Much to nobody’s surprise – the Super Mario Bros. Movie is now the highest-grossing video game film of all time.
As reported by The Numbers, the Super Mario Bros. Movie has already brought in roughly $678 million at the worldwide box office – swiftly kicking Warcraft, which earned $439 million during its theatrical run, out of the top spot.
It’s quite a feat, especially when you consider that the Super Mario Bros. Movie came out less than two weeks ago, on April 5, 2023. We’ll undoubtedly see these earnings shoot up dramatically as the weeks go on as well – many are predicting that this movie will be the first video game adaptation to cross a billion dollars, even.
For additional context regarding how well movies based on video games typically do at the box office: Detective Pikachu comes in third with $433 million, followed closely by Rampage at $427 million. Surprisingly, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, which saw a historic theatrical opening run, comes in fourth – you would think the franchise that arguably kicked off the era of solid video game adaptations would be higher up the list.
More films based on the Italian plumber’s adventures are likely coming, especially if that post-credits sequel tease is any sort of hint.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
