Welcome to When To Stream’s Weekly Tracking Report. Every Friday, we break down the film titles whose first window streaming premieres are still not confirmed. This column will not examine second window SVOD premieres, though we’ll obviously still be tracking and reporting those.
One note: There are hundreds of new films every year, and we’re not able to track or highlight every single one. For now, we concentrate on major studio and larger indie distributor releases. There are titles not here whose streaming release dates we will report when available.
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Here are the film titles (in order of theatrical release) we are currently tracking:
Theatrical Release Date: September 25, 2026
Tracking: Sony Pictures Classics took this nationwide right away, meaning it’ll likely hit PVOD after 3 or 4 weekends.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Early November 2026
Theatrical Release Date: September 25, 2026
Tracking: Using Sumerian Pictures’ Mile End Kicks as a comp, we’re estimating the distributor will give this comedy at least 30-days in theaters before it hits digital. Now available for pre-order!
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($14.99)
VOD/Digital Estimate: Early November 2026
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Theatrical Release Date: September 25, 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 2, 2026
Tracking: Losing most of its screens after a dismal theatrical run, we’re now thinking Warner Bros will pull the trigger on a PVOD release sooner that we initially thought. Adjusting our estimate accordingly.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Early / Mid November 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 2, 2026
Tracking: An 11/3 PVOD release date is set.
Theatrical Release Date: October 9, 2026
Tracking: Distributor Aura Entertainment usually shuttles their titles to digital after 3-4 weekends in theaters, which sounds about right for this Renny Harlin-directed action thriller. Now available for pre-order!
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital Estimate: Early November 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 9, 2026
Tracking: Magenta Light Studios put James McAvoy’s directorial debut in wide-ish release, with a pivot to digital likely after about 45 days.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($14.99)
VOD/Digital Estimate: Late November 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 9, 2026
Tracking: Universal looks to be the horror movie of choice during Halloween season. The studio will likely stick to their 30-day theatrical window mandate, putting this on PVOD early next month.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Early November 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 9, 2026
Tracking: Sony Pictures’ Oscar hopeful opened wide right away, and though it bombed hard, the studio will likely stick to their 5-6 week theatrical window.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Early / Mid November 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 16, 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 16, 2026
Tracking: NEON keeps this going in theaters, expanding slowly throughout the Fall. We’re estimating a digital release around mid-December.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($14.99)
VOD/Digital Estimate: Early / Mid December 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 16, 2026
Tracking: Focus Features continues to maintain their hurried 17-day theatrical window, so unless this well-reviewed Jane Austen adaptation over-performs, we imagine it’ll hit PVOD early next month.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Early November 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 16, 2026
Tracking: This Paramount release is the first under the new Skydance/Warner-Mount mega-studio. As with all Paramount releases this year, it should enjoy a 45-day theatrical exclusive window.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Early December 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 16, 2026
Tracking: This Briarcliff Entertainment release opened in about 500 theaters last weekend, with a pivot to digital expected after about 30-days.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Mid November 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 16, 2026
Tracking: 20th Century Studios first release in over 5 months looks to maintain the studio’s usual 7-8 week theatrical window, putting it on digital in time for the holiday season.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Mid December 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 16, 2026
Tracking: This A24 doc continues to cook in theaters. We see no signs of it slowing down, and the distributor will likely want to keep it in theaters through Thanksgiving weekend.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Early December 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 23, 2026
Tracking: This Warner Bros release should do some decent box-office over the next few weeks, with a 30-day window likely. We’re estimating it’ll hit PVOD in time for Thanksgiving.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Late November 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 23, 2026
Tracking: MUBI’s parade of year-end prestige titles gets cranking. The distributor rolls this out slowly and we’re estimating it’ll hit SVOD and digital in December.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($19.99)
SVOD/Digital Estimate: Late December 2026 (MUBI)
Theatrical Release Date: October 23, 2026
Tracking: This Sony titles played to mostly empty theaters so far. Still, we’re estimating the studio will hold off on a digital release for at least 30-days.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Late November / Early December 2026
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Theatrical Release Date: October 23, 2026
Tracking: Sony Pictures Classics opened this awards-hopeful in limited release last weekend, expanding nationwide this weekend. We’re estimating an early December PVOD release.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Early December 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 23, 2026
Tracking: This Bleecker Street release went wide right away, positioning itself perfectly for a Thanksgiving weekend VOD launch.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($19.99)
VOD/Digital Estimate: Late November 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 23, 2026
Tracking: Black Bear Pictures took this well-reviewed comedy romance wide right away…giving the distributor’s usual 5-6 week window a likely PVOD release in early December.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Early December 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 23, 2026
Tracking: The latest from Laika Studios went ultra-wide last weekend, and did okay business. We’re estimating an early December PVOD release.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Early December 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 28, 2026
Tracking: IFC takes this wide right away, with a digital release likely in time for Thanksgiving weekend.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($19.99)
PVOD Estimate: Late November 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 28, 2026
Tracking: This well-reviewed doc from 1-2 Special expands slowly over the next few months, with a digital release expected by the end of the year.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($9.99)
PVOD Estimate: Mid December 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 30, 2026
Tracking: This Briarcliff Entertainment release will likely make most of its money on digital, so we’re estimating they’ll pivot to VOD shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Early December 2026
Theatrical Release Date: October 30, 2026
Tracking: Samuel Goldwyn Films’ last wide release, Cold Storage, had a three-week theatrical window, so that’s what we’re using as a comp here.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Late November 2026
Next week we’ll begin tracking:
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missing films for next week:
drummer boy (angel studios), the last temptation of becky (quiver), ramayana (sony pictures), soul patrol (kino lorber)
also, some films that opened already that i forgot to mention: queen at sea (greenwich), paging hezbollah (hammond entertainment), who killed alex odeh? (watermelon pictures), stiletto (the horror section. from what i heard this got delayed, but idk)