Box Office: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Opens a Stunning $204.6M in the US, Record $377M Globally – Hollywood Reporter
Talk about taking the business to the next level.
Illumination and Universal Nintendo video game adaptation Super Mario Bros It shattered all expectations and broke numerous records in its box office debut over the long Easter holiday weekend. Pic scored the highest opening of all time for an animated film with $377 million in worldwide ticket sales. The massive five-day domestic haul is $204.6 million, including $146.4 million for the three-day weekend, while the overseas tally stands at $173 million from 70 markets.
Mariowhich creates a new milestone for the film franchise, breaking several other records, including landing the highest opening ever for a film based on a video game and the highest opening of 2023 on all fronts after A Day .nt-Man and Wasp: Quantunamia.
The secret ingredient — the PG picture appeals to families and general audiences, slowing down the game’s popular, multi-genre appeal. On the general audience side, a whopping 60 percent of ticket buyers were between the ages of 18-34.
The mega-opening is not the only significant brand of the Easter weekend. Amazon Studios, which is trying to give its film a traditional theatrical release, has seen the title debut, a coming-of-age drama starring Ben Affleck. airIt opened to a better-than-expected $20.2 million in five days (more on air later). Both movies opened Wednesday to jump on the spring break.
in North America Super Mario Bros.“The three-day weekend makes it the second best start ever for an animated title after” incredible 2 After the transition find dory. And globally, that’s over $358 million in armor Frozen 2.
There is no limit on records. The largest five-day launch in history was launched after the besting Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($200 million); the best ever opened for the illumination of Chris Meledandri, the house of God contempt for Me and satellites; and the top opening of 2023 to date.
Crowds flocking to the adventure romp comedy, which centers on Brooklyn brothers and plumbers Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) transported to the mushroom kingdom of the magical world, don’t seem to care about the reviews either. But the movie scores were compared with CinemaScore.
“This is one of the biggest box office over-performances in recent memory and absolutely shatters all pre-release projections,” said Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian. “Mario officially says ‘game’ to film adaptation course”.
Until now, the only other big success of the story has been Paramount’s video game adaptations GENIUS hedgehog series in open terms; “Sonic II” The previous opening was a $72 million debut.
List and eOne haven’t had such good luck with the board game adaptation Dungeons & Dragons: Honor among thieves, despite glowing reviews and an A CinemaScore. In its second outing, the film fell 61 percent over the three-day Easter weekend to $14.5 million for a domestic cume of $62.2 million. Overseas, it earned $15.5 million from 61 markets worldwide for a lukewarm $124.1 million.
Ben Affleck’s air grossed under $14.5 million for the three-day weekend and $20.2 million for five days, ahead of expectations that skewing adult titles have worked in the pandemic era.
The biographical drama about the early days of the NCAA Stars, when a young Michael Jordan was trying to sign, features an all-star cast that includes Matt Damon and Viola Davis.
air it is historic that the first film from Amazon Studios will receive an exclusive release in thousands of theaters around the world before being broadcast on First Video at a time yet to be announced. The film boasts glowing reviews and a coveted Tomatoes critics score of 94 percent. And it received an A CinemaScore from the audience.
The film, which has a $90 million market cap, is backed by Amazon Studios, Skydance Games and Mandalay Pictures. It’s also the inaugural project from Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity, which the duo co-founded last year with RedBird Capital, the first time Affleck has directed Damon in his own film.
air It also opened in many overseas markets, where Warner Bros. Handles international distribution services. The film opened to $10.5 million from its first 59 markets for a global debut of $30.7 million.
Among the holdovers, Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4 It also enjoyed a milestone weekend, as it crossed the $300 million mark globally. It grossed $14.6 million domestically for a North American cume of $147.1 million and $304.6 million globally.
It also boasted a special and Spyglass milestone Cry 6 $103.8 million in North America, a franchise record, not adjusted for inflation. Globally, the film has now earned a whopping $161.6 million.
MGM’s Symbol IIIthat premium VOD last week completed the $150 million mark in North America to clear Sunday with a domestic cume of $153.3 million and an impressive $268 worldwide.
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