Worldwide box office: April 24-26
| Rank | Film (distributor) | 3-day (world) | 3-day (int’l) | Cume (world) | Cume (int’l) | Territories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael (Universal/Lionsgate) | $217.4m | $120.4m | $217.4m | $120.4m | 83 |
| 2 | The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Universal) | $57.9m | $36.7m | $831.5m | $445m | 84 |
| 3 | Project Hail Mary (Amazon MGM) | $25.4m | $12.2m | $613.4m | $308m | 89 |
| 4 | Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (Warner Bros) |
$18m | $12.4m | $65.5m | $42m | 79 |
| 5 | The Drama (various) | $8.3m | $5.7m | $106.9m | $62m | 46 |
| 6 | Detective Conan: Fallen Angel Of The Highway (Toho) | $7.1m | $7.1m | $51.8m | $51.8m | 1 |
| 7 | Bhooth Bangla (various) | $4.7m | $4.3m | $21.6m | $19.7m | 20 |
| 8 | Salmokji: Whispering Water (various) | $3.3m | $3.3m | $13.5m | $13.5m | 4 |
| 9 | Just An Illusion (Gaumont) |
$2.4m | $2.4m | $8.3m | $8.3m | 1 |
| 10 | You, Me & Tuscany (Universal) | $1.7m | $224,000 | $20.5m | $2.8m | 24 |
Credit: Comscore. All figures are estimates.
Chart-topper
Antoine Fuqua’s Michael is a box office smash on its opening weekend, taking $217.4m around the world.
It brought in an estimated $120.4m in international markets through Universal, and $97m in the US through Lionsgate. Those figures combined represent the second-biggest opening of the year, behind The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ($313.3m three-day opening; $372.6m five-day).
Including previews, Michael scored the biggest opening for a music biopic in 63 Universal territories, with UK-Ireland, France, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Australia-New Zealand among them. Bohemian Rhapsody was the previous holder of that record in most markets; Michael also recorded the biggest opening for any biopic in many territories including France, Brazil, and Spain.
UK-Ireland was the top international market with $15.6m over five days, followed by France with $10.2m, Mexico with $9.8m, and Brazil with $8.2m. The film also topped the chart in China, taking $5.9mm from 12,000 cinemas, and recording the highest Maoyan (platform for audience ratings in China) score of the year to date for a Hollywood film.
Michael danced to a $24.4m Imax start, of which $10.6m came from international markets. Nineteen international markets saw the film land in the top 10 all-time Imax openings, including France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Australia-New Zealand and Saudi Arabia.
With a production budget reported around $200m, Michael has already made that back, and will now look to hit multiples of that figure across its run. Upcoming international markets include South Korea from May 13.
Written by John Logan and directed by The Equalizer director Fuqua, Michael depicts the early life and rise to stardom of the eponymous US music icon, from his leading role in the Jackson Five in the 1960s to the Bad tour in the late 1980s. Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson plays his uncle in the film, with Juliano Krue Valdi playing the younger Michael.
Mario milestones
Universal dominated the top of the international chart, with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie reaching $831.5m on its fourth weekend in cinemas.
It added an estimated $57.9m worldwide, composed of $36.7m internationally and $21.2m in the US. It is at almost $445m in international markets, and at $386.5m in the US.
The $831.5m figure is slightly behind the $871.8m at the same stage of 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, but still just about keeps the sequel on course for a final figure above $1bn – which would make it the first $1bn+ film of 2026.
It opened in Japan this weekend with $9.8m, down on the $13.5m start of the first film, but still taking the number one spot and above animated comparisons including Toy Story 4, Moana and Despicable Me 3 and 4.
Top holdover markets were France, Mexico, Germany and UK-Ireland, landing at number two in the market in France, Mexico and UK-Ireland.
Hail to the chief
Amazon MGM Studios’ biggest-ever film Project Hail Mary added a further $25.4m around the world this weekend, and is up to $613.4m total.
Its sixth session consisted of an estimated $12.2m in international markets and $13.2m in the US, with the film now at $308m internationally and $305.4m in the US.
A holdover drop of 43% is a decent result in the context of Michael eating up a lot of screen space; Australia was the top market for the weekend with a 39% drop and $1.3m, followed by China with $1.2m, UK-Ireland with $1.2m, and South Korea with $1.1m.
For Warner Bros, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy fell back 48% across its second weekend, with $18m worldwide composed of $12.4m in international and $5.6m in the US. It is at $65.5m in total, of which $42m is international.
Kristoffer Borgli’s The Drama has become the fifth A24-produced film to pass $100m at the worldwide box office, adding $8.3m on its latest weekend to hit $106.9m total.
The latest session was composed of $5.7m internationally, where it is at $62m total; and $2.6m in the US, where it has reached $44.8m.
Asian, French titles
Non-English language titles made up most of the rest of the top 10, including a $2.4m second weekend in France for Just An Illusion, the latest film from The Intouchables directors Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache.
The 1980s-set French drama is at $8.3m total almost exclusively from its French release through Gaumont; it will have a limited release in select European markets in the coming weeks.
Japanese anime Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway added $7.1m on the second weekend in its home territory, and is up to $51.8m; while Indian comedy-horror Bhooth Bangla and Korean horror Salmokji: Whispering Water are up to $21.6m and $13.5m respectively.
