The animated film from Universal adapted from the video game garnered $146 million over the weekend, with another $173 million in international earnings.
"This partnership between Nintendo and Illumination is just incredible and led to this extraordinary performance," said Jim Orr, Universal's president of domestic distribution.Pratt and wife Katherine Schwarzenegger are proud parents to two daughters. They recently attended the premiere of his latest film,"The Super Mario Bros. Movie."
"$377 million worldwide is just astounding and a testament to how important outside of the home activities are for families," said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore."Kids and their parents collectively were able to go out, have an outside the home event for the whole family at a relatively bargain price compared to a trip or a sporting event."
"Mario" currently has a 56% on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences were more favorable and gave the flick an A CinemaScore.
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