Super Mario Galaxy 2 Crushes Box Office

0:00It's April 2nd. Welcome in. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, where pop culture meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. The Super Mario Galaxy movie, that hot sequel to the billion three hundred million dollars smashed from last time, dropped on Wednesday April 1st in. The US, and it's already crushing it at the box office. Just one day in, it pulled in 68.4 million dollars worldwide, with 34.5 million from North America alone, beating. The original's opening day take up 31.7 million. Earlier this week, projections had a peg for big numbers, and it's already profitable after that single week in Hall. The domestic-wise is the top April opener ever, topping even Project Hail Mary's 33.1 million from last year, all without counting, previews. Audiences are loving it, despite the critics' pans, giving it massive family appeal that casual fans can't resist. That broad poll means strong pre-sales and higher ticket prices, boosting the vibe into 2026's top benchmarks.

1:04Internationally, it's flexing too. 6.7 million in Mexico, 4.3 in the UK and Ireland, and solid runs in Germany, Spain, and France. China and Japan are next up, with Japan hitting April 24th during Golden Week, where the first one banged over 100 million. The little competition helps, as heavy hitters like that, Michael BioPick and Devil Wars Prada sequel, wait weeks out. If it keeps this momentum, we're talking sequel heights that could rival the original's global domination.