update [Sun 9th Apr, 2023 17:05 BST]: The Super Mario Bros. Movie replaced Frozen II and secured the opening weekend for the biggest animated movie of all time.
original story [Sat 8th Apr, 2023 17:30 BST]: We’re still in the early days of the Super Mario Bros. movie and so far it seems to have broken it at the box office. projected to reach $1 million.
Deadline provided some more news about the ongoing successes around the world – breaking down milestones across multiple countries in our “Friday update”.
- MEXICO: Ticket sales ($11.4 million) higher than the country’s April animated full-throttle weekend.
- UK & Ireland: Thursday’s box office was the biggest ever for an animated title and the second largest for a Universal title. $8.6 million in two days.
- China: $5.3 million on Thursday
- Germany: Higher than opening weekends of animated and family-friendly movies released in April, and better than four weekend films such as Frozen and The Incredibles 2.
- Spain: Another $1.8 million on Thursday, $4 million total by Friday. It has already surpassed three weekend premieres such as “Toy Story 4” and “Finding Dory.”
The film also performed well in various other markets, including France ($2.7 million), Central America ($2.7 million), Italy ($2.6 million), Australia ($2.3 million) and Brazil ($1.8 million). (Thursday). Check out our previous post for more details on the milestones Mario his movie has achieved so far.
