'Super Mario Galaxy Movie' $68M WW Ahead of 'Super Mario Bros'
Deadline • • general
Key Points:
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, a collaboration between Illumination, Nintendo, and Universal, earned a global opening day total of $68.4 million, surpassing the first Super Mario Bros Movie's $66.4 million debut.
- Mexico set records with a $6.7 million opening, marking Universal's biggest-ever launch in the country and the second-largest animated opening, beating the previous Super Mario Bros' $5.9 million.
- The UK & Ireland posted $4.3 million, the second-highest single-day preview for an animated film there, while Germany saw a $3.8 million opening, the biggest for both an animated and Universal film in the market.
- Spain and France also recorded significant openings, with Spain's $3 million being the second-highest for an animated film and France's $2.9 million marking the second-biggest Illumination opening outside holidays.
- Other notable markets include Central America ($1.8 million), Austria ($700K), Italy ($1.5 million), Colombia ($1.1 million), and Australia ($0.7 million), with China set for a 3-day opening weekend and additional launches planned in Japan, Korea, Israel, and Poland.
