‘Super Mario Bros The Movie’ has made history: the film breaks records in its first weekend

‘Super Mario Bros The Movie’ has made history: the film breaks records in its first weekend

“It is officially a ‘Game Over’ to the curse of video game adaptations.”

        ‘Super Mario Bros. The movie’ is already one of the key titles of this 2023. The Illumination movie that adapts the Nintendo video game has broken all expectations and has broken -several- records in its box office debut over the long holiday weekend.

        Before going to the next level (more money in rooms, a possible sequel, etc), let’s recap all the achievements of the most beloved plumber: the film has achieved the best result of all time for an animated film with more than 377 million dollars worldwide. The five-day domestic tour (due to the holidays) is $204.6 million, including $146.4 million for the three-day weekend, while the non-US tally is $173 million over 70 markets.

        Mario, thus creating a new film franchise, has broken down many other barriers, including obtaining best opening ever for a movie based on a video game and best opening of 2023 to date on all fronts after beating ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumamia’.

        One of its many attractions has been the image of the film, where it has picked up the appeal of the popular multi-generational game. In North America, the three-day Super Mario Bros. weekend makes it the second-best start ever for an animated title behind “Incredibles 2” after moving on to “Finding Dory.” Worldwide, surpassed the release of Frozen II, which brought in $358 million.

        But the brands do not end there: it has also achieved the biggest five-day launch in history after surpassing ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’‘ (2009) (200 million), and also the best opening ever for Illumination, the home of the Gru and the Minions movies or the ‘Sing!’ titles. And yes, the best opening of 2023 to date.

        The story that follows Brooklyn brothers and plumbers Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) as they are transported to the magical world of the Mushroom Kingdom has broken these records regardless of the mixed reviews.

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        This is one of the biggest box office returns in recent memory and is absolutely smashing every pre-release screening.said Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian.Mario Officially Says ‘Game Over’ To Curse Video Game Movie Adaptation“.

        So far, the only other big success story among video game adaptations has been Paramount’s ‘Sonic’ series. In terms of openings, the second part was the one that previously held the opening crown with an opening of 72 million.

        Source: Fotogramas

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