Super Mario Galaxy Movie Box Office Boom

0:00It's April 5th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered stories from the spotlight. The Super Mario Galaxy movie just crushed it at the box office, pulling in $130.9 million over the weekend in North America. The biggest opening for any Hollywood flick this year. That jumps to $190.1 million in its first five days, even with mixed reviews holding it back. Globally, it's exploding with $182.4 million from 80 overseas markets for a total debut of $300.72.5 million dollars. Mexico led international sales at $29.1 million, followed by the UK and Ireland at $19.7 million. Critics gave it a rough 40% of rotten tomatoes, but audiences couldn't get enough, handing out five stars in family exit polls and an A-Cinema score overall. Family showed up strong, with moms edging out dads and the crowds skewed mostly male

1:01at 61%. This sequel dips a bit from the original Super Mario Bros. movie, which opened to $204 million domestically in 2023, and ended up with over $1.3 billion worldwide. Still, it cost about $110 million to make a not-project Hail Mary out of the top spot after two weeks. Project Hail Mary added $29.8 million in its third weekend for a $216.3 million domestic. Run, while hoppers and reminders of him, failed out the top five, keeping the box office buzzing into spring.