'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Has a Post-Credits Scene

One of the first movies to feature a post-credits scene is the 1966 spy parody The Silencers starring Dean Martin. The reason why many film aficionados credit this as the first intentional one, and not 1903's The Great Train Robbery or The Bad Seed (1956), is that The Silencers intentionally teased a sequel.

Now, it's become a staple of franchises to let audiences know there may be upcoming films set within the same universe or to just give movie-goers a bit of an Easter egg.

If you're planning on checking out The Super Mario Galaxy movie, you may want to know whether or not there's a scene after the credits.

Yes, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie actually has two scenes after the credits. There's one that takes place smack dab in the middle of the credits roll. Both Bowser and Bowser Jr. are in jail and don't seem all too perturbed by their time in the slammer.

That is, until they discover who their prison guard is. Fans who checked out the first flick might remember Lumalee, the strange, oddly macabre, cute blue star who said off-kilter things while dangling in a cage high above Bowser's fiery prison in the previous installment of the Mario film franchise.

Lumalee lets the Koopa kings know that they're in for a world of pain under her watch, causing the two to recoil in fright. And for fans who stick it out until the very end of the credits, they're treated to another beloved Nintendo character gamers will recognize.

The second scene begins with a Ukiki monkey stealing from folks. However, when he comes across one bag, he's swiftly punched in the face for his pick pocketing ways. Immediately thereafter, a camera reveal shows who caught the thief in the act: Princess Daisy.

The brown-haired, yellow-dress rocking character is a staple of Nintendo's Mario games, oftentimes in the publisher's stable of team/sports/party franchises. Daisy (like Waluigi) hasn't had a game dedicated to her own adventures, but she's been a satellite character in Mario titles for decades.

According to the Super Mario Wiki, Daisy's the Princess of Sarasaland, an entirely different region from the Mushroom Kingdom that Peach presides over. She was first featured in Super Mario Land on the Game Boy, and would come back as a playable character for Mario Tennis in 2000 on the Nintendo 64.

She's often depicted as Luigi's love interest, and operated as his caddy offering helpful tips in NES Open Tournament Golf. She's been featured in a series of other Mario Golf, Tennis, Kart, 13 different Mario Party titles, and four Smash games.

If you're planning on checking the movie out, the flick carries a slightly longer run time than the original: 98 minutes versus than the 92-minute run time of its predecessor. It officially premiered on April 1, 2026, just in time for Spring Break, and is expected to be a smash success.

Its Rotten Tomatoes score offers polarizing critics and audience scores, further highlighting the growing distrust of professional critics and theater-goers. Many critics assessed the film negatively, giving it a 41 percent on the website, with 91 percent of audiences saying they loved the flick. The first movie was also declared rotten by critics, and it currently sits at a 59 percent rating.