{"id":1978429,"date":"2026-06-08T08:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1978429"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:58:08","slug":"the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-crosses-1bn-worldwide-but-its-predecessor-still-retains-the-video-game-adaptation-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1978429","title":{"rendered":"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie crosses $1bn worldwide, but its predecessor still retains the video game adaptation crown"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/movies\/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-2026\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">The Super Mario Galaxy Movie crosses $1bn worldwide, but its predecessor still retains the video game adaptation crown<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Galactic hit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/The-Super-Mario-Galaxy-Movie_Bowser.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - Bowser\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"The-Super-Mario-Galaxy-Movie_Bowser.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Universal Pictures<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-08T08:58:08+00:00\">June 8, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"373220c6-d6f1-45c3-a664-76feaad3ff1f\" data-name=\"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie\" data-follow-text=\"Follow The Super Mario Galaxy Movie\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following The Super Mario Galaxy Movie\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow The Super Mario Galaxy Movie\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following The Super Mario Galaxy Movie\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow The Super Mario Galaxy Movie\" title=\"Follow The Super Mario Galaxy Movie\"><br \/>\n  Follow The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/movies\/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-2026\">making the jump to video-on-demand on digital platforms<\/a> last month, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is still holding its theatrical position in cinemas in some locations. Now, it&#8217;s finally pushed its global box office haul past the $1bn mark.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/06\/box-office-super-mario-galaxy-movie-record-billion-1236949222\/\">Deadline shared the update<\/a> on 7th June, a little over two months after its original debut. It&#8217;s an impressive feat that makes it 2026&#8217;s first film to cross the big milestone, and while it&#8217;s likely its theatrical run will extend for a while still, 2023&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt6718170\/?ref_=bo_se_r_2\">The Super Mario Bros. Movie currently has the lead with $1.36bn<\/a>. Nonetheless, this means Nintendo, Universal Pictures, and Illumination have the two highest-grossing big-screen video game adaptations of all time now.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - Official Teaser | Nintendo Direct\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_RpeLk6jJrg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_RpeLk6jJrg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Super Mario Galaxy Movie &#8211; Official Teaser | Nintendo Direct<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Super Mario Galaxy Movie &#8211; Official Teaser | Nintendo Direct<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_RpeLk6jJrg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Domestically, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie also has the crown, with $428.5m making it the biggest film of 2026 in the United States so far. The overseas haul has reached $571.5m, which makes it the top Motion Picture Association title. Chinese sports comedy film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/releasegroup\/gr3427357445\/?ref_=bo_ydw_table_1\">Pegasus 3 reigns supreme in the international box office with $655m<\/a>, made almost entirely in China alone.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_super_mario_galaxy_movie\">critics weren&#8217;t very kind to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/a>, it&#8217;s clearly landed a critical hit on its target audience, which half-explains why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-shigeru-miyamoto-on-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-pacing\">Shigeru Miyamoto has been fiercely batting for Illumination&#8217;s work<\/a> on the sequel. A third instalment seems guaranteed, but Illumination&#8217;s next Nintendo flick &#8211; set to be released in 2028 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/nintendo-has-a-mystery-movie-scheduled-for-april-2028-ign-daily-fix\">could be Donkey Kong starring Seth Rogen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s two-star review of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/a> pointed out that, despite some dazzling visuals and bursts of imagination, there&#8217;s &#8220;little else beneath the spectacle&#8221;. It gave us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/glen-powel-voicing-fox-mccloud-starfox-in-super-mario-galaxy-movie\">the glorious return of Star Fox<\/a> before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/a-remake-of-star-fox-64-is-coming-to-switch-2-this-june\">the new game was announced<\/a>, though.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/movies\/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-2026\">making the jump to video-on-demand on digital platforms<\/a> last month, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is still holding its theatrical position in cinemas in some locations. Now, it&#8217;s finally pushed its global box office haul past the $1bn mark.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/06\/box-office-super-mario-galaxy-movie-record-billion-1236949222\/\">Deadline shared the update<\/a> on 7th June, a little over two months after its original debut. It&#8217;s an impressive feat that makes it 2026&#8217;s first film to cross the big milestone, and while it&#8217;s likely its theatrical run will extend for a while still, 2023&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt6718170\/?ref_=bo_se_r_2\">The Super Mario Bros. Movie currently has the lead with $1.36bn<\/a>. Nonetheless, this means Nintendo, Universal Pictures, and Illumination have the two highest-grossing big-screen video game adaptations of all time now.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - Official Teaser | Nintendo Direct\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_RpeLk6jJrg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_RpeLk6jJrg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Super Mario Galaxy Movie &#8211; Official Teaser | Nintendo Direct<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Super Mario Galaxy Movie &#8211; Official Teaser | Nintendo Direct<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_RpeLk6jJrg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Domestically, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie also has the crown, with $428.5m making it the biggest film of 2026 in the United States so far. The overseas haul has reached $571.5m, which makes it the top Motion Picture Association title. Chinese sports comedy film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/releasegroup\/gr3427357445\/?ref_=bo_ydw_table_1\">Pegasus 3 reigns supreme in the international box office with $655m<\/a>, made almost entirely in China alone.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_super_mario_galaxy_movie\">critics weren&#8217;t very kind to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/a>, it&#8217;s clearly landed a critical hit on its target audience, which half-explains why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-shigeru-miyamoto-on-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-pacing\">Shigeru Miyamoto has been fiercely batting for Illumination&#8217;s work<\/a> on the sequel. A third instalment seems guaranteed, but Illumination&#8217;s next Nintendo flick &#8211; set to be released in 2028 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/nintendo-has-a-mystery-movie-scheduled-for-april-2028-ign-daily-fix\">could be Donkey Kong starring Seth Rogen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s two-star review of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/a> pointed out that, despite some dazzling visuals and bursts of imagination, there&#8217;s &#8220;little else beneath the spectacle&#8221;. It gave us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/glen-powel-voicing-fox-mccloud-starfox-in-super-mario-galaxy-movie\">the glorious return of Star Fox<\/a> before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/a-remake-of-star-fox-64-is-coming-to-switch-2-this-june\">the new game was announced<\/a>, though.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The Super Mario Galaxy Movie The Super Mario Galaxy Movie crosses $1bn worldwide, but its predecessor still retains the video game adaptation crown Galactic hit. 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