<P> Though the world premiere of the film occurred elsewhere, most of the media attention was focused on the Swedish premiere, where Anni - Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog joined Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson with the cast at the Rival Theatre in Mariatorget, Stockholm, owned by Andersson, on July 4, 2008 . It was the first time all four members of ABBA had been photographed together since 1986 . </P> <P> Mamma Mia! received mixed reviews from critics . Rotten Tomatoes reported that 54% of critics gave the film positive reviews based upon a sample of 175 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5 / 10 . The Times gave it four stars out of five, as did Channel 4 (Britain) which said it had "all the swing and sparkle of sequined bell - bottoms ." BBC Radio 5 Live's film critic Mark Kermode admitted to enjoying the film, despite describing the experience as' the closest you get to see A-List actors doing drunken karaoke' . The Guardian was more negative, giving it one star, stating that the film gave the reviewer a "need to vomit", while Bob Chipman of Escape to the Movies said it was "so base, so shallow and so hinged on meaningless spectacle, it's amazing it wasn't made for men". The Daily Telegraph stated that it was enjoyable but poorly put together ("Finding the film a total shambles was sort of a shame, but I have a sneaking suspicion I'll go to see it again anyway ."), whereas Empire said it was "cute, clean, camp fun, full of sunshine and toe tappers ." </P> <P> The casting of actors not known for their singing abilities led to some mixed reviews . Variety stated that "some stars, especially the bouncy and rejuvenated Streep, seem better suited for musical comedy than others, including Brosnan and Skarsgård ." Brosnan, especially, was savaged by many critics: his singing was compared to "a water buffalo" (New York Magazine), "a donkey braying" (The Philadelphia Inquirer) and "a wounded raccoon" (The Miami Herald), and Matt Brunson of Creative Loafing Charlotte said he "looks physically pained choking out the lyrics, as if he's being subjected to a prostate exam just outside of the camera's eye ." </P> <P> Mamma Mia! grossed a worldwide total of $602.6 million and is the fifth highest - grossing film of 2008 . It became the highest grossing live - action musical of all time, until it was surpassed by Bill Condon's Beauty and the Beast in 2017 . It was also the highest - grossing movie directed by a woman, until it was surpassed by Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman in 2017 . It is the third highest - grossing film of 2008 internationally (i.e., outside North America) with an international total of $458.4 million and the thirteenth highest gross of 2008 in North America (the US and Canada) with $144.1 million . </P>

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