The movie beats the record for Frozen 2

A popular animated movie hit the big screen recently and has already set the record for the best opening of all time. To date, the worldwide box office has grossed US$377 million, which is much higher than that of other productions in the animated genre.

Here we refer to “Super Mario Bros: The Movie”, which also managed to generate a value of 146.36 million US dollars, only in the United States, between last Friday (7) and Sunday (9). However, the box office figure for the production being developed by Universal and Illumination may stand out even more.

Apparently, there was a great change in values ​​after the Easter holidays, when people had free time to go to the cinema and enjoy it.

Great competition

Although “Super Mario Bros.” Already the animated film with the best debut of all time, there are those left behind, because “Frozen 2”, which has been in first place for a long time, managed to take in 358 million US dollars in just three days.

“Super Mario Bros.: The Movie” has taken a little longer to grab $377 million, since its premiere last Thursday (06).

Check out the official trailer:

Who was involved in the production?

While there was some debate regarding the choice of who would voice Mario, there was a decision to entrust Chris Pratt with the role.

The actor even chimed in on the subject while in an interview with ExtraTV, commenting the following:

“It’s a passionate fan base and [as críticas] Logical. I understand, I’m part of it. You don’t want someone to come along and cynically rip you off like in the movie to make money. I totally understand that.”

He finally added that he finds this new project being developed by Universal and Illumination very interesting. look:

“The movie really honors the video game. It honors the world of Mario. It pays homage to the characters and it’s very promising in terms of what we can expect in the next 10 years, as a whole universe of this kind of movie. They’re very nostalgic, it’s very fun and Lighting knows what it’s doing.”Concludes.

In addition to Pratt, the film also features the voices of Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, and Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach. Super Mario Bros: The Movie is available in theaters now.