\n\tHere\u2019s the breakdown on a world dominated by two plumbers and a deep space Ryan Gosling:<\/p>\n
Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/a> (Uni) 82 territories $152.1M WW ($69M domestic, $83.5M int\u2019l) Global cume $628.7M ($308.1M domestic\/$320.6M)\/Wk 2 <\/p>\n \n\tAs we told you, the sequel is far and away the biggest MPA title of 2026 so, but the second highest grossing YTD behind China\u2019s Pegasus 3 ($645.1M). The sequel global cume is pacing ahead in like-for-likes of A Minecraft Movie and Despicable Me 4. The pic is the eighth highest grossing Illumination title of all-time around the world and the third highest for a pic based on a videogame behind\u00a0The Super Mario Bros. Movie\u00a0and\u00a0A Minecraft Movie. No doubt, a running $700M WW is in sight next weekend. Japan opens timed to holidays on April 24 while Korea goes on April 29. Remember the first one finaled at $1.36 billion back in 2023. A Minecraft Movie stopped building its reported global gross at $960.3M. <\/p>\n \n\tPoland opened this weekend with $2.6M (including Sunday-Tuesday previews) in No. 1 at 400 screens delivering the best debut in the country for an MPA movie. Super Mario Galaxy Movie\u2018s debut was above\u00a0Super Mario Bros\u00a0and also outgrossing\u00a0Despicable Me 4, Inside Out 2, Kung Fu Panda 4, Incredibles 2\u00a0and\u00a0Toy Story 4. The first pic ended its run at $6.5M in reported. <\/p>\n \n\tMexico\u2018s second weekend was $11.3M at 894 screens in No. 1 with a running cume of $47.9M, just off\u00a0SMB\u00a0and\u00a0Toy Story 4\u00a0and above\u00a0The Lion King\u00a0(+20%) at the same point. Pic surpassed the lifetimes of\u00a0Zootopia 2, Incredibles 2, Minions\u00a0and\u00a0A Minecraft Movie this week. <\/p>\n \n\tFrance\u00a0remained No. 1 in weekend 2 with\u00a0$7.7M at 786 theaters\u00a0and near $24M cume, just off\u00a0SMB, Inside Out 2\u00a0and\u00a0Frozen 2\u00a0at the same point. It has now\u00a0surpassed the lifetimes of\u00a0Aladdin, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Minecraft\u00a0and\u00a0Kung Fu Panda 4.<\/p>\n \n\tGermany,\u00a0held No. 1 with $7.6M\u00a0at 639 theaters and a $29.2M cume, performing in line with\u00a0SMB\u00a0and above\u00a0Frozen 2\u00a0and\u00a0Minions\u00a0at the same point. <\/p>\n \n\tUK & Ireland,\u00a0No. 1 in weekend 2 with\u00a0$7.3M\u00a0at 715 sites and a $37.5M cume, performing just below\u00a0SMB,\u00a0in line with\u00a0Minecraft\u00a0and above\u00a0Frozen 2, Inside Out 2, Moana 2\u00a0and\u00a0DM4\u00a0at the same point. It has now\u00a0surpassed the lifetimes of\u00a0Zootopia, Sonic the Hedgehog 2\u00a0&\u00a03.<\/p>\n \n\tAustralia\u00a0No. 1 with $5M in weekend 2 at 233 locations and a running total of $16M, just behind\u00a0SMB\u00a0and above\u00a0Moana 2,\u00a0Finding Dory,\u00a0Inside Out 2\u00a0and\u00a0Frozen 2\u00a0at the same point.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tSpain\u00a0grossed\u00a0$3.5M\u00a0at No. 1 at 352 sites with a near $17M cume through today, ahead of\u00a0SMB, Minions,\u00a0Moana 2\u00a0and\u00a0DM4. It\u00a0surpassed the lifetime of\u00a0Zootopia\u00a0this weekend.<\/p>\n \n\tChina\u00a0took in a second weekend of $3.4M at 8,793 locations, with a running total of $14.8M, just off\u00a0SMB\u00a0at the same point and well above\u00a0Moana 2. Reported end cume on the first film was $24.9M. <\/p>\n \n\tBrazil\u00a0grossed\u00a0$3.2M\u00a0at 606 theaters in a weekend 2 No. 1 hold taking its total to $9.4M, just behind\u00a0SMB\u00a0at the same point and well above\u00a0Minions 2\u00a0and\u00a0Frozen. The sequel has now\u00a0surpassed the lifetimes of\u00a0Kung Fu Panda 4, Zootopia\u00a0and\u00a0The Jungle Book.<\/p>\n \n\tCentral America,\u00a0delivered $2.4M\u00a0at 151 locations for a total of $10.7M. Performance is just behind\u00a0SMB\u00a0at the same point, in line with\u00a0Inside Out 2\u00a0and above all other key comps. The cume\u00a0surpassed the lifetimes of\u00a0Zootopia 2\u00a0and\u00a0Minion\u00a0this weekend.<\/p>\n \n\tItaly\u00a0delivered a No. 1 second frame of $2.4M at 557 screens with a cume of $11.8M, just off\u00a0SMB\u00a0and\u00a0Frozen 2, in line with\u00a0DM4\u00a0and above\u00a0Zootopia 2\u00a0and\u00a0Minecraft.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t2. Project Hail Mary<\/a> (Amz) 89 territories, $55.1M WW ($24.5M dom, $30.6M), Global $510.6M ($256.6M dom, int\u2019l $254M)\/Wk 4 \n\tHoldovers include: United Kingdom with $3.4M, -27%, $36.0M cume. China at\u00a0$3.0M, down -47% and a $33.2M total. Australia grossed\u00a0$2.6M, -25% with $19.2M. South Korea made\u00a0$2.3M, -15%, $15.3M. Germany grossed\u00a0$2.1M, -28%, $16.1M cume. Mexico grossed\u00a0$1.4M, -40% with a $12.6M. India grossed\u00a0$1.3M, -23% and a total near $7M. Spain was at $1.1M, -30% and a cume of\u00a0$7.6M. Brazil is at $1.1M, -33% with a running total of $6.6M. France posted $970K, -26% and a cume of $8.7M. <\/p>\n
It became the highest grossing Amazon MGM Studios movie a while ago, beating Creed III, but now Rocky the alien and Gosling are looking to take out the global cumes of Daniel Craig 007 movies, i.e. Sony\/MGM\u2019s Quantum of Solace ($589.5M in reported). It will be a while before Project Hail Mary surpasses the previous Andy Weir big screen adaptation, The Martian (reported global final was $630.6M). New openings were in Indonesia with $875K at 600 sites, the top MPA title there for the weekend. And Israel had a No 1 opening with $580K at 59 screens. <\/p>\n