In good news for Universal, movie theaters and men thinking about purchasing a pair of overalls, Super Mario Galaxy movie It crossed $1 billion at the box office, the first film in 2026 to do so.
After this weekend, Galaxy It has $428.5 million at the domestic box office and $571.5 million internationally.
GalaxyIts predecessor is 2023 Super Mario Bros movieIt grossed more than $1.3 billion at the box office. Over the course of two films Mario The films became one of Hollywood’s highest-grossing animated film series, coming in ninth place with global ticket sales of $2.3 billion. It is joining the ranks Inside out ($2.56 billion, unadjusted, over two films), Kung Fu Panda ($2.37 billion, unadjusted, over four films) and Madagascar ($2.26 billion, unadjusted, over seven films). The highest grossing anime franchise is Despicable mealso from Universal and Illumination, which grossed $5.64 billion over six films.
locally, Mario Movies are the fifth largest animated franchise, followed by… Despicable me, a partner, toy story and Inside out.
Galaxywhich saw Uni re-team with animation studio Illumination and Nintendo, follows the Mario gang, including Luigi, Yoshi, Bowser and Princess Peach, on an outer space adventure to rescue Princess Rosalina (Brie Larson) from Bowser (Jack Black) and his son Bowser Jr. (Penny Safdie). Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Glen Powell, and Donald Glover are also among the film’s voice cast.
The Michael Jackson biopic is produced by Lionsgate and Universal Michael It continues to approach the billion dollar mark. In its seventh weekend of release, Michael It has a global gross of $888 million.
