>“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” earned $48.3 million from 4,252 North American theaters on Friday, and is projected to make $129.4 million domestically by Sunday. That figure, in conjunction with the overseas grosses, will easily clear “Project Hail Mary’s” short-lived record as the biggest debut of 2026 ($80.5 million in North America and $140 million worldwide).
>Over the first five days of release, “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” should pull in between $190 million and $200 million domestically. That’s a few million short of the 2023 original, which achieved $204 million domestically over the five-day frame (including $146 million over the traditional weekend). “The Super Mario Movie” was the second-highest-grossing film of 2023 with $1.3 billion.
Ayrios440 on
Out of curiosity – Is it any good though?
It was always going to do well with it being Mario. But sales figures aren’t always the best metric for knowing if a movie is good. People will see this even if they hear their friends saying it’s crap.
Joebranflakes on
I watched the movie yesterday and honestly, it did everything it really set out to do. No more, no less. The backstory for Yoshi is about an inch deep, Star Fox didn’t need to be in this movie and the movie ends very abruptly. But it never stops being fun the whole way through and the frantic pacing actually feels kind of right. But for a movie with such visual depth, they don’t give the audience much time to soak it in.
TastyEarLbe on
The core business of Nintendo is consoles/software, the movies exist to support the core business and expand brand appeal. Nothing more.
TastyEarLbe on
Pump my NTDOY shares please.
TheAppropriateBoop on
Strong Numbers. Let’s see how it performs on next weekends.
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>“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” earned $48.3 million from 4,252 North American theaters on Friday, and is projected to make $129.4 million domestically by Sunday. That figure, in conjunction with the overseas grosses, will easily clear “Project Hail Mary’s” short-lived record as the biggest debut of 2026 ($80.5 million in North America and $140 million worldwide).
>Over the first five days of release, “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” should pull in between $190 million and $200 million domestically. That’s a few million short of the 2023 original, which achieved $204 million domestically over the five-day frame (including $146 million over the traditional weekend). “The Super Mario Movie” was the second-highest-grossing film of 2023 with $1.3 billion.
Out of curiosity – Is it any good though?
It was always going to do well with it being Mario. But sales figures aren’t always the best metric for knowing if a movie is good. People will see this even if they hear their friends saying it’s crap.
I watched the movie yesterday and honestly, it did everything it really set out to do. No more, no less. The backstory for Yoshi is about an inch deep, Star Fox didn’t need to be in this movie and the movie ends very abruptly. But it never stops being fun the whole way through and the frantic pacing actually feels kind of right. But for a movie with such visual depth, they don’t give the audience much time to soak it in.
The core business of Nintendo is consoles/software, the movies exist to support the core business and expand brand appeal. Nothing more.
Pump my NTDOY shares please.
Strong Numbers. Let’s see how it performs on next weekends.