(CNN) — Nearly one month after "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" premiered with an impressive opening weekend at the box office, the animated film is expected to hit another major milestone. The movie is set to cross $1 billion at the global box office on Sunday, according to a news release from Universal, continuing to break box office records as it remains in the No. "Super Mario Bros." will become the 10th animated film in history to cross $1 billion, making it the 10th biggest animated movie of all time globally, beating out the $942.5 million that "Minions: The Rise of the Gru" grossed in 2019. "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" follows Brooklyn plumbers Mario and Luigi as they're transported down a mysterious pipe while working underground to fix a water main. This story was first published on CNN.com, "‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ set to become 10th animated film to cross $1 billion at the global box office"

Source: CNN May 01, 2023 08:31 UTC