The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has officially hit theaters worldwide from Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal. The movie is already breaking records with a $34M Wednesdat at the box offic and it’s the best opening day so far in 2026.
The movie’s opening has also beaten The Super Mario Bros. Movie that released in 2023, which brought $31.7M on opening day. The expected 5-day box office number for the Super Mario Galaxy Movie is expected to be around $186M, which would technically be below the first, but that could easily change.
If The Super Galaxy Movie does break over $200M at the box office over its 3-day opening, it would be the biggest since the opening of Wicked for Good.
So far, fans have been praising the sequel compared to the critics, who have given the movie low scores, averaging around 45% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Mario Galaxy Movie introduces Star Fox to the Nintendo Cinematic Universe, which came as a huge surprise. It’s been shared by viewers that he has more screentime than Rosalina.
Are you excited for the future of Mario movies?
Source: Deadline
