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Every Monday, here on the Monday Morning Box Office Hangover Report we break down the weekend box office: who won, who didn’t, who needs a stiff cocktail, and what the numbers are really saying about what audiences want right now. It’s your post-weekend debrief with a little cocktail bite.
Opening Pour
No upset this week. No stealth coup. No “the marketplace has spoken” twist ending. The Super Mario Galaxy Moviestayed planted at No. 1 with $69 million in weekend two, bringing its domestic total to about $308.1 million and its worldwide haul to roughly $629 million. That is a hefty 48% drop from opening weekend, sure, but when you open like a cannon blast, a drop like that still leaves you sitting comfortably on the throne while the rest of the chart fights over the side dishes.
Top 5 Domestic Films
(Weekend estimates, April 10 to April 12, 2026)
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – $69.0M
- Project Hail Mary – $24.58M
- The Drama – $8.71M
- You, Me & Tuscany – $8.0M
- Hoppers – $4.1M
Weekend Recap
The overall domestic weekend came in at about $122 million, down from the previous frame’s much bigger Mario-fueled launch, but still led by a movie with real gravitational pull. Project Hail Mary stayed strong in second with $24.58 million in its fourth weekend, while The Drama and new rom-com You, Me & Tuscany ended up in a pretty tight little fight for third and fourth. In other words, the top slot was never in doubt, but the rest of the chart at least had a pulse.
Highlights and insights
1) The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is still doing exactly what a giant family blockbuster is supposed to do
Second weekends are where the hype settles and reality shows up. Reality, in this case, was still very good. AP reports the film added $69 million domestic in weekend two and has now reached $629 million worldwide, which keeps it firmly in “massive hit” territory. It may be running a little behind the 2023 predecessor at the same point domestically, but “a little behind a monster” is still a pretty enviable place to live.
2) Project Hail Mary took another hit and still looks healthy
Ryan Gosling’s sci-fi winner pulled $24.58 million in weekend four, lifting its domestic total to about $256.7 million. That is the sort of hold studios will absolutely take when a giant animated sequel is vacuuming up family audiences and premium attention. It is no longer the loudest movie in the room, but it is still making real money and still looks like one of the year’s sturdier theatrical plays.
3) The Drama did not collapse, which honestly counts for something
A24’s The Drama landed in third with $8.7 million, pushing its domestic total to about $30.8 million. That is not blockbuster behavior, obviously, but in a marketplace dominated by one giant holdover and a still-healthy sci-fi play, simply staying visible is not nothing. This is one of those weekends where “didn’t get steamrolled completely” is its own small badge of honor.
4) You, Me & Tuscany found a lane
The new rom-com opened with $8 million, basically right on the heels of The Drama. AP noted positive audience response despite mixed reviews, which is exactly the kind of cocktail you want for this sort of release. A movie like this does not need to conquer the multiplex. It just needs to give adults who are tired of mushrooms and astronauts a date-night alternative.
5) Hoppers is still hanging around the bar
Down in fifth, Hoppers added $4.1 million and pushed its domestic total to about $157.1 million. It is no longer driving the conversation, but it has settled into that useful, durable holdover lane where family titles quietly keep cashing checks while newer movies fight for attention. Not sexy, but very employable behavior.
Who had the rough morning after?
This week, the rough morning belongs less to one specific title and more to the non-Mario marketplace. When the No. 1 film still pulls $69 million in its second weekend, everything else is operating under a giant shadow. Even movies that did reasonably well, like You, Me & Tuscany and The Drama, were basically playing for “best of the rest.” That is not a disaster, but it is not exactly a victory parade either.
What’s next
The real question now is not whether The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a hit. That case is closed. The question is how long it keeps dominating. Entertainment Weekly notes there is little on the immediate horizon that looks likely to knock it off the top spot right away, which means it has room to keep printing money unless audiences suddenly decide they have had enough cosmic plumber nonsense. Given the numbers so far, that seems unlikely.
Monday Morning Box Office Hangover Report Final Pour
This weekend was less explosive than the last one, but it told us something useful in this week’s Monday Morning Box Office Hangover Report. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is not just an opener. It is a runner. Project Hail Mary still has legs, the adult counterprogramming at least showed signs of life, and the family audience remains the most dependable group in the business when they are handed something they actually want. Nothing shocking here. Just a very clear reminder that when a four-quadrant movie hits, it can own the room for a while. 🍸🍿
