The movie of ‘Super Mario Bros.‘, released in theaters on April 5, has surprised the world box office, grossing $368 million. Frozen 2 the title of the best opening of an animated film, and also the merit of the best debut of a film to date in 2023.

The specialized press, as reported by the portal Indie505, he had expected the average to be $100 million during the first days of release.

Fans on social networks believed that the film was made “with love”. full of video game references, and that they took great care in developing the characters, although some lamented the absence of the iconic Yoshi dinosaur.

Super Mario Bros. is a collaboration between the animation studio Illumination and the creator of the franchise, Shigeri Miyamoto. It consists of action, speed, flash and color, interspersed with some drama and a lot of humor.

Mario and Luigi keep trying to grow their plumbing business, but when things seem to get worse than ever, they are sucked into a portal and Mario ends up in the Mushroom Kingdom, ruled by the beautiful Princess Peach. On the other hand, Luigi’s luck is different as he is going to pay for Bowser’s claws, who wants the hand of the princess as a reward.

To rediscover them, the film takes us to the Kong Kingdom, the Ice Kingdom and Boser’s floating castle. All with obstacles and prizes typical of the video game world. There are 93 minutes that get enough time for that a duel between Mario and Donkey Kong and an exciting kart race.

And what about the music? Good This seems to be Jack Black’s time, which debuted this week in the Star Wars series The Mandalorian, together with singer Lizzo, as an intergalactic couple. The song Peachesby Super Mario Bros. is celebrated as one of the film’s best points.