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(Motherland) - The triumph of 'Super Mario Bros.' will open doors for Nintendo to continue adapting its other famous video games.
Scenes from 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie'Despite being screened globally for nearly a month, 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' (Super Mario Bros. Movie) seems to have no end in sight in terms of box office revenue. After becoming the most successful animated film debut, surpassing 'Frozen 2,' and setting numerous other records, the film by Illumination and Nintendo has now achieved another significant milestone.
According to reports from Variety, the animated film adaptation of the famous video game has surpassed the $1 billion global box office mark this past weekend, just the fourth weekend since the film was released on April 5. Specifically, 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' has grossed over $490 million in box office revenue in North America alone, and over $530 million in all other markets in just 26 days.
Therefore, it has become the first film of 2023 to join the $1 billion club, and the fifth film since 2020 to reach this milestone after 'Spider-Man: No Way Home,' 'Top Gun: Maverick,' 'Jurassic World Dominion,' and 'Avatar: The Way of Water.' A remarkable achievement and one that few would have expected from the outset, especially considering the previous box office history of other video game adaptations.
Images from the latest installment of 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie''The Super Mario Bros. Movie' continues to break records, despite weekly declines in box office revenue and enthusiastic audience response. However, the journey of the 'Italian plumbing brothers' may slow down a bit as summer 2023 blockbusters hit theaters, the closest being 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.'
Thanks to the success of the film, Miyamoto Shigeru, the creator of Mario, has confirmed that Nintendo is considering adapting other popular Nintendo video games into movies in the future. This is undoubtedly good news for fans who have been longing to see 'The Legend of Zelda,' 'Kirby,' or 'Metroid Prime' on the big screen for years.
'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' is directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, featuring voice acting by stars such as Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Jack Black as Bowser, Charlie Day as Luigi, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, and Keegan-Michael Key as Toad.
