Michael And Super Mario Sequel Are Poised To Smash Major Milestones

Well, it looks like we’ve got a proper box office showdown on our hands. Two heavyweights — the Michael biopic and the Super Mario Galaxy Movie sequel — are steamrolling their way through cinemas, racking up eye-watering numbers worldwide. Both are on track to pass some crucial milestones, and honestly, it’s a bit of a spectacle watching them outdo nearly everything else on offer at the minute.

Michael: The Biopic that Just Won’t Quit

Four weeks in, Michael has zipped past the sort of box office total most films would, frankly, kill for. We’re talking about $788 million globally as of this weekend — and that’s after banking more than $20 million just in the past few days. Evidently, audiences still love a big star-led biopic.

Here’s how it shakes out:

• Worldwide total: $788 million after four weeks
• Domestic (US): $319.9 million — inching steadily towards a cool $350 million in North America
• International haul: $468 million (nearly 60% of the overall pile)
• UK: £54.8 million — the biggest outside the US
• France: $41.48 million
• Germany: $27.29 million
• Italy: $25.12 million
• Mexico: $26.58 million
• Brazil: $26.04 million
• Colombia: $11 million+ (and counting)
• Australia: $23.59 million
• South Korea: $4.91 million — and that was just the first week
• China: Nearly $10 million
• India: Over $7.3 million
• Japan: Still hasn’t even had its release yet — which could give the worldwide total a serious nudge upwards

I’ll be blunt: with these kinds of figures, Michael is on a trajectory you very rarely see, especially for this genre. Once Japan gets involved, there’s every chance it pushes even closer to that mythical $1 billion mark.

Super Mario Galaxy Movie: Almost a Billion-Dollar Blockbuster

Meanwhile, Super Mario Galaxy Movie — yes, the sequel — is piling up cash at a rate that’s almost cartoonish. After a monstrous run in 2026, it’s now sitting on a tidy $980.3 million worldwide. Only $20 million left to join the billion-dollar club, which, let’s be honest, not many animated films ever manage.

The money’s coming in from every direction. The US take is $424.5 million, making up 43.3% of the global haul, with overseas audiences delivering nearly $556 million more. So, this isn’t just Americans turning out for Mario and Luigi — it’s a full-on global event.

Who’s Jumping Down the Warp Pipe This Time?

This latest outing drags Mario and Luigi back into the madness of the Mushroom Kingdom, but there’s a new wrinkle — Princess Rosalina’s gone missing thanks to Bowser Jr., so the adventure levels are firmly dialled up to max.

On the cast front, pretty much everyone you’d expect is back: Chris Pratt as Mario, Charlie Day as Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy, Brie Larson, Jack Black (because what would a Mario film be without him hamming it up), Benny Safdie, and Keegan-Michael Key. New additions this time: Donald Glover pops up as Yoshi, and Glen Powell steps into the intergalactic shoes of Fox McCloud. That’s a strange bit of casting trivia for the die-hards.

'Very few animated films have ever joined the $1 billion club — Mario’s about to power-up right into it.'

All told, we’re watching a rare moment at the box office, with two completely different films muscling their way into the same elite financial territory. The next few weeks should reveal how far both can push it — and if Mario can finally rescue that elusive billion-dollar princess.