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Now playing below — a quick look at next weekend (4/3/26):

. Universal/Nintendo/Illumination Entertainment’s PG animated comedy adventure THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE is opening for Easter Weekend at about 4,000 theatres. Hollywood handicappers are buzzing about a $125-135M domestic launch.

In GALAXY, directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic (co-directors of 2023’s THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE), Mario, Luigi and friends are in outer space to stop the evil Bowsers.

The last episode opened 4/5/23 to $146.4M and did $1.36B worldwide on a budget of $100M. The new episode looms as a major moneymaker at the multiplexes! It’s tracking best for first choice with under-25 men (19 points over norm).