Nearly a month after “Super Mario Bros. The Movie” opening to an impressive box office, the animated film reached another major milestone.
The production surpassed $ 1 billion at the global box office this Sunday (30) and, according to a statement from Universal, continues to break box office records, remaining in first place for the fourth consecutive weekend.
“Super Mario Bros.” is the tenth animated film in history to surpass $1 billion, making it the tenth biggest animated film of all time worldwide, surpassing the $942.5 million that “Minions 2: The Rise of Gru ” grossed in 2019.
The film opened in the United States and Canada on April 5 and grossed over $200 million, and nearly $380 million internationally, in its five-day opening. “Super Mario Bros.” topped Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania at the time, which took in $225.3 million globally during its February opening.
The film is based in the world of Nintendo’s classic “Super Mario” video game franchise and stars Chris Pratt as Mario, Charlie Day as Luigi and Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach.
“Super Mario Bros. The Movie” follows Brooklyn plumbers Mario and Luigi, transported by a mysterious pipe as they work underground to fix a water main. The brothers wander into a “magical new world,” and when they are separated, “Mario embarks on an epic journey to find Luigi,” according to the synopsis on the film’s website.
Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Kevin Michael Richardson and Sebastian Maniscalco complete the cast, with a special appearance by actor Charles Martinet, who is the official voice of Mario in the video games.
Source: CNN Brasil
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