After passing $500M globally through Thursday, Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie is now on its way to an estimated $659M through Sunday worldwide. Of that, the international box office is estimated to rep $318.6M.
05.04.2023 - 19:31 / variety.com
Ethan Shanfeld SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” in theaters now. While the creators of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” have been tight-lipped about whether the mustachioed plumber’s first animated film adventure will turn into a franchise, a post-credits scene at the end of the Universal and Nintendo pic hints at a sequel. The first bonus scene comes midway through the credits, in which a miniature Bowser (Jack Black), who’s been shrunk via blue mushroom and captured by the Toads, sings a hopeless ode to Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) within the confines of his cage.
But fans who stay seated until the very end of the credits will be treated to another scene, one that perhaps hints at a “Super Mario Bros. Movie 2.” In the brief sequence, a green-and-white-speckled Yoshi egg sits alone, cracking. But before Mario’s beloved dino sidekick can hatch, the movie fades to black.
While there is currently no information on a “Mario” sequel, the post-credits scene nods to the film’s glaring absence of one of the most iconic Super Mario Bros. characters. (One short scene in the film shows a herd of multi-colored Yoshies running wild, but Yoshi is not a character in the movie.) “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” starring Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Seth Rogen and Keegan-Michael Key, debuted exclusively in theaters on April 5. Produced by Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri and Super Mario Bros. creator Shigeru Miyamoto, the film is expected to rake in over $125 million in its five-day opening. In this week’s Variety cover story about the making of the film, Meledandri was coy when answering a question about potential sequels or future adaptations of Nintendo properties. “Our focus right now is
After passing $500M globally through Thursday, Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie is now on its way to an estimated $659M through Sunday worldwide. Of that, the international box office is estimated to rep $318.6M.
J. Kim Murphy Mamma mia! “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” is staying on top at the domestic box office. The Universal release added a commanding $22.6 million on Friday from 4,371 theaters. After achieving the biggest opening weekend of the year, “Mario Bros.” actually added 28 more locations in its sophomore outing. The Universal, Illumination and Nintendo co-production is now projecting an $80 million gross for the three-day frame, which would mark an impressive 45% drop from its $146 million opening weekend. e. On Friday, “Super Mario Bros.” crossed the $500 million mark globally. The film is now the highest-grossing release of 2023 so far and the biggest video game adaptation in history.
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” in theaters now. With “The Super Mario Bros Movie,” Mario has officially entered Hollywood, as the adventurous mustachioed plumber takes on Bowser alongside Princess Peach for the first time on the big screen.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie came out last week (April 5), and enjoyed the highest grossing opening weekend for a video game movie ever.Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, the film boasts an ensemble voice cast including Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad and Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong.The film is a collaboration between Nintendo, Universal Pictures and Illumination, the animation studio best known for films Despicable Me, Minions and The Secret Life Of Pets.While a sequel hasn’t been officially announced, the film’s success practically guarantees one is coming.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie, claiming film critics are “disconnected from reality”.The animated children’s film, adapted from the iconic Nintendo video game franchise, was released in cinemas last week.Reviews have generally been negative, and the film currently holds “Rotten” critics’ score of 57 per cent on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.However, the audience score – which is voted for by non professional critics – currently sits at 96 per cent positive, making it “Fresh”.On Twitter, Musk commented on the disparity between the critics and audience after an account called @BoredOfElonMusk shared an image of the Rotten Tomatoes scores.“Content review systems are broken.
Chris Pratt had another box office success this weekend with the release of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." Box office estimates released Sunday showed the Universal Pictures film grossed $146 million domestically across more than 4,300 theaters.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has taken over the box office this weekend!
according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The film, which The Post called “lousy,” opened on Wednesday, ahead of the holiday weekend.
J. Kim Murphy It’s a box office Koopa d’état. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” continues to super smash its opening projections, drawing $55 million from 4,343 theaters on Friday. Released Wednesday, the film has already earned $137 million in domestic ticket sales. If every dollar were a coin, that would amount to 1.37 million 1-Up mushrooms. That’s a lot of extra lives. The Universal and Illumination film is still on track for a $195 million opening in North America over the five-day Easter weekend frame. That’s way ahead of the $150 million projections that were being reported at the start of the week. Even more impressively, “Super Mario Bros.” now looks to leap to a $368 million global debut. That would become the biggest ever opening for an animated film, though that comes with a huge caveat. The current record holder, 2019’s “Frozen II,” earned $358 million over a traditional three-day window.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie due to its lack of diversity.The actor, who played Luigi in the 1993 live-action film Super Mario Bros. opposite Bob Hoskins, told TMZ he won’t watch the animated reboot because the film “messed up” by not including Latin actors in the voice cast.“They could’ve included a Latin character,” Leguizamo said.
John Leguizamo is not seeing the Super Mario Bros. Movie.
With “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” now out in theaters, it’s time to see if Universal‘s animated feature performs better than the 1993 live-action film.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie features licensed music alongside reworked versions of classic Mario tracks.Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, the animated film boasts an ensemble voice cast including Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad and Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong.The film is a collaboration between Nintendo, Universal Pictures and Illumination, who are best known as the creators of Despicable Me and The Secret Life Of Pets.Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3) composed the score, who worked closely with Mario composer Koji Kondo to incorporate classic themes from the games into the film.Speaking about the score to ScreenRant, Tyler said: “There are hundreds, I think, of references in my music that reference the game, but it is an original score.”He added: “Koji Kondo, the original writer of this music, who I adore and am friends with, was a big part of this.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director John Leguizamo is doubling down on criticizing Universal and Illumination’s animated film “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which casts Chris Pratt and Charlie Day in the leading voice roles of Mario and Luigi. Leguizamo brought Luigi to life in a live-action format opposite Bob Hoskins’ Mario in 1993’s “Super Mario Bros.” The actor told TMZ on the day “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” opened in theaters that he won’t be watching it due to the casting. “No I will not [be watching]. They could’ve included a Latin character,” Leguizamo said. “Like I was groundbreaking and then they stopped the groundbreaking. They messed up the inclusion. They dis-included. Just cast some Latin folk! We’re 20% of the population. The largest people of color group and we are underrepresented.”
voiced by Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) work as plumbers.It’s a realistic setting. I spot mustachioed guys wearing overalls in Williamsburg all the time.But perhaps the boys would be better off selling artisan beard oil on Bedford, because they’re not very good with their socket wrenches.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director With the opening of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” in theaters, gaming’s most iconic character is coming to the big screen for the first time in 30 years. And if the movie meets box office expectations, Universal Pictures, Illumination and Nintendo will surely hope to launch a brand new animated movie franchise.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie gives the Mushroom Kingdom the proper big screen treatment.Directed by Aaron Horvarth and Michael Jelenic, the animated film boasts an ensemble voice cast including Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad and Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong.The film is a collaboration between Nintendo, Universal Pictures and Illumination, who are best known as the creators of Despicable Me and The Secret Life Of Pets.There are two post-credits scenes; one after the stylised credits sequence and another at the very end of the credits.While Nintendo and Illumination haven’t officially announced a sequel, Chris Pratt and Charlie Day have expressed their interest in returning for a follow-up.Speaking to GamesRadar, Day said: “It’s so fun to be a part of this world and just people love these characters so much.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie gives the Mushroom Kingdom the proper big screen treatment.Directed by Aaron Horvarth and Michael Jelenic, the animated film boasts an ensemble voice cast including Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad and Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong.The film is a collaboration between Nintendo, Universal Pictures and Illumination, who are best known as the creators of Despicable Me and The Secret Life Of Pets.The film is a breezy trip at 92 minutes.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie boasts an impressive voice cast of Hollywood actors.Directed by Aaron Horvarth and Michael Jelenic, the animated film is a collaboration between Nintendo, Universal Pictures and Illumination (Despicable Me, The Secret Life Of Pets).It’s the second adaptation of the Mushroom Kingdom on the big screen, following the 1993 live-action interpretation starring Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo.Chris Pratt voices Mario, who is originally voiced by Charles Martinet in the games.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is here!