Super Mario Galaxy Movie Crushes Box Office

0:00On April 5th, the Super Mario Galaxy movie just crushed the box office, pulling in the biggest opening weekend for any Hollywood flick this year. Despite mixed reviews, it raked in $130.9 million over three days in North America and a whopping $190.1 million in its first five days. Globally, it's even bigger, with $182.4 million from 80 overseas markets for a total day view of $300, $72.5 million. Mexico led international sales at $29.1 million, followed by the UK and Ireland, with $19.7 million. Audiences showed up in droves anyway, giving it five stars in family exit polls and an A-sendom score overall. Critics were harsher, with a 40% on rotten tomatoes, but ticket buyers, mostly guys at 61% didn't care families packed for. 1,252 theaters, compared to the first Super Mario Brothers movie, which opened to $204 million

1:01domestically, back in 2023, and hit over. 1.3 billion worldwide, this sequel dipped a bit, but still dethroned Project Hail Mary from the top spot, their Ryan Gosling sci-fi added $29.8 million in its third weekend for $216.3 million, domestic total, family bloodbusters like this are owning theaters right now, proving kids and parents keep the lights on no matter what reviewers say. From around the world, powered by AI, this is Global News Today, I'm Cory with the story.