The film “Super Mario”, the biggest success of the year in France, exceeds one billion dollars in revenue worldwide

2023-04-30 21:03:24

He is definitely very strong this plumber. “Super Mario Bros, the movie” continues to dominate the North American box office and reached a billion dollars in revenue worldwide, a first this year, according to estimates on Sunday from the specialized firm Exhibitor Relations. The animated film inspired by the game of the same name, produced by Universal, Nintendo and Illumination studios, made this weekend in Canada and the United States 40 million dollars in receipts, thus remaining at the top of the ranking.

Since its Easter weekend release, the animated film has racked up more than $490 million in North America and another $532 million across the rest of the world, according to Exhibitor, for a worldwide total of $1.02 billion in four weeks. By exceeding 4.65 million admissions for Despicable Me 2, released in 2013, Super Mario Bros has become Illumination studio’s third biggest success in France, behind Despicable Me 3 (5.6 million in 2017) and The Minions (6.65 million in 2015).

Nintendo’s plumber’s adventures alone represent 16% of sessions and 35% of entries in the top 20 in France. It still posted good attendance figures of only -8% in the third week, taking full advantage of the “school holidays” effect. The Italian plumber above all debunks “Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Empire”, and its 4.6 million admissions, from first place in the French box office in 2023 – France also confirming its position as the world’s fourth largest market for movie

The first feature film to exceed this ceiling this year

It is the first feature film to exceed this threshold this year, and only the 10th animated film, according to the specialized magazine The Hollywood reporter. The overalls-and-mustache-wearing plumber is ahead of Warner Bros. horror film “Evil Dead Rise” at the North American box office, which for its second weekend in North American theaters recorded $12.2 million. receipts. Actresses Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland star in this bloodbath, playing two sisters who must battle a slew of demonic creatures.

In third place with 6.8 million is a newcomer: “Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret”, comedy-drama about adolescence, adapted from a children’s literature classic by author Judy Blume. “A good start” for such a film, analyzes expert David Gross, noting “dithyrambic reviews and reactions from spectators”.

“John Wick: Chapter IV” is still doing well after six weeks of exploitation, in fourth position with 5 million dollars. In this new chapter of the hit saga, Keanu Reeves reprises his role as a hitman fighting an international criminal group.

And in fifth position is the return of the force: “Star Wars, episode VI – Return of the Jedi” raised 4.8 million dollars for a new release, 40 years after the release of this legendary film with Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. Old myths always have a future in some way.