Universal and Illumination are continuing to dominate the box office with The Super Mario Bros. Movie, with the film still generating massive theatrical buzz two months after its release. The feature has now brought in a global box office total of $1.3 billion, and sits behind only Disney's Frozen II as the highest-grossing animated film of all time.
As The Super Mario Bros. Movie continues its popularity around the world, the film has generated a staggering international total of $733.9 million from its 81 overseas markets. The film brought in another $8.4 million internationally this weekend. The Super Mario Bros. Movie is not only doing well beyond the shores, though, as the film continued to pad its domestic box office numbers as well. The project raked in another $3.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The film's best international market this weekend, unsurprisingly, was Japan, the home country of the original Mario video game. The Super Mario Bros. Movie has consistently performed well in the country, and added another $4.2 million this weekend for a cumulative total of $80.5 million. This has it placing above all other comparative films in the Japanese market, including Frozen II at the same point. The U.K.
These numbers are still nothing to scoff at, though, and not at all surprising given the extensive marketing push from Universal and Illumination. The latter is already known for producing some of the biggest animated hits at the box office, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie also benefited from sky-high anticipation from Mario fans as well as a stellar voice cast.
Source: Entertainment Trends (entertainmenttrends.net)
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