The movie adaptation of the most iconic character of the game world, Super Mario Bros., has achieved a great success by exceeding one billion dollars.
Super Mario Bros movie Although it received low ratings from critics, it was appreciated by the audience. Of course, this appreciation is also reflected in the box office of the movie worldwide. So much so that the film was a great success and managed to become one of the films that exceeded the one billion dollar threshold.
Super Mario Bros movie crosses $1 billion
This success of the film also made it rank in the animation category. Super Mario Bros. is one of the 10 highest-grossing animated films, surpassing 1 billion copies and surpassing films such as Despicable Me 2, Minions: The Rise of Gru.
Moreover, it took 26 days for the film to achieve this success. Considering that it is still in the vision, there is a possibility that it will go up in the ranking.
The Super Mario Bros. movie earned another $40 million in the US last weekend, totaling $490 million. Worldwide, the film made $68.31 million, making a total of $532.45 million.
The movie is also the third Illumination movie to surpass the $1 billion mark, after Minions and Despicable Me 3. When we look at the Universal side, the movie also managed to become the seventh greatest Universal Movie of all time, surpassing even Jurassic World Dominion and the first Despicable Me movies.
Of course, this success may also be the occasion for Nintendo to push the button for its movies. Finally, the famous director Neill Blomkamp asked him, “Would you direct the Metroid movie if it was offered?” He replied “Absolutely” to the question.