> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.theomnicosm.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ becomes first 2026 film to hit $300M - URL: https://www.theomnicosm.com/popculturology-box-office-report-super-mario-galaxy-movie-2/ - Published: 2026-04-13T11:00:56.000Z - Updated: 2026-04-13T15:04:40.000Z - Description: It took the animated sequel just two weekends to reach the milestone, as Ryan Gosling’s ‘Project Hail Mary’ sets its sights on $300M too. - Author: Bill Kuchman - Tags: Popculturology • The Box Office Report, Popculturology, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Project Hail Mary, Ryan Gosling, The Drama, Hoppers Hello! Welcome to **The** **Box Office Report** for the weekend of April 10-12, 2026\. ## 1\. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie *Weekend gross: *$69M** *Total domestic gross: *$308.1M** *Last weekend: *1st** *Percent drop: *48** It shouldn’t be a surprise that *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* is critic proof, but it’s another thing to actually see that in action. After easily scoring 2026’s biggest three-day opening weekend with $131.7 million, the *Mario* sequel returned with a $69 million second weekend. That’s not just the best second weekend for the year — it’s the third biggest weekend for 2026, falling between *Project Hail Mary*’s $80.5 million debut and *Scream 7*’s $63.6 million opening. *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* is also the first movie this year to crack $300 million. It took the animated film 12 days to reach that milestone, one day longer than it took *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* in 2023\. The first *Mario* movie powered up with a $92.3 million second weekend to hit $353.2 million through this same point. *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* would finish with $574.9 million, which currently makes it the 17th biggest domestic hit ever. ![Popculturology](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/02/popculturology-wordmark.png) Welcome to Popculturology! This publication is a free newsletter, but it’s fueled by readers like you. Support independent news, reviews and more for **just $5 a month**. [Upgrade to Paid](https://www.theomnicosm.com/about/#/portal/account/plans) Includes full access to **Snackology** and **The Cold Open**. ## 2\. Project Hail Mary *Weekend gross: *$24.6M** *Total domestic gross: *$256.7M** *Last weekend: *2nd** *Percent drop: *23** *Project Hail Mary* has officially dropped to No. 2 on the 2026 domestic box office chart, slipping behind *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie*. That’s not a shocker, but it’s wild to see how much of a fight *Project Hail Mary* continues to put up. The film slipped just 23 percent between its third and fourth weekends in theaters and has an excellent shot at crossing $300 million itself within the next few weeks. **Ryan Gosling** has always been a hit with critics, but he’s rarely had the box office receipts to back up that reputation. Sure, *Barbie* grossed a whopping $636.2 million North America, but how much of that can be attributed to Gosling himself? It’s easy to miss that Gosling’s career box office numbers outside of *Barbie* aren’t all that impressive. People love his press tours and *SNL* appearances, but those moments didn’t turn films like *La La Land* ($151.1 million), *Blade Runner 2049* ($92.1 million), *The Fall Guy* ($92.9 million) or *The Nice Guys* ($36.3 million) into runaway commercial hits. Disney has to be thrilled that Gosling has finally cracked the secret to box office success as it lines up with *Star Wars: Starfighter* on the horizon for 2027. ALSO FROM THE OMNICOSM Love what you’re reading? 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