The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is performing strongly at the box office. The animated action adventure film, directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, earned USD 8.7 million on its second Wednesday. When compared to other video game based films, it performed better than A Minecraft Movie, which had earned USD 5.5 million on its second Wednesday. Among April releases, the film recorded one of the highest second Wednesday collections.
It crossed the numbers of Avengers Endgame with USD 8.4 million, Avengers Infinity War with USD 7.1 million, and Sinners with USD 6.1 million. However, it stayed behind The Super Mario Bros Movie, which had earned USD 10.8 million.
In the first 8 days, the film collected USD 231.1 million at the US box office. With this, it has become the highest grossing Hollywood film of 2026 in the United States, going ahead of Project Hail Mary, which is still running in theatres.
At the global level, the film has collected USD 413 million so far. Out of this, USD 181.8 million has come from international markets, showing strong performance outside the US as well.
The film features voice performances by Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan Michael Key, Benny Safdie, Donald Glover and Brie Larson.
The story continues from The Super Mario Bros Movie. In this film, Mario and Luigi meet Yoshi and become friends with him. Together, they join Princess Peach and Toad on a space adventure. They face Bowser and his son Bowser Jr, while Rosalina helps them in their mission.
Overall, the film’s box office performance shows that it is attracting a wide audience and maintaining steady collections.