'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' powered up at the box office with an impressive opening, topping the box office launch record for an animated movie, previously held by 'Frozen 2.'
The movie ran up the score with more than $200 million in the US and Canada for its five-day opening run, according to a news release, and an estimated $377 million worldwide -- the latter topping the box office launch record for an animated movie, previously held by"Frozen 2."
The movie is based on the world of Nintendo's classic 1985"Super Mario" video games and stars Chris Pratt as Mario, Charlie Day as Luigi and Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach. Actor Charles Martinet, Mario's longtime official voice in the games -- who many gamer purists felt should have been cast as the titular character instead of Pratt -- makes a special appearance in the movie.
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