The Super Mario Bros. Movie has reportedly become the second highest-grossing animated film ever at the global box office.
According toThe Numbers, a site which collates movie ticket sales data, the Mario movie has grossed $1,294,577,622 at cinemas worldwide since its release in early April.
That means it’s overtaken Disney’s Frozen ($1,284,540,518) and trails only Frozen II ($1,453,683,476) on the list of the highest-grossing animated films of all time.
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office
Source: The Numbers
The Mario movie is the biggest film of 2023 to date, ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which launched a month later and has grossed $739.4 million, according to The Numbers.
Speaking duringNintendo’s quarterly earningscall last month, presidentShuntaro Furukawasaid the movie was having a positive impact on the company’s core games business.
“For example, sales are growing for Mario related merchandise, and there is a slight rise in activity for classic Mario titles that can be played throughNintendo SwitchOnline.
“In the long term, we think this will become a powerful touch point, turning people who have never really played games before into fans of Mario andNintendo, and renewing the interest of people who used to play (on a Nintendo game platform) but are taking a break.”
