Apr 17, 2023

- "Mario" continued its record-breaking box office speed run in its second weekend, becoming the highest-grossing video game adaptation ever.

Illumination's "Super Mario Bros. Movie" continued to exceed expectations in its second weekend, currently grossing an impressive $677.9 million worldwide.

Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic's Super Mario Brothers Movie earned $87 million in its second weekend of release, with ticket sales down only 41% from its debut the previous week. Mario's weekend results were $22.6 million on Friday, $39.5 million on Saturday, and $24.9 million on Sunday.

The Universal Pictures-distributed film has already surpassed Ant-Man and the Wasp as the highest-grossing film of 2023 in North America after only two weeks in release: $212.9 million for Quantumania.

"Super Mario Bros. Movie" had the second highest-grossing weekend ever for an animated film, but the tally is an estimate at this time. The film's second-weekend gross is tied with "Frozen 2" at $85.9 million, so if those numbers drop even slightly, Mario could drop to third place. It is worth noting that "Anna and the Snow Queen 2" is selling more tickets than Mario, but inflation is working in favor of the plumber's cartoon.

In its second weekend, Mario's total international grosses reached $94.1 million, a staggering 28% drop from the previous weekend's historic opening.

The film is already the number one 2023 release in 26 foreign markets, including Mexico, the UK and Ireland, Spain, Germany, and Australia. It will continue to post impressive international numbers in major markets, including South Korea and Japan, where it is slated for release on April 26 and 28, respectively.

"Super Mario Bros. Movie" was the largest-grossing movie of the weekend worldwide, already surpassing the $673.6 million box office of "Full River Red," which was the highest-grossing movie ever released in 2023. Mario also surpassed Warcraft ($439 million) and Pokémon ($449 million), the biggest video game adaptation of all time: Detective Pikachu ($449 million).

Crunchyroll opened Makoto Shinkai's "Suzume" in the U.S. over the weekend to a modest estimated box office of $5 million. This is on par with the $5 million domestic total for Makoto Shinkai's modern classic "Your Name," which is on track to surpass the $8.1 million total for "Weathered Kimi" next week. Nevertheless, $5 million is underwhelming when compared to recent crunch-roll films like "Demon Slayer": KIMETSU NO YAIBA THEATER: DRAGON BALL SUPERHERO and "ONE PIECE FILM RED," as well as other recent Compared to other films released on Crunchyroll, the $5 million figure is underwhelming.

Worldwide, "Suzume" continues to be a bona fide hit, currently grossing $272.4 million in 39 territories. It is doing extremely well at the box office in China, where it has earned over $109 million to date. It has also been a huge hit in South Korea and its native Japan.

Speaking of modest debuts, Zeitgeist Pictures opened Pierre Ferdes' "Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman" in just two theaters over the weekend, grossing $3,700 per theater and $7,400 total. Not many conclusions can be drawn from this performance, but it will be interesting to see how the film fares as it is released more widely.