It helps that Super Mario ultimately played like a four-quadrant hit, successfully attracting not just kids looking for a colorful adventure, but also adults hungry to revisit their own childhoods.ĭirected by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, Super Mario also features the voices of Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, and Fred Armisen. Its success is also a reminder that children remain an underserved demographic - one of the major complaints in the weeks leading up to the release of Super Mario was that studios haven’t really released a kids' movie since December’s Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, which quietly ended up grossing nearly half-a-billion dollars worldwide. The studio has now delivered three billion-dollar hits, with two other releases having grossed more than $900 million worldwide - Despicable Me 2 ($975 million) and Minions: The Rise of Gru ($939 million). Super Mario’s success also establishes Illumination as an animation house to reckon with. Several Factors Contributed to Super Mario's Success
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