Will “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” hit $1 billion worldwide by May 1? It just might. The Universal Pictures, Illumination, and Nintendo smash pulled in another $35 million in the U.S. over its third weekend for $355.2 million so far. At the worldwide box office, “Super Mario Galaxy” is now at $747 million. Arguably, it doesn’t face serious family competition until “Toy Story 5” opens on June 19.
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Dropping just 15% in its fifth weekend for another $20.4 million was “Project Hail Mary.” The Amazon MGM Studios blockbuster has now earned $285 million in the U.S. and $573.1 million worldwide. The incredibly small drop was partially due to “Mary” returning to more IMAX screens. At this point, international returns are easing faster than domestic, but the Chris Miller and Phil Lord-directed crowd-pleaser still has a shot at hitting $700 million when all is said and done.
Debuting in third was “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” with $13 million domestic and $34 million worldwide. It earned negative reviews (42 on Metacritic, 46% on Rotten Tomatoes) and an “even bad for horror” C+ CinemaScore. At a reported $22 million production cost, “The Mummy” will eventually break even, but it’s not the horror smash Warner Bros. was hoping for. “Mortal Kombat II,” which is tracking at over a $50 million domestic debut, can’t come fast enough.
Perhaps cementing itself as the home of mid-budget hits, A24 has another success story with “The Drama.” The Robert Pattinson and Zendaya drama earned another $4.8 million for $39.6 million to date. A24 pre-sold a good chunk of its $28-30 million budget to international partners. Overseas, the film has taken in $56.9 million for $96.5 million so far. In something of an under-the-radar surprise, it will cross $100 million tomorrow. A24 reports the film continues to hold well word of mouth with holdover territories dropping just -30% since its first weekend. Top territories are as follows: UK ($10.8M), LatAm ($7.9M), France ($5.3M), Italy ($5.2M), Germany & Austria ($4M), ANZ ($3.9M).
Universal’s “You, Me & Tuscany” dropped 54% in its second weekend for another $3.8 million and $14.3 million in just 10 days. It should hit the $20 million mark domestically. Worldwide, its current cume stands at just $15 million.
Magnolia Pictures dropped the Bob Odenkirk action flick “Normal” in a pretty wide 2,153 theaters for $2.6 million and an OK $1,286 per. Considering the very limited marketing spend, that’s not bad. It’s also more than the $2.3 million “Thelma” opened to in 2025.
Among limited releases, A24 released David Lowery’s long-delayed “Mother Mary” on five screens for $168,000 and a superb $33,000 per screen. It goes wide on Friday.
Two 2025 TIFF standouts opened this weekend in limited release. 1-2 Special debuted Pete Oh’s “Eurpjca,” with Charli XcX and Jeremy Harris, in x theaters for $25,600 or a $12,800 per. Along with their Canadian counterparts, Sumerian Pictures released “Mile End Kicks” in 386 theaters for $264,488 or a $685 per.
Focus Features dropped the Lorne Michaels documentary “Lorne” in 414 theaters for $270,000 or a not-ideal $652 per screen. Documentaries have not fared well at the box office, no matter what the subject matter, since the pandemic.
New releases on Friday include Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael,” and the SXSW Audience Award-winning comedy thriller “Over My Dead Body.”
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