Universal's 'Super Mario Bros.' Could Dethrone Disney at the Animation Box Office.

Universal's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" is set to earn the best opening weekend ever for a video game adaptation, with pre-release tracking predicting a five-day opening of $125 million. The film's success will cement Universal as the new king of animation, with its two studios, Illumination and DreamWorks, having scored big hits in recent years. While reviews have been tepid, the movie's references to Mario's long history of games should be enough to send families and gamers out of theaters gushing this weekend.