Disney has released the official teaser for Ice Age: Boiling Point, the sixth theatrical installment in the animated prehistoric franchise, bringing Manny, Sid, Diego, Ellie, Scrat, Buck and the herd back to the big screen.
The teaser confirms that the new film will arrive in theaters on 5 February 2027, setting up another high-energy family adventure built around dinosaurs, lava and the dangerous corners of the Lost World.
For Disney and 20th Century Studios, this is more than another sequel. Ice Age remains one of animation’s most recognizable family franchises, with five theatrical films that have collectively grossed more than US$3.2 billion worldwide. Since the original Ice Age opened in 2002, the franchise has built a strong cross-generational audience through its mix of slapstick comedy, character loyalty and recurring big-screen spectacle.
Title and Release Date
The next film is officially titled Ice Age: Boiling Point.
The sixth Ice Age movie was first announced in 2024 at D23 Brazil, where returning cast members appeared in a video confirming that the herd would return to theaters. Disney later revealed the official title and release date at Destination D23.
Ice Age: Boiling Point is scheduled to release in theaters on 5 February 2027.
Disney describes the film as a dinosaur-and-lava-filled adventure that takes Manny, Sid, Diego, Ellie, Scrat and the rest of the herd into never-before-seen corners of the treacherous Lost World. The title points to a warmer, more volatile chapter for a franchise built on ice, migration and survival, with the teaser leaning into volcanic chaos from the first look itself.
Cast
The familiar voices of the franchise are returning.
Ray Romano is back as Manny, John Leguizamo returns as Sid, Denis Leary reprises Diego, Queen Latifah returns as Ellie, and Simon Pegg is back as Buck. The teaser and official materials also confirm the return of Scrat, one of the franchise’s most enduring comic figures.
That returning cast is important. Ice Age has always relied on the relationship between its core characters, not just the scale of the adventure. Manny brings the emotional center, Sid carries the comedy, Diego adds the dry edge, Ellie expands the family dynamic, Buck brings the Lost World energy, and Scrat continues to deliver the kind of visual comedy that travels across languages and markets.
The result is a sequel with a clear advantage. It does not need to introduce audiences to a new world from scratch. It is bringing back a world, a tone and a character group that many families already know.
Trailer
The official teaser for Ice Age: Boiling Point is short, fast and focused on one idea: the herd is back in trouble.
The teaser shows the characters caught in airborne chaos after what appears to be a volcanic blast, giving audiences a first taste of the film’s lava-driven setting. It does not reveal much of the plot, but it clearly positions the film as a return to the franchise’s familiar rhythm of danger, comedy and physical spectacle.
At the time of writing, Disney has not announced any major trailer viewership record for Ice Age: Boiling Point. The trailer’s significance is less about breaking a record and more about confirming the return of a franchise with proven global reach, especially at a time when family films and animation continue to play a strong role in theatrical recovery.
Why the Franchise Still Matters
The strength of Ice Age sits in its simplicity.
It is a franchise built around characters that are easy to understand, easy to remember and easy to enjoy across age groups. The films have consistently combined physical comedy, family themes and adventure set pieces, making them accessible to young audiences while still giving parents a strong reason to return.
That matters in today’s cinema environment.
Family franchises have become one of the most reliable audience drivers for theaters. Parents look for safe, familiar theatrical choices. Children respond to recognizable characters, comedy and spectacle. Ice Age brings both sides together, which gives Boiling Point a clear place in the 2027 release calendar.
The franchise also carries nostalgia. Audiences who watched the first Ice Age in 2002 are now adults, and many are parents themselves. That gives the new film a wider audience base than a standard animated release. It can speak to children discovering the herd for the first time and to older viewers returning to a franchise they grew up with.
Looking Ahead
The wider box office landscape is already showing signs of renewed strength. Global box office at the end of May 2026 was tracking ahead of 2024 and broadly in line with 2025, although it remained below the 2017 to 2019 pre-pandemic average. Excluding China, the year-to-date global box office was on its strongest track since 2019.
That recovery is set to keep building through a heavy franchise pipeline. With major releases such as The Odyssey, Toy Story 5, The Digger, Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday all positioned to drive theatrical demand, the momentum from 2026 is expected to carry into 2027.
Ice Age: Boiling Point now gives 2027 its first major family blockbuster signal.
With a proven franchise, returning voice cast, a familiar herd and a new lava-filled adventure, the film has the ingredients to bring families back to cinemas early in the year. After more than two decades on screen, Ice Age is once again moving from nostalgia into a new theatrical moment.
Sources: Disney, Box Office Mojo, Gower Street Analytics
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