Thursday, April 2, 2026

Boffo Box Office! Animated “Super Mario Galaxy Movie” Opens with Record Breaking $34.5 Million Despite Terrible Reviews

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My gosh.

Out of nowhere, in the middle of a week, a record has been broken.

Universal’s “Super Mario Galaxy Movie” made a stunning $34.5 million in one day.

The animated movie, based on the video game, made more money yesterday, than almost all of this year’s Oscar movies.

The movie is voiced by Glenn Powell. Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor Joy, Jack Black, Brie Larson and a host of stars. This is despite being panned — 43% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise. Three years ago, “Super Mario Bros. Movie” opened with $31.7 million.

Clearly, Super Mario is a bigger star than any human.

The 2023 movie finished with $1.3 billion worldwide, so Universal chief Donna Langley obviously knows what she’s doing — as usual!

What’s the movie about? About 90 minutes, that’s what.

Actually, it looks like fun for kids.

Watch for more records to be broken!

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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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