Netflix announced it will publicly report theatrical box office grosses for six upcoming releases, according to reporting from The Wrap and others. It marks the first time the streaming giant has committed to sharing this data for its original films.
The six titles are La Bola Negra (October 16, 2026), The Mosquito Bowl (October 30), The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth (November 25), Ink (December 11), Narnia: The Magician's Nephew (February 12, 2027), and Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory (November 2027). Three of the six will receive 45-day theatrical windows.
La Bola Negra, a queer Spanish-language drama directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi and acquired out of Cannes, runs a 47-day window before arriving on the platform December 2. The highest-profile entries are David Fincher's The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth and Greta Gerwig's Narnia: The Magician's Nephew. Cliff Booth launches as Netflix's first IMAX release, playing a two-week IMAX-exclusive engagement before a broader rollout. Gerwig's Narnia opens in over 1,000 theaters, making it Netflix's first wide theatrical release.
Netflix has historically declined to report box office figures. Roma, The Irishman, and Glass Onion all had theatrical runs without public grosses, a practice that fueled lasting tension with exhibitors. The shift follows meetings between co-CEO Ted Sarandos and theater chain executives at April's CinemaCon.
The announcement signals something more than goodwill. Netflix is not only releasing films theatrically; it is beginning to operate within the same metrics as traditional studios. That is a meaningful concession from a company that built much of its identity on opacity. Whether the numbers that emerge will validate that move is another question entirely.
