Super Mario Galaxy Movie is performing quite well at the box office. The animated action-adventure film directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Zelenik grossed US$8.7 million on its second Wednesday. When compared to videogame adaptations, the latest Mario film recorded a better second Wednesday than A Minecraft Movie (US$5.5 million).
Talking about April releases, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie recorded the second biggest Wednesday ever, surpassing Avengers: Endgame (USD 8.4 million), Avengers: Infinity War (USD 7.1 million), and Sinners (USD 6.1 million). It fell only behind the US$10.8 million of its prequel, The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
The 8-day gross of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie reached US$231.1 million at the US box office. That said, the film emerged as the highest-grossing Hollywood film of 2026 in the US, surpassing Ryan Gosling’s project Hail Mary, which is still going strong in theaters. The animated film’s worldwide gross now stands at US$413 million, of which US$181.8 million came from international markets.
For those unaware, The Super Mario Galaxy movie stars Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, Brie Larson, and others.
Continuing the story of the first Mario film, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Mario and Luigi meet Yoshi, and eventually befriend him. Together the three go on an outer space adventure with Princess Peach and Toad, where they fight against Bowser and his son, Bowser Jr. Rosalina assists him in his mission.
