The Super Mario Galaxy Movie made another $21.2 million in the US for the April 24-26 weekend, its fourth in theaters. Michael, meanwhile, banked $97 million in the US for its opening weekend to land at No. 1, according to data from Hollywood news site Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n No Caption Provided<\/p>\n The Super Mario Galaxy Movie was never going to hold the top spot forever, of course, and running three weekends in a row at No. 1 is very impressive. The movie is on its way to $1 billion globally.<\/p>\n The Super Mario Galaxy Movie box office results so far:<\/p>\n Domestic \u2013 $386,493,150<\/p>\n International \u2013 $444,981,000<\/p>\n Worldwide \u2013 $831,474,150<\/p>\n Like 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie did not get very good reviews from professional critics<\/a>, though audiences liked it a lot more. Review scores and box-office results are not always connected, of course, and both films have combined to earn more than $2 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n Beyond the animated movies, Nintendo and Sony Pictures recently wrapped production on the live-action The Legend of Zelda movie<\/a> set for release in 2027. Nintendo is pushing so hard on movies<\/a> because there are “only so many” people who play games<\/a>.<\/p>\n Expedition 33 actor Ben Starr, meanwhile, recently said video games don’t need live-action adaptations<\/a>, prompting much debate and discussion. There are currently 50+ video game movies in development, including the newly announced Battlefield movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"No](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e6e78ae2e94d1944cc1933c8c985ad43.jpeg\"\/)
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