In Brazil, the second animation in the franchise based on the video game has already been seen by 4.3 million people, earning R$94 million
which premiered on April 1st in Brazilian cinemas, is the first feature film of 2026 to surpass the US$1 billion mark at the global box office.
As a result, the franchise’s films “Super Mario” they came to occupy the 9th position among the highest-grossing animations in history, with revenues exceeding US$2 billion. All over the world, “Super Mario Galaxy: The Movie” It is the 2nd highest-grossing film based on a video game, behind only (2023). The information is from the website .
To date, the animation has grossed around US$430 million in the United States and US$570 million in other international markets.
According to the website , “Super Mario Galaxy: The Movie” has already been watched by 4.3 million viewers in Brazil and earned R$94 million.
The animation appears behind just “The Devil Wears Prada 2” e “Michael” in the ranking of the 10 most watched films in Brazilian cinemas in 2026.
Here is the list of the biggest animation franchises in the world:
- “Despicable Me” (6 films) – US$5.64 billion;
- “Shrek” (6 films) – US$3.98 billion;
- “Toy Story” (5 films) – US$ 3.28 billion;
- “The Ice Age” (5 films) – US$ 3.22 billion;
- “Zootopia” (2 films) – US$ 2.89 billion;
- “Frozen” (2 films) – US$ 2.73 billion;
- “Fun Mind” (2 films) – US$ 2.56 billion;
- “Kung Fu Panda” (4 films) – US$ 2.37 billion;
- “Super Mario” (2 films) – US$ 2.30 billion;
- “Madagascar” (7 films) – US$ 2.26 billion.
