If you had any doubts about The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, go ahead and let them go. Nintendo and Illumination have pulled off a hat trick, and this weekend’s box office results say it all — their animated box office hit topped the weekend ticket sales chart for yet another frame, pulling in another $35 million.
The Mario movie earnings are genuinely hard to wrap your head around at this point. $355.2 million domestic. $747.5 million global. A $1 billion theatrical run is basically already written. These weekend box office results confirm what everyone already suspects Universal and Nintendo are reportedly thinking about where the franchise goes from here, which, honestly, tracks completely.
Weekend Box Office Results: Project Hail Mary Stays in Second While The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Completes the Hat Trick
Right behind Mario in second, Project Hail Mary continues doing what it has been doing all month: showing up. The sci-fi film revenue climbed another $20.5 million in weekend five, landing the film at $285.1 million domestically. Few box office holdovers have been this reliable in the weekend rankings this year, though the combination of it and Mario sitting at the top has left very little breathing room for new releases trying to crack the weekend box office results.
The Mummy Opens Third in This Weekend’s Ticket Sales
While The Super Mario Galaxy Movie completed its hat trick at the top of the weekend box office results, The Mummy opened in third place with a disappointing $13.5 million. Lee Cronin directed the new take, with James Wan and Jason Blum producing. The budget was a lean $22 million, so it is not a disaster, but the horror box office start was quieter than most were hoping for given the names attached.
The Drama Keeps Quietly Defying Expectations
The Drama is the kind of film people talk about in a good way. A24‘s romantic comedy with Zendaya and Robert Pattinson earned $4.8 million and has now crossed $39.7 million total. That is a genuinely impressive weekend box office result for a smaller release, and it speaks to how much audiences have connected with it.
Hat Trick Weekend: You, Me & Tuscany Finds Its Crowd as Box Office Results Round Out the Top Five
Wrapping up the top five on this weekend’s movie revenue chart, You, Me & Tuscany brought in $3.8 million in its second weekend for a running domestic total of $14.4 million. It is not a blockbuster, but it is doing exactly what it needs to do.
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