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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

2026 • PG • 1h 38m • Animation / Adventure / Comedy • Universal / Illumination

New galaxies. New friends. Yoshi joins the adventure.

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Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$131.7M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$429.8M
Week 13
Worldwide Total
$1.01B
$583.2M international
Budget$110M
Domestic Legs3.3x
2026 Rank#4
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Cast & Crew

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Aaron Horvath Aaron Horvath Director Michael Jelenic Michael Jelenic Director Chris Pratt Chris Pratt Starring Charlie Day Charlie Day Starring Anya Taylor-Joy Anya Taylor-Joy Starring Jack Black Jack Black Starring
ScreenplayMatthew Fogel Produced byChris Meledandri CinematographyNot specified MusicNot specified Prod. DesignNot specified

Predicted final domestic

How the model works
$437M–$482M
↓ $41M
$427M $457M $512M
$429.8M so far

The prediction updated after the third weekend. Based on the weekend 2 and 3 drops and factoring in other movies with similar performance, the model predicts a final range of $437–$482 million. The wider range of $427–$512 million represents about 90% of outcomes after the third weekend. Learn more about how the prediction model works

$357M
Baseline
Banked through 3 weekends
78%
Earned by Wk 3
Typical for this drop profile
-47%
Weekend drops
-48% then -46%
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 3–5 #1 $131.7M — 4,252 $30,974 $131.7M
2 Apr 10-12 1 $68.1M −48% 4,284 $15,893 $307.2M
3 Apr 17–19 1 $36.5M −46% 4,284 $8,519 $356.7M
4 Apr 24-26 2 $20.6M −44% 3,732 $5,515 $385.9M
5 May 1-3 3 $12.1M −41% 3,419 $3,540 $402.7M
6 May 8-10 6 $6.6M −45% 3,075 $2,160 $412.2M
7 May 15-17 6 $4.5M −32% 2,793 $1,610 $418.7M
8 May 22-24 9 $3.2M −28% 2,005 $1,607 $423.7M
9 May 29-31 12 $1.4M −57% 1,333 $1,046 $427.1M
10 June 5-7 15 $602.7K −57% 642 $938 $428.5M
11 June 12-14 16 $359.2K −40% 469 $766 $429.3M
12 June 19-21 20 $95.4K −73% 234 $408 $429.6M
13 June 26-28 27 $41.4K −57% 110 $376 $429.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$428.4M
Apr 1Apr 18May 6May 23Jun 9
Weekend grossWk 10 · $602.7K
$131.7M
$68.1M
$36.5M
$20.6M
$12.1M
$6.6M
$4.5M
$3.2M
$1.4M
$602.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 4,284 → 642 −85.0%
3,821 open642 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −57%
−48%
W1→2
−46%
W2→3
−44%
W3→4
−41%
W4→5
−45%
W5→6
−32%
W6→7
−28%
W7→8
−57%
W8→9
−57%
W9→10
Steepest −57%Best hold −28%

Run milestones

$400M in 33 days
$100M
Day 1
Apr 3
$200M
Day 4
Apr 6
$300M
Day 12
Apr 12
$400M
Day 33
May 3

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Records held

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#2 Biggest video game moviesAll-time $429.8M #6 Biggest April openingsAll-time $131.7M #7 Biggest animated openingsAll-time $131.7M #10 Biggest animated filmsAll-time $429.8M #12 Biggest PG-rated openingsAll-time $131.7M #15 All-time PG-rated domesticAll-time $429.8M

From the analysis desk

Ordered by how prominently this film features · all articles
Mentioned Week 14: Mario Galaxy aims for $170MWeek 14 · Preview · Apr 1, 2026 → Mentioned Week 15: Mario and Project Hail Mary set to repeat on topWeek 15 · Preview · Apr 9, 2026 → Mentioned Week 16: The Mummy looking soft as Mario and Hail Mary cruiseWeek 16 · Preview · Apr 16, 2026 → Mentioned Week 17: Michael swings for the music-biopic record as Mario falls to #2Week 17 · Preview · Apr 22, 2026 → Mentioned Week 18: The Devil Wears Prada 2 locks #1 as Michael faces its first hold testWeek 18 · Preview · Apr 29, 2026 →

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