Illumination and Universal's 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' could be the first blockbuster of 2023 with a five-day debut of $125 million or more, while Amazon makes streaming history by giving 'Air' a traditional theatrical run.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
has every chance of becoming the first blockbuster of 2023 if tracking is any indication. Not only is the PG pic whipping up interest among families, it is appealing to the generations of adults who grew up playing Nintendo’s wildly popular Mario games . The movie opens Wednesday in order to take advantage of spring holidays and is looking at a five-day debut of $125 million or more in North America, and well north of $200 million worldwide. And many are already predicting a robust run, versus being front-loaded.