The Super Mario Bros. Movie is doing wonders at the box office. After opening on an outstanding note, the film’s momentum didn’t shake. So much so that now the film has entered into the $1 billion club. A feat achieved by only 4 films post the pandemic, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way of Water and now The Super Mario Bros. It is good to see that such a light hearted, family entertainer is ruling the box office. It seems like the audience is finally getting back into the habit of going in theatres to enjoy films. The good old times seem to be back. Super Mario Bros. is only the 52nd film to cross the $1 billion mark in cinema history. Despite mixed reviews from critics, the film opened with $368 million which is the biggest ever for an animated movie, beating Frozen II’s previous mark of $358 million.
Now the most profitable film based on a video game of all time, Super Mario Bros. has been topping the domestic box office consecutively for 4 weeks, that too fending off big competitors like Nicolas Cage’s Renfield, Russell Crowe’s The Pope’s Exorcist and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. However, the film is not done shattering records as it has just surpassed Disney’s Frozen at the worldwide box office despite being available for purchase on Digital.
Can The Super Mario Bros. Movie Beat Frozen 2?
Collider reports that The Super Mario Bros. Movie has collected $1.288 billion meaning it has just surpassed 2013’s box office sensation- Frozen (1.244 billion). The game adaptation is just behind one movie from taking the mantle of the Highest Grossing Animated Film of all time. Of course, it is Frozen 2. The box office juggernaut had collected $1.45 billion in 2017 and since then no movie in the animated space has even come close to the sequel’s prowess except for Super Mario Bros.
While there is no chance that the film will cross Frozen II’s unshakable record, it is clear that the franchise has its loyal fans and will always result in box office success. This is great as there are many sequels and spin-offs in development of this franchise. The Super Mario Bros. Movie is already the highest grossing film of 2023, both in domestic and international markets. It is important to note that the film had received a “Rotten” rating on Rotten Tomatoes and despite this the audience showed it so much love.
Along with Chris Pratt playing the lead role, the supporting cast of the film includes Seth Rogen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Fred Armisen and Charles Martinet.
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