Mario Films Pass $2 Billion Worldwide As ‘Galaxy’ Holds Onto Top Spot
Universal and Illumination’s latest holds strong in weekend three, trailing the original slightly but maintaining a steady and hugely profitable run.
Universal and Illumination’s latest holds strong in weekend three, trailing the original slightly but maintaining a steady and hugely profitable run.
‘Detective Conan’ opened big in Japan with $26 million, landing third at the global box office despite the single-territory release.
Universal and Illumination’s Mario sequel takes off with a $372 million global debut, while ‘Hoppers’ and ‘GOAT’ progressed in their runs.
Pulling in $34.5, Illumination and Nintendo’s sequel now boasts the record for an April Wednesday debut and eyes a stellar $350 million global five-day opening.
Mario returns with huge expectations as ‘Galaxy’ tracks for $160M domestic and $350M global opening in a strong Easter launch window.
This year audiences got Super Bowl spots for the new ‘Mario Bros.’ and ‘Minions’ movies, as well as Pixar’s next original, ‘Hoppers.’
Illumination, Nintendo, and Universal Pictures debut the first trailer for their upcoming sequel to 2023’s $1.3 billion dollar blockbuster.
Nintendo announces ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ title for Illumination’s sequel to the $1.36B hit, with a first teaser and April 2026 release date.