MUST-WATCH January 2026 Movies – Anaconda, Spongebob, 28 Years Later: Bone Temple and more
Happy New Year! 
Don’t miss these titles, opening in cinemas in January 2026!
January 8 – Anaconda (Columbia Pictures)
Cast: Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton
Directed by: Tom Gormican
Official synopsis:
Doug (Jack Black) and Griff (Paul Rudd) have been best friends since they were kids, and have always dreamed of remaking their all-time favorite movie: the cinematic “classic” “Anaconda.” When a midlife crisis pushes them to finally go for it, they head deep into the Amazon to start filming. But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation. The movie they’re dying to make? It might just get them killed.
January 8 – SOULM8TE (Universal Pictures)
Cast: Lily Sullivan, David Rysdahl, Claudia Doumit
Directed by: Kate Dolan
Synopsis:
To help deal with the recent loss of his wife, a widower gets himself an artificially intelligent android. As he tries to make his lovebot more sentient by resembling humans more, he unintentionally creates a deadly soulmate.
January 14 – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Columbia Pictures)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, and Chi Lewis-Parry
Directed by: Nia DaCosta
28 Days Later: The Bone Temple Trailer
January 14 – The History of Sound (Universal Pictures, Ayala Malls Cinemas Exclusive)
Cast: Paul Mescal, Josh O’Connor
Directed by: Oliver Hermanus
Official synopsis:
In 1917, Lionel (Paul Mescal) – a young, talented music student – meets David (Josh O’Connor) at the Boston Conservatory, where they bond over a deep love of folk music. Years later, Lionel receives a letter from David, leading to an impromptu journey through the backwoods of Maine to collect traditional songs. This unexpected reunion, ensuing love affair, and the music they collect and preserve, will shape the course of Lionel’s life far beyond his own awareness.
January 14 – The Spongebob Movie: Search for SquarePants (Paramount Pictures)
Cast: Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Isis “Ice Spice” Gaston, with Regina Hall and Mark Hamill
Directed by: Derek Drymon
Official synopsis:
SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail in their biggest, all-new, can’t miss cinematic event ever… The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring comedy-adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.
January 21 – Primate (Paramount Pictures)
Cast: Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, and Troy Kotsur
Directed by: Johannes Roberts
Official synopsis:
In PRIMATE, a group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.
January 21 – The Legend of Hei 2 (Encore Films)
Cast: Xin Shan, Wang Zhen, Xinghai Hao
Directed by: MTJJ (Ping Zhang)
Official synopsis:
The highly anticipated sequel to The Legend of Hei, based on the popular animated series The Legend of Luo Xiaohei. Xiaohei had lived a peaceful life with Master Wuxian in a village and had gradually adapted to life in the human world. Two years later, the Spirit Hall was suddenly attacked and Wuxian and Xiaohei received a request to go to the guild hall. Can Xiaohei overcome this sudden trial? In the face of unexpected enemies, what choice will Xiaohei make…
January 28 – Mercy (Columbia Pictures)
Cast: Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson
Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov
Official synopsis:
In the near future, a detective (Chris Pratt) stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced A.I. Judge (Rebecca Ferguson) he once championed, before it determines his fate.
