Super Mario box office

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” stayed No. 1 in North America for a third straight weekend, adding an estimated $35 million. (thewrap.com) The Universal, Illumination and Nintendo release has reached about $355 million domestic and roughly $747.5 million worldwide as of Sunday, April 19. (variety.com) The film added $48 million from international markets this weekend, and TheWrap reported Japan opens next weekend during Golden Week, a major holiday moviegoing period. (thewrap.com) That run has made the sequel the highest-grossing film of 2026 so far, ahead of Amazon MGM’s “Project Hail Mary,” which earned $20.5 million in its fifth weekend and stands at $573.1 million worldwide. (variety.com) The Mario series is now nearing a new franchise milestone. Deadline reported that the first film and the sequel together have pushed the big-screen Mario franchise to about $2 billion worldwide. (deadline.com) The sequel opened on April 1 in the United States and Canada and posted a $190 million five-day Easter launch, including $130.9 million over the Friday-to-Sunday opening weekend. Deadline said that was the biggest domestic opening of 2026 at the time. (deadline.com) Its hold has also kept newer releases from taking the top spot. Warner Bros. and New Line’s “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” debuted in third with $13.5 million from 3,404 locations, while Magnolia’s “Normal” opened to about $2.5 million. (variety.com) The box office itself is running ahead of last year. The Associated Press reported the overall market is up 16% from 2025, with “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” and “Project Hail Mary” driving much of that spring momentum. (accesswdun.com) For now, the 2026 movie market is still chasing Mario. Three weekends in, no new wide release has knocked it off the top line. (thewrap.com)