'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' smashes records with huge box office debut

It's easily become the biggest opener of the year.

It's also easily become the biggest opener of the year, topping Disney's "Between Friday and Sunday, "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" brought in an estimated $146.36 million domestically and another $173 million internationally across 70 markets, according to Comscore.

"The Super Mario Bros. Movie," which was produced by Illumination and Nintendo and distributed by Universal Pictures, also drove the biggest IMAX opening weekend of all time, with $21.6 million globally, per Comscore. "Video game movies just got a huge next level boost from the performance of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian told Axios."[I]t's not like this is an easily repeatable outcome," Dergarabedian cautioned, barring another "Super Mario" sequel.

"[B]ut no matter because at least the reset button has been pressed and the blueprint that Universal, Illumination and of course Nintendo created, will be a north star for future attempts at PG-rated family friendly video game adaptations.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

axios /  🏆 302. in US

Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Mario's Mushroom Power-Up Is The Darkest Part Of The Super Mario Bros. MovieThe Super Mario Bros. Movie may be a lighthearted family film, but one major element from the game takes a really dark turn in the movie.
Read more »

Original 'Mario' Creator and Composer Unlock 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie'Nintendo icons Shigeru Miyamoto and Koji Kondo on why you need to watch 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' five times (or more) to truly catch everything
Read more »

Why Mario Only Says 'Mamma Mia' Twice In Super Mario Bros. MovieThe Super Mario Bros. Movie is fairly accurate to the beloved Nintendo games, with one exception: Mario's iconic catchphrases are barely used.
Read more »

Super Mario Bros Earns a Super Star at the Box OfficeIt’s projected to become Illumination’s biggest opening ever.
Read more »

‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is a box office smashAudiences said let’s go to the movie theater for “The Super Mario Bros
Read more »

‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is a box office smashAudiences said 'let’s-a-go' to the movie theater for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.'
Read more »