After another impressive weekend at the box office, there is no doubt which movie is the one to beat in 2026. Hoping to follow the $1.3 billion blockbuster success of 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the recent sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, has taken another step closer to reaching the billion-dollar threshold. At the box office this past weekend, the sequel soared to even greater heights, earning another $21 million in the U.S. alone, which marked a drop of just 42%, its lowest weekend drop so far.
This impressive fourth weekend has helped take The Super Mario Galaxy Movie to $831 million worldwide, split between a domestic haul of $386 million and a further $445 million from overseas markets. By quite some distance, this is the highest-grossing movie of 2026 so far worldwide, although there are several major releases to come this year likely to prove more financially fruitful. This success is impressive, albeit expected, especially when considering the star-power part of the Mario Galaxy ensemble. Returning for the sequel are Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, and Jack Black, with the franchise welcoming newcomers Glen Powell, Brie Larson, and Donald Glover.
As the video game adaptation sequel keeps climbing the box office ranks, it continues to surpass world-famous projects from some of the biggest cinematic franchises. Thanks to last weekend, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has now out-grossed the final chapter in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Return of the King, at the U.S. box office. This follows the Lord of the Rings re-release earlier this year, which itself helped nudge the trilogy past some eye-catching box office milestones.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
There’s a New Box Office Champion
Telling the competition to “Beat It” this past weekend was the debut of Michael, Antoine Fuqua’s long-awaited musical biopic about the King of Pop. Overtaking the likes of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and the Ryan Gosling-led sci-fi flick Project Hail Mary, Michael has already made box office history in just a couple of days by scoring the biggest opening ever for a biopic. Already, the movie has surpassed the $215 million mark worldwide and is sure to be one of 2026’s highest-grossing movies.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is available to watch in theaters now. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
Release Date
April 1, 2026
Runtime
98 Minutes
Director
Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc, Fabien Polack
