Super Mario Bros Movie Breaks Box Office Records Worldwide

Apr 12 2023

The new Super Mario Bros Movie has broken box office records, scoring the most successful global opening of all time for an animated film, earning €321 million worldwide in its first five days on release. This overtook the previous record of €307 million held by Frozen 2.

“The numbers are sensational,” noted analyst David A Gross, who said it would “easily be the #1 flick of 2023”. In the movie, Chris Pratt voices the moustachioed Italian plumber, while Jack Black plays the fire-breathing villain Bowser.

Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the movie has been well received by fans, with a 96% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. It also broke other records, including the best-ever opening for a movie based on a video game and the top opening of 2023 so far. Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian said, “This is one of the biggest box office over-performances in recent memory and is absolutely shattering all pre-release projections.”

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Shaun Farrugia Celebrates His First Million Views on YouTube

Apr 12 2023

Shaun Farrugia has taken to his social media accounts to celebrate reaching one million views on his first solo single uploaded to YouTube, “Dear God,” which was released back in December. “Dear God” was Shaun’s first solo single after rising to fame with his collaborative singles with one of the world’s best DJs, Martin Garrix.

Since then, Shaun has released more solo singles as part of his first EP, which was released on Friday, March 10, 2023. This appears to be just the beginning of a wonderful journey for the Maltese starlet, as he has recently teased new singles in collaboration with world-renowned DJs Martin Garrix and Alesso.

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Wild Ducks Migrating Northward Captured by Local Photographer

Apr 12 2023

A local photographer, Aron Tanti, was able to capture the beauty of the northwards migration of wild ducks.

Sharing these photos to social Media, BirdLife Malta, took the opportunity to advise people to stay cautious and “look carefully around if you happen to be crossing the channel between our islands”.

The BirdLife post continued by saying that “Although these images feature the beauty of the northwards migration of wild ducks, there are other species that one might encounter, including various heron species, curlew, ibises and whimbrels, to name a few. The duck species featured in these photos is the Garganey. ”

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Blue jellyfish Filling Up Maltese Beaches

Apr 12 2023

Marine biologist Alan Deidun took to social media to share more images of the Velella velella jellyfish, known in common parlance as ‘mini sailing boats’, which is currently taking over multiple beaches around Malta and Gozo.

The jellyfish, known as ‘qlugħ’ in Maltese for it’s sail-like top, can be seen in a massive ‘innocuous colony of polyps attached to the same raft.’

Deidun has previously shared images of the same species taking over the Gozitan Xatt l-Aħmar and the southern coast of Malta.

Information about this jellyfish can be found on the Spot the Jellyfish Campaign identification manual, which reveals that it has a low irritation sting.

‘It is frequently found in the Mediterranean, especially during spring. It can form dense aggregations extending for kilometres on the sea surface. Specialised floating sea slugs and sea snails find it to be a delicious snack!’

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