John Waters at 80; ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Holds Tight for Universal



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On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Jack Dunn unpacks another big weekend for “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” as well as the art of analyzing Friday night box office numbers. And Marc Malkin brings us a Just for Variety interview with John Waters, the iconoclastic director who turns 80 on April 22.

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