Super Mario Galaxy Movie Becomes First 2026 Film to Reach Major Box Office Milestone

As reported by Deadline, The Super Mario Bros. Movie continued its box office success, earning $69 million domestically over the weekend. This brings its total earnings in the US and Canada to $308.1 million, making it the first film of 2024 to reach that amount. Globally, the movie has now earned $629 million, placing it as the second highest-grossing film of the year worldwide, just behind the Chinese film Pegasus 3 ($645 million).

Shonen Jump Cancels Its Fourth Major 2026 Series (& Fans Were Ready for the End)

It’s been a rough couple of weeks for manga fans like me! First, we lost Gonron Egg and The Mage Next Door after just over 20 chapters each. Now, sadly, Matsuri Hatsubina’s Hero Girl and Demon Lord has also been cancelled. Honestly, a lot of us saw it coming – the main story wrapped up last week, so it wasn’t totally out of the blue, but it’s still disappointing to see another series end early.

Fans of This Hit Steam Horror Game Just Got Great News

The new survival game Road to Vostok, released in Early Access on April 8th, is already a big success. It’s earned enough money in just a few days to fund continued development, which is great news for players and a positive sign for the gaming industry. This success shows that games don’t need massive, prolonged development cycles to thrive. Let’s explore why Road to Vostok‘s success is noteworthy and what lessons other game developers can learn from it.

9 Years Later, Power Rangers Fans are Still Hurt by the Reboot’s Failure (but They Know Why it Flopped)

There’s been a lot of talk about why the recent Power Rangers movie didn’t succeed, and a post by @BlackMajikMan90 really sums up the conversation. The film had a lot going for it – a $100 million budget, a good release date, strong trailers, and a fresh take on the classic series. However, it didn’t perform well in theaters, and the related toys didn’t sell well either. The discussion highlighted several problems with the movie, but the biggest issue seems to be that the characters didn’t actually become Power Rangers and use their powers for a significant portion of the film.

5 Games That Failed So Hard, Players Got Their Money Back

Everyone loved the original Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, so when Blizzard Entertainment announced a remastered version, it seemed like a guaranteed success. Unfortunately, Warcraft 3: Reforged – which also included the Frozen Throne expansion – was met with strong criticism. Players were upset by how much the game had changed from the original, the removal of promised features like cinematic cutscenes, and numerous bugs. The launch was a disaster, and Blizzard ended up offering full refunds to players, even those who had played for many hours. While the exact cost to Blizzard isn’t known, the release clearly resulted in financial losses and harmed the company’s reputation.

Fan Tokens: The Global Sports Boom You Must Start Now

For years the chatter about fan tokens in America trudged along like a vending machine with ambition but no coins. Executives at mighty sports kingdoms were curious, their fans were peeking over the fence with a mixture of excitement and mild panic, the technology strutted about like a highly competent robot, and the law hovered above everything in a cloak that would make a librarian blush. But without clear guidance on how these tokens would be classified under U.S. law, the risk of launching a program was simply too large for brands with more reputation than a moon and a half of branding to protect.