Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will continue to exert a gravitational pull on moviegoers in its second go-round with $60 million-$70 million second weekend, between a 47%-54% drop from its $131.7M three-day haul last frame.
The pic led by the ensemble of Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black and Glen Powell will keep all its Imax and PLF screens.
Remember, 2023’s Super Mario Bros ranks as the second-best second weekend ever for an animated movie with $92.3M, behind 2024’s Inside Out 2 which did $101.2M. However, Galaxy Movie is expected to be a bit more front-loaded given that it has very good, not platinum word-of-mouth (62% definite recommend to first pic’s fantastic 82%). Still, Super Mario Bros did defy expectations in its second frame.
Super Mario Galaxy Movie made $14.8M yesterday, far and away the best Tuesday so far in 2026, ahead of Project Hail Mary‘s $9.4M (March 24). It was also the third best Tuesday in April ever after Avengers: Endgame ($33.1M) in 2019 and Super Mario Bros‘ $15.4M in 2023. Tuesday was off 12% from the $16.8M rung up on Easter Monday, which again was a record Monday YTD.
Universal is also providing cinemas with counterprogramming via the Will Packer- and Johanna Byer-produced romance You, Me & Tuscany from director Kat Coiro and starring Regé-Jean Page and Halle Bailey. Booked at 3,000 theaters, a high-single digits opening is expected for the feature targeted at Black females. You, Me & Tuscany is also bowing in 21 offshore markets including the UK & Ireland and Australia.
Bailey plays a woman who crashes at an empty Italian villa, posing as the owner’s fiancée, only to discover an unexpected romance that may transform her life.
The first sneak peek of the of the movie hit in November with a TikTok message from Bailey and Page. The trailer premiered November 16 and was amplified across Today, BET, Wicked: The Official Podcast earning over 1 million likes. The trailer went on to play in theaters in front of Wicked: For Good, Eternity, The Housemaid, Song Sung Blue, Send Help, Wuthering Heights, Scream 7 and Reminders of Him.