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Mario Bros movie has raised 377 million dollars in Argentina.
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It is the fourth highest grossing film in Mexico.
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GenTV is an Argentine digital channel.
The movie of Mario Bros premiered in Mexico April 5 and already has managed to raise 1,187 million pesos Three weeks after its release, this makes it one of the highest grossing films in the country, according to the National Chamber of the Film Industry (canacine). The first places belong to Spider-Man : No return home, Avengers: Endgame y Toy Story 4.
Also in Argentina it was released the same day and continues in theaters; in said country has managed to raise 377 million dollars since its launch, which is why it is positioned as the most successful premiere of 2023 in the albiceleste nation.
GenTV is an Argentine digital news and information channel; He does not have many on his social networks, however, his daring decision to broadcast the Mario Bros movie without prior authorization from Nintendo has made it go viral.
The channel published the transmission through its Instagram account, which took place on April 16 and added telephone numbers in the description so that via WhatsApp users request other movies . It is not the first time that GenTV plays a movie that is still on the billboard, as they have different publications announcing other movies.
So far it is not known if they have the necessary permissions for their retransmission; this fact could make them creditors to a lawsuit by the Nintendo company . It should be noted that the company has not set a position regarding such a situation.
Several Internet users shared the moment of the live broadcast, so it quickly went viral, this ended in controversy because a group of “gamers” stressed that the lawsuit could make the channel disappear due to the few followers it has, even some are mocking, since they point out that Argentina will not be able to pay the Japanese for the violation of the copyright.
Shigeru Miyamoto, creator and producer of the video game company, announced that there is the possibility of making more films after the success of Mario Bros, however, he did not indicate which brand license they would opt for. Fans of the Japanese firm have created rumors that the next release will be Donkey Kongwho appears as a supporting character.
According to Statista, Nintendo is one of the largest video game producers in the world. in 2022 Its profits from sales ranged from 14 billion dollarsits largest source of income is due to purchases on video game platforms.
Its consoles are positioned within the five best-selling worldwide, among which are Nintendo DS, Gameboy and Nintendo Switch, its main competition is Play Station and Xbox.
On the other hand, in Argentina, the sanctions for copyright refer to the fact that it is a crime that is prosecuted through criminal proceedings, in its article 72 of said Law it is indicated that it is incurred when “Whoever edits, sells or reproduces by any means or instrument, an unpublished or published work without the authorization of its author or successors”.
Penalties for this type of offense range from one month to six years in prison, in addition they will be subject to a fine of 100 to 1,000 Argentine pesos, that is, the equivalent of 83,000 Mexican pesos.
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