Super Mario Galaxy Movie Opens Atop UK Box Office
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- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Universal) debuted at No. 1 in the UK and Ireland with a £14.9 million ($19.8 million) opening weekend, per Comscore
- The Drama (Entertainment Film Distributors), starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, opened third with $2.9 million
- Project Hail Mary (Sony) slipped to second in its third weekend, adding $4.5 million to reach a $29.1 million cumulative total
- The Magic Faraway Tree held fourth in its second weekend with $2.8 million, pushing its cumulative to $10.1 million
- Hoppers (Disney) placed fifth with $723,000, bringing its cumulative total to $16.6 million
- Fuze (Studiocanal) was the highest new mid-chart entry at sixth with $402,000
- Looking ahead, You, Me & Tuscany (Universal) opens wide across 300-plus locations starring Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page, while Mubi distributes Jim Jarmusch's Father Mother Sister Brother featuring Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver, and Tom Waits
Why it matters: Universal claims the top spot while a packed mid-April slate — a Halle Bailey/Regé-Jean Page rom-com, a Jarmusch prestige feature, a Camus adaptation, and a James McAvoy directorial debut — all battle for the 300-site wide-release tier, raising the competitive ceiling for event cinema in the UK and Ireland.
