"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" Rules North American Box Office On Opening Weekend

LOS ANGELES, April 6 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Universal and Illumination's animated adventure film The Super Mario Galaxy Movie dominated the North American box office in its opening weekend, with US$130.9 million, data from measurement firm Comscore showed on Sunday, reported Xinhua.

It is the biggest debut so far this year in North America. The film also took the No. 1 spot internationally, with an estimated weekend cume of US$182.4 million, including previews.

Based on the world of Super Mario Bros., the film follows The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which was released in 2023 and earned more than US$1.3 billion worldwide.

The family-friendly film holds an approval rating of 41 per cent, based on 167 reviews to date on review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. It earned an "A-" on an "A+" to "F" scale from audiences polled by market research firm CinemaScore.

Amazon MGM Studios' science fiction film Project Hail Mary slipped to second place in its third weekend, earning US$30.7 million.

The film has grossed US$217.2 million in North America and US$420.7 million worldwide.

Rounding out the top three, A24's romantic comedy The Drama opened with US$14.4 million this weekend.

-- BERNAMA-XINHUA