
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Set For Massive First Weekend With $350 Million WorldwideThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie is coming to theaters in April, and it's expected to have a massive opening weekend. Ahead of the movie's release this weekend, Deadline reported that the movie is expected to make about $350 million globally over its first weekend, including $175 million over the first five days in the US and Canada at 4,000 theaters and $175 million in 79 markets internationally. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie doesn't come to Nintendo's home country of Japan until April 24, timed with the Golden Week holidays in the country. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie releases on April 1, so the five-day tracking period covers Wednesday through Sunday of that week. Deadline also reported that advance ticket sales for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie in the US are "slightly ahead" of the 2023 movie. 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie, for comparison, made $204.6 million over its first five days and $146.3 million for its Friday-Sunday three-day window . That movie also released over the Easter weekend, and it was the second-best Easter-weekend opening in the US for any movie, only trailing 2016's Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice ($166 million). The Super Mario Galaxy Movie does not have much in the way of major competition at the box office for its first weekend, as the only other somewhat high-profile movie coming out around then is The Drama, starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya. The Super Mario Bros. Movie went on to make more than $1.36 billion worldwide and was 2023's No. 2 biggest movie globally, second only to Barbie ($1.44 billion). The Super Mario Galaxy Movie brings back the main cast from the 2023 film, including Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, and Keegan Michael-Key as Toad. Newcomers for the sequel include Brie Larson as Rosalina, Donald Glover as Yoshi, Luis Guzman as Wart, and Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr. Beyond The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Nintendo is teaming with Sony on a live-action The Legend of Zelda movie that's set for release in 2027. There could be more Nintendo movies to come, as the company has said it wants to have a steady cadence of movie releases. Jack Black, who voices Bowser, has said he wants to come back to make "several more" Mario movies. There continue to be rumors of a Donkey Kong animated movie.