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[–] calliope@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s always weird to watch film journalists try to make movie openings interesting.

Out of the gate, Illumination/Universal’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie already is breaking records with a $34M Wednesday

This is seriously so silly.

it’s also the best opening Wednesday in April, beating 2023’s The Super Mario Bros Movie, which brought in $31.7M

Oh ok so a whole three years ago; the same series. What a record! Pop the champagne

The movie will join ShrekToy Story and Minions as the only animated franchises to have two titles open to more than $100M for three days at the domestic box office

Whoa, the most successful animated movies are the ones where people have to pay for their kids?! No way…

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Lol the stats are so specifically tailored, they remind me of extremely specific sports analytics insights

[–] lobut@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I was gonna say that. Watching the NBA is like, "this is the FIRST time a player has scored 25 points while wearing white shoes on Christmas day while their uncle was in the hospital!"

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

besting Amazon MGM Studios’ Project Hail Mary, which rang up a $33.1M Friday/previews — but it’s also the best opening Wednesday in April, beating 2023’s The Super Mario Bros Movie, which brought in $31.7M. Keep in mind, no previews puffing up that figure.

Celebrating a rehashed sequel beating a genuinely good original IP. This is why we can't have nice things.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago

Isn't Project Hail Mary an adaptation?

[–] Quicky@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

This would always be the case. It’s a kids film, released during the Easter holidays, it’s probably raining, and it’s an ideal way to entertain the scrotes for a couple of hours with some predictable animated bullshit.

It doesn’t take away from Project Hail Mary because the markets are entirely different, and the creators wouldn’t expect the additional revenue from taking the entire family.