Nintendo And Illumination Thank Fans For Supporting The Super Mario Bros. Movie

You're welcome! Really enjoyed watching it.

It was amazing watching it in theaters! Watched it two more times since then and while I don’t like it as much because the hype is gone, I still think it’s a good movie and a pretty great introduction to the Mario Movie’s world. Hope the sequels do a bit more though (Wario better show up and be voiced by Charles or someone who can sound like him)

No, thank you for making it 😊

It's certainly the most fun I've ever had watching a film!

Already some good animated films this year already. Mario Movie, Spider-Verse, Fireboy and Watergirl, things are looking bright for animation. If only the Oscars would start recognizing it as a medium rather than a genre.

Great fun twas.

I wish it was released on 3D Blu Ray. I saw it in the theaters but not in 3D. Would have loved to see the Rainbow Road part.

I want to rewatch Super Mario Bros movie again after I watched at Cinema XXI for four times.

I already bought the movie

Please give us a thicker story, more character moments, and less 80s movies

It was a pleasure to go see! I'm happy to have been able to watch it. And I'm already looking forward to more, regardless of how long it will take.

The movie was a pleasure to watch.

The movie was so much fun, and the animation brought Mario's universe to life in a way I had only dreamed about.

Since the hype got down way before I could watch it, I never got around to it

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films

#17 highest grossing movie ever, full stop.

I enjoyed all the game references...

But Peach was completely insufferable.

Please...don't make Zelda so arrogant.

I absolutely loved this film. Have watched it 3 times so far and grin from ear to ear. My only real problem with it is I find the 3 random "insert 1980s song here" parts feel out of place - I think because it brings an element of "real life" into an otherwise entirely animated "different universe" piece of escapism.

Unlike others I have NO issue whatsoever with the apparant "lack of plot" - there was actually more than I was expecting, and also I wanted it to be a bit like a videogame - a set of challenegs and set pieces for them to get through. I'm not a huge Chris Pratt fan (outside of Parks & Rec) but I had no problem with the voice. It was smart the way they had him and Luigi do the stereotypical accent as a marketing gimmick for their business, rather than speaking like that all the time.

The first time I watched, my main annoyance was there was barely any Yoshi time... but they've gotta keep something for the sequel. I also felt it was a shame Mario and Luigi were separated for most of the runtime, the comeradary between them in the early parts of the film worked great. Again, thats not likely to be a problem in the sequel. I'd imagine Mario, Luigi and Peach (and Toad? Yoshi?) working together to save/rescue somewhere/something.

After the recent Wonder trailer, I really, really hope that they add Daisy too - perhaps we get to see Sarasaland involved in some way? Or they retcon her as Peach's sister or something and they were separated when Peach went down that pipe as a baby?

Personally I loved what they did with Peach. Having her randomly appear through a pipe as a child, then be raised by Toads, only to then be accepted as their ruler when she becomes older, and that explaining why she is so protective over them, but also is the only human, totally makes sense and really adds a lot to her character. I find the relationship between her and Mario to be quite charming. Reminds me a little of Princess Eilonwy and Taran in Black Cauldron/Chronicles of Prydain.

Of course, Bowser was brilliant. For me, a pitch perfect way to have him being "not too scary" for kids whilst also being appealing and somewhat relatable and yet at the same time clearly needing to be stopped.

You're welcome. It's been a long time since I've said this to Miyamoto, and I don't think I've ever said it to Illumination, but thank you for making this movie.

Now, about a sequel or spinoff... I'm not saying don't take your time with it, but...

@NintendoWife Yes, technically... but also no... in reality a list like that doesn't really show how much money a movie took, nor how many people went to see it.

Please forgive me for the info dump as you probably already know all this, but just posting for reference incase anyone is interested!

The figures aren't adjusted for inflation. A billion dollars nowadays is nowhere near the same amount of money, in real terms of spending power, or what percentage of the overal global economy, as the same in the 90s. Notice how in the top 50, theres only 3 movies from before the year 2000, and 2 of those have been repeatedly re-released in the cinema to keep their numbers high.

However, even if adjusting the figures for inflation, box office still doesn't reflect how many people actually went to see the film, just the combined price of tickets. When I went to see Jurassic Park in 1993, the ticket was £3. When I saw the Mario Movie this year it was £16.

Nowadays, less and less people actually go to the cinema to watch movies. Especially since the pandemic, but its been going that way ever since broadband internet speeds became fast enough to download or stream films.

As far as profitability goes, blockbuster theatrical movies cost WAY more to make now than they used to... despite far less people paying to watch them. A movie like Avatar 2 making 2.3 billion box office means comparitively little when it had to make 2 billion to "break even". Take the theatres' cut from that and it only made around $150 million "profit". There are low budget Adam Sandler, Tyler Perry, Asylum, even Hallmark movies that make close to that, without risking the GDP of a developing nation to do so.

