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[GigaBowser]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...mario-bros-movie-box-office-bloom-1235372144/

The April box office is in full bloom thanks to the astounding performance of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which served up the biggest global opening of all time for an animated film, with $375.6 million over the long Easter holiday. And it is showing no sign of slowing down as it prepares to jump to the next level and clear the $500 million mark globally in the next few days.

 

[hlm666]

With all the superhero movies tanking will this cause movie studios to chase up more game franchises now?

 

[feynoob]

$1b dream is alive.

Nintendo got a power house name on their vault, that is not a hero.

 

[HoodWinked]

 

[3liteDragon]

Tracking for $1B, should get there in 2 weeks.

 

[Nautilus]

With all the superhero movies tanking will this cause movie studios to chase up more game franchises now?

Probably, yeah. Its actually have been happening for a while now.

 

[diffusionx]

That’s insane

 

[MaestroMike]

Now imagine what a Zelda movie can do it’ll be up there with avatar as one of the biggest movies of all time no doubt about it

 

[Foilz]

wonder how much nintendo gets out of the rev

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[Badlucktroll]

I hope they do a crazy live action zelda trilogy like lord of the rings.

 

[kiphalfton]

With all the superhero movies tanking will this cause movie studios to chase up more game franchises now?

Probably, and video games will continue to become even more dumbed down than they already are.

 

[Gamerfan81]

It's actually at 427 million now as confirmed by Boxofficemojo.

 

[GigaBowser]

Movie looks kind of crud but Jack Black is incredibubble

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

To those reviewers/critics regarding the shit plot for a Mario Bros movie

 

[kicker]

Does anyone believe any another animated videogame movie (that isn't fortnite, pokemon or roblox) will come close to these numbers?

I understand being excited because a videogame ip one likes is doing well, but people realise it's selling because it's a mario movie right?

Now imagine what a Zelda movie can do it’ll be up there with avatar as one of the biggest movies of all time no doubt about it

Why do you believe a hypothetical zelda movie would outsell this?

 

[LakeOf9]

It wasn't a good movie, but I guess it's full of Mario references, which is all people want.

Good for Nintendo, I guess?

 

[ScythD]

Now imagine what a Zelda movie can do it’ll be up there with avatar as one of the biggest movies of all time no doubt about it

Soon

 

[digital_ghost]

Giga Wowser

 

[Beechos]

It's sad when I saw this movie on the premiere date. Theres a scene that pays homage to 2d mario which is what nintendo games would look and play like if their devs had modern hardware to work with.

 

[LakeOf9]

Never make a Zelda movie (if you do, you'll have to make Link talk, and fuck that)

 

[nial]

To those reviewers/critics regarding the shit plot for a Mario Bros movie

The movie doing pretty well doesn't mean they're wrong.

 

[Knightime_X]

Movie looks kind of crud but Jack Black is incredibubble

Something tells me you haven't watched it yet.

 

[Robb]

It’s beating out Disney? I definitely expected it to do well, but that’s insane.

A sequel is guaranteed now I guess, and more movies from other franchises to boot. A Luigi’s Mansion movie would be cool.

 

[YukiOnna]

Movie was a lot of fun, glad I went.

 

[ntropy]

Super Metroid animated next please

more likely, it will be Pokemon next i bet

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

And there are still goofy people who say that video games are nothing.

 

[GigaBowser]

Howd my thread get moved to off topic?

I'm gonna to start a petition.

 

[Shakka43]

Now imagine what a Zelda movie can do it’ll be up there with avatar as one of the biggest movies of all time no doubt about it

Since when is Zelda bigger than Mario?

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

It's sad when I saw this movie on the premiere date. Theres a scene that pays homage to 2d mario which is what nintendo games would look and play like if their devs had modern hardware to work with.

The beauty of 2D Mario is how well it works regardless of tech.
Also, a 4K New Super Mario Bros would pretty much look like what you’re referring to, and gamers were very very lukewarm about those games (which, btw, played exactly as well as expected).

 

[Marvel14]

Howd my thread get moved to off topic?

I'm gonna to start a petition.

Last of Us TV show threads are still in Gaming Forum.

I call consolism.

 

[hlm666]

The beauty of 2D Mario is how well it works regardless of tech.
Also, a 4K New Super Mario Bros would pretty much look like what you’re referring to, and gamers were very very lukewarm about those games (which, btw, played exactly as well as expected).

somehow that quote got quoted as me