‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ hauls in $629 million worldwide

LOS ANGELES – It was another super weekend for “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” which grossed $69 million to lead all films in North America, one week after setting the mark for the best opening weekend of 2026, according to industry estimates released Sunday.

That brings its running domestic total to $308.1 million and its global total to $629 million.

Universal Pictures’ sequel to 2023’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” was directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic. The animated film is based on the popular video games series and features an all-star cast of voice actors including Jack Black, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Keegan-Michael Key, Donald Glover and Brie Larson.

“Project Hail Mary” took second place with $24.5 million Friday through Sunday in its fourth weekend in theaters, Comscore reported.

This image released by Amazon MGM Studios shows Ryan Gosling in a scene from “Project Hail Mary.” (Jonathan Olley/Amazon MGM Studios via AP)

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“The Drama,” starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya, made $8.7 million in its second weekend for third place.

The romantic comedy “You, Me & Tuscany” opened with $8 million for fourth place, followed by Pixar’s “Hoppers,” which took in $4.1 million in its sixth week.

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Halle Bailey, left, and Regé-Jean Page in a scene from “You, Me & Tuscany.” (Giulia Parmigiani/Universal Pictures via AP)

Rounding out the top 10 releases were “Faces of Death” ($1.7 million), “Exit 8” ($1.4 million), “A Great Awakening” ($1.2 million), “Reminders of Him” ($1 million) and “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” ($867,000).

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” enjoyed otherworldly success at the box office in its second weekend in theaters.

The Universal and Illumination sequel added $69 million from 4,284 theaters in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. That brings its running domestic total to $308.1 million and its global total to $629 million.

That’s a 48% drop from the film’s first weekend in theaters, a fairly modest decline for a blockbuster. But the chasm between this movie and the first continues to grow. By its second weekend in 2023, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” — which was much better reviewed than its follow-up — had earned over $353 million domestically. Still, the sequel is an unabashed hit by any measure, having cost only $110 million to produce.

Paul Dergarabedian, the head of marketplace trends for Comscore, said “it’s a very respectable” hold.

“For the film to already be over $300 million is just astonishing,” Dergarabedian said, noting that the majority of tickets were likely sold at lower prices for children. “To get to these box office milestones is all the more impressive.”

The movie is also helping power up box office momentum before the summer movie season begins in May. (With CNS and AP reports)

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