After a strong opening day, The Super Mario Bros. Movie continues to break records when it comes to the box office. It has made $204.6 million domestically after five days, beating Transformer: Revenge of the Fallenās $200 million records. $204.6 million of the movieās gross box office sales came from domestic sales, and international sales are around $173 million. That means the global opening sales for The Super Mario Bros Movie are around $377.2 million right now. This is a record-breaking amount of money for an animated film. [Thanks, Deadline!]
Part of The Super Mario Bros Movieās success could come not only from the nostalgia, but how the movie is an āeverybody movieā rather than one for just the whole family. There is a very even split in terms of attendance over all hours, averaging at around 25%, with most of them going between 1pm and 4pm (28%). Jim Orr, who is the Domestic Distribution Chief of Universal, stated that āaudience of all ages and backgroundsā have gone to see the movie, which combines Nintendoās āiconic charactersā with Illuminationās āunbeatable filmmaking and storytelling prowess.ā
The Super Mario Bros Movie is available in theaters. It will make its debut in Japanese theaters on April 28, 2023.
Published: Apr 10, 2023 10:00 am