Everyone’s favorite plumber is coming to screens even sooner as The Super Mario Bros. Movie gets an even earlier US release date. The film marks the latest adaptation of the Nintendo platforming video games, now in an animated format from Despicable Me and Sing studio Illumination and Universal. The Super Mario Bros. Movie will see Chris Pratt’s titular character and his brother in the fantastical world of the Mushroom Kingdom, with the former having to rise up against the villainous Bowser to save his friends and the world.The Super Mario Bros. Movie has gotten an even earlier release date, as revealed by the film’s official Twitter account.
The post seen above reveals that the animated adaptation of the iconic Nintendo franchise has seen its release date moved up by two days in the US and over 60 other territories worldwide from April 7 to 5. However, it also confirms that The Super Mario Bros. Movie will still not make its way to Japan until April 28.
Will The Super Mario Movie’s Earlier Release Date Pay Off?
Though two days may not seem that much of a difference, it will be interesting to see if Universal’s decision for an earlier release date heading into Easter weekend will actually pay off for The Super Mario Bros. Movie. In its original date, the animated film had minimal new competition, with Ben Affleck’s Nike biopic Air hitting theaters two days prior, though now sharing the same date.
On the flip side, however, The Super Mario Bros. Movie does have a pretty extensive roster of holdovers it will be fighting against at the box office in both its original and new release dates. The highly anticipated John Wick: Chapter 4 will be making its theatrical debut just two weeks ahead of the animated film. The Keanu Reeves-led predecessors have rarely retained the top box office spot in subsequent weeks, and will be contending with both Shazam! Fury of the Gods‘ holdover audiences and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves the following week.
Despite the various competition, the anticipation for The Super Mario Bros. Movie could actually propel it to the highest-grossing Easter release, a spot currently held by Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with $166 million. This success would help create confidence in Universal and Nintendo to move forward with franchise plans, including a rumored Donkey Kong spinoff with Seth Rogen reprising his role. Only time will tell if it can reach new Easter weekend heights when The Super Mario Bros. Movie hits theaters in the US and other regions on April 5.
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Release Date:2023-04-07
