Ahead of the first year anniversary of the highly successful Super Mario Bros. Movie, it's been revealed the film will be making an encore in cinemas.
AMC Theatres has announced the Nintendo and Illumination animation will be returning on 28th June 2024 (thanks for the heads up, GoNintendo). So, if you did miss it the first time around and happen to be located near one of these theatres, this is your chance to catch it on the big screen.
When The Super Mario Bros. Movie originally arrived in cinemas last year, we mentioned how it was perhaps everything you might expect it to be - with the sheer amount happening on-screen enough to keep us engaged from start to finish. Of course, if you don't want to watch the movie in cinemas, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is now available on disc and streaming services.
Just yesterday, Nintendo released an English guidebook for the movie, sharing all the secrets you might have missed. You can learn more about this in our previous post here on Nintendo Life.
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Would you be interested in watching the Super Mario Bros. Movie in cinemas on return? Leave a comment below.
[source amctheatres.com, via gonintendo.com]
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I have seen it in cinema once and tried to count all various references. For me, there's no reason to rewatch it. At least, in the same dub. Would be interesting to rewatch it in the JP dub.
No, thanks. ✌️
Martin Scorsese's quaking in his boots at the sheer amount of cinema
@Vyacheslav333
"Would be interesting to rewatch it in the JP dub, however."
that would actually be quite interesting! thanks for the suggestion.
italian also might be kind of interesting! 😀
@-wc- «italian also might be kind of interesting! 😀»
Huh. Really. 😄
Tbh I barely want to rewatch it at home let alone in cinema. Its appeal is lost to me after I've seen all the references. I'd rather just play Mario Wonder or Kart for the same duration
@Cathalm
"I'd rather just play Mario Wonder or Kart for the same duration"
I feel you, and I'll add that this is especially true for all of Illumination's other films, too. 🫤
I don't know if this is going to be a thing in Europe but I'd love to double dip even if I have it at home. It's a movie made for cinemas.
Also I guess they really want to get passed frozen and incredibles.
Encore on 28 June 2024 ?! 😯
I'm not sure my local cinema XXI will air again Super Mario Bros movie but if they have the encore schedule in my hometown, I will watch again for multiple times. 😊
Definitely not interested. I thought the movie was solid fun one time. It was fine enough the second time I saw it too, but my kids love the movie, so I’ve probably seen it six times and they’ve seen it more times than that. My wife and I are at a point with the movie where, if the kids want to watch it, they can go in the basement and we are NOT joining them.
It was a fun little fluff movie at first, but it’s grating upon further watchings. For comparison, I don’t feel that way about Mutant Mayhem or the Studio Ghibli films (seriously they have a Ghibli marathon like every two months… if they watch one Miyazaki, they run through them all) or even the Disney films they’ve attached to (though I’d prefer not to watch Finding Nemo/Finding Dory at this point, I can stomach it), but the Mario Movie can stay far, far away from me. Yes, I am surprised I feel this way, but what did I expect from Illumination? I can’t stand any of their other films either.
I just rewatched it at home a few days ago and had a great time with it. Very fun movie to watch as a Mario fan, even if it has its issues. I wouldn't pay to watch it again, though.
Doubt I'll go to the cinema to rewatch it (watched it day one alone and later with my sister and her boyfriend there), but this is a good reminder for me to do so at home in English this time instead of Italian and eventually get the Japanese DVD to rewatch it in that language, too!
@-wc- You saw the movie, right? Doesn’t seem like you were a fan?
It's not streaming here, and if it shows up again in the cinema, I'm sure my daughter would love to see it again. I guess I wouldn't mind seeing it another time a year later, with her, not on my own.
But I can imagine that people with a cinema subscription wouldn't mind seeing it again for free in the theatre.
In any case, that's a bit an unusual move from Nintendo again. They usually bring back much older films into cinema. Ah well, why not. Trying to maximizing profits is a smart move I guess.
I'm sure there wil be plentty of new families wanting to go.
Awesome. I've watched it plenty at home with the kids but we missed it in theaters.
Fun movie. This reminds me, that I should get the disk.
@Magrane
It didn't do it for me, frankly. But to be fair, it's so not my kind of thing, it's not even funny. ✌️
@Gamergirl94
Everything you said about it reflects my feelings, exactly. So many uninspired choices in casting and music, and just all over the place.
I don't know how a good mario movie could be made but this wasn't it. No pop songs would be a start. Not illumination, not Seth Rogen, not Chris Pratt, also would be good. As you said. 👍
The amount of older films “returning to cinemas” this year is kinda baffling at this point.
@somnambulance Mutant Mayhem has awful writing. I personally don’t understand the love for that film beyond the art style.
Don’t understand why everyone is suddenly so sour at this film. It was a great simple little time at the theaters that did its thing and established an accurate film version of the Mushroom Kingdom. Not a perfect movie but it’s still enjoyable.
@Gamergirl94 Personally, as an "origin" story I feel Mario and Luigi getting separeted was kind of necessary. Luigi being held prisoner in an unknown land became Mario's driving force to learn to fight and rescue him (and consequently the land, from Bowser). They showed how much the bros mean to each other.
If this went with the games' general plot of the Bros rescuing Peach it would have felt a hundred times more forced. Why would two unathletic dudes risk their lives to save a total stranger in a strange world?
Nintendo has shown interest in a sequel and that's when I think we will see Mario and Luigi together. Now they know Peach, Bowser and the Mushroom Kingdom. Maybe they will even throw Daisy there
Forget this news. I’m more excited about Paper Mario and Luigi…but $60 is steep (not surprised).
@coolioam I think it's more about nostalgia. I loved the turtles as a kid and "showing" them to my kid in the theatre was really cool. It's just a kids film. It's not bad compared to most kids films, even the latest Disney and Pixar are nonsensical compares to the teenage mutant ninja turtles!
