US Edition'Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Opening Day Beat 'Project Hail ...
Illumination and Nintendo’s sequel topped Amazon MGM’s Project Hail Mary and set a new April Wednesday record without preview screenings.
- Illumination, Nintendo, and Universal's Super Mario Galaxy Movie opened to $34M on Wednesday, marking the best opening day YTD and surpassing Amazon MGM Studios' Project Hail Mary, which earned $33.1M.
- The sequel outpaced the 2023 Super Mario Bros Movie's $31.7M opening while carrying a steeper production cost of $110M compared to the original's $100M budget.
- Audience reception shows the Galaxy Movie earned a 91% Rotten Tomatoes score, below the 2023 film's 95%, while critics rated the sequel at 44% compared to the original's 59%.
- Universal projects the sequel will leg out to $128.2M over three days and $186M over five days, positioning it as the second-best opening for Illumination.
- If projections hold, the Galaxy Movie will join Shrek, Toy Story, and Minions as one of only three animated franchises with two titles opening above $100M for three days domestically.
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