Box Office: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Heading for Record $195M U.S. Opening, $368M Globally
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Illumination and Universal’s Nintendo video game adaptation The Super Mario Bros. Movie grossed $55 million at the Friday box office for a five-day domestic debut of $195 million or more, well ahead of expectations.
The mega-opening includes a projected $137 million for the three-day weekend, which would pass up Finding Dory ($135.1 million) to rank as the second-best start of all time for an animated film behind Incredibles 2, not adjusted for inflation. And overseas, Super Mario looks to start off with $173 million for a $368 million start, the top showing ever for an animated title after supplanting Frozen 2 ($358 million).