Mary Poppins (character) Academy Award for Best Actress. British film magazine "Empire" included Poppins (as played by Andrews) in their 2011 list of 100 greatest movie characters. A quintessential English nanny, Mary Poppins is a slightly stern but caring woman, who uses magic and self-control to take care of the Banks children. She is usually identifiable by her sensible hat and parrot umbrella which she brings with her wherever she goes on outings. She is kind towards the children, but can be firm when needed. She is "practically perfect in every way." In the film version, she is a young woman, with an
Mary Poppins Returns $35 million in its first weekend) and a total of $75 million over its first week of release. The film made $4.8 million on its first day of release. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 78% based on 178 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""Mary Poppins Returns" relies on the magic of its classic forebear to cast a familiar – but still solidly effective – family-friendly spell." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of