The Super Mario Bros. movie It hit theaters last week and broke records with the release grossing just over $146 million domestically. As Deadline he says, that makes it the highest-grossing opening weekend for any film based on video games, hitting Sonic The Hedgehog 2, which previously held the record with $141 million, out of the top spot. Mario has been a hit around the world, with a global gross of more than $377, making it the biggest opening of the year to date.
Illumination and Universal The Super Mario Bros. movie brings Nintendo’s beloved game to the big screen. The story follows Mario (voiced by Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day), two failed plumbers from Brooklyn who confront Jack Black’s Bowser after finding themselves somehow transported to the Mushroom Kingdom. Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) rounds out the classic characters in this nostalgia-filled tale. It is the first film adaptation of the video game since the 1993 live action film that was not well liked. Super Mario Bros.
The newest movie is available in 3D, IMAX and other premium formats, which accounted for 38 percent of sales. According to Rich Gelfond, CEO of IMAX, The Super Mario Bros. movie it is the company’s highest-grossing animated feature, grossing $21.6 million worldwide.
It’s not just animated movies and video games that it’s stacking up against. The Super Mario Bros. movie historically had the third largest Easter weekend sale after batman vs superman$181 million and furious 7$161 million.
With initial sales like these, it’s quite likely that we’ll see an animated Mario sequel at some point in the future, and this could open the door for more big-budget adaptations of beloved Nintendo properties. Get ready to explore Boo’s mansion or Donkey Kong’s jungle in the next inevitable spin-off.
