It’s-a me, box office champ! The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has scored the year’s biggest domestic debut, raking in $130 million from 4,252 theaters over its opening weekend. That brings Universal and Illumination’s animated sequel to 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie to a total of $190 million in its first five days of release, according to Variety. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie surpassed the previous number-one opener, Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling, which grossed $80.5 million in its debut weekend. The family-friendly sequel welcomes back a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Pratt as Mario, Charlie Day as Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, and Jack Black as Bowser, alongside newcomers Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr. and Donald Glover as Yoshi. Made on a $110 million budget, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which follows Brooklyn plumbers Mario and Luigi on an outer-space adventure, is expected to be highly profitable, according to Variety.
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