'Super Mario' Becomes the First Billion-Dollar-Plus Film of 2023

“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” surpassed $1 billion in estimated global box office receipts on Sunday, the first movie to do so in 2023, according to research firm Comscore .

Through Sunday the film has grossed $490 million domestically and $532 million internationally. Only five films have crossed the billion-dollar mark since the onset of the pandemic, according to Box Office Mojo: “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Jurassic World: Dominion.”