10 Most Anticipated New Movies Releasing In March 2026 (According To Real Data)

The new slate of films arriving in March 2026 is ushering in some highly anticipated star-driven genre vehicles, franchise follow-ups, and studio returns driving audience interest. Partnering with predictive media data analytics company Diesel Labs, ScreenRant has exclusive data revealing new releases with the most buzz before their premieres. Each movie is assigned a hype score, measured by engagement across various online platforms.

The films with the highest recorded engagement are ranked by Attention Signals, which are calculated using measures such as likes, shares, comments, and views on social and video channels like Facebook and YouTube. Before reviews, box office, and viewership numbers are revealed, this data provides valuable insight into which movies are making the biggest online impact ahead of release.

Horror, sci-fi, Pixar, romance, and thriller fans all have a movie to look forward to in March 2026. From Cillian Murphy’s return as Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders’ upcoming movie to Jessie Buckley’s new take on the Bride of Frankenstein character, the coming month’s biggest new films tackling major properties in theaters and on streaming. As the year’s momentum continues to build, Diesel Labs’ collected data reveals an exciting lineup for March 2026’s new movies with the most online hype.

Top 10 Most Anticipated New Movies – March 2026

Per Diesel Labs' data, the most anticipated movie of March 2026 is Hoppers, Pixar's newest release following a human whose mind is transferred into a robotic beaver to interact with animals. The second-most hyped film is The Bride!, Maggie Gyllenhaal's crime romance reimagining of 1935's The Bride of Frankenstein. Close behind in online excitement is the Ryan Gosling-starring sci-fi adaptation Project Hail Mary.

Also among March 2026's most-talked-about films are two buzzy horror movies, the long-awaited sequel Ready or Not 2: Here I Come and the Zazie Beetz-led They Will Kill You. Universal's Colleen Hoover adaptation, Reminders of Him, has also yielded substantial hype ahead of its debut, as well as Cillian Murphy's return as Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. Before the Peaky Blinders sequel movie releases on Netflix on March 20, it'll have a limited theatrical window starting March 6.

Releasing later in the month with plenty of online chatter is Forbidden Fruits, a star-studded horror comedy featuring Lily Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Chamberlain, and Gabrielle Union. Rounding out the top 10 most anticipated movies of March 2026 are the animated fantasy adaptation The Pout-Pout Fish and the Milla Jovovich action-thriller Protector.

While horror movies are dominating the most-discussed movies releasing next month, there's still an intriguing variety of target audiences and genres in the March movie slate for all to enjoy. Plus, there are even more movies to discover in March 2026 that didn't make the top 10, such as War Machine, Slanted, Pretty Lethal, and more.