The Super Mario Galaxy Movie backdrop
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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.

Box office summary
Opening Weekend
$130.9M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$413.7M
42 days
Worldwide Total
$941M
$528M international
Budget
$110M
Production
Domestic Legs
3.1x
Opening → Total
2026 Rank
#1
Domestic
Compare with other movies
Predicted Final Domestic
$445M–$459M
↓ $41M
$412M $452M $492M
$414M so far

The prediction model now reflects -48% / -46% holds in week 2 and 3, which tightened the range. The wider range of $412M–$492M accounts for 90% of outcomes after the 3rd weekend.

$380M
Baseline
Average legs — 2.90 opening
−3%
CinemaScore
A−: Animation avg is A
+1%
Audience
Above Avg — RT 95%, LB 3.01, IMDB 6.5
−2%
Seasonality
Spring
0%
Sequel
Animated sequel
+10%
Release Day
Wednesday (pre-weekend)
+0%
2nd Weekend
-48% / -46% drops
+7%
Genre
Animation legs
Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Apr 3–5 1 $131.7M $190.8M 4,252 $31K 1
Apr 10-12 1 $68.1M -48.0% $307.2M 4,284 $16K 2
Apr 17–19 1 $36.5M -46% $356.7M 4,284 $9K 3
Apr 24-26 2 $20.6M -44% $385.9M 3,732 $6K 4
May 1-3 3 $12.1M -41% $402.7M 3,419 $4K 5
May 8-10 6 $6.6M -45% $412.2M 3,075 $2K 6

Performance Charts

Daily Gross

Cumulative Total

Weekend Gross Trend

Theater Count

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Week-over-Week Drop

Weekly Gross Decline (%)

Cast & Crew

Directed byAaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
ScreenplayMatthew Fogel
Produced byChris Meledandri
CinematographyNot specified
MusicNot specified
Prod. DesignNot specified
StarringChris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black