Nintendo's mascot is once again drawing huge crowds to cinemas. But before his box office success, Mario’s journey to Hollywood stardom was long and messy.

Here’s the breakdown on a world dominated by two plumbers and a deep space Ryan Gosling: As we told you, the sequel is far and away the biggest MPA title of 2026 so, but the second highest grossing YTD behind China’s Pegasus 3 ($645.

Wahoo! Universal and Illumination’s animated sequel “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” has activated the domestic box office with $130 million from 4,252 theaters in its opening weekend and $190 million in its first five days of release. These ...