The Super Mario Bros. Movie to hit $1 billion this weekend

According to box office tracking, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is now expected to cross the $1 billion threshold globally by the end of this weekend, just twenty-six days after its initial release. This makes it Illumination’s third biggest animated movie behind Despicable Me 3 and Minions: The Rise of Gru (though it seems safe to assume it could overtake them at some point).

As of Friday, the movie sits at $970 million worldwide, making the $1 billion mark a foregone conclusion. We’ll see if the movie continues to grow in the face of competition from some big upcoming summer movies. Either way, it’s clear that The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been a massive financial success, and we’ll likely be seeing lots of sequels popping up in the future!