Topline
The Super Mario Bros. Movie earned the No. 1 spot at the box office again from Friday to Sunday, grossing an estimated $87 million domestically and $94 million internationally in its second weekend in theaters.
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Key Facts
Combined with last weekend’s massive $146 million U.S. haul, the animated movie has grossed $678 million worldwide since premiering on April 5.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has quickly become the highest-grossing movie released in 2023, surpassing Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ($474 million worldwide).
Tangent
Renfield, a Nicholas Cage-led horror comedy, grossed an estimated $7.7 million domestically and $10 million worldwide in its opening weekend. The Pope’s Exorcist, which also premiered this weekend, grossed an estimated $9.15 million domestically and $10.4 million internationally.
Key Background
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is the best-performing video game adaptation ever, beating out films like Warcraft and Detective Pikachu. The star-studded voice cast includes Chris Pratt as Mario, Charlie Day as his brother Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach and Jack Black as villain Bowser. Black’s song from the film, “Peaches,” has gone viral on TikTok and on YouTube, where it has 13 million views. It will be eligible to compete for the Best Original Song award at the 2024 Oscars, Variety reported.
Further Reading
Weekend Box Office: ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Wins Big With $146 Million Premiere Weekend (Forbes)
‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Leads Weekend Box Office With $38 Million Opening—Leading ‘John Wick’ Sequel (Forbes)
Weekend Box Office: ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Sets Franchise Record With $73.5 Million Debut (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/04/16/weekend-box-office-super-mario-bros-movie-earns-over-180-million-worldwide-in-another-massive-weekend/