The Super Mario Galaxy movie is out, and it's being met with some lukewarm reviews. Though the first movie wasn't exactly a hit among critics, it turned out to be quite a beloved flick among fans, especially younger ones, and it appears that'll be even more the case this time around. Despite barely being above 50 percent on Rotten Tomatoes' critic score, Super Mario Galaxy has nevertheless raked in $34.5 million on its opening day domestically, Variety reports. That puts it above Project Hail Mary, an exceptional science-fiction film starring Ryan Gosling, as well as above the first Super Mario film, which itself earned some $31 million during its first 24 hours in theaters.Compared to the previous flick, Super Mario Galaxy has a noticeably lower score among critics across the board. According to Metacritic, it has an average score of around 35, down by 11 points from The Super Mario Bros. It's also quite poorly rated on Rotten Tomatoes, with 41 percent compared to its predecessor's 59. However, though professional cinebuffs might not be all over this flick, fans are definitely of a different opinion.Image via Nintendo/IlluminationThough the movie's box office success tells us enough, user scores on Rotten Tomatoes place it at 91 percent, compared to the first film's 95 percent, a small difference considering the overall "drop" in quality from movie to movie. This one certainly seems to be much more geared toward kids than adults, and its chaotic plot and moment-to-moment storytelling appear not to be as appealing to older audiences as the 2023 movie. Even so, casual moviegoers seem to love it, and I have no doubt in my mind that it'll cross the $1 billion threshold by the end of its theatrical run.It's still a bit early to gauge total worldwide numbers, but I'm fairly certain it's doing exceptionally well across the board. This, for the umpteenth time, proves that critics, while justified in gauging the overall quality of a film, do not often predict the commercial success of anything they're commenting on. This is oftentimes true in video games, as the recent example of Crimson Desert shows. It has an average critic score of 77 on Metacritic, but a user score of 8.8, showing a clear discrepancy between the two. The post The critics got it wrong: Super Mario Galaxy movie already had 2026’s best opening day appeared first on Destructoid.