Super Mario Bros. The Movie is an unstoppable ratings success. The Illumination and Nintendo film has already grossed more than 500 million dollars worldwide and has become the highest-grossing film adaptation of a video game in history.
In this way, the film starring Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy and Jack Black has passed to detective pikachu and warcraft, who previously held said merit. And taking into account that it has barely been a little over a week since Super Mario Bros. The Movie hit theaters, everything indicates that it will be a long time before another production takes credit for it.
Counting the figures obtained up to yesterday, Thursday, inclusive, Super Mario Bros. The Movie has collected $508.7 million Worldwide. Of the total, 260.3 million dollars correspond to the US box office, while the remaining 248.4 million dollars are international.
These numbers have been more than enough to dethrone what until now were presented as the most successful video game adaptations in history. Released in 2016, warcraft managed to amass 439 million dollars worldwide; however, it was surpassed in 2019 by detective pikachuwhich earned $449.7 million.
These figures now tend to be very small in comparison with Super Mario Bros. The Movie. Although the animated film has had a mixed reception among the specialized press, it has been a resounding success among the public. In this way, it has been shown that Mario is not only the most iconic character in the history of video games, but also remains tremendously current among young audiences.
Super Mario Bros. The Movie is the most successful premiere of 2023
In addition to becoming the most successful video game adaptation in history, Super Mario Bros. The Movie It has risen to the top of the 2023 release ranking. With Thursday’s collection, the film has also given Disney and Marvel a slap in the face, since it has surpassed at the box office Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
Another important point to note is that Super Mario Bros. The Movie is already the second most successful animated feature released since 2019. It remains behind only Minions: The Origin of Gru (2022), also from Illumination, which has grossed more than $940 million worldwide.
However, the expectations around the project co-produced by Nintendo are very high and They suggest that it could reach 1,000 million dollars In the next weeks. Keep in mind that the film has yet to open in several major Asian markets; among them, Japan, the house of Mario Bros.
The premiere of Super Mario Bros. The Movie in Japanese theaters is scheduled for April 28. If the Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic film keeps up with its first 9 days in theaters, it will surely continue to break records.
It is worth noting that Mexico It has been the international market where animated films have had the most success. Until yesterday, he raised 40 million dollars there. They are followed by the United Kingdom and Ireland, Germany, France and Australia.