Super Mario Galaxy movie just passed $1 billion globally, becoming the first film of 2026 to hit that milestone. Nintendo and Illumination looked at the success of the first Mario movie and said “what if we made it bigger, weirder, and full of space?” The result is a cosmic adventure that somehow makes a plumber riding a star through the vacuum of space feel emotionally resonant.
Super Mario Galaxy movie adapts the beloved 2007 game with surprising fidelity. Rosalina gets her backstory fully explored—the Luma companions, the Comet Observatory, the tragic tale of her mother. It’s heavy material for a kids’ movie, but the film balances it with the kind of visual spectacle that only animation can provide. Gravity mechanics, space stations, planets shaped like food. It’s bonkers and beautiful.
Chris Pratt’s Mario has grown into the role. The internet mocked his first performance, but Super Mario Galaxy movie gives him more emotional range to work with. The scenes between Mario and Rosalina carry genuine weight, and his determination to save the cosmos feels earned rather than obligatory. Anya Taylor-Joy’s Peach continues to be the breakout star, wielding her parasol like a weapon and leading from the front.
The box office trajectory is remarkable. Super Mario Galaxy movie opened strong and kept building, with repeat viewings driving the numbers higher. Families are returning multiple times. Nintendo fans are seeing it for the references. And casual audiences are showing up because the first film was genuinely fun.
Passing $1 billion puts Super Mario Galaxy movie in rare company. It’s the third animated film to hit that mark in recent years, after Frozen II and The Super Mario Bros. Movie itself. For Nintendo, this validates their entire cinematic strategy. For Illumination, it proves they can do more than Minions. And for audiences, it means more Mario is coming.
Jump into Super Mario Galaxy movie in theaters and see why plumbing has never been this epic.
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