'Super Mario Bros. Movie' breaks 2023 box office records

Pratt, Charlie Day and Jack Black on new animated film, playing iconic characters, being fans of the game, and more. Chris Pratt had another box office success this weekend with the release of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." Box office estimates released Sunday showed the Universal Pictures film grossed $146 million domestically across more than 4,300 theaters. In addition, the movie adaptation of the popular Nintendo video game earned another $173 million internationally, marking a worldwide total of $377 million. "Mario Bros." massive success broke records for video game adaptations (passing "Warcraft's" $210 million) and animated films ("Frozen 2's" $358 million), making it the biggest opening of 2023 and the second-biggest three-day domestic animated opening (behind "Finding Dory").