\u3000”The Super Mario Brothers Movie,” a collaborative animation of Nintendo’s “Super Mario” action game series by Illumination Studios (of “Phantom Thief” and “Minions” fame) and Nintendo, has been a huge hit overseas, breaking numerous records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u3000The film, which opened in North America on April 5, grossed $146.4 million in its first three days and $204.6 million in its fifth day, beating out “Ant-Man & Wasp: Quantomania” ($106.1 million in its first three days) to become the No. 1 opening of the year. It also became the #1 movie based on a video game, beating out “Sonic the Movie: Sonic vs. Knuckles” ($72.1 million in three days).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u3000The film’s five-day worldwide total was $377 million, second only to “Frozen 2.” It is also the highest-grossing film for Illumination, which has had a string of hits including the “Minions” series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u3000”The Super Mario Bros. Movie received a mediocre overall rating of 56% on Rotten Tomatoes, a U.S. review site that aggregates reviews from professional critics, but a high “A” rating on CinemaScore, a compilation of reviews from moviegoers who have actually seen the film. The movie seems to have captured the hearts of moviegoers in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u3000The Super Mario Brothers Movie will be released in Japan on April 28. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u3000We look forward to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n