Weekend Box Office Report: April 11-13, 2026

Universal and Illumination's animated sequel "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" remained the top-grossing film in North America for a second consecutive weekend. The film has now surpassed $300 million domestically and $600 million globally, making it the first Hollywood release of 2026 to reach those milestones.

Top Performers

🥇 1. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Weekend Gross: $69 million (estimated)
Domestic Total: $308 million | Global Total: $629 million

The film held the #1 spot with an estimated $69 million, a 48% decline from its record-breaking opening. Playing in 4,284 theaters, it is now the highest-grossing film of the year both domestically and worldwide after just 12 days in release.

🥈 2. Project Hail Mary

Weekend Gross: $24.5 million (estimated)
Domestic Total: $256.6 million | Global Total: $510 million

In its fourth weekend, the sci-fi adaptation showed strong staying power with only a 21% decline, bringing its domestic cumulative to over a quarter-billion dollars.

🥉 3. The Drama

Weekend Gross: $8.7 million (estimated)
Domestic Total: $30 million | Global Total: $65 million

The A24 release dropped 38% in its second weekend, earning an estimated $8.7 million from 3,817 screens.

Notable New Release

4. You, Me & Tuscany

Opening Weekend: $8 million (estimated domestically)
Global Opening: $9.1 million | Production Budget: $18 million

The new romantic comedy opened in fourth place, playing in 3,151 domestic theaters. Audience reception was positive, with an "A-" grade from CinemaScore exit polls. Studio data indicated the opening weekend audience was 80% female, with 53% between the ages of 18 and 34.

Continued Success & Limited Openings

5. Hoppers

The Disney/Pixar film, in its sixth weekend, added an estimated $4.1 million. Its domestic total now stands at $157.1 million, with a global cumulative of $354.4 million.

Other new releases included:

• "Faces of Death" (IFC): Opened to an estimated $1.8 million from 1,600 locations, receiving a "C" CinemaScore.
• "Exit 8" (Neon): Earned an estimated $1.36 million from 495 locations. The film holds strong scores on Rotten Tomatoes with a 95% critics rating and an 81% audience score.

Industry Context & Looking Ahead

Box office analyst David A. Gross of FranchiseRe noted that April's total box office revenue is currently 6% below the pre-pandemic average for the month.

The industry's attention now turns to Las Vegas, where the annual trade show CinemaCon begins on Monday, April 14. The upcoming release schedule includes major titles like the reboot of "The Mummy" on April 17 and the biopic "Michael" on April 24.

Note: All figures are domestic estimates for the weekend of April 11-13, 2026, and are subject to revision.