Universal and Illumination's The Super Mario Bros. Movie may not have had the warmest reception from critics (it currently sits at 56% on Rotten Tomatoes), but the negative reviews clearly haven't dissuaded audiences from turning out in droves since the animated family adventure jumped into theaters last Wednesday.
Not only did the colorful video game adaptation win the weekend box office with an estimated $368 million, but it has officially scored the biggest worldwide opening ever for an animated film.
Domestically, the movie amassed an estimated $137 million over the three-day weekend, and $195 million over the five days since its release. Mario's weekend total reached $173 million overseas, which means it has passed Frozen 2's $358 million to officially give it the highest worldwide opening ever for an animated feature.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie also had the biggest global opening of 2023 after breaking the $225.3 million record held by Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
A sequel hasn't been officially announced, but looking at these figures, we'd say it's only a matter of time.
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"Based on the world of Nintendo’s Mario games, the film invites audiences into a vibrant, thrilling new universe unlike any created before in an action-packed, exuberant cinematic comedy event. While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers Mario (Chris Pratt; Jurassic World and The LEGO Movie franchises) and brother Luigi (Charlie Day; It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world.
But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi. With the assistance of a Mushroom Kingdom resident Toad (Keegan-Michael Key; The Lion King) and some training from the strong-willed ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy;The Queen’s Gambit), Mario taps into his own power."
The Super Mario Bros. Movie features an extraordinary comedic cast, including Jack Black (Jumanji films) as Bowser, Seth Rogen (Neighbors franchise) as Donkey Kong, Fred Armisen (Portlandia, Saturday Night Live) as Cranky Kong, Kevin Michael Richardson (American Dad!, Family Guy) as Kamek and Sebastian Maniscalco (Green Book) as Spike, plus a special voice appearance by Charles Martinet, who has voiced the characters of Mario and Luigi in the Super Mario games for more than 30 years.