From Nintendo the animated smash sequel
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie tops the uk box office with ease on its debut with nearly £15 Million knocking off
Project Hail Mary from the top.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 3rd - 5th April 2026
Highest New Movie This Weekend
- The movie is the Highest Debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
- It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
- It grosses £14,995,549 over its debut weekend
- It is the 7th top debuting movie in the month of April
- The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie is a sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie which took £15,691,810 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £3,434,299 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £21,871,342 over 3 weeks of release
- The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £2,115,988 over the weekend, a 25% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £7,646,448 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 5 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £542,843 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £12,481,828 over 5 weeks of release
- The movie is the 10th top grossing film so far in 2026
This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - £14,995,549
- Project Hail Mary - £3,434,299
- The Drama - £2,144,798
- The Magic Faraway Tree - £2,115,988
- Hoppers - £542,843
- Fuze - £301,959
- Dhurandhar 2 - £280,599
- Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros - £248,955
- Reminders of Him - £203,276
- Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come - £162,835
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