The box office this weekend wasn’t just about one winner — but let’s be honest, one film clearly ran the show. Super Mario Galaxy Movie has exploded worldwide, while the rest of the lineup tried to keep pace in a surprisingly competitive weekend.
Mario Leads the Charge With Record-Smashing Numbers
The headline is simple: Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the biggest opener of 2026 so far.
The animated sequel pulled in around $130.9 million in its 3-day domestic weekend, stretching to nearly $190 million over five days. Globally, it has already reached a massive $372.5 million, putting it comfortably ahead of every release this year.
This isn’t just a strong opening — it’s the kind of number that resets expectations for the entire industry.
Full Box Office Breakdown: Who Earned What This Weekend
While Mario dominated, several other films still managed to carve out their share of the market. Here’s how the rest of the lineup performed:
Project Hail Mary continued its strong run, pulling in about $32–33 million in its third weekend, taking its North American total to over $219 million. The film is holding well despite losing premium screens.
A24’s The Drama, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, opened with roughly $14 million domestically and about $28 million globally, performing decently for a mid-budget romantic drama.
Disney/Pixar’s Hoppers added around $5.7–6 million in its fifth weekend, pushing its total close to $149 million.
Reminders of Him brought in about $2.3 million, with its cumulative domestic total reaching $45.4 million after four weeks.
Faith-based release A Great Awakening surprised with a strong audience response, earning around $2.1 million in its opening weekend.
The thriller They Will Kill You added roughly $1.9 million, taking its total to $8.7 million so far.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge — still running in limited screens — collected about $1.9 million this weekend, with a total of $26.2 million.
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come followed closely with $1.8 million, reaching $20.2 million overall.
Meanwhile, Scream 7 slowed down further, earning under $1 million this weekend, with its total now around $120.4 million.
What This Weekend Really Tells Us
Even with one film dominating, this wasn’t a weak market.
In fact, the overall box office is trending stronger than last year, with total collections crossing major benchmarks early in the year.
What stands out is the mix — a massive animated blockbuster, a steady sci-fi performer, a niche romantic drama, and even a faith-based film finding its audience.
The Big Picture Going Forward
Mario may have taken the crown this weekend, but the real story is bigger.
Theatres are seeing consistent footfall, different genres are surviving alongside blockbusters, and audiences are still showing up — as long as there’s something worth watching.
And right now, Super Mario Galaxy Movie is more than worth it.
