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Although Chris Pratt has been the butt of the joke for being cast as Mario in the popular film, it seems that it hasn’t stopped the excitement surrounding The Super Mario Bros. Movie at the box office.
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According to Variety, the film, which is based on the widely popular video game, is expected to have a remarkable five-day opening weekend, projected to earn $377 million. Of that, it’s expected that $173 million come from 70 international markets and $204 million from the domestic market.
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie also set a new record for the largest-ever worldwide debut for an animated feature. The film’s opening weekend earnings have surpassed those of any other film this year, dethroning Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which made $225 million.
But, according to Variety, the record should be taken with a grain of salt. The previous record-holder, Disney’s Frozen II, garnered $358 million during a conventional three-day weekend, while Super Mario Bros. benefits from a five-day opening due to the Good Friday and Easter holidays.
The comedic animated film tells the story of Mario (voiced by Pratt) and Luigi (voiced by Charlie Day), two Brooklyn-based plumbers who get whisked away to the enchanting world of Mushroom Kingdom and end up getting separated. The film has quite a star-studded voice cast, including Keegan-Fred Armisen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Keegan Michael Key, Jack Black, Seth Rogen, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Sebastian Maniscalco. Charles Martinet, who has voiced Mario and Luigi in the Super Mario games for over a whopping 30 years, also makes a special voice appearance.
