Play all the victory fanfares for Mario here; Nintendo, Universal, and Illumination have hit the question block jackpot! The Super Mario Bros. Movie has levelled up its worldwide box office earnings to beyond US$1 billion since its 6th April launch. The film has been showing in theatres worldwide for more than three

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is on a path towards hitting $1 billion at the global box office before it even opens in Nintendo's home country of Japan. Mario's creator Shigeru Miyamoto said in an interview with the Japanese press, which is translated by VGC, that the animated movie's massive success surprised him, addin

Mama mia! Nintendo and Illumination's first film adaptation of the Super Mario Bros. franchise since 1993 has raked in US$203 million for the past 5 days in US markets (US$146+ for the first three days, another US$57 million as of right now). The film came out on 6th April. The movie's overall overseas box office sa

In the upcoming Super Mario Bros animated movie (at least in Malaysia; it's out in a number of other places), there's a segment that plays the (in)famous DK Rap from the N64 game Donkey Kong 64. Composers Grant Kirkhope and George Andreas made the song, so you would think they would get proper credit for their meme-wor

It's Mario Day right now (Mar.10), and Nintendo has a special treat for movie fans and gaming fans: a new Super Mario Bros. movie trailer. This is the third and final trailer, with Nintendo and animation studio Illumination showing off a taste of Mario and his pals fighting Koopas on the road. The Rainbow Road! The

Nintendo and Illumination's upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie is coming out later this April, and we're seeing the marketing machine starting its promo up. This means a ton of lovely posters featuring our heroes and villains. We'll post up the ones that are up recently as well as some old ones from last year. We defi

The Super Mario Bros Movie is getting its own Nintendo Direct presentation on 7 October 2022 at 4.05 am GMT+8. It will introduce the world premiere of the animated movie's first trailer. However, Nintendo also confirmed that this Nintendo Direct live stream will not be featuring any video game news or information at

You can't keep a long-anticipated movie like Nintendo's animated Mario film a secret for too long. After being delayed to 2023 via an official word from Shigeru Miyamoto, plot details for the film have allegedly leak (via ResetEra). We won't spoil anything in these earlier paragraphs; scroll down if you want to see

We're almost one year after the premiere of Nintendo and Illumination Entertainment's Super Mario Bros. animated movie back in April 2023. Now, Nintendo has finally confirmed that there will be a new animated movie based on the world of Super Mario Bros. planned for release on 3 April 2026. https://twitter.com/Ninte

The Super Mario Bros. Movie will launch on digital platforms on 16 May 2023 in the United States of America (USA). You can pre-order the Super Mario Bros. Movie on Amazon (and other Universal-backed digital platforms) for US$29.99, which will be available from 16 May 2023 at 12 am ET (which is 12 pm GMT+8 on 16 May 202

Review originally published on 7th April 2023. Brought forward to coincide with the film's release in Malaysia on 20th April.  30 years ago, Nintendo was traumatized from ever making live-action film adaptations of its treasured properties after the disaster that was the Super Mario Bros. movie in 1993. The company

*cue Mario victory theme when you touch the flagpole We previously brought up huge opening sales numbers of the Super Mario Bros. film when it aired on 6th April onward. Now we can confirm that those numbers are beyond the millions worldwide, to nobody's surprise. The Super Mario Bros. Movie passes US$500 million

Illumination has released a clip of the Super Mario Bros Movie that highlights Jack Black at his finest: voicing an evil turtle named Bowser with a groovy singing voice. In this clip, he sings about how his character Bowser loves Princess Peach. If you know Jack Black's Tenacious D style of singing, you know what yo

If you want to hear awesome remixes of Koji Kondo's 80s and 90s Mario music, look no further than this recent Spotify update. Digital music streaming services like Spotify has released the Super Mario Bros. Movie soundtrack on Spotify. No, not the licensed music nonsense: the show's actual soundtrack that features K

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is out now in the US and most parts of the world, but it's only coming out in Malaysia on 20th April. It's worth the wait especially if you're a big Nintendo gaming fan; here's our review. As such, you can expect a heckaton of Nintendo-filled homages, references, easter eggs, and callback

We're only a few months away from the upcoming Super Mario Bros. animated movie from Illumination and a new teaser has finally revealed Seth Rogen's voice as Donkey Kong. What does he sound like? Well, he sounds exactly like... himself. Seth Rogen is essentially being Seth Rogen in the role, but that's not a surprise.

Nintendo just revealed the second Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer, featuring the first appearances of Donkey Kong and Princess Peach. Donkey Kong is voiced by Seth Rogen while Princess Peach is voiced by Anya Taylor-Joy, who was last seen in the black comedy satire film The Menu. The trailer spotlights her role in b

The Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer from Universal Studios, Nintendo, and Illumination looks pretty solid. It may be a teaser, but the voice casting with Chris Pratt as the titular Mario brother and Jack Black as Bowser seems appropriate for now. That said, some comparisons between the adaptation and the source mate

Nintendo of America has unveiled the first look at the upcoming Mario Bros. movie. And it looks about as faithful as it can get as a Nintendo film using the plumber's visage and world. The trailer features Bowser (Jack Black) in the gruffest voice possible torching down an ice kingdom ruled by penguins. I

Sad news for those expecting to watch the new Super Mario Bros. movie this holiday season. Nintendo of America has announced that it's pushing back the Illumination-produced film from its holiday release period to Spring 2023. The film will be out on 28 April in Japan and 7 April in North America. As the holiday per