I found the art style really strange, took me 15 mins to get used to it XD
Same goes with the Mario film, it's just a kids film, a family film at best. I think if you expect too much of it you can't like it. At least for all the references and getting a "proper" (not a B movie like the other one) Mario film on the big screen, it's an enjoyable 1h30.
So, you're not going to report on the Mario Day video announcing the sequel, Thousand Year Door remake and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD release date?
That’s great for those who like to watch movies in a cinema again. Now what about the sequel announced for April 2026? That’s the real news!
@coolioam It has better writing than the Super Mario Movie, that’s for sure.
@coolioam Suddenly? You implying they weren't sour before? The film received a polarized reception upon release, yet still manage to be a billion dollar hit.
You have more people who enjoy it than dislike it. Even now.
It isn't good enough for Nintendo that their console is about to be come the best-selling of all time; now they're trying to make sure the Mario Movie becomes the highest-grossing animated movie of all time, lol.
@somnambulance Story wise that’s a given because they have so much more to work with, but they made so many changes to the story and characters that ruined a lot of it for me. The “villains” especially. Both movies are two very different cases writing wise. Personally I’d rather have a a story flawed by pacing rather than inaccurate portrayals of established characters.
I'm sure AMC is grateful for the allowance
Does rereleasing it count towards how much it made at the box office? Like if it overcame frozen 2 if you added the amount it’ll make from this would that make it the highest grossing animated film (2nd if you count lion king which shouldn’t count due to being touted as live action)
On the one hand, why?
I'm not complaining, but wouldn't a better encore date be closer to the release of the sequel, like in 2025 or something?
On the other hand, let me answer my own question by saying that maybe this year, some kids can finally go and watch it at the cinema as if it first came out. That's my guessing, but I'm sure my soon-to-be 3 years old nephew would like to see it complete this time while eating popcorn.
Seen it twice in the theaters, bought the Blu-Ray with a digital copy, so I don't need to go back to the theaters to watch it again.
But I'll be honest, I still prefer the live-action one from 1993. Maybe it's nostalgia talking, but I do feel like the pacing was a bit better. It may not be faithful to the source material, but it did set up an interesting dystopian world. Maybe if it didn't have the Mario label slapped on it, it would have been received much better (like how the 1998 Godzilla movie by TriStar is a good monster flick, but a terrible Godzilla movie).
Does an encore count towards box office figures? And if so, how far behind is it to the current #1 animated movie?
@coolioam The 1980’s cartoon is beloved but they’re inaccurate portrayals of the Mirage comics. Every couple years we get a new adaptation of the Ninja Turtles that is more or less derivative of the 80’s cartoon with character archetypes rather than the original comics in some shape or form. I thought Mutant Mayhem was one of the better iterations so far, even if Bebop and Rocksteady are friends in the end. Who knows what’ll happen in the sequel though?
Also, you could say Mario’s distaste for mushrooms is inconsistent with Mario’s characterization for decades too. I mean, Lou Albano’s Mario enjoyed mushroom and jelly sandwiches.
With these old IPs, they get recycled over and over again for new generations. They start over typically rather than try to have a unified lore.
@Vexx234 I mean as in Nintendo fans. Thought it was pretty universally enjoyed amongst gamers and especially people who would be on this site lol.
seems nintendo wants to get into the top 5 of all time movies sales for a movie even if it if counts twice..
I wasn't interested enough to watch it the first time.
@GrailUK depends on what you consider to be anime lion king is a few hundred million in front of mario. some people consider avatar anime movies in a way...
No extras? Not for me. Why not some intro minutes with baby peach, feeding theories about her origins?
I already have the movie, but if it helps Nintendo out, I will be more than happy to help out!!😊
It's Morbin time!
@somnambulance Yeah, that's pretty much Illumination movies in a nutshell.
I have the copy on disc. I plan to watch it again soon. I really enjoyed watching it the first time and loved all the refernces in it.
Whatever it takes to dethrone Frozen 2.
I saw it in theaters and it was great! Not perfect IMO but overall they did an awesome job. I won't be seeing it in theaters again but I am patiently waiting for a sequel. If Geno is even a cameo in the sequel I will lose my marbles
@somnambulance “Starting over” allows for new creativity to seep in. There’s no reason why you can’t enjoy multiple new iterations with the common vision as opposed to being tied down to the same lore.
For example, Mario’s distaste for mushrooms counters Lou Albano’s preference for them, yet it opens up new jokes or stories around it. Yet it didn’t really affect how much he needed it to power up. Popeye hated spinach in the 80’s film adaptation! Another recent example is the twist to the lore and style, while at the same time expanding on it, in Double Dragon Gaiden.
For Pete’s sake, the recent Super Mario Bros. has obscure references to the tv show characters too! So in a sense, the “lore” was expanded. Sometimes, the idea of continuity is more of a detriment.
I already saw it like 3 times in cinemas and have it digitally to watch whenever I want. I don't need to see it in theaters again.
@Magrane Exactly. Theres some things where I like there to be a continuity, some things I don’t. TMNT has stayed fresh for generations because of its reinvention and that’s an awesome thing. Mutant Mayhem is the equivalent to my kids of what the 1980’s TMNT was to me, and honestly I’m cool with that. As someone that’s perused the franchise for decades, I’m happier they got this iteration than some of the other cartoons and especially the Michael Bay version. And by the time my kids grow up, their kids may have a TMNT. These franchises can exist in a truly timeless fashion when they creatively start over time and time again.
@mlt It had already made more at the box office than Froten and Incredibles 2, just not Frozen 2.
Why only AMC Theatres though?
@-wc- Who’s your dream studio to make these Nintendo movies?
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