'Super Mario Galaxy' Takes Franchise to $2B, 'Mummy' $34M WW

Key Points:

• Super Mario Galaxy Movie earned $83.2M globally this weekend, bringing its total to $747.4M, and the Illumination/Nintendo/Universal franchise surpassed $2 billion across two films, ranking as the 10th highest-grossing animated series ever.
• The sequel is the highest-grossing movie year-to-date, overtaking Pegasus 3, with strong performances in key markets like France ($6M), Mexico ($5M), Australia ($4.1M), Germany ($3.8M), and the UK/Ireland ($3.6M).
• Project Hail Mary grossed $41.4M globally this weekend, raising its cumulative total to $573.1M, with significant IMAX earnings of $5.7M contributing to a $90M total.
• Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, produced by New Line/Blumhouse/Atomic Monster, debuted with a $34M global opening, showing strong international performance especially in Mexico, the UK, Spain, and France, and is on track to be profitable given its $22M production cost.
• Disney/Pixar’s Hoppers earned $7.9M worldwide this weekend, maintaining strong holds in markets like New Zealand, Australia, France, China, and Germany despite a 38% drop in its sixth weekend.