET ON THE BUS - 2 weeks
GIRLS LIKE GIRLS - 2 weeks
GODZILLA MINUS ONE - 2 weeks
GREAT AWAKENING, A - 2 weeks
GUNDAM PREMIERE NIGHT (DOUBLE FEATURE) - 2 weeks
HAI JAWANI TOH ISHQ HONA HAI - 2 weeks
HAMLET - 2 weeks
I SWEAR - 2 weeks
I WAS A STRANGER - 2 weeks
ISLANDS - 2 weeks
JACK JOHNSON: SURFILMUSIC - 2 weeks
JACKASS: BEST AND LAST - 2 weeks
JESUS REVOLUTION - 2 weeks
K-POPS! - 2 weeks
KARUPPU - 2 weeks
KING OF KINGS, THE - 2 weeks
KRISHNAVATARAM - 2 weeks
LABYRINTH 40TH ANNIVERSARY - 2 weeks
LAST WHALE SINGER, THE - 2 weeks
LEGALLY BLONDE 25TH ANNIVERSARY - 2 weeks
LEVITICUS - 2 weeks
LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA, A - 2 weeks
LITTLE WOMEN - 2 weeks
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE - 2 weeks
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, THE - 2 weeks
LUCKY STRIKE - 2 weeks
MAGNIFICENT LIFE, A - 2 weeks
MARAMA - 2 weeks
MAY CONTAIN: MY LIFE - 2 weeks
MIDWINTER BREAK - 2 weeks
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY: THE SORCERY OF NYMPH CIRCE - 2 weeks
MOSES THE BLACK - 2 weeks
MUMMY RETURNS 25TH ANNIVERSARY, THE - 2 weeks
NEGLECTED - 2 weeks
ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE, RZA’S - 2 weeks
OVER YOUR DEAD BODY - 2 weeks
PARIS HILTON INFINITE ICON: A VISUAL MEMOIR - 2 weeks
PATI PATNI AUR WOH DO - 2 weeks
PEDDI - 2 weeks
PILLION - 2 weeks
PLAGUE, THE - 2 weeks
POWER BALLAD - 2 weeks
PREMARITAL - 2 weeks
PRIVATE LIFE, A - 2 weeks
PROTECTOR - 2 weeks
PSYCHO KILLER - 2 weeks
RAAKAASAA - 2 weeks
RAD 40TH ANNIVERSARY - 2 weeks
RAJA SAAB, THE - 2 weeks
RETURN TO SILENT HILL - 2 weeks
REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA - 2 weeks
ROOM WITH A VIEW, A - 2 weeks
ROTTEN MOVIES, FRESH BEER: HOT ROD - 2 weeks
SCARED TO DEATH - 2 weeks
SECRET BETWEEN US, THE - 2 weeks
SPEED RACER - 2 weeks
STAND BY ME 40TH ANNIVERSARY - 2 weeks
STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! - 2 weeks
STEEL MAGNOLIAS - 2 weeks
STILL HOPE - 2 weeks
STORM RIDER: LEGEND OF HAMMERHEAD - 2 weeks
STRANGERS: CHAPTER 3, THE - 2 weeks
SUPERGIRL - 2 weeks
TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY - 20TH ANNIVERSARY - 2 weeks
TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, THE - 2 weeks
THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME THE MOVIE: SCARLET BOND - 2 weeks
TMNT II: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE 35TH ANNIVERSARY - 2 weeks
TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR - 2 weeks
TOW - 2 weeks
TOY STORY 5 - 2 weeks
TRAIN DREAMS - 2 weeks
TRAINSPOTTING - 2 weeks
TWISTER - 2 weeks
USTAAD BHAGAT SINGH - 2 weeks
WE BURY THE DEAD - 2 weeks
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE - 2 weeks
WHISPER OF THE HEART 4K - 2 weeks
WHISTLE - 2 weeks
WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN, THE - 2 weeks
WOMAN KING, THE - 2 weeks
A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - 1 week
AA BATA AAMA - 1 week
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL - 1 week
AMERICAN IN PARIS, AN - 1 week
APOCALYPSE OF ST. JOHN, THE - 1 week
ATTACK ON TITAN: THE LAST ATTACK - 1 week
AURORA: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE EARTH? - 1 week
BAD GUYS 2, THE - 1 week
BARBIE - 1 week
BEAST - 1 week
BEING TOWARDS DEATH - 1 week
BENDITO CORAZÓN (BLESSED HEART 2026) - 1 week
BERSHAMA - 1 week
BEST IN SHOW - 1 week
BETTER TOMORROW, A - 1 week
BHOOTH BANGLA - 1 week
BILLY IDOL SHOULD BE DEAD - 1 week
BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT - 1 week
BLAST - 1 week
BOOGIE NIGHTS - 1 week
BORDER 2 - 1 week
CABIN FEVER - 1 week
CABIN IN THE WOODS, THE - 1 week
CHAND MERA DIL - 1 week
CHAO - 1 week
CHORAL, THE - 1 week
CITIZEN KANE 85TH ANNIVERSARY - 1 week
COCKTAIL 2 - 1 week
COLD STORAGE - 1 week
DARK CRYSTAL, THE - 1 week
DEPARTED, THE - 1 week
DREAMS - 1 week
DRISHYAM 3 - 1 week
DUTCHMAN, THE - 1 week
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND - 1 week
ETERNITY - 1 week
EVENT HORIZON - 1 week
EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY - 1 week
EVIL DEAD, THE - 1 week
FANTASY LIFE - 1 week
FIRST HYMN, THE - 1 week
FOR WORSE - 1 week
FRUITS BASKET: PRELUDE - 1 week
FRUITVALE STATION - 1 week
GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE: THE MOVIE - 1 week
GALE: YELLOW BRICK ROAD - 1 week
GARDENER, THE - 1 week
GHOST ELEPHANTS - 1 week
GODFREY: REBEL WITH A CAUSE - 1 week
GOVERNOR: THE SILENT SAVIOUR - 1 week
GREY, IN THE - 1 week
H IS FOR HAWK - 1 week
HAPPY RAJ - 1 week
HARD BOILED - HONG KONG CINEMA CLASSICS - 1 week
HAUNTED: ECHOES OF THE PAST - 1 week
HE CALLS ME DAUGHTER - 1 week
HOBBIT MARATHON, THE - 1 week
HOMECOMING: THE TOKYO SERIES - 1 week
HORRIBLE BOSSES - 1 week
HUBBLE - 1 week
HUNGRY - 1 week
HUNTING MATTHEW NICHOLS - 1 week
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE - 1 week
I LIVE HERE NOW - 1 week
I STILL BELIEVE - 1 week
IMAX SPACE STATION 3D - 1 week
IN COLD LIGHT - 1 week
INTERSTELLAR - 1 week
IRON GIANT, THE - 1 week
IRON MAIDEN: BURNING AMBITION - 1 week
JANA NAYAGAN - 1 week
JERRY MAGUIRE 30TH ANNIVERSARY - 1 week
JINSEI - 1 week
KAPODISTRIAS (THE GOVERNOR) - 1 week
KATTALAN - 1 week
KIDZ BOP LIVE: THE CONCERT MOVIE - 1 week
KILLER, THE - HONG KONG CINEMA CLASSICS - 1 week
KING’S WARDEN, THE - 1 week
KOKUHO - 1 week
LABYRINTH - 1 week
LAND BEFORE TIME, THE - 1 week
LAST STARFIGHTER, THE - 1 week
LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, A - 1 week
LEGENDS OF THE LOST ARK - 1 week
LEGO MOVIE 3D EXCLUSIVE, THE - 1 week
LEGO MOVIE, THE - 1 week
LIFEHACK - 1 week
LOCKBOX - 1 week
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING 2026, THE - 1 week
LOVE & BASKETBALL - 1 week
LUPIN THE IIIRD: THE MOVIE-THE IMMORTAL BLOODLINE - 1 week
MADAGASCAR 20TH ANNIVERSARY - 1 week
MAGIC MIKE XXL - 1 week
MAIN VAAPAS AAUNGA - 1 week
MAMMA MIA! - 1 week
MANA SHANKARAVARAPRASAD GARU - 1 week
MARDAANI 3 - 1 week
MEN IN BLACK - 1 week
MILE END KICKS - 1 week
MILK - 1 week
MINECRAFT MOVIE, A - 1 week
MINIONS & MONSTERS - 1 week
MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU - 1 week
MOMENT, THE - 1 week
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL - 1 week
MOONLIGHT - 1 week
MORTAL KOMBAT - 1 week
MORTUARY ASSISTANT, THE - 1 week
MRITHUNJAY - 1 week
MUPPET MOVIE, THE - 1 week
NEWBORN - 1 week
NIGHT PATROL - 1 week
O HORIZON - 1 week
OCEAN’S ELEVEN 25TH ANNIVERSARY - 1 week
OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTIHI - 1 week
OPTIMIST: THE BRAVEST ACT IS TRUTH, THE - 1 week
OTHELLO - 1 week
PADDINGTON - 1 week
PADDINGTON IN PERU - 1 week
PANDAS - 1 week
PARIMALA AND CO - 1 week
PAST LIVES - 1 week
PONYO - STUDIO GHIBLI FEST 2026 - 1 week
POWER TO THE PEOPLE: JOHN & YOKO LIVE IN NYC - 1 week
PRATHICHAYA - 1 week
PRESIDENT’S CAKE, THE - 1 week
PRETTY IN PINK 40th ANNIVERSARY - 1 week
PRIDE & PREJUDICE 20TH ANNIVERSARY RE-RELEASE - 1 week
PRINCE OF EGYPT, THE - 1 week
PURPLE RAIN - 1 week
REDUX REDUX - 1 week
RESERVOIR DOGS - 1 week
REVENANT 10TH ANNIVERSARY RE-RELEASE, THE - 1 week
ROSE: COME BACK TO ME, THE - 1 week
ROTTEN MOVIES, FRESH BEER: BAD BOYS - 1 week
ROTTEN MOVIES, FRESH BEER: HOOK - 1 week
SACCHARINE - 1 week
SACRED HEART: HIS REIGN HAS NO END - 1 week
SAMPRADAYINI SUPPINI SUDDAPOOSANI - 1 week
SCARE OUT - 1 week
SCARLET - 1 week
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD - 1 week
SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY 4K, THE - 1 week
SHEEPDOG - 1 week
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN - 1 week
SMURFS - 1 week
SPACEBALLS - 1 week
STARDUST - 1 week
STARSHIP TROOPERS - 1 week
STORY OF EVERYTHING, THE - 1 week
STRAY KIDS: THE DOMINATE EXPERIENCE - 1 week
SUPERPOWER DOGS: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE - 1 week
TAFITI: ACROSS THE DESERT - 1 week
TEKKONKINKREET - 1 week
THAT THEY MAY BE ONE - 1 week
THEY LIVE - 1 week
THIS IS NOT A TEST - 1 week
THREE AMIGOS! - 1 week
TIME HOPPERS: THE SILK ROAD - 1 week
TWILIGHT - 1 week
TWILIGHT SAGA MARATHON, THE - 1 week
UNDER THE SEA - 1 week
UNSUNG HERO - 1 week
URBAN COWBOY - 1 weeks
VANISHING POINT - 1 week
VERTIGO - 1 week
VISHNU VINYASAMM - 1 week
WHIPLASH - 1 week
WITH LOVE - 1 week
WIZARD OF OZ, THE - 1 week
WOLF OF WALL STREET, THE - 1 week
WORLDBREAKER - 1 week
YETI, THE - 1 week
YOU’RE DATING A NARCISSIST! - 1 week
YOUNG WASHINGTON - 1 week
ZOMBIELAND SAGA: YUMEGINGA PARADISE - 1 week