They’re back! The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is off to an impressive start at the box office, serving up a huge opening day gross of $34 million domestically as it unfurled in theaters Wednesday to get a jump on Easter weekend.
That’s the biggest opening day of the year to date, coming less than two weeks after Project Hail Mary set the earlier opening record with $33.1 million. Galaxy’s haul was also ahead of the $31 million earned by the first Super Mario Bros. Movie on its first Wednesday before Easter. The 2023 pic quickly became a box office sensation on its way to topping out at $1.36 billion globally and delivering a marquee new franchise for Universal, Illumination Entertainment and Nintendo.
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Universal insiders are projecting a five-day domestic opening of $186 million for Galaxy, including $128.2 million for the three-day weekend.
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