Miyamoto Surprised by Mario Movie's Success and Confirms More Nintendo Movies Coming.

Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Super Mario Bros., has expressed his surprise at the success of the movie adaptation, which is now the highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time. The film is currently approaching $1 billion in global box office earnings and has topped the domestic U.S. scene for three consecutive weeks. Miyamoto has already stated that Nintendo is looking beyond a sequel to potentially adapting some of its other IPs.