The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is now part of the $1 billion club.
Per Deadline, the Illumination film crossed the threshold this weekend. Where the original movie reached that in less than a month, Galaxy took ten weeks. There’s probably a few reasons for that—aside from the mixed reception it earned, it did get leaked online for a little bit. But the biggest thing stopping Galaxy’s momentum was probably how spring wound up pretty busy when it came to movies. Most of Galaxy’s competition wasn’t really kids fare, but they sure dominated the conversation.
Now that Super Mario Galaxy made $1 billion, the two films make up the ninth-highest animated film franchise worldwide. At a combined $2.30B, they’re sandwiched between Dreamworks’ Kung Fu Panda ($2.37B) and Madagascar ($2.26B). Compared to its predecessor, Galaxy is the second-highest grossing video game movie worldwide behind the 2023 Mario, and the second highest-grossing animated film for Universal and Illumination individually.
Outside of its theatrical run, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has already hit digital platforms. It’s getting a physical release next week on June 16, so its story is done. Now it’s just a matter of waiting for the next movie hitting in 2028 or later.
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