Draft:List of box office records set by The Super Mario Bros. Movie

The Super Mario Bros. Movie was first released on April 5, 2023 in many markets, with additional markets' premieres following throughout April and Poland's on May 26. The film broke multiple box office records in various markets.^[1] Worldwide, it became the highest-grossing opening weekend for an animated film, surpassing Frozen II; and the highest-grossing film based on a video game, surpassing Warcraft and becoming the first video game film to cross $500 million and $1 billion at the worldwide box office.^[2]

Worldwide edit

Worldwide, The Super Mario Bros. Movie had the highest-grossing opening weekend for an animated film, the highest-grossing opening weekend for a video game adaptation, and the highest-grossing video game adaptation overall.^[2]


Record	Figure	Previous record holder	Surpassed by	Notes
Highest-grossing opening weekend for an animated film	$377.6 million	Frozen II – $358.5 million	—	[notes]
Highest-grossing opening weekend for a film based on a video game	$377.6 million	Detective Pikachu – $161 million	—	[notes]
Highest-grossing film based on a video game	[>]$1.361 billion	Warcraft – $439 million	—	[notes]
Highest-grossing IMAX opening weekend for an animated film	$21.6 million	—	—	[notes]

United States and Canada edit

In its domestic market of the United States and Canada, Mario became the highest-grossing film based on a video game.


Record	Figure	Previous record holder	Surpassed by	Notes
Highest-grossing opening weekend for an animated film	$204.6 million	The Lion King – $191.8 million	—	[notes]
Highest-grossing opening weekend for a film based on a video game	$204.6 million	[previous record holder]	—	[notes]
Highest-grossing film based on a video game	[>]$574.9 million	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – $190.8 million	—	[notes]
Highest-grossing five-day opening weekend	$204.6 million	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – $200 million	—	[notes]
Highest-grossing day for a film based on a video game	$56.9 million	[previous record holder; I'm not actually sure what to put here, see note]	—	April 8, 2023. The top six places for this category are held by this film. Number seven is Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – $26.8 million
Highest-grossing second weekend for an animated film	$92.3 million	Frozen II – [figure]	—	[notes]
Highest-grossing IMAX opening weekend for an animated film	$16.6 million	[previous record holder]	—	[notes]
Highest-grossing third weekend for an animated film	$58.2 million	Incredibles 2 – $46.4 million	—	[notes]

Other territories edit


Record	Territory	Figure	Previous record holder	Surpassed by	Notes
Highest-grossing opening weekend for an animated film	Germany	$10.6 million	[previous record holder]	—	[notes]
Highest-grossing opening weekend for an animated film	United Kingdom	$19.4 million	[previous record holder]	—	[notes]
Highest-grossing opening weekend for a film based on a video game	Taiwan	$1.8 million	[previous record holder]	—	[notes]
Highest-grossing opening day for an animated film	Spain	[figure]	[previous record holder]	—	[notes]
Highest-grossing film based on a video game	Mexico	[>]$85.3 million	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – $22 million	—	[notes]
	Argentina	[>]$14.2 million	[previous record holder]	—	[notes]
	Brazil	[>]$26.7 million	[previous record holder]	—	[notes]
	Spain	[>]$29.9 million	[previous record holder]	—	[notes]
	United Kingdom	[>]$67.9 million	[previous record holder]	—	[notes]
	Japan	[>]$101.9 million	Yo-kai Watch: The Movie – $73.6 million	—	[notes]
	South Korea	[>]$18.1 million	[previous record holder]	—	[notes]
Highest-grossing animated film	Mexico	[>]$85.3 million	[previous record holder]	—	[notes]
Highest-grossing film	Mexico	[>]$85.3 million	Spider-Man: No Way Home – [figure]	—	[notes]

References edit

^ Rubin, Rebecca (10 April 2023). "'Super Mario Bros. Movie' Box Office: All the Records Smashed on Opening Weekend". Variety. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b Doolan, Liam (6 April 2023). "The Mario Movie Has 'Top Animated Launch Day Ever' In Multiple Countries". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.

[var1-1] Rubin, Rebecca (10 April 2023). "'Super Mario Bros. Movie' Box Office: All the Records Smashed on Opening Weekend". Variety. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

[nlf1-2] Doolan, Liam (6 April 2023). "The Mario Movie Has 'Top Animated Launch Day Ever' In Multiple Countries". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.

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