Super Mario Bros has hit a new record for biggest opening weekend of an animated movie in history, surpassing the $358 million global opening of 2019's Frozen II

4/10/2023

Super Mario Bros has hit a new record for biggest opening weekend of an animated movie in history, surpassing the $358 million global opening of 2019's Frozen II.

Mario also notched the biggest five-day domestic opening in history, beating Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's $200 million.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie” opened in 70 overseas territories, including Mexico ($27.4 million), the U.K. and Ireland ($19.6 million), Germany ($14 million), China ($12 million), France ($10.4 million), Spain ($8.6 million) and Australia ($8.3 million).

“It’s a phenomenal number all around,” says Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, president of distribution for Universal Pictures International. “The film is based on incredible IP, which is beloved by people of different generations– young and old. This is great news for the industry.”

“Mario” particularly delivered in Imax, bringing in $5 million overseas and $21.6 million globally. Those ticket sales rank as the highest animated debut ever for the company in 22 markets, including Ireland and the UK, Germany, Sweden and Netherlands.

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