Every Studio's 2026, Ranked by Money Burned (Warner Deleted a $108 Million Movie)

Hollywood had a brutal 2026 — but which movie studios actually lost the most money? In this breakdown, we rank the major Hollywood studios of 2026 by money burned, from Universal and Lionsgate to Sony, Paramount, Amazon MGM, Disney, and Warner Bros. We look at the year's biggest box office hits, movie bombs, theatrical losses, budgets, worldwide grosses, and studio performance to see who really had the worst year. And Warner Bros. has one of the strangest stories of all. The studio famously shelved the completed Coyote vs. Acme for a reported tax write-off, only for the movie to later be acquired by Ketchup Entertainment and cross $100 million worldwide. Meanwhile, Warner's theatrical slate produced major losses from movies including The Bride!, Supergirl, Practical Magic 2, and Digger. We also break down the biggest winners and losers from Universal, Lionsgate, A24, Focus Features, Sony, Paramount, Amazon MGM, Disney, and Warner Bros., including massive successes like The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Project Hail Mary, Toy Story 5, and Backrooms — alongside some of the year's biggest box-office disappointments. You'll see: • Every major studio ranked by estimated money burned • The biggest Hollywood box-office bombs of 2026 • Studio budgets vs. worldwide box office • Which studios had the best and worst hit rates • Amazon MGM's massive Masters of the Universe loss • Disney's problems with The Mandalorian and Grogu and Moana • Sony's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple disappointment • Paramount's struggling 2026 slate • Warner Bros.' enormous theatrical losses • The surprising success of A24's Backrooms • Why Coyote vs. Acme became one of Hollywood's strangest financial stories • And why Digger could completely change Warner Bros.' position on this list The bigger story isn't simply that Hollywood lost money. The money concentrated. Some studios delivered enormous hits while others watched expensive movies struggle at the box office. With the fourth quarter still ahead, upcoming movies like Clayface, Dune: Part Three, Avengers: Doomsday, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Jumanji: Open World, and Street Fighter could completely reshape the 2026 studio rankings. So which studio really had the worst year? And does Digger's opening weekend change the answer? Watch until the end, then tell me your ranking in the comments. #Hollywood #BoxOffice #MovieBusiness #WarnerBros #Disney #Sony #MovieBombs #BoxOffice2026 #Hollywood2026 #MovieIndustry