The Super Mario Galaxy Movie landed on Peacock on May 19, 2026, seven weeks after its April 1 theatrical opening in the US.
Illumination and Nintendo's follow-up to 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie became the year's highest-grossing release, crossing $1 billion worldwide on a $110 million budget. That commercial pull is now available at home for anyone with a Peacock subscription, alongside standard rental options.
Returning directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, working again from a Matthew Fogel screenplay, send Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach into space after Bowser Jr. kidnaps Princess Rosalina to siphon her cosmic power into a universe-destroying weapon. The rescue mission picks up Yoshi along the way and reveals that Peach shares the same cosmic abilities as Rosalina, tying the plot directly to the Super Mario Galaxy games. The voice cast again includes Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key and Donald Glover.
The clearest reason to watch now is the Nintendo crossover the story builds around: Glen Powell voices Fox McCloud, pulling Star Fox directly into the Mushroom Kingdom's universe. Rotten Tomatoes' critics consensus called the film's world-building "as frenetic as it is weightless," with a 42% critics score, while its audience score sits far higher at 87%, with viewers responding to the density of game references even where critics found the plot thin.
This is a film for players who grew up with the Galaxy games and want to see Rosalina's cosmic-power lore and the Star Fox cameo rendered in Illumination's house style, and for parents looking for a bright, PG-rated adventure the whole family can watch together. Viewers hoping for a tighter narrative than the density of references allows should adjust expectations against the critical consensus.