However, none of the above takes anything away from the success of the Mario Movie. It had a comparitively low budget for a big name animated theatrical release, and exceeded everyone's expectations. It 100% deserves it! But lets not get carried away and think that in real terms it outperformed classic/rennaissance Disney movies, early Don Bluth, or even the Care Bears from the 80s. The film landscape has changed dramatically since then, so historical comparissons don't make sense.

As a movie producer myself, I don't relish the fact that the world doesn't view films as important or special as they did when I was a child. But thats just the ever changing media landscape we live in, and as an industry we have to adjust. Nintendo and Illumination did amazingly well at pitching this movie exactly right. Can't wait for the sequel

@samuelvictor Yes I was aware of the non-adjustedness for inflation Wikipedia offers an adjusted list too, by the way, under the same link. Top 10 only, sadly. Do check it out, it is made up of different films, but not entirely different. As for the risen costs, that seems to be mostly true: Avatar had a ratio of 1:10 between budget and box office, while Gone With the Wind had 1:100.

Already bought the movie, it's a real treat and pleasure watching. Hopefully they make a sequel at some point.

@NintendoWife Yeah, the over inflated nature of recent budgets (and the disproportionate way that budget is unfairly given to 5-10 people out of the thousands working on the film) is the reason pretty much all the major studios and distributors are floundering at the moment, and we are seeing scandals where VFX companies aren't being paid, strikes in pretty much every guild and union etc... I've spoken at length about this in multiple podcasts and public appearances recently and written about the phenomina and other behind the scenes corruption/scandals extensively in my book, coming out in August. The current studio system is unsustainable and the streaming platforms are also ready to implode under their own weights. We will soon see a large increase in lower budget indie movies with hollywood ambition beign made and sold to the big studios to rebrand as their own. Secretly, its happening already pretty widely but will become the norm soon. But then they will have to stop doing so much "hollywood accounting" to overinflate the numbers in the press.

You mention that there are similarities between the films in teh top ten when adjusted for inflation, but Wikipedia also has a list of 50 films in NA where they are based on ticket-price inflation, still a flawed method but arguably the most accurate picture if you want the actual popularity of a film based on how many people actually paid to see it. That list has almost no modern films whatsoever on there, with only the TRUE "this feels like a once in a lifetime thing" events in modern times making the cut, like Force Awakens and End Game.

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_the_United_States_and_Canada#Adjusted_for_ticket-price_inflation

Interstingly from an animation perspective (to vaguely stay on topic!) the 1994 Lion King is at #19 whereas the "live action" CGI one is only at #66 (frankly I was surprised to see it there at all) - but that shows just how misleading teh modern list is, where the remake was #7 and the original didn't even make the cut. A misleading list is good publicity for hollywood press to look as if the industry is thriving. As someone who's been in the trenches for well over 2 decades I can tell you thats far from the case, sadly. But I do see a more positive future once the system adjusts to a more economically balanced, fair, representative, creative and passion lead system with a new breed of creators who grew up making their own content with their phones etc since they were little, and don't need the backing of a handful of trillion dollar companies to tell their stories.

Sorry for the rant, again, leaving it here for posterity incase people find it interesting.

It was a very well made film and a pleasure to pay twice to watch it.

Looking forward to future movies ❤️

@Rimsey You can buy the 3D version of the movie on Vudu now.

No, thank you guys for the hard, dedicated work.
This really the BEST game to movie adaptation to date.
After seeing this, i can trust them with a Smash movie in this style.

It's an amazing movie, one of my favorites ever. Pretty interesting how they actually expanded on the characters' backstories, mainly revealing Mario & Luigi's families and even giving Peach a backstory finally explaining why a human woman rules over a land of mushroom people. Bowser managed to strike a balance between funny/entertaining and scary/intimidating.

Here's looking forward to future Nintendo movies.

@HotGoomba Elemental is a big financial flop, it is not good news for Pixar and Disney. Hopefully they will be able to steer the ship back on track because they seem to be out of touch with the audience. So I don't know if I would call the outlook so great given that literally the biggest animation studio out there is struggling. The good news is that if there's a vacuum, others will fill it, like Mario, and perhaps this was a much needed shakeup.

Getting to see this movie with my kids in a packed movie theater of excited parents and children is a memory that I'll never forget. And the movie delivered on all levels as far as I'm concerned. I'm excited to see what they do with it inevitable sequel. I am also excited to see what they will do with a future Legend of Zelda movie. Other of Nintendo's franchises are also welcome as well. There's a lot of lore they can build off of in just about every major Nintendo franchise.

@RevengeFan good to know. Thanks!

Well i boycotted the movie due to some voice actors in the movie....to bad oh well next