Super Mario is one of the most popular franchises for Nintendo. Not to mention, the Mario franchise has helped Nintendo establish its name in the console industry. Despite Mario being a worldwide famous fictional character, the success of the Super Mario Bros. Movie was quite shocking.

Not to mention, the movie has broken box office records, scoring the most successful global opening of all time for an animated film. It features stars like Seth Rogen, Charlie Day, Jack Black, and the center of attention Chris Pratt, who lights up the room starring as Mario. Interestingly, Disney’s CEO has recently congratulated Universal Pictures for the Super Mario Bros. Movie success.

Disney CEO praises Universal Pictures for phenomenal Super Mario Bros Movie performance

The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s overwhelming success has stunned Hollywood with an astonishing performance. Moreover, the movie’s cast has done a phenomenal job to promote the same as well. Thanks to all the efforts from the cast to the directors, Hollywood’s second version of the hit Nintendo game earned over $377 million around the world in its first five days of release.

Not to mention, it has generated almost $1.16 billion globally and has been the biggest 2023 blockbuster hit. According to Box Office Mojo, it is far ahead of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ($475 million) and John Wick: Chapter 4 ($406.6 million). Indeed, the Super Mario Bros. Movie stunned the entire community with its blockbuster performance.

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Despite receiving tons of criticism at the start, the success was quite unexpected. Owing to its stunning performance, Disney CEO Bob Iger has praised Universal Pictures. Several people believed that the animated movies era has already passed; however, Universal Pictures has given an optimistic view with its enormous success.

Iger opened the company’s quarterly earnings call by praising Mario film’s success. He even mentioned that Universal Pictures has spread a positive view and gives Disney confidence about the health of the movie industry.

Starting by greeting everyone, he said, “Good afternoon everyone. Allow me to digress for a moment to congratulate Universal for the tremendous success of Super Mario Bros. It certainly proves people love to be entertained in theaters around the world, and it gives us reason to be optimistic about the movie business.”

Disney CEO congratulating Universal Pictures sets a healthy relationship between the two. Moreover, it showcases how Mario film’s immense success has changed the movie industry for animated films.

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