The Super Mario Bros Movie continues to climb all-time box office rankings, as the film has overtaken Frozen as the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time. Nintendo's animated hit saw Chris Pratt provide the voice of the iconic Mario as he journeyed to the Mushroom Kingdom to defeat Bowser's (Jack Black) conquest of the strange new world. Pratt and Black starred alongside Anya Taylor-Joy (Princess Peach), Keegan-Michael Key (Toad), Charlie Day (Luigi), and Seth Rogen (Donkey Kong).

As reported by Collider, despite The Super Mario Bros Movie releasing on home media, the film continued to impress at the box office as it delivers its final few weeks of theatrical release. The film's global box office totaled $1.288 billion, allowing it to climb to second place amongst the highest-grossing animated films of all time. The Super Mario Bros Movie surpassed 2013's beloved Disney film Frozen, which has a total international gross of $1.284 billion, and now sits behind its 2017 sequel Frozen 2's gross of $1.45 billion.

The Super Mario Bros Movie Continues A Golden Age Of Video Game Adaptations

Despite a mixed critical response that gave the film a "Rotten" aggregated score on Rotten Tomatoes, The Super Mario Bros Movie received a different reaction from audiences who embraced the movie's nostalgia and entertaining adventure. With word of mouth and praise from the general public, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is 2023's highest-grossing movie in both domestic and international markets. The Super Mario Bros Movie's strong reception is a promising part of an ongoing positive trend for video game adaptations.

In 2023, two video game adaptations took the world by storm, as The Super Mario Bros Movie dominated theaters while HBO's The Last of Us kept audiences gripped week-by-week. Alongside Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog movie franchise and Netflix's Castlevania and Arcane animated series, they continue an ongoing trend of video game adaptations that have succeeded despite previous video game adaptations failing to strike a note with audiences. With The Super Mario Bros Movie already teasing a sequel, it is clear that the film's massive success will lead to an all-new film franchise based on video games.

Nintendo's animated film is now a box office giant, overtaking Disney's highly influential Frozen. This is a major feat since the 2013 animated movie became a pop culture phenomenon due to its tender story and widely-shared soundtrack, which helped its initial run in becoming one of the highest-grossing animated films. The Nintendo film now has to dethrone one more animated movie to claim the title of the highest-grossing animated movie, although its possibility seems dubious. While it may not surpass Frozen 2's gross, The Super Mario Bros Movie's box-office success has surely guaranteed the series' future.

Source: Collider