Verified Hot Movies of 2026
Welcome to the Verified Hot movies of 2026! (If you’re looking for the previous big list of 2025’s Hottest movies, it’s now in this guide. We’re adding the latest Verified Hot films as they come out, so check back every week!
5000+ VERIFIED RATINGS
1000-5000 VERIFIED RATINGS
100%
98%
98%
96%
93%
88%
87%
250-999 VERIFIED RATINGS
99%
93%
86%
In launching Verified Hot, we focused on creating an iconically helpful award equal to Certified Fresh. Just as the Certified Fresh stamp of approval comes after a movie scores high enough with critics on the Tomatometer, the Verified Hot badge is the audience equivalent, given out when paying patrons really turn up the heat on the Popcornmeter. To get there, a movie needs to reach a Popcornmeter score of at least 90% from people who bought a ticket from Fandango and left theaters entertained and elevated.
We’ll be organizing them by largest number of ratings first, then ranked within. The top tier is reserved for over 5,000 verified ratings. The next tier of 1,000 to 5,000 verified votes is no slouch, though.
The final grouping with 250 to 999 ratings consists of new films just starting on their Verified Hot trip, along with boutique products servicing their targeted flock just as the movie gods intended.
