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  • ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Makes Streaming Debut

    ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Makes Streaming Debut

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    Nintendo fans: Now you can watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie without leaving the comfort of your couch, or having to remove your Switch from its dock. After a very successful run in theaters, the film — which is still the highest grossing picture of 2023 so far — is now available on Peacock.

    The film stars Chris Pratt as Mario and Charlie Day as Luigi, two humble Italian plumbers from the cartoonish streets of Brooklyn. They investigate a mysterious plumbing problem and wind up sucked down a pipe into the Mushroom Kingdom, where they team up with Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) to defeat the evil Bowser (Jack Black, who steals the entire movie). With vibrant colors and appealing 3D animation, the movie was a very different experience from the original Super Mario Bros. movie from the early 1990s, which was live-action and bore little resemblance to the classic Nintendo side scrollers.

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    The new film had a much different outcome at the box office as well. While the ’90s Super Mario Bros. got stomped at the box office by Jurassic Park, this new movie grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide. Even in the midst of a pretty strong summer blockbuster season, nothing else has even come close to that number. (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is in second place for the year with $845 million, with Barbie not far behind with $811 million to date.)

    The future of the franchise is still unclear (and probably will be at least as long as the Hollywood strikes continue) but a sequel seems all but inevitable at this point. While you wait for its official announcement, you can watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie on and endless loop on Peacock right here.

    All the Old School Nintendo Easter Eggs in The Super Mario Bros. Movie

    The Super Mario Bros. Movie is loaded with callbacks to Nintendo history. How many of them did you spot?

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  • ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Announces Streaming Premiere

    ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Announces Streaming Premiere

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    At least for now — we’ll see what Barbie does in the weeks ahead — the top-grossing movie of 2023 is The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The adaptation of the classic Nintendo game was the opposite of the original 1993 Super Mario Bros. film in almost every way: Animated instead of live-action, deeply faithful to the Nintendo games instead of deeply weird, and a gigantic smash instead of an infamous flop. To date, the film has grossed $574 million in U.S. release, and $1.3 billion around the globe.

    With the film’s theatrical run coming to a close, the movie will now head to streaming. As it’s a Universal production, you’ll only be able to stream the movie, at least for the short term, on NBCUniversal’s Peacock.

    READ MORE: Read Our Review of The Super Mario Bros. Movie

    The crowd-pleasing films tars the voices of Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Jack Black as Bowser, Charlie Day as Luigi, and Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong. The story is pretty much what you’d expect from a Super Mario movie: Mario and Luigi are plumbing brothers with extremely bizarre fashion senses, who get sucked down a pipe into the Mushroom Kingdom. Luigi gets caught by Bowser, and Mario teams with the Princess to get him back so they can return to Brooklyn.

    Although reviews weren’t stellar, they were certainly better than for the Bob Hoskins Super Mario Bros., and audiences, especially young kids, responded to the film; it’s now the highest-grossing film of all time based on a video game. No sequel has been officially announced, but the post-credits scene teased one; given The Super Mario Bros. Movie massive financial success, it only feels like a matter of time after the writers and actors’ strikes are settled.

    The Super Mario Bros. Movie begins streaming exclusively on Peacock on August 3.

    All the Old School Nintendo Easter Eggs in The Super Mario Bros. Movie

    The Super Mario Bros. Movie is loaded with callbacks to Nintendo history. How many of them did you spot?

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    Matt Singer

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