Super Mario Bros. The Movie has already become the highest-grossing video game adaptation in history.

Super Mario Bros. Movie has an irresistible rating success. The Illumination and Nintendo film has already grossed over $500 million worldwide and has become highest-grossing video game film adaptation in history.

Thus, the film, starring Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy and Jack Black, surpassed detective pikachu And warcraftwho previously had the said merit. Considering that a little over a week has passed since Super Mario Bros. Movie hit theaters, all indications are that it will be a long time before another performance takes its credit.

Considering the figures received up to yesterday, Thursday inclusive, Super Mario Bros. Movie collected $508.7 million World. Of the total, $260.3 million came from the US box office, with the remaining $248.4 million from international.

Those numbers were more than enough to topple what has so far been presented as the most successful video game adaptation in history. Released in 2016, warcraft managed to accumulate 439 million dollars worldwide; however, it was surpassed in 2019 detective pikachuwhich earned $449.7 million.

Now these numbers are usually very small compared to Super Mario Bros. Movie. Although the animated film received a mixed response from the specialized press, it was a resounding success with the public. Thus, it was shown that Mario is not only the most iconic character in the history of video games, but also remains extremely relevant among young audiences.

Super Mario Bros. Movie the most successful premiere of 2023

In addition to being the most successful video game adaptation in history, Super Mario Bros. Movie It climbed to the top of the 2023 release rankings.. With Thursday’s collection, the film also slapped Disney and Marvel as it outperformed at the box office. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Mania.

There is another important point to note: Super Mario Bros. Movie already the second most successful animated film released since 2019. Second only Minions: Gru’s Origin (2022), also from Illumination, which grossed over $940 million worldwide.

However, the expectations for the project co-produced by Nintendo are very high. They speculate that it could reach $1,000 million. In the coming weeks. Keep in mind that the film is yet to be released in several major Asian markets; among them Japan, home of Mario Bros.

Premiere Super Mario Bros. Movie is scheduled for April 28 in Japanese theaters. If Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic’s film doesn’t fall behind its first 9 days in theaters, it will no doubt continue to break records.

It is worth noting that Mexico It was in the international market that animated films had the greatest success. Until yesterday, he had raised $40 million there. They are followed by the UK and Ireland, Germany, France and Australia.