Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 2008 jukebox musical film "Mamma Mia!", based on the stage musical of the same name. Released on July 8, 2008 by Decca and Polydor Records in the United States and internationally, respectively, it features performances by the film's cast including Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Dominic Cooper, Stellan Skarsgård, Colin Firth, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski, Ashley Lilley, and Rachel McDowall. The recording was produced by Benny Andersson who along with Björn Ulvaeus had produced the original ABBA recordings. Additionally, many of the musicians
Mamma Mia! (film series) to hold onto the top spot for 2 weeks, narrowly keeping Pixar's "WALL-E" from reaching #1 in its second week. When released on July 3 in Greece, the film grossed $1.6 million in its opening weekend, ranking #1 at the Greek box office. The film made $9.6 million in its opening day in the United States and Canada, and $27.6 million in its opening weekend, ranking #2 at the box office, behind "The Dark Knight". At the time, it made "Mamma Mia!" the record-holder for the highest grossing opening weekend for a movie based on a Broadway musical, surpassing "Hairspray"'s