The film has been running since the beginning of April and has shaved the cinema charts in no time. Even the Ice Queen can pack up.
260,000 people watched the film in Germany when it started on April 5th. Another 950,000 tickets were sold over the Easter weekend. This is reported by the “Filmstarts” portal. This places the film in first place in the German charts and marks the best start of the decade.
Also record numbers worldwide
The film has already grossed $377 million worldwide in just a few days. Fierce: With this, “Super Mario Bros.” succeeds. the most successful start ever!
With this, Mario kicks the ice queen off the top. The animated film “Frozen 2” has so far led the ranking with 228 million dollars. Btw: “Super Mario Bros.” had an advantage. probably due to the long Easter weekend.
Second part with Pedro Pascal?
Due to the blatant success, experts assume that there will be a second part. Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment have not yet said anything about it. But US star Jack Black, who gives his voice to the villain Bowser in the current film, spoke out. He wishes that in the event of a sequel with Wario, a new villain would appear. The perfect cast for him: “The Last of Us” star Pedro Pascal.
These are the highest-grossing films of all time worldwide
- Avatar – $2.9 billion
- Avengers: Endgame – 2,8 Milliarden Dollar
- Avatar: The Way of Water – 2,3 Milliarden Dollar
- Titanic – $2.2 billion
Here you can watch the trailer for “Super Mario Bros.” look at: