Top Box Office: Movies in Cinemas Now
Domestic box-office leaders for the week of August 26, 2026, limited to films in the Celluloid review catalogue. Market rank numbers are preserved, so a gap means that title has not yet been reviewed rather than that the chart has silently moved another film up. Each listed title is paired with its Celluloid Score.
The #1 movie at the box office right now is The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan. It holds a 89% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Reviewed titles from the rest of this week's chart are ranked below.
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The Odyssey
Critics hail Nolan's Homer adaptation as a majestic IMAX spectacle and his highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes (95% from 400+ reviews), with a Metascore of 89 (universal acclaim). Audiences have gone further still — a 97% Popcornmeter and an A CinemaScore — even as some reviewers flag uneven pacing and emotional distance beneath the craft.
Recommended89%Celluloid Score Recommended - 2
Moana
Catherine Lagaʻaia is a radiant discovery and Oscar Faura's images give the ocean real weight, but critics remain cold — a Rotten 31% Tomatometer — finding Thomas Kail's near shot-for-shot fidelity to the 2016 original leaves this lavish remake with no reason of its own to exist. Audiences are far kinder (89% Popcornmeter), keeping it afloat at the box office in Odyssey's shadow.
Not Recommended50%Celluloid Score Not Recommended - 4
Minions & Monsters
The funniest Minions outing in years leans into old-school monster-movie pastiche instead of sequel fatigue, and its genuine affection for classic Hollywood filmmaking carries it past a plot that's really just an excuse for gags.
Recommended75%Celluloid Score Recommended - 5
Evil Dead Burn
Critics split on the franchise's meanest chapter: a Certified Fresh 72% on Rotten Tomatoes with a 77% Popcornmeter and a B CinemaScore against a cooler 55 Metascore. Reviewers praise Vaniček's ferocious craft and practical gore while faulting thin characters and the near-total absence of Raimi-era mischief.
Recommended66%Celluloid Score Recommended - 7
Young Washington
William Franklyn-Miller makes a confident debut as the future first president, but Jon Erwin's Revolutionary War action-drama often favors patriotic spectacle over the nuance its subject deserves.
Recommended60%Celluloid Score Recommended
How the Top Box Office chart works
This chart follows reported Friday-to-Sunday domestic weekend estimates for the United States and Canada. It shows only films already covered in the Celluloid review catalogue and preserves their reported market ranks; omitted numbers are titles we have not reviewed. Rankings refresh when the latest weekend estimates are published.
Alongside each film's commercial rank we show its Celluloid Score, a single 0–100 rating we calculate from up to four verified inputs: Celluloid’s editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately. A high box-office rank tells you what is popular; the Celluloid Score offers a quality signal. When commercial rank and editorial quality diverge, that gap is often the most useful signal.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the number one movie at the box office right now?
As of August 26, 2026, the #1 movie at the box office is The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan. It holds a 89% Celluloid Score — Recommended.
What movies are in cinemas this week?
The leading box-office films reviewed by Celluloid for the week of August 26, 2026 are #1 The Odyssey (89%), #2 Moana (50%), #4 Minions & Monsters (75%), #5 Evil Dead Burn (66%), #7 Young Washington (60%). Titles not yet in our review catalogue are omitted rather than estimated.
How is the Top Box Office chart ranked?
The Top Box Office chart uses reported domestic weekend estimates and preserves each film’s market rank. It only displays titles already in the Celluloid review catalogue; missing ranks identify films we have not reviewed. Each entry also shows its four-input Celluloid Score.