New year, new stories, new reasons to head back to the big screen. This week marks the very first batch of movie releases for 2026, and it’s already serving a mix of laughs, thrills, and music-fueled moments worth watching. Leading the first new movie releases of the year are Anaconda, a jungle adventure comedy packed with chaos and laughs, and The Housemaid, a sleek thriller that turns a dream job into a dangerous game. The celebration continues this weekend with two highly anticipated event screenings arriving January 10. Fans can catch #Runseokjin_Ep.Tour The Movie and Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Final Chapter Part 2, both ready to light up the big screen. Ready to make your first cinema pick of 2026?
Let’s check out what’s new on the big screen today.
Anaconda
2026 • PG • 1h 39m
ADVENTURE, COMEDY
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The year kicks off with laughs, chaos, and a rainforest full of danger. Anaconda follows a group of longtime friends facing midlife crossroads who head into the jungle to remake their favorite movie from their youth. What starts as a nostalgic passion project turns into a wild survival story involving natural disasters, dangerous criminals, and enormous snakes.
With Paul Rudd and Jack Black at the center, the film delivers fast-paced humor, outrageous situations, and buddy-movie energy that feels tailor-made for a crowd.
The Housemaid
2026 • R-16 • 2h 11m
MYSTERY, THRILLER
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If your first movie of 2026 needs a darker edge, The Housemaid is ready. Millie Calloway accepts a live-in job with the wealthy Winchester family, hoping for a fresh start. What she walks into instead is a seductive game of secrets, scandal, and shifting power that becomes more dangerous with every revelation.
Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried bring intensity and intrigue to a story built on tension, mood, and carefully timed shocks. It is sleek, unsettling, and impossible to look away from.
#Runseokjin_Ep.Tour The Movie
(Opening Date: January 10, 2026)
2026 • PG • 1h 34m
DOCUMENTARY, MUSIC
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The first concert film of 2026 brings Jin’s solo fan concert world tour straight to the big screen. Spanning 10 cities and 20 performances, the film captures the most thrilling moments of the tour, built around the theme of “challenge.” Across five energetic rounds, Jin sings, laughs, and connects with ARMY through music, missions, and heartfelt exchanges.
From tracks on his album “Happy” to songs from “Echo” and a special BTS medley, the experience blends emotion and spectacle in a way only a cinema can deliver.
Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Final Chapter Part 2
(Opening Date: January 10, 2026)
2026 • G • 1h 14m
ANIMATION, MUSIC
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The story continues in the second film of the Final Chapter trilogy. Picking up after season two and the OVA, this chapter follows the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club as friendship, ambition, and music guide their next steps.
With polished animation, powerful songs, and character moments fans have been waiting for, this installment delivers warmth, heart, and a celebration of what makes the series special.
FAN FAVORITES STILL SHOWING
Missed last week’s releases? No worries. After the MMFF 2025 entries that opened last December 25, these crowd-pleasers are still going strong, packing theaters with action, laughs, and heart. Here’s what’s holding strong:
Call Me Mother
2025 • PG • 2h
COMEDY, DRAMA
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Bar Boys: After School
2025 • PG • 2h 6m
DRAMA
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I’mPerfect
2025 • G • 1h 11m
ROMANCE
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Love You So Bad
2025 • PG • 1h 52m
ROMANCE
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Manila’s Finest
2025 • PG • 1h 59m
ACTION, CRIME, THRILLER
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Rekonek
2025 • PG • 1h 55m
DRAMA, FAMILY
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Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins
2025 • R-13 • 2h 28m
HORROR
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Unmarry
2025 • PG • 2h 10m
DRAMA
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025 • PG • 3h 15m
ADVENTURE, FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION
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Zootopia 2
2025 • PG • 1h 47m
ADVENTURE, ANIMATION, COMEDY, FAMILY
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Wicked: For Good
2025 • PG • 2h 17m
FAMILY, FANTASY, MUSICAL, ROMANCE
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Ready to Kick Off 2026 at the Movies?
The first new movies of 2026 bring variety excitement and fan-favorite events to cinemas this week. Start with Anacondaor The Housemaid today January 8, then line up your weekend plans for January 10 with two special releases made for the big screen. Keep ClickTheCity Movies bookmarked for the latest showtimes, your next movie is a click away. So tag your crew, grab that extra-buttered popcorn, and catch these must-see films. 2026 moviegoing starts now.