$122 Million in Two Days: The Mario Machine Is Review-Proof
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie cleared $122 million worldwide in two days with a 41% Tomatometer and 91% audience score, proving that critics are spectators in the Nintendo economy.
Entertainment
The Boys Returns for Its Final Season. The War It Satirized Arrived First.
The Boys' fifth and final season premieres April 8 on Prime Video, bringing its superhero-fascism satire to a close in a country now fighting an actual war.
Euphoria's Four-Year Absence Ends April 12. The Question Is Whether Anyone Still Needs It.
Euphoria Season 3 premieres April 12 on HBO with a five-year time jump, 157 million trailer views, and the open question of whether a show about teenage chaos can survive its audience growing up.
Malcolm in the Middle Returns After Twenty Years. Life's Still Unfair.
Hulu premieres the four-episode Malcolm in the Middle revival on April 10, reuniting Frankie Muniz and Bryan Cranston two decades after the original ended.
Hacks Ends April 9. Jean Smart Says the Finale Is 'Not Remotely' What She Imagined.
The fifth and final season of Hacks premieres April 9 on HBO Max, with Jean Smart delivering what showrunners call a 'shocking' conclusion to television's best comedy about power and ego.
Netflix's Next Wave: Dan Levy's Crime Comedy, a Chess Scandal, and a False Prophet
Netflix's second week of April brings Dan Levy's Big Mistakes on April 9, the chess documentary Untold: Chess Mates on April 7, and true-crime series Trust Me: The False Prophet on April 8.
Spotify Cut 15 Podcast Jobs. The Ringer Keeps Shrinking.
Spotify laid off 15 employees across The Ringer and Spotify Studios -- about 3% of the podcast division -- while canceling the Ringer sports show New York, New York.