Easter Box Office: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Soars to Gigantic $190.1M U.S. Opening, $372.5M Globally
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Easter Box Office: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Soars to Gigantic $190.1M U.S. Opening, $372.5M Globally
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It did its job
>Universal’s show the sequel opening to a mammoth $190.1 domestically over the five-day Easter corridor, including a three-day weekend gross of $130.9 million, one of the best showings of all time for the holiday, not adjusted for inflation. Overseas, it launched to an estimated $182.4 million for a global launch not that far behind the first film.
>Hitting theaters over the same Easter corridor in 2023, the first Mario Bros. Movie posted a five-day domestic debut of $204 million, including a three-day gross of $147 million, one of the best showings of all time for the holiday, not adjusted for inflation. Galaxy also joins the upper reaches of that list.
>Super Mario Galaxy is achieving a number other milestones, including delivering the year’s biggest three-day opening of the year so far, a record held briefly by sleeper hit Project Hail Mary.
>Other records and milestones: the biggest global debut of the year to date for a Hollywood movie and one of the biggest worldwide openings ever for an animated film and the fourth-biggest among Hollywood titles alongside Zootopia 2, Moana 2 and Super Mario.
>Other worldwide highlights include the franchise having now delivered the two biggest global openings ever for a video game adaptation, as well as marking Universal’s fifth-biggest global opening ever behind Super Mario.
>Among domestic achievements: it scored the third top-grossing weekend for a video game adaptation behind A Minecraft Movie and Super Mario; the only animated franchise to have two titles open to more than $100 over a three-day weekend besides Shrek, Toy Story and Minions; and the biggest five-day domestic launch since Disney’s Moana 2.
So a third one is guaranteed
As expected.
god damn that was fast lol
Genuinely surprised the consensus rating seems to be low. Thought it was miles better than the first and much more of a ‘Mario’ movie.
Is it the Shawshank Redemption? No. Is it a full-throttle, enjoyable movie if you’re a Nintendo-fan? I’d argue absolutely.
Doing extremely well. Going on my third viewing tonight.
Go go go!
Great film. Really enjoyed it. Crowd was also very vocally happy.
I’m in the minority but I feel like these movies and their excessive profits are a distraction for Nintendo. As is the theme park. The number of ‘tentpole’ games that come out now is less and less and further apart. There isn’t a need.
Super Mario Galaxy has achieved the 4th biggest opening of any Hollywood animated film ever:
1. *Zootopia 2* (2025) – $560 million
2. *Moana 2* (2024) – $389 million
3. *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* (2023) – $377 million
4. ***Super Mario Galaxy Movie*** (2026) – $372 million
5. *Frozen 2* (2019) – 358 million
6. *Inside Out 2* (2024) – 294 million
Great movie for Easter spring 2026
Very fun movie!!! So glad it doesn’t rely on heavy lore and being dark like everything else these days.