{"id":244918,"date":"2026-06-08T05:11:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/super-mario-galaxy-movie-becomes-first-film-to-cross-1-billion-at-the-box-office-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T05:11:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:11:43","slug":"super-mario-galaxy-movie-becomes-first-film-to-cross-1-billion-at-the-box-office-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/super-mario-galaxy-movie-becomes-first-film-to-cross-1-billion-at-the-box-office-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Super Mario Galaxy Movie&#8217; Becomes First Film to Cross $1 Billion at the Box Office In 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2226832\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Universal Pictures\/Nintendo\/Illumination<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/strong><\/a><\/em> just hit a major box office milestone!<\/p>\n<p>The animated sequel has officially crossed the $1 billion mark in it\u2019s ninth weekend at the box office. It was released in theaters on April 1st.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first theatrical release of 2026 to hit that milestone, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/creative-content\/movies\/super-mario-galaxy-movie-1-billion\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/creative-content\/movies\/super-mario-galaxy-movie-1-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheWrap<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie \u2013 Final Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LX9kXRRJlPw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/em>\u2018s latest milestone launches into the top 10 highest grossing animated franchises worldwide!<\/p>\n<p>The first movie in the franchise hit $1.36 billion at the box office back in 2023, and is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/03\/10-highest-earning-animated-films-at-the-box-office-revealed-disney-holds-7-spots\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/03\/10-highest-earning-animated-films-at-the-box-office-revealed-disney-holds-7-spots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the highest grossing animated movies of all time<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Following it\u2019s release, the <em>Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/04\/05\/super-mario-galaxy-movie-box-office-opening-records-2026\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/04\/05\/super-mario-galaxy-movie-box-office-opening-records-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> broke box office records<\/a> when it opened to a global sum of $372 million. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-are-any-other-movies-reaching-the-1-billion-mark-this-year\">Are any other movies reaching the $1 billion mark this year?<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>Michael Jackson<\/strong> biopic, <em>Michael<\/em>, is on it\u2019s way to reach $1 billion. After seven weekends, the film is nearing $900 million and could reach the billion mark after it\u2019s Japan release this coming weekend, on June 12th.<\/p>\n<p>While it hasn\u2019t been released yet, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/26\/bad-bunny-joins-toy-story-5-watch-the-final-trailer-buy-tickets\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/26\/bad-bunny-joins-toy-story-5-watch-the-final-trailer-buy-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toy Story 5<\/a><\/em> could also become a billion dollar movie, as the past two films in the franchise have passed that mark. The Disney Pixar movie debuts in theaters on June 19th.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-about\">What is <em>The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/em> about?<\/h3>\n<p>The film follows iconic characters Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toad as they travel to outer space to combat Bowser Jr.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-stars-in-the-movie\">Who stars in the movie?<\/h3>\n<p>Featured in the voice cast includes returning stars <strong>Chris Pratt<\/strong> as Mario, <strong>Charlie Day<\/strong> as Luigi, <strong>Anya Taylor-Joy<\/strong> as Princess Peach, <strong>Jack Black<\/strong> as Bowser and <strong>Keegan-Michael Key<\/strong> as Toad. New members of the cast included <strong>Benny Safdie<\/strong> as Bowser Jr, <strong>Donald Glover<\/strong> as Yoshi, <strong>Glen Powell<\/strong> as Fox McCloud and <strong>Brie Larson<\/strong> as Princess Rosalina. <\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/mario\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mario<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/movies\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Movies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/super-mario-bros\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super Mario Bros<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/super-mario-galaxy-movie\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/06\/08\/super-mario-galaxy-movie-becomes-first-film-to-cross-1-billion-at-the-box-office-in-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Universal Pictures\/Nintendo\/Illumination The Super Mario Galaxy Movie just hit a major box office milestone! The animated sequel has officially crossed the $1 billion mark in it\u2019s ninth weekend at the box office. It was released in theaters on April 1st. 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