Super Mario Bros. And Galaxy Movies Combine For $2 Billion At The Box Office

Nintendo's decision to return to filmmaking after 1993's The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which was widely panned and bombed at the box office, has been a huge success. After another lucrative weekend in theaters, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has now made nearly $750 million worldwide, which, combined with the $1.36 billion for 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie, amounts to more than $2 billion. Of course, Nintendo does not keep all of the box office proceeds, as money is distributed among numerous different sources involved with production, but it's still a staggering sum. The movies have benefitted Nintendo beyond its cut of the proceeds, as Mario game sales jumped when The Super Mario Bros. Movie came out , and it's expected that will happen with the Galaxy movie as well, but Nintendo has yet to confirm this. To capitalize on the hype surrounding the movie, Nintendo launched a special Switch 2/Galaxy-themed offer . The Super Mario Bros. Movie is the highest-grossing video game film of all time , and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ($747 million) is already No. 3 on the list--and it's closing in on A Minecraft Movie ($960 million) for the No. 2 spot. Continue Reading at GameSpot

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