Universal's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" is the only movie released in 2023 to so far eclipse the $1 billion mark at the global box office.
"If you would have given 10 people a release schedule at the beginning of the year and said, 'We will have just one billion-dollar movie out of all of these and can you pick which one it will be?'
In years before the Covid-19 pandemic, and even last year, there were multiple megahits eclipsing $1 billion in global grosses.
So far, it has generated $122.1 million at the domestic box office and $221.4 million globally.
"The billion-dollar club seems to have become even more exclusive in 2023," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore.
Persons:
Mario, Mike Polydoros, Indiana Jones, Shawn Robbins, Bob Iger, CNBC's David Faber, James Gunn's, Sony's, Gunn, Paul Dergarabedian
Organizations:
ANGELES, Mario Bros, PaperAirplane Media, Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, Hollywood, Lucasfilm, Star, Marvel Studios, Warner Bros, Discovery's DC Studios
Locations:
filmdom