Paramount Pictures has signed a three-year distribution deal to market and sell Legendary Entertainment’s theatrical films worldwide, starting with the kids-adjacent film Street Fighter.
The deal covers films developed and produced by Legendary in all territories, except China, where Legendary East handles marketing and distribution. The action-adventure title Street Fighter, releasing in theaters on October 16, 2026, is the first covered by the deal. Based on the almost 40-year-old video game franchise, the new film follows challengers taking part in a fighting tournament while uncovering a secret conspiracy.
While kids movies weren’t highlighted in yesterday’s release about the news, there are a handful of upcoming kids and family films in Legendary’s slate that could be part of this partnership. These include a live-action Magic: The Gathering film with Hasbro and the live-action Danny and the Dinosaur film.
Paramount said in a release that it was attracted to Legendary’s track record for crafting “globally appealing films” like the recent blockbuster A Minecraft Movie (pictured). That family-friendly film, which was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, has earned more than US$950 million at the global box office. The new partnership with Paramount would not affect Legendary’s distribution deals for existing franchises like Minecraft.
Legendary is also partnering with Netflix on upcoming kids-friendly titles like Enola Holmes 3 and a My Hero Academia adaptation.
This is Paramount’s latest in a rapid series of partnerships after its recent merger with Skydance. The restructured company’s new leaders have emphasised wanting to prioritize four-quadrant family films.
Paramount has handled global distribution for a few recent kids and family film hits, such as the Sonic the Hedgehog film franchise and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies.
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