The Super Mario Bros. Movie is the first 2023 film to join the billion-dollar club. Based on box office trends, it very well could be the only one.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is the first 2023 movie to make it into the billion-dollar club at the global box office this year, and it's unlikely that another film will join it any time soon. Box office numbers plummeted in 2020 due to COVID-19 closures, and subsequent years have shown that Hollywood's comeback will be arduous. Still, 2023 has been especially tough, with several big summer releases failing to meet their projected numbers. The Super Mario Bros.
To make this victory even better, Illumination had a $100 million budget for the film—much lower than other 2023 releases. Since The Super Mario Bros. Movie has made $1.342 billion, the studio is already well over a billion-dollar profit. This is a sign that future Nintendo movie adaptations are on the horizon, and Illumination has proven that they are up to the task.
When considering these movies, their failures, and the reasons behind them, it's easy to see a trend regarding the 2023 summer releases. The Flash is another victim of superhero fatigue, and Fast X is part of another blockbuster franchise that has likely run its course. Still, movies like Pixar's Elemental should have stood a chance since they didn't fall under these qualifiers. Unfortunately, as an animated family film, it would have needed to stand up against The Super Mario Bros.
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