Chris Pratt’s Mario and Anya Taylor-Joy’s Princess Peach embarked on a new adventure this year in Universal Pictures, Illumination, and Nintendo’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and the gamble has paid off handsomely. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the animated film has delivered an impressive performance at the global box office.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie crosses $1 billion
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film has crossed the $1 billion ( ₹9,560 crore) mark at the global box office, becoming the first film of 2026 to achieve the milestone. Following its latest weekend run, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie stands at $428.5 million ( ₹4,097 crore) at the domestic box office in the United States and $571.5 million ( ₹5,464 crore) internationally.
Not just that, the film has also become the second-highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time, trailing only its predecessor, The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), which earned $1.36 billion worldwide.
Super Mario becomes 9th-highest-grossing animated franchise
The Super Mario franchise has now cemented itself as one of Hollywood’s most lucrative animated properties. Together, the two films have generated $2.3 billion in global ticket sales, making Super Mario the ninth-highest-grossing animated franchise in the world.
According to Deadline, the highest-grossing animated franchise remains Despicable Me with $5.64 billion across six films, followed by Shrek with $3.98 billion from six films. Toy Story occupies third place with $3.28 billion across five films, while Ice Age ranks fourth with $3.22 billion from five films.
The list is followed by Zootopia ($2.89 billion, two films), Frozen ($2.73 billion, two films), Inside Out ($2.56 billion, two films), Kung Fu Panda ($2.37 billion, four films), and Super Mario ($2.30 billion, two films). Madagascar rounds out the top 10 with $2.26 billion across seven films.
Meanwhile, Lionsgate and Universal’s Michael Jackson biopic Michael is also inching closer to the $1 billion mark. The film has grossed $888 million worldwide so far.
About The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
The film marks another collaboration between Universal Pictures, animation studio Illumination, and Nintendo. It follows Mario and his companions, including Luigi, Yoshi, Bowser, and Princess Peach, as they embark on a space adventure to rescue Princess Rosalina (Brie Larson) from Bowser (Jack Black) and his son, Bowser Jr. (Benny Safdie).
Chris Pratt voices Mario, while Anya Taylor-Joy returns as Princess Peach. The voice cast also includes Glen Powell as Fox McCloud and Donald Glover as Yoshi. Like its predecessor, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is based on Nintendo’s iconic Mario video game franchise.
The film is directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and written by Matthew Fogel.