The Super Mario Bros. Movie to Pass US$1 Billion at the Global Box Office This Weekend

 

Since debuting under a month ago in most major markets, The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been a Giant Mushroom-sized hit with audiences. So much so that Variety is reporting that Universal, the film’s distributor, is certain in its projections that the film will pass US$1 billion worldwide by the end of the weekend.

 

Variety has outlined that the domestic, international split for the Nintendo-produced flick will be $487.5 million in North America and $533 million internationally, making it the first film of the 2023 calendar year to do so in the international space and the fifth film since COVID-19 began. 

 

This projection comes off the heels of The Super Mario Bros. Movie finally premiering in Japan on April 28, just ahead of the Golden Week holidays in the country. While official box office results won’t be in for a few more days, current estimates show Mario doing reasonably well in his home country – one of the standouts against a poor showing for Hollywood films since the pandemic.

 

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The Lego Movie 2 story writer Matthew Fogel wrote the screenplay for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, with Teen Titan’s Go! To the Movies‘ Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic co-directing. Shigeru Miyamoto and Chris Meledandri at Illumination produced the film for Universal Pictures distribution.

 

Source: Variety

 

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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.