Mario Bros. Animated Movie Coming from Illumination
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Lego has been pushing Mario for a whle now.
A $225 million+ opening weekend worldwide is predicted. That's alot of coins.
‘Super Mario Bros Movie’ Jumping To $225 Million Global Box Office Opening – Deadline
‘Super Mario Bros Movie’ Jumping To $225 Million Global Box Office Opening – Deadline
Those sweet, sweet nostalgia coins!
I mean, I don't know if its nostalgia if the character is still one of the most popular video game characters in the world. Its not like Mario was a flash in the pan, he's probably the most iconic video game character of all time, and his games are still system sellers. Not that the film won't have nostalgic elements, the promotional material has definitely brought older stuff in, but I think the movie will be successful because the character has remained extremely popular worldwide for decades, not because a trailer used the song with the 90s live action Mario show.
Strike while the fire flower is hot.
Turns out even that was underestimating the Brothers...
Biggest EVER Animated Global Opening - $377 million Global
I'd say that's worth a 1-up.
Biggest EVER Animated Global Opening - $377 million Global
I'd say that's worth a 1-up.
It is for people like me who grew up playing the game on Nintendo and Super Nintendo but hasn't played since. I'm sure there are plenty of people like me.
My mom likes Mario and still plays older versions of the game. Mario is huge across multiple generations. People underestimate the appeal and how appealing this character can be.
I just watched it with my kids. I grew up with the original NES, so I suppose I had a connection to Mario. I honestly wasn't impressed. I thought the whole thing was flashy and dumb. My kids all loved it, so maybe I am just too old to enjoy it? I really enjoyed Puss in Boots a few months back, so it isn't that I don't enjoy animated fare. I just thought it was ... well, kinda stupid and corporate.
Feel the same. Grew up with NES and SNES Mario games and have since played those games and many more Mario games including Odyssey with my son. I went to watch it. I found it kind've boring. It was an Illumination Studios kids movie so it was about what I expected. I'm not the target audience so that's fine. My 13 year old son who likes Mario games new and old enjoyed it more than I did, but didn't love it either.
Saw it with the fam yesterday. My kids really liked it. I thought it was okay and my wife fell asleep during the film.
$830 million worldwide now, and no bets against it hitting the one billion dollar mark. And it's still a week away from opening in Nintendo's home country of Japan. This is THE movie of 2023.
There will be a limited number of screenings for the Japanese dub in North America.
I watched the movie yesterday. Definitely a movie for kids and unfortunately not one that adults will get satisfaction from like they did with Minions or the Lego movie. The script is extremely lazy and does the bare minimum to move the story along. I'd rather watch the 90s version again.