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It's-a-Hit: 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Box Office Blasts Off with $372.5M Globally
Universal and Illumination’s video-game sequel opened to $372.5 million worldwide, including $182.4 million internationally, and set a record for the year’s biggest debut.
- On Wednesday, Universal Pictures released "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" globally, topping the box office with $372.5 million worldwide and $130.9 million domestically over the opening weekend.
- Universal and Illumination's sequel follows 2023's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," which became a $1.3 billion global smash, while the new production cost $110 million to make.
- Audiences skewed 61% male overall, though families gave five out of five stars in exit polls; the film holds 82% on Rotten Tomatoes but received a less promising B CinemaScore.
- Ending the two-week reign of "Project Hail Mary," the sci-fi blockbuster added $30.7 million this weekend, bringing its domestic total to $217.2 million.
- Paul Dergarabedian, Comscore's head of marketplace trends, said "There's no better opening act for a great summer than a huge month of April powered by a mega blockbuster like the 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
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'Super Mario' movie blasts off at box office
Mixed reviews didn't dissuade mass audiences from buying tickets to "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie," which scored the biggest opening of the year for a Hollywood movie. The Illumination and Nintendo co-production earned $130.9 million over the weekend and a…
'Super Mario Galaxy Movie' clobbers 'Project Hail Mary' with $372 million global box office start
The 'Super Mario Galaxy Movie' just beat 'Project Hail Mary' in the space race. Nintendo's follow-up to its 2023 commercial giant crushed the box office this weekend with a $372 million global premiere.
'Super Mario' fans ignore weak reviews and send sequel to $372.5 million global box office debut, biggest opening of the year for a studio film
Universal Pictures released the sequel globally on Wednesday, capitalizing on kids’ spring break vacations in the week leading up to the Easter holiday.
It's-a-hit: 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' box office blasts off with $372.5M globally
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Yoshi, voiced by Donald Glover, left, Mario, voiced by Chris Pratt, center, and Luigi, voiced by Charlie Day, in a scene from “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.” | Nintendo and Illumination/Universal Pictures via Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mixed reviews didn’t dissuade mass audiences from buying tickets to “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” which scored the biggest opening of the year for a Holly…
‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Powers to $372 Million Globally, ‘Project Hail Mary’ Hits $420 Million
It’s-a blockbuster, again! “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” towered over the global box office with $372.5 million, including a notable $182.4 million internationally. Those ticket sales easily capture the title for the biggest worldwide debut of the year over Amazon MGM’s space odyssey “Project…
‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Opens Big, Breaks Records at Box Office With $372 Million Global Debut | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is performing big and breaking records at the box office. The movie just opened in theaters over Easter weekend, and it’s already brought in hundreds of millions of dollars. Keep reading to find out more… The highly anticipated Nintendo sequel brought in $372.5 million from 80 markets so far, the biggest opening since James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash over Christmas last year. It’s the biggest opening of 2026 so f…
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