UK Box Office Weekend Report 3rd - 5th April 2026: Sequel animated movie The Super Mario Galaxy Movie smashes its way to the top of the UK box office with the highest debut gross of 2026
Robert Hyde | 8th April 2026
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 box office QuickView
- Number 1 - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (1st Weekend)
- Highest debut - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (@1)
- Longest run - Hoppers (5 weeks)
- Highest total gross - Project Hail Mary (£21,871,342)
- Best Percentage change week on week - The Magic Faraway Tree (-25%)
- Total UK top 15 this weekend - £24,971,339
- Also new this weekend
- Fuze
- Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros
- The Royal Opera House Siegfried
- Rabb Da Radio 3
- Amélie
- Check out the full UK box office.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 3rd - 5th April 2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
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.
Project Hail Mary
- 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 Drama
- The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £2,144,798 over its debut weekend
The Magic Faraway Tree
- 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
Hoppers
- 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