Box office in one quick breath
Okay, here’s the gist: Super Mario Galaxy: The Movie has blasted past roughly $750 million worldwide and is sitting pretty at the top of 2026’s money list. Behind it, Project Salvation hangs around the top three with about $573 million. The box office leaderboard is serving surprises, applause and popcorn stains.
Streaming studios vs. theaters: a messy, exciting tango
An Amazon MGM release is charging toward the $634 million benchmark set by F1: The Movie last year — if it clears that, it’ll be the biggest-ever film to originate from a streaming platform. Amazon says it’ll keep the movie in theaters as long as crowds keep showing up, and that kind of confidence could nudge other streamers (ahem, Apple, Netflix) to think twice before sending tentpoles straight to their apps.
Mid-budget movers: Mummies, quiet dramas, and math that matters
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy opened to about $13 million in North America and is sitting near $34 million worldwide so far — not epic, but solid given its roughly $22 million production price tag. That kind of performance can justify pride, if not an automatic sequel. Meanwhile, Normal cost under $20 million to make and leaned on international sales to stay in the black; it pulled in roughly $2.5 million opening weekend across just over 2,000 U.S. screens — a gentle rollout that’s doing better than its hush-hush release might hint.
Small release, big numbers per screen
Mother Mary opened in five theaters and hauled in about $168,000 — roughly $33,000 per screen. That per-theater average is the kind of stat that gets distributors excited; expand it next week and we’ll see whether it grows into a wider hit or remains a boutique success story.
A24 wins and local weirdness
The Drama has crossed the $90 million mark worldwide, which cements it as one of A24’s commercial bright spots. It still has a few weeks before hitting some markets, so the final tally could climb. And in its home market, Torrente President keeps doing wild numbers — top-five by box-office haul, but only twelfth when you count actual audience heads.
Quick, cheeky takes on the week’s titles
Super Mario Galaxy: An (in)opportune coincidence — the family-friendly juggernaut you didn’t know you needed this year.
Project Salvation: Dance it out, Rocky — big stakes, big moves, and audiences are clapping along.
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy: Your daughter loves you to death — spooky family drama that made good on a modest budget.
Wedding Night 2: Ready or not, here we go — another sequel holding steady at the multiplex.
The Drama: An inconvenient truth — A24’s blend of art-house edge and mainstream muscle keeps paying off.