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Super Mario Galaxy Movie Opens to $372 Million Worldwide; The Drama Earns $28 Million Globally

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie generated $372 million in worldwide box office revenue during its first five days of release. The Drama, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, opened to $28 million globally. Both films achieved notable milestones for their respective studios.

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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie opened with $372 million in worldwide box office earnings over its first five days. This marks the third-highest opening weekend for an animated film, following the first Super Mario Bros. movie and another unspecified animated release.

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The film's production budget was $110 million. The Drama, an A24 production starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, recorded $28 million in global box office revenue for its opening. This figure represents the third-largest global opening for an A24 film.

The movie's production budget was approximately $28 million.

reported the Super Mario Galaxy Movie's $372 million opening as the third biggest ever for an animated film. Culture Crave corroborated the $372 million global gross in the first five days and specified the $110 million budget. No contradictions appear across sources regarding these earnings.

For The Drama, both DiscussingFilm and Culture Crave confirmed the $28 million worldwide opening. Culture Crave noted it as one of the best starts for an A24 film, aligning with DiscussingFilm's report of it being the third biggest global opening for the studio.

The budget alignment with earnings suggests a break-even point at the box office.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, produced by Nintendo and Illumination, builds on the success of prior Mario adaptations. Its rapid earnings trajectory indicates strong audience interest in the franchise. A24's The Drama represents the studio's continued expansion into higher-budget features with prominent actors.

Sources provide no additional details on domestic versus international splits for either film. Release dates are not specified, but the openings occurred concurrently based on reporting timelines.

Key Facts

$372M
Super Mario Galaxy Movie worldwide opening in five days
$28M
The Drama global box office opening
$110M
Super Mario Galaxy Movie production budget
$28M
The Drama production budget
Third biggest
opening for animated film and A24 movie

Story Timeline

4 events
  1. Past 5 days

    Super Mario Galaxy Movie grossed $372 million worldwide in first five days.

    2 sourcesDiscussingFilm · culturecrave
  2. Opening weekend

    The Drama opened to $28 million globally.

    2 sourcesDiscussingFilm · culturecrave
  3. Pre-release

    Super Mario Galaxy Movie completed production with $110 million budget.

    1 sourceculturecrave
  4. Pre-release

    The Drama completed production with approximately $28 million budget.

    1 sourceculturecrave

Potential Impact

  1. 01

    Super Mario Galaxy Movie recoups production budget in first five days.

  2. 02

    Nintendo expands Mario franchise media adaptations following box office success.

  3. 03

    The Drama reaches break-even at global box office opening.

  4. 04

    A24 increases investment in star-driven films after strong opening.

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