Video game adaptations have been largely hit or missfor the last few decades, and there’s one that’s been dominating the Netflix charts that’s set to leave in just a few weeks.The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which was the second-highest-grossing movie of the year behind onlyBarbie, will leave Netflix on October 2, meaning there are only three weeks left to watch the film on streaming. The film follows Mario (Chris Pratt) on a search through the underground labyrinth in search of his brother Luigi (Charlie Day). In addition to Pratt and Day,The Super Mario Bros. Moviealso starsAnya Taylor-Joy,Jack Black, andKeegan-Michael Key, and currently sits at a"rotten"59% score from critics but a nearly flawless 95% score from general audiences on the aggregate siteRotten Tomatoes.
Matthew Fogelpenned the screenplay forThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, and its success immediately made it among his most famous works. He also wrote the script forMinions: The Rise of GruandThe Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. He made his screenwriting debut onBig Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, the buddy comedy starringMartin Lawrence.The Super Mario Bros. Moviewas helmed by an ensemble of directors, includingFabiel Polack, andPierre Leduc, withMichael JelenicandAaron Horvatheach receiving full director’s credits. Before directingThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, Horvath worked onTeen Titans GO! To the Movies, and prior to that, he also directed several episodes ofTeen Titans Go!and 28 episodes ofMad, the sketch comedy series which ran from 2010-2022.
How Did ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Stack up With Other Movies at the Box Office?
The Super Mario Bros. Moviewas one of only two movies in 2023 to gross more than $1 billion, withGreta Gerwig’sBarbiefinishing its theatrical run at $1.4 billion and Mario crossing the finish line with $1.3 billion. Falling just short of the $1 billion mark wasChristopher Nolan’sOppenheimer, which won seven Oscars, withGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3andFast Xlanding in the four and five spots of the highest-grosing movies of 2023.
The Super Mario Bros. Moviestars Chris Pratt and Anya Taylor-Joy and was written by Matthew Fogel and directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates and watchThe Super Mario Bros. MovieonNetflixbefore it departs the platform at the end of this month.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother Luigi, trying to save a captured princess.
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