The Super Mario Galaxy Movie was made for a reported $110M. It earned about $429.8M domestically and about $1,011.5M worldwide.
The film is Illumination and Nintendo's animated follow-up to 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Business Wire's company announcement says Universal co-financed it with Nintendo and released it worldwide in April 2026.
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- What was the production budget?
- How big was the opening?
- How did domestic and worldwide earnings split?
- Where does it rank among video-game adaptations?
What was the production budget?
Video Games Chronicle, reporting Deadline estimates, puts the production budget at a reported $110M in its opening-weekend budget reporting. That figure stayed consistent across opening-weekend reporting and later gross analyses.
Koimoi's box-office analysis applies the industry 2.5x multiplier for a roughly $275M break-even point. The estimate uses unaudited studio reports, not final accounting. Readers should treat it as planning math, not profit proof.
How big was the opening?
Variety, via TipRanks, credits the film with $34.5M domestically on its April 1 opening day. That was the biggest domestic opening day of 2026, ahead of Project Hail Mary's $33.1M.
Deadline, via Game Informer, reports about $372.5M globally in its five-day opening frame in its highest-premiere report. That was the biggest worldwide opening of 2026, just below its predecessor's $387.8M comparable opening.
How did domestic and worldwide earnings split?
Box Office Mojo records about $429.8M domestic, or 42.4%, from an April 1, 2026 domestic opening. The domestic share shows strong North American demand without carrying the total alone.
Box Office Mojo records about $1,011.5M worldwide, making it 2026's first $1B film, in its credits and worldwide total page. Roughly $580M came from international markets, benefiting Universal, Illumination and Nintendo.
- Domestic: about $429.8M, or 42.4%
- International: roughly $580M
- Worldwide: about $1,011.5M
Where does it rank among video-game adaptations?
Koimoi, citing Box Office Mojo data, says its global total passed Warner's A Minecraft Movie at $960.4M in its game-adaptation ranking report. That makes it the second-highest-grossing video-game adaptation ever, behind The Super Mario Bros.
Movie at $1.36B. Koimoi's box-office analysis notes the film recouped its reported budget during opening weekend. It looks strongly profitable for theatrical planning and streaming, while final profit still depends on unaudited studio accounting.