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The Super Mario franchise continues to capture audiences, as “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” maintains its dominance at the box office. The film remains steadfast in the No. 1 position, raking in impressive earnings during its second Friday on the big screen.
This sequel to the 2023 blockbuster, inspired by the popular Nintendo game, garnered an additional $17.5 million, according to data from The Numbers. The film is poised for a robust three-day total, projected to be between $69 and $70 million. This trajectory positions it to potentially become the first release of 2026 to surpass the $300 million benchmark domestically within its second week, as reported by ScreenRant.
Should it achieve this feat, “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” will join an exclusive club, becoming the 116th film in history to reach this significant milestone.
It is on track for a three-day total between $69 and $70 million, which means it could become the first 2026 release to pass the $300 million mark domestically on its second week in theaters, as per ScreenRant.
If it does, it will be the 116th movie in history to achieve that milestone.
“Project Hail Mary” landed in second, with sales of over $6.83 million on its fourth Friday in theaters.
“Me, You & Tuscany,” which debuted on Friday, came in third, with a $3.16 million take.
The rom-com stars Regé-Jean Page of “Bridgerton” fame, and Halle Bailey, who played Ariel in 2023’s live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid.”
Bailey stars as a culinary school dropout from NYC who travels to Italy and stays at a villa in Tuscany, pretending to be the owner’s fiancée.
Shen then meets his winemaker cousin, played by Page.
Page joked that even though his co-star played a chef, she did not acquire any new skills in the kitchen.
“Halle Bailey, by the way, is very humble, so she might tell you stuff like she can make cacio e pepe from scratch now,” the actor told People.
“But by from scratch, I don’t mean she can buy it and put it … No, no, she rolls the pasta.”
Decider said the film, which shot in Rome and Pienza, “has two well-known faces at its center, combined in a way that seems slightly more algorithmic than chemical, flanked by a low-wattage supporting cast.”
“The Drama” moved down a notch to fourth on its second Friday in theaters, earning almost $2.85 million in revenue.
“Hoppers” also fell one spot to fifth, earning $1.1 million on its sixth Friday in theaters.
The Pixar film has already beaten “The Wild Robot’s” domestic numbers, becoming the second-highest-earning original animation flick post-COVID in North America after 2023’s “Elemental.”