Super Mario Bros. Movie Breaks Multiple Records Worldwide On Opening Day

Following the Super Mario Bros. Movie’s worldwide premier, some new figures have surfaced revealing just how well the film performed on opening day.

As reported by Deadline, the film grossed a total of $66.4 million worldwide on its opening day, or about $32 million within the US and $34 million from the rest of the world. Domestically, this makes the film the new biggest opening day for a videogame adaptation, beating out Sonic The Hedgehog 2. Its domestic earnings are also higher than the $26 million that was initially projected.

Aside from domestic records, the film has also broken a number of records outside of the US, including the following:

Mexico

• Biggest debut for a Universal title ever in Mexico
• Second biggest animation opening day of all time in Mexico, only behind Toy Story 4

UK

• Best animated opening day ever in the UK
• Biggest overall of 2023 in the UK
• Universal’s top Wednesday of all time in the UK

China

• Biggest opening day for a Hollywood animation since the start of the pandemic in China
• Second-biggest opening day in China for a studio title in 2023

Germany

• Universal’s best opening day of all time in Germany
• Best opening day since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in Germany
• Second-biggest April opening day in Germany behind only Avengers: Endgame

Spain

• Biggest animation opening day ever in Spain
• Overtakes Avatar: The Way of Water and Doctor Strange 2 to become the biggest opening day since the start of the pandemic in Spain
  the biggest April opening day ever in Spain (No. 2 in box office behind Avengers: Endgame)

France

• Biggest opening day of 2023 in France
• Second-best animation April opening behind Ice Age 2 in France
• Best opening for Illumination in France

Italy

• Took 70% of the market in Italy
• Biggest opening day for an animated movie in spring, and for a video game adaptation in Italy

Central America

• Second-biggest opening day ever in Central America, behind Endgame
• More than double Minions and the Despicable Me movies in Central America

Taiwan

• Top animation opening day ever for both Illumination and Universal in Taiwan
• Biggest opening of a video game adaptation and biggest April animation in Taiwan

Australia

• Best opening day of 2023 in Australia
• Biggest ever for Illumination and top April debut ever in Australia

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