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  Illumination\u2019s <em>The Super Mario Bros. Movie<\/em> has become&nbsp;a staggering box office success since its premiere last week. The animated adaptation of Nintendo\u2019s flagship franchise has emerged from its first weekend as the best opening animated film of all time, achieving several other records along the way.&nbsp;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
According to The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>, the film walked away with over $375 million in sales in its first five days, surpassing Frozen 2\u00a0<\/em>as the top opening animated film premiere globally. That includes a $206 million domestic haul, $146 million of which was earned over the weekend (remember the film premiered on a Wednesday). Overseas, the movie has earned over $173 million.<\/p>\n
Additionally, The Super Mario Bros. Movie<\/em> is now the top opening film of 2023 (beating Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania<\/em>), has become Illumination\u2019s most successful opening, and has the best opening of any video game film adaptation (surpassing Sonic the Hedgehog 2\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>debut). The film also has the biggest five-day premiere ever, a record previously held by Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen<\/em>. If all of that wasn\u2019t enough, the film also has the biggest IMAX opening weekend of all time at $21.6 million globally.<\/p>\n
Needless to say, The Super Mario Bros. Movie<\/em> is exceeding expectations, and it\u2019ll be interesting to see if it can maintain such a strong start. To get an idea of how it fares, you can read our review of the film here. Be sure to also check out our interviews with the movie\u2019s cast and Nintendo\u2019s own Shigeru Miyamoto and Koji Kondo.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Source: Game Informer<\/p>\n


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