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The Mario Movie is now the third biggest animated movie ever | VGC

Only Disney’s Frozen films have made more at the global box office…

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Illumination and Nintendo adaptation cleared $1.248 billion in worldwide ticket sales this week, which puts it ahead of the previous third-placed animated film The Incredibles 2 (2018, $1.243 billion).

According to The Numbers, a site which collates global movie ticket sales data, only Disney’s Frozen 2 ($1.284 billion) and Frozen ($1.452 billion) have generated more than the Mario Bros. Movie, which puts it within a chance of topping the table.

ALL TIME WORLDWIDE ANIMATED BOX OFFICE​

Source: The Numbers

1	2019	Frozen II	$1,453,683,476
2	2013	Frozen	$1,284,540,518
3	2023	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	$1,253,606,176
4	2018	Incredibles 2	$1,242,805,359
5	2015	Minions	$1,157,271,759
6	2019	Toy Story 4	$1,073,064,540
7	2010	Toy Story 3	$1,068,879,522
8	2017	Despicable Me 3	$1,032,809,657
9	2016	Finding Dory	$1,025,006,125
10	2016	Zootopia	$1,002,462,578

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It’s the biggest film of 2023 to date, ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which launched a month after Mario and has grossed $659 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

 

[Midn1ght]

Nintendo lately

 

[BlackTron]

Intriguing that these are my niece's two favorite movies

 

[Kilau]

Peaches > Elsa

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[Flutta]

Deserved.

Perfect movie for kids, just a fun ride for the family, something Disney and Hollywood don’t care about anymore cuz woke propaganda is more important.

 

[ADiTAR]

I'm not sure it'll catch up to Frozen, since they decided to put the digital version out.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Zelda or Metroid next? I would say Zelda.

 

[ResilientBanana]

Zelda or Metroid next? I would say Zelda.

Metroid will be quite a while out if ever

 

[MMaRsu]

Weird, it was completely soulless.

 

[TLZ]

I thought it already beat them.

I'm not sure it'll catch up to Frozen, since they decided to put the digital version out.

I'm not sure why they're rushing it.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Metroid will be quite a while out if ever

Now the thing with Zelda is do they adapt Breath Of The Wild, some previous game's storyline, or make a new Zelda story strictly for the movie?

 

[Nautilus]

Zelda or Metroid next? I would say Zelda.

Its probably gonna be Donkey Kong, and Luigi Mansion after that.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Its probably gonna be Donkey Kong, and Luigi Mansion after that.

Luigi's Mansion is a great idea.

 

[MMaRsu]

I mean it really was, the only good parts were Luigi parts and the part where the blue star guy from Galaxy talked about the sweet release of death

 

[ADiTAR]

I'm not sure why they're rushing it.

Prob thinking that a lot of cinemas will reduce the number of Theaters it's on due to bigger movies coming out, so they wanna cash in on the hype.

 

[ADiTAR]

Luigi's Mansion is a great idea.

I'm thinking that could be their Halloween special.

 

[Ar¢tos]

There is a second Frozen?

 

[RAIDEN1]

I thought this movie has next to no plot and that's why the critics thought it was nothing special?

 

[Soltype]

Weird, it was completely soulless.

this whole list is garbage save for Toy Story 3

 

[Shut0wen]

Movies actually good, glad disney is on suicide watch rn, strange world is an ok movie but the wokeness is so forced its pretty cringe while lightyear did it the right way

 

[Shut0wen]

this whole list is garbage save for Toy Story 3

Zootopia and incredibles 2 are good

 

[DryvBy]

Well deserved. I bet the next one will be even bigger.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

If there was ever any doubt, Nintendo's brands/ IP are as big as Disney's. Amazing accomplishment, well worth the very long wait.

 

[Umbasaborne]

You can bet other studios are now staring at video game ip’s they can license with dollar signs in their eyes. I think the age of the comic book movie is ending, and we are entering the era of good game adaptations. They have been on an upswing lately. Mario, Sonic 1 and 2, and Pikachu were all pretty good and successful. The last of us was good and successful. Halo may not have been good but it got a lot of viewership

 

[Andyliini]

It performed wonderfully, especially post covid. It will probably pass Frozen, but not Frozen II, that is too far ahead to catch now.

Oh, and this list does not seem to count the Lion King remake, that has crossed over 1,6 billion at box office. How did that movie cross so much, I'll never understand.

 

[Soltype]

Zootopia and incredibles 2 are good

 

[AJUMP23]

I would like to see the profit sharing breakdown.

 

[Celine]

Nintendo be like:

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I thought this movie has next to no plot and that's why the critics thought it was nothing special?

As always.... Critics fail their job.

 

[TLZ]

Donkey Kong movie would be cool.

 

[Stitch]

There is a second Frozen?

yes, and it's really lame and I actually like the first one and the shorts about olaf and elsa :/

 

[Unknown?]

Are all these figures adjusted for inflation? If not it's pretty meaningless. I'm sure after hyper inflation Zimbabwe had movies that racked in quadrillions. 1B in 2010 is the equivalent of 1,394,000,000 in 2023 for example.

That said, I'm still impressed and happy it did so well!

 

[Captain Toad]

Weird, it was completely soulless.

Calling things soulless with no explanation is soulless.

 

[Thanati]

We watched it the other night. My son and his friends and I loved it. Even my wife, who is not a gamer and/or a Mario fan was laughing along with it.

Great fun!

 

[calistan]

yes, and it's really lame and I actually like the first one and the shorts about olaf and elsa :/

Philistine. Frozen 2 is brilliant.

 

[nush]

If there was ever any doubt, Nintendo's brands/ IP are as big as Disney's. Amazing accomplishment,

respecting your Ip vs trend chasing? Who knew?

 

[SmokedMeat]

Weird, it was completely soulless.

This take is soulless.

 

[Eotheod]

Deserved.

Perfect movie for kids, just a fun ride for the family, something Disney and Hollywood don’t care about anymore cuz woke propaganda is more important.

Movies actually good, glad disney is on suicide watch rn, strange world is an ok movie but the wokeness is so forced its pretty cringe while lightyear did it the right way

Like clockwork in every Mario thread. Does the "woke" propaganda know it's living rent free in your minds?

Anyway, it was a fantastic film that truly had me smiling like a little school boy seeing all the nods to my early childhood. Fiance and I loved it, even if the story was somewhat rushed it still had heart. Apparently that's hard to critique appropriately for many reviewers.

 

[SmokedMeat]

You can bet other studios are now staring at video game ip’s they can license with dollar signs in their eyes. I think the age of the comic book movie is ending, and we are entering the era of good game adaptations. They have been on an upswing lately. Mario, Sonic 1 and 2, and Pikachu were all pretty good and successful. The last of us was good and successful. Halo may not have been good but it getting a lot of viewership

I’d say that’s already happening. Nintendo is the gold mine though. I’d say a lot less gaming franchises are going to do well in comparison to comic-book character movies.

 

[ResilientBanana]

Now the thing with Zelda is do they adapt Breath Of The Wild, some previous game's storyline, or make a new Zelda story strictly for the movie?

They will most likely go LTTP as the artstyle will appeal to children.

 

[Rran]

Good for Mario; it's destined to work its way up to number two but that's likely as far as it goes. Weird that The Lion King (remake) isn't on here, but that's just as well because it sucks.

I can't see Illumination doing justice to Zelda. In a perfect world, Nintendo would work with Ghibli on that.

 

[Umbasaborne]

Good for Mario; it's destined to work its way up to number two but that's likely as far as it goes. Weird that The Lion King (remake) isn't on here, but that's just as well because it sucks.

I can't see Illumination doing justice to Zelda. In a perfect world, Nintendo would work with Ghibli on that.

There is no world in which a hand animated ghibli film appeals to todays children in the same way a cg animated movie by illumination does. Yes, hand drawn 2d ghibli zelda would undoubtedly be better, but children wont want to watch that 5 times in a row, and it will bomb at the box office

 

[Ozzie666]

Was a well animated movie and a lot of little touches for fans. You can’t help but smile at some of call-outs like Diddy baby Mario and Luigi and perfectly timed nostalgic sound effects and touches. You can tell a lot of love went into the movie. Legend of Zelda might work or Luigi’s mansion. Yes the plot was basic, but that was enough.

 

[Davevil]

No other Nintendo IP can work like Mario in an movie's adaptation

 

[Little Mac]

All of you are sleeping on Puss and Boots 2. Arguably one of the better animated movie in a good while. “Lobo” was amazing.

 

[Fake]

What about the metacritic freaks?


Anw, deserved.

 

[Mhmmm 2077]

It will become 2nd biggest soon enough, as the movie isn't yet in cinemas in some countries... yeah don't ask me why, but it's premiering this Friday in Poland.

 

[Mhmmm 2077]

No other Nintendo IP can work like Mario in an movie's adaptation

Why do you think so? I'm sure you could make amazing movies out of Zelda, Metroid, Kirby, Star Fox, F-Zero and Kid Icarus. And probably a bunch more that I didn't mention.