Well, I think we know who will win that debate at the next Smash planning meeting.
Mario’s animated big-screen debut broke box office records.
The early weekend return of the Nintendo and Illumination collaboration saw it take in $146.36 million in its first weekend at the U.S. box office, and a source at Illumination’s parent company Universal said it has grossed more than 200 million since its launch. reached $4.6 million. It’s the third-largest Easter weekend launch ever (behind Batman v Superman’s $181 million in 2016 and Fast 7’s $161 million in 2015) and a five-day launch. It represents the largest total ever recorded for a release (surpassing 2009’s Transformers: Age of the Fallen). He doubles the opening weekend record for a video game adaptation ($71.6 million for 2022’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2).
Including international totals, the Super Mario Bros. movies are also the highest-grossing animated film opening weekends of all time worldwide. A new record estimate is $377.2 million, which is three weeks ahead of his launch in Japan.
