The Super Mario Galaxy Movie from Universal and Illumination has crossed a new milestone and hit a record for its box office collection. By earning $300 million in the US and over $600 million globally, the live-action sequel to Nintendo's most-popular gaming franchise, has emerged as Hollywood's highest-grossing film of 2026 so far.

With a strong momentum in ticket sales worldwide, the filmis expected to inch closer to the coveted $1 billion milestone in the coming weeks, contesting with major upcoming releases like Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Odyssey, Toy Story 5, and Avengers: Doomsday.

Overseas, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie earned $321.1 million, which pushed the global total to $628.8 million, resulting in the film earning its current record.

2023's The Super Mario Bros Movie, had also achieved massive commercial success, emerging as the second-highest-grossing release of that year with a total collection of $1.3 billion globally.

Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and written by Matthew Fogel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie boasts a star-studded cast featuring Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, and Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek, reprising their roles from the first film. Glen Powell plays Fox McCloud while the other newcomers for the upcoming film include Brie Larson, Donald Glover and Benny Safdie as Princess Rosalina, yoshi and Bowser Jr. respectively.

The Super Mario Bros Movie (2023) follows the adventure of two Italian American plumbers, Mario and Luigi, who gets entangled in a war between The Mushroom Kingdom, headed by Princess Peach, and the Koopas, headed by Bowser. In the sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Mario and Luigi, along with their friends adventure into outer space where they meet Princess Rosalina and face off against Bowser and his son, Bowser Jr.