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‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Orbiting $160M+ 5-Day Opening; Bound To Be Biggest YTD – Box Office Early Look

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In what is a box office no-brainer, Illumination/Nintendo/Universal's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is headed for a $160M+ 5-day domestic opening over the Easter stretch. And that's being conservative. No April Fool's joke: The toon opens on April 1.

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Deadline has set the minimum opening total for the animated film based on the video game "Super Mario: Galaxy Cinema." North American releases begin on April 1st. Over the five-day weekend—because the weekend falls on Easter—the film is expected to gross at least $160 million. This will certainly be the best opening of 2026.

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Deadline broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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