'Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Opening to $34M First Day, Best Ever April
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Key Points:
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie opened with a record-breaking $34 million on Wednesday, marking the best opening day of 2024 and the highest Wednesday opening in April, surpassing the 2023 Super Mario Bros Movie's $31.7 million.
- Universal projects the film to earn approximately $128.2 million over its first three days and $186 million over five days, making it Illumination’s second-best opening despite being lower than the original.
- The movie holds a 91% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, slightly below the 95% for the 2023 film, while critics gave it a 44% rating, down from 59% for the first movie.
- If the film maintains its projected trajectory, it could achieve the biggest five-day domestic opening since Moana 2 and the largest three-day opening since Wicked: For Good, securing the top U.S./Canada opening of 2024.
- Success for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie would place it alongside franchises like Shrek, Toy Story, and Minions as the only animated series with two titles opening to over $100 million domestically in their first three days.
