India, July 5 -- Summer movie seasons often rely on a single massive hit, but July is shaping up to be an unusually crowded month for cinema in 2026. The schedule is packed with releases looking to completely monopolise the multiplex.

Christopher Nolan is dragging Homer's legendary mythology to the biggest screen with his star-studded epic, The Odyssey, while Marvel's Spider-Man: A Brand-New Day swings back into familiar territory to anchor the superhero crowd.

Studios are banking hard on the school break with Minions and Monsters, serving up the exact brand of loud chaos kids always queue up to see. On the darker side of the multiplex, 2026 is already having a killer run. Backrooms and Obsession packed out screens earlier this year, an...