Super Mario Galaxy Movie Grosses $414 Million in Debut Week

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the animated sequel to 2023's blockbuster The Super Mario Bros. Movie, debuted on April 1, 2026, and quickly soared to the top of the box office charts, grossing 372.5 million dollars worldwide in its opening holiday weekend. Produced by Universal Pictures, Illumination, and Nintendo, the film has earned 414 million dollars globally in its first eight days, including 208 million dollars domestically, positioning it as the highest-grossing animated release of the year and the third overall behind Pegasus 3 and Project Hail Mary.

Directed by Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc, and Fabien Polack, with a screenplay by Matthew Fogel, the 98-minute feature draws inspiration from the 2007 Nintendo Wii game Super Mario Galaxy. Voiced by Chris Pratt as Mario, Charlie Day as Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Jack Black as Bowser, and Brie Larson as the newly introduced Princess Rosalina, the story picks up after the events of the first film. It opens with a post-credits teaser payoff, as Mario and Luigi befriend Yoshi, voiced by Donald Glover, who provides comic relief through physical antics and egg-laying gags. The plot escalates when...