The Super Mario Bros. Movie is the Highest-Grossing Movie of All time in Mexico - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 16 May 2023 / 4,160 Views
The Super Mario Bros Movie has been a huge success for Nintendo and Illumination as it has grossed over $1.2 billion at the global box office and over $535 million at the domestic box office (US and Canada).
The movie has set a new record for the highest-grossing movie of all time in Mexico. It has now surpassed the previous record holder Spider-Man: No Way Home.
The Super Mario Bros Movie has grossed $82.4 million in Mexico, while Spider-Man: No Way Home grossed $81.2 million during its run.
The film is the 23rd highest-grossing movie of all time worldwide, the 15th highest domestically, and 47th internationally. It is the second highest-grossing digital animation movie of all time, only behind Incredibles 2 by about $24 million as of the time of this writing.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie grossed $204.6 million in its five day opening domestically and $377 million worldwide. The movie in its opening set many records including the highest-grossing debut of 2023, beating the previous holder, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which earned $225.3 million worldwide.
The movie is by far the highest grossing video game movie of all time easily surpassing 2016's Warcraft and 2019's Pokémon Detective Pikachu.
Thanks, VideoGamesChronicle.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
More Articles
Mama Mia!
How about after adjusting for inflation?
Between a December 2021 release and a March 2023 release, there wouldn't be a lot of difference with inflation. And whatever difference there is, Mario would overtake Spider-Man: No Way Home again soon anyway. However, I would expect this record to be broken again and again going forward. More theatres are being built in Mexico, and more movies are being brought there at the same time as their US debut. Both of which gives big blockbusters a chance to shine better there.
I can't find much record of the historical Mexican box office. If we use the "Domestic" (USA/Canada) box office though, the Super Mario Bros Movie is currently the #76 movie of all time, according to Box Office Mojo. Admittedly, their records are incomplete, but it's still impressive considering no 21st century movie is in the Top 10. And it's already more than big movies like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, West Side Story, Lawrence of Arabia, Rocky, and Star Wars Episode 9.
This is... wow crazy.
