‘Super Mario Bros’ Tops $500M At Worldwide Box Office; Becomes Highest-Grossing Release Of 2023
deadline.comRefresh for latest…: Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie made history this past weekend, nabbing the biggest opening ever for an animated title worldwide.
Now, after just nine days, it has a new milestone under its belt, topping $500M to become the No. 1 release of 2023 globally.
Domestically through Thursday, the Aaron Horvath/Michael Jelenic-directed film has grossed $260.3M. At the international box office, the number is $248.4M which brings the worldwide running total to $508.7M.
Super Mario Bros now stands as the No. 2 animated film since 2019 globally. It has overtaken Demon Slayer: Mugen Train ($494M) and is currently behind only Illumination/Universal’s Minions: The Rise of Gru ($942.5M) — it is highly likely to surpass the latter as well, on its way across $1B.
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