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Illumination and Universal’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie is checking off another notable milestone.
The Nintendo video game adaptation will cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office sometime today or Sunday. It becomes only the 10th animated film to achieve the feat.
In North America, Super Mario’s projected weekend gross is $37.5 million for a domestic tally of $487.5 million through Sunday. Its projected weekend overseas haul is $69 million for a foreign cume of $533 million $1.02 billion globally.
The movie has shattered any number of records records, including ranking as the highest-grossing animated film in Universal history at the domestic box office after besting Minions: The Rise of Gru ($369.7 million) and the third-highest of any Universal movie behind Jurassic World and E.T. The Extraterrestrial, unadjusted.
Super Mario continues to play more like an all-audience blockbuster than an animated tentpole thanks to its multi-generational appeal and will become the first movie of 2023 to join the billion-dollar club.
Elsewhere, Warner Bros.’ Evil Dead Rise is impressing in its second weekend with a projected sophomore gross of $13.5 million.
Lionsgate’s new offering Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret looks to come in No. 3 with around $6 million.
In a fun twist, the rerelease of Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi will place No. 4 with an estimated $5.6 million from only 500 theaters.
John Wick: Chapter 4, another Lionsgate movie, is expected to round out the top five with roughly $4.5 million.
More to come.
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