‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ powers up box office with biggest opening of the year
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie," a co-production between Illumination and Nintendo, earned $130.9 million domestically over the weekend and $190.1 million in its first five days in North America, marking the biggest Hollywood opening of the year.
- Globally, the film grossed an estimated $182.4 million from 80 overseas markets, leading to a total worldwide debut of approximately $372.5 million, with Mexico and the U.K./Ireland as top international markets.
- Despite mixed critical reviews and a 40% Rotten Tomatoes score, audience reception was strong, with family viewers giving it five stars and general audiences rating it four stars and an A- on CinemaScore.
- The movie played in 4,252 theaters across the U.S. and Canada, including premium formats like IMAX, contributing $15 million from IMAX screenings alone, and cost around $110 million to produce excluding marketing expenses.
- "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" displaced "Project Hail Mary" from the top box office spot, while other notable releases included A24's "The Drama," which earned $14.4 million and received generally positive reviews but a B CinemaScore.
