Super Mario Galaxy Leads Box Office With $68.9M Weekend 2
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- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie added $17.5 million on its second Friday, projecting a $68.9 million domestic weekend — a 48% drop from opening weekend — with cumulative domestic earnings expected to reach $308 million by Sunday.
- You, Me & Tuscany opened with $3.1 million on Friday from 3,000 theaters, taking fourth place, and is projected to cap at roughly $8.3 million for the full weekend; the film stars Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page in a Kat Coiro-directed rom-com.
- Project Hail Mary held second place with $6.8 million on Friday, projecting a $26 million weekend (only an 18% drop) and pushing its four-week domestic total toward $258 million.
- The Drama (A24) earned an estimated $2.8 million on its second Friday, expected to add $9.1 million this weekend after a $14 million opening; the Zendaya and Robert Pattinson rom-com follows a couple whose relationship implodes after a shocking revelation.
- Hoopers (Disney/Pixar) grossed $1.1 million on Friday in fifth place, on pace for a $4 million weekend and approaching $157 million domestic after four weeks in release.
Why it matters: Mario Galaxy's 48% second-weekend drop is steeper than its predecessor's 2023 trajectory, which leaned on franchise novelty and 82% Rotten Tomatoes scores that this sequel must now match on word of mouth alone. Holdovers like 'Project Hail Mary' (just 18% weekly decline) are quietly outpacing the new release 'You, Me & Tuscany,' which is opening below typical wide-release rom-com benchmarks.
