Super Mario Bros Movie Set to Smash Animated Film Record
Super Mario Bros Movie Inches Closer to Breaking All-Time Animated Film Record, as Nintendo Dominates the World of Video Game Adaptations
The Super Mario Bros Movie has achieved an impressive feat by overtaking Frozen as the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time. The movie, which features Chris Pratt as the voice of Mario, follows his journey to the Mushroom Kingdom to defeat Bowser's conquest of the new world, with a star-studded cast including Jack Black, Anya Taylor-Joy, Keegan-Michael Key, Charlie Day, and Seth Rogen. According to Collider, despite its release on home media, the film continued to perform well at the box office, accumulating a global total of $1.288 billion. This achievement places The Super Mario Bros Movie behind only its 2017 sequel Frozen 2, which grossed $1.45 billion.
The Super Mario Bros Movie Continues A Golden Age Of Video Game Adaptations
The Super Mario Bros Movie's critical reception may have been mixed, but audiences had a different reaction, embracing the movie's nostalgic charm and entertaining adventure. This positive word of mouth led to the film becoming the highest-grossing movie of 2023 in both domestic and international markets. The success of The Super Mario Bros Movie is a promising sign for the ongoing trend of successful video game adaptations, which includes HBO's The Last of Us and Netflix's Castlevania and Arcane. The film's success has already resulted in plans for a sequel, indicating the potential for a new film franchise based on video games.
The success of Nintendo's animated film has surpassed that of Disney's Frozen, a once-influential movie that captured the hearts of audiences worldwide with its emotional storyline and popular soundtrack. Despite Frozen's initial success as one of the highest-grossing animated films, Nintendo's film has managed to achieve a major feat by overtaking it. Although it still has one more movie to surpass in order to become the highest-grossing animated film, its future seems promising due to its impressive box-office success. While it may not surpass the gross of Frozen 2, The Super Mario Bros Movie's triumph has secured the future of the series.
