Yahoo Sports Super Mario overtakes Frozen as second biggest animation ever
The Super Mario Bros Movie has set another record, becoming the second biggest animated flick in film history.
The computer animated adventure starring Guardians of the Galaxy's Chris Pratt as the iconic plumber from the Nintendo's game has hit $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office last weekend (via Variety).
This impressive figure means that Mario and his brother Luigi (here voiced by It's Always Sunny's Charlie Day) have bested another sibling duo of the animation world: Frozen sisters Anna and Elsa.
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The Super Mario Bros Movie has surpassed the first film in the Frozen saga, which landed in third position as the third highest-grossing animated movie with $1.28 billion.
It is unlikely, however, that Mario and Luigi could do better than Anna and Elsa in the follow-up to the 2013 Disney outing set in Arendelle.
It seems that the sisters voiced by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel can rest easy in the top spot with 2019's Frozen II. The sequel is currently the biggest animated movie of all time, smashing the box office with a whopping $1.45 billion.
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Technically, another 2019 Disney movie has grossed even more than Frozen II: The Lion King, drawing in a jaw-dropping $1.65 billion, but there's a caveat. Though the film is computer-generated, the studio considered it a live-action remake and, as such, it doesn't belong in the animated movie ranking.
As for Mario, the feisty hero was always going to give Anna and Elsa a run for their money following his own film's box office debut.
Back in April, the film grossed $377 million during its initial five-day run worldwide, with a staggering $204.6 million in the US alone (via The Hollywood Reporter).
The Super Mario Bros Movie is out now in cinemas.
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