Super Mario Galaxy: The Movie Makes History with Brutal $372.5 Million Opening

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Nintendo and Illumination’s Super Mario Galaxy: The Movie premiered on April 1st with a $110 million budget and has become a box-office hit, grossing $372.5 million worldwide in its first five days. This performance set a record for the Super Mario franchise, making it the only animated film series to have two titles surpass $350 million in global launch earnings. All financial figures are estimates unless otherwise noted. In North America, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie earned $130.9 million over the weekend, climbing to $190.1 million within its first five days across 4,252 screens. IMAX screens accounted for $15 million of that total. International markets contributed $182.4 million, with Mexico leading at $29.1 million from 5,136 screens. The film’s global debut is projected at $372.5 million. Universal Pictures launched the sequel worldwide on Wednesday, taking advantage of spring break vacations before Easter. The release follows the success of its predecessor, Super Mario Bros. The Movie (2023), which earned between $375 million and $387.8 million during its first five days.

Super Mario Galaxy Movie Breaks Records with $372.5M Global Debut – Universal’s Second-Biggest Animated Opener by Illumination

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie achieved several milestones. It had the largest opening of the year in the U.S., surpassing Project Hail Mary’s debut of $80.5 million. It also secured the fourth-largest five-day weekend of all time in the U.S., behind Moana 2, Super Mario Bros. The Movie, and Transformers: Retaliation. The film boasts the fourth-largest worldwide opening for an American animated film, trailing Zootopia 2, Moana 2, and Super Mario Bros. The Movie, and the fifth-largest worldwide opening weekend in Universal Pictures’ 113-year history. For Illumination (founded by Chris Meledandri), the studio behind Despicable Me and Minions, this is its second-largest premiere of all time. Finally, the film had the biggest debut since Avatar: Fire and Ash, which was released during Christmas. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is scheduled for release in Japan later this month. If initial reactions are any indication, the film delivered for Nintendo fans, and it remains to be seen if its box office success will propel it to the $1 billion benchmark, an achievement previously attained by the first film. In related news, A24’s new film The Drama, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, earned $14.4 million from 3,087 theaters.

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