‘Barbie’ Squashing ‘Super Mario Bros Movie’ As Top-Grossing 2023 Film At Domestic Box Office
deadline.comThis Wednesday, Warner Bros.’ Barbie will become the highest-grossing movie at the domestic box office year to date with north of $574.2M, overtaking Universal/Illumination Entertainment’s Super Mario Bros Movie which finaled its stateside run at that amount.
The last time Warner Bros. ruled with the top-grossing movie of the year was in 2011 with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II – which amassed $381M.
It remains to be seen if any other titles on the current theatrical release schedule including Warner’s own Wonka, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and Disney/Marvel Studios’ The Marvels can best Barbie.
It took Super Mario Bros Movie 138 days to get to $574.2M. And it took last year’s top domestic champ Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount/Skydance 40 days to reach that point.
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