The animated film with the highest grossing opening in history. The best collection month for a film of this type. The most successful video game adaptation of all time. We are talking about Super Mario Bros. which adds and continues to break records for ticket sales.
The film based on Nintendo’s characters was able to reach an audience eager for new adventures and new ideas on the big screen. After the pandemic, theatrical releases are experiencing a second golden age and could in fact very soon be among the 50 most profitable films in the history of cinema.
To do this, he only needs to travel the distance that separates the surroundings $850 million that it has reached internationally (50% in the United States and 50% in the rest) up to 1 billion, which is one of the first barriers that it could cross before the end of April.
Predictions disagree on where the duo formed by Mario and Luigi with the rest of the co-stars and villains will leave the meter (Peach, Toad, Bowser…). But what everyone agrees on is that Super Mario bros still has a lot to say since the film has not yet been released in Japan, one of its strongest markets.
In the land of the rising sun, Mario is a real institution, almost a national emblem. For this reason, from next April 28, we could see how the box office figures of the film based on Nintendo’s video games soar again, experiencing a second boom.
We’ve already said that for a few million it became the highest grossing video game adaptation in the industry and at that rate it could become the highest-grossing animated film in history. . You won’t have it easy. rivals like Minions (1.159 million), The Incredibles 2 (1.243 million), Frozen (1.288 million), Frozen II (1.450 million) The Lion King (1.663 million) they still make it cover a considerable distance.
But little by little Mario and Luigi add