The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• Produced on a budget of $110 million, the film is currently the fifth highest-grossing film of 2026 and the second highest-grossing animated film of the year.
• Two months later, on November 12, a Nintendo Direct presentation for the film trailer was released, and Brie Larson and Benny Safdie were announced to have been cast as Rosalina and Bowser Jr., respectively.
• Days ahead of the release on March 27, 2026, Glen Powell was revealed to have joined the cast as the Star Fox protagonist, Fox McCloud.
• The film has earned the highest Monday box office gross of 2026, at $16.8 million.
• In June 2023, Chris Pratt said a sequel would be announced "soon", but with the caveat that the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike would have an effect on the production.
• On March 9, 2026, with the release of the final trailer, it was revealed that Donald Glover, Issa Rae, and Luis Guzmán had joined the cast, with Glover voicing Yoshi in all dubbed versions of the film.
• On September 12, 2025, it was reported that Brian Tyler, who composed the score for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, would be returning to compose the score for the sequel.
• On June 7, 2026, the film crossed the $1 billion mark, becoming the first film of 2026, the 16th animated film overall, and the 61st film overall to cross this threshold.
• Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and written by Matthew Fogel, it is the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023).
• Illumination CEO and producer Chris Meledandri was asked about the possibility of a sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie before the film's release in April 2023.
• Eric Bauza reprises his role as the blue Toad general in Peach's royal court, in one of his final voice performances before his death in October 2026.
• The film takes inspiration from Mario video games such as Super Mario Galaxy (2007) and Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010), among other Nintendo games such as the Star Fox series.
• According to Tyler, he composed several pieces of the score for the movie from the hospital without telling the staff.
• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie made $34 million on its first day, outperforming its predecessor's $31.7 million, and earned a total of $122.1 million worldwide over its first two days of release.
• Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black and Keegan-Michael Key reprise their roles, with Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, Glen Powell and Brie Larson joining the cast.

Source: Wikipedia

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