<P> In the United Kingdom, the film grossed $12.7 million in its opening weekend, topping the box office and achieving the fourth biggest opening for a film in 2018 . In its second weekend of international release, the film made $26.6 million (for a running total of $98.6 million). Its largest new markets were France ($1.7 million), Poland ($1.3 million), Switzerland ($223,000) and Croatia ($151,000), while its best holdovers were Australia ($9.5 million), the UK ($8.6 million) and Germany ($8.2 million). </P> <P> On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 216 reviews, and a weighted average of 6.3 / 10 . The website's critical consensus reads, "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again doubles down on just about everything fans loved about the original--and my my, how can fans resist it?" On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 60 out of 100 based on 46 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A --" on an A+ to F scale, the same score as its predecessor, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an 83% overall positive score . </P> <P> Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian termed the sequel as "weirdly irresistible" and gave it three out of five stars . He described his reaction to the first film as "a combination of hives and bubonic plague," but concedes that this time, the relentlessness and greater self - aware comedy made him smile . He concludes: "More enjoyable than I thought . But please . Enough now ." Mark Kermode of The Observer gave the film five stars and commented, "This slick sequel delivers sharp one - liners, joyously contrived plot twists and an emotional punch that left our critic reeling ." </P> <P> Peter Travers of Rolling Stone awarded the film two and a half stars out of five, noting the absence of Streep for the majority of the film hindered his enjoyment, and saying, "her absence is deeply felt since the three - time Oscar winner sang and danced her heart out as Donna Sheridan". Lindsay Bahr of Associated Press awarded the film three out of four stars, calling it "wholly ridiculous", but complimenting its self - awareness . She also praised James' performance and singing talent . Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun - Times gave the sequel a mixed review, awarding it two stars out of four, criticizing the reprises of "Dancing Queen" and "Super Trouper" as uninspired, and feeling that some of the musical numbers dragged the pacing . He considered the younger counterparts to the main characters "energetic" and "likeable ." Stephanie Zacharek of Time gave the film a mixed review, writing "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is atrocious . And wonderful . It's all the reasons you should never go to the movies . And all the reasons you should race to get a ticket ." </P>

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