Disney Dethroned? ‘Super Mario Bros’ Poised to Beat All-Time Animated Movie Record, Gets Outstanding 96% RT Score

For nearly a century, ever since its founder and namesake released his first Mickey Mouse cartoon, the Walt 🏰Disney Company has been the king of animation.

Unfortunately for 🏰Disney, a new movie from another prominent film company is suggesting that those days might be over.

According to Deadline, Universal/Illumination’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” a new release, is on track for a $368 million global five-day start, which would make it the biggest animated opening of all time.

This record would beat out Disney’s “Frozen 2,” the 2019 movie that currently holds the top spot at $358 million.

The audience scores speak for themselves. Although it has only received a 56% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, the audience reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, with the movie receiving an audience score of 96%.

In addition, Yahoo News says Illumination might turn the Mario Bros into film stars as big as Gru and the Minions of “Despicable Me” fame if audiences like the company’s take on the characters, which it seems they do.