2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th are not records..only 1st counts..
Icy_Smoke_733 on
What are these “records”, lmao. From the article:
**Global:**
* Biggest global opening at the box office for 2026 as of April 5.
* The only animated franchise to have two titles open over $350M globally.
* Fifth biggest global opening ever for an animated film and the fourth biggest MPA animated opening of all time, behind only *Zootopia 2* ($560.3M), *Moana 2* ($389.3M) and *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*.
* Second highest global opening for Illumination of all time behind only *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*.
* Second biggest global opening for a film based on a video game behind only *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*.
* Fifth biggest global opening for a Universal film of all time behind *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*. Studio’s top three are *Fate of the Furious* ($541.9M reported), *Jurassic World* ($525.5M) and *F7* ($397.6M).
* The biggest MPA International opening weekend of 2026
* The only animated franchise to have two titles open over $170M internationally (the first was $183.2M in like-for-likes).
* Second biggest international opening for an Illumination movie behind *Super Mario Bros* in like-for-likes
* Second biggest international opening for a videogame after *Super Mario Bros*.
**Domestic:**
* Biggest opening of 2026 YTD.
* Fourth biggest 5-day opening ever after *Moana 2* ($225.4M), *Super Mario Bros Movie* ($204.6M), *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen* ($200M)
* The biggest 5-Day Domestic Opening since *Moana 2* ($225.4M)
* Fourth biggest 3-day over Easter weekend after *Batman v. Superman* ($166M), *F7* ($147.1M) and *Super Mario Bros* ($146.3M).
* The 2^(nd) highest 3-day domestic opening weekend for Illumination of all time behind only *The Super Mario Bros. Movie.*
* The biggest 3-Day Domestic Opening since *Wicked: For Good* ($147M).
* The 2^(nd) biggest 3-day animated domestic opening for a Universal film behind *The Super Mario Bros. Movie.*
* The 3^(rd) biggest 3-day domestic opening for a film based on a video game behind only *A Minecraft Movie* ($162.7M) and *The Super Mario Bros. Movie.*
* Will join *Shrek*, *Toy Story* and *Minions* as the only animated franchises to have two titles open to more than $100M for three days at the domestic box office.
Shell_fly on
arr slash fucknintendo found dead in a ditch
cireh88 on
These “2nd biggest X” records when the 1st biggest is the last super Mario bros movie just doesn’t impress me lol
Live-Anything-99 on
Why is every headline a record these days?
terrence1972 on
The most telling stat is the $14m dom gap between bros and galaxy. That gap will widen alot more in the coming days/weeks as the bros had great legs.
KingMario05 on
They probably won’t change a thing, then. But it would be nice if Fogel had some help. References don’t make for great movies.
tshirtngenes on
Amaze amaze amaze!
tshirtngenes on
Love it!
duo99dusk on
Also the record for most critics’ minds broken.
Firefox72 on
Pretty much none of these are actual records.
Its just a facts sheet of random but technicaly true stats.
>”Biggest global opening at the box office for 2026 as of April 5.”
Even this literal first one leans on a technicality because Pegasus 3 opened higher than Mario but some would say 1 country doesn’t count as a global opening lmao.
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2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th are not records..only 1st counts..
What are these “records”, lmao. From the article:
**Global:**
* Biggest global opening at the box office for 2026 as of April 5.
* The only animated franchise to have two titles open over $350M globally.
* Fifth biggest global opening ever for an animated film and the fourth biggest MPA animated opening of all time, behind only *Zootopia 2* ($560.3M), *Moana 2* ($389.3M) and *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*.
* Second highest global opening for Illumination of all time behind only *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*.
* Second biggest global opening for a film based on a video game behind only *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*.
* Fifth biggest global opening for a Universal film of all time behind *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*. Studio’s top three are *Fate of the Furious* ($541.9M reported), *Jurassic World* ($525.5M) and *F7* ($397.6M).
* The biggest MPA International opening weekend of 2026
* The only animated franchise to have two titles open over $170M internationally (the first was $183.2M in like-for-likes).
* Second biggest international opening for an Illumination movie behind *Super Mario Bros* in like-for-likes
* Second biggest international opening for a videogame after *Super Mario Bros*.
**Domestic:**
* Biggest opening of 2026 YTD.
* Fourth biggest 5-day opening ever after *Moana 2* ($225.4M), *Super Mario Bros Movie* ($204.6M), *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen* ($200M)
* The biggest 5-Day Domestic Opening since *Moana 2* ($225.4M)
* Fourth biggest 3-day over Easter weekend after *Batman v. Superman* ($166M), *F7* ($147.1M) and *Super Mario Bros* ($146.3M).
* The 2^(nd) highest 3-day domestic opening weekend for Illumination of all time behind only *The Super Mario Bros. Movie.*
* The biggest 3-Day Domestic Opening since *Wicked: For Good* ($147M).
* The 2^(nd) biggest 3-day animated domestic opening for a Universal film behind *The Super Mario Bros. Movie.*
* The 3^(rd) biggest 3-day domestic opening for a film based on a video game behind only *A Minecraft Movie* ($162.7M) and *The Super Mario Bros. Movie.*
* Will join *Shrek*, *Toy Story* and *Minions* as the only animated franchises to have two titles open to more than $100M for three days at the domestic box office.
arr slash fucknintendo found dead in a ditch
These “2nd biggest X” records when the 1st biggest is the last super Mario bros movie just doesn’t impress me lol
Why is every headline a record these days?
The most telling stat is the $14m dom gap between bros and galaxy. That gap will widen alot more in the coming days/weeks as the bros had great legs.
They probably won’t change a thing, then. But it would be nice if Fogel had some help. References don’t make for great movies.
Amaze amaze amaze!
Love it!
Also the record for most critics’ minds broken.
Pretty much none of these are actual records.
Its just a facts sheet of random but technicaly true stats.
>”Biggest global opening at the box office for 2026 as of April 5.”
Even this literal first one leans on a technicality because Pegasus 3 opened higher than Mario but some would say 1 country doesn’t count as a global opening lmao.