The Super Mario Bros. Movie scores biggest opening ever for an animated film

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
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Let's-a go!

The Super Mario Bros. Movie significantly beat expectations at the box office this weekend, grossing $204.6 million domestically and an enormous $377 million worldwide over five days. With its worldwide gross, the film set a new record for biggest opening weekend of an animated movie in history, surpassing the $358 million global opening of 2019's Frozen II.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.