The Super Mario Bros. Movie breaks worldwide box office records

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie breaks worldwide box office records - plus latest global box office results

Three decades after Hollywood first attempted to puzzle out how to convert video games into hit films, Universal/Illumination’s team-up with Nintendo – The Super Mario Bros. Movie – has set a new record for the genre.

The animated adventure has debuted with an estimated five-day $204.6m in North America, $172.8m across 70 international markets, and $377.6m worldwide. These numbers do not include estimates for the Easter Monday holiday.

In addition to establishing a new record for the opening of a video game adaptation, The Super Mario Bros. Movie also delivered the biggest ever opening for an animated film – ahead of Frozen 2 with $358m...

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