The Super Mario Bros. Movie hit theaters on April 5, and how did it perform on its first day? According to Deadline, the animated film earned $26 million in the US over its first day.
The site reported that The Super Mario Bros. Movie could reach $86.2 million over its first three days (April 5-7) and $127.5 million for the April 5-9 period.
For comparison, the video game movie Sonic the Hedgehog 2 earned $26.3 million over its first day in 2022, but that film was released on a Friday and the figure also included Thursday previews. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the current record-holder for a video game movie over its first three days with $72.1 million. If The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s three-day tracking estimates come true, it will surpass that to set the new record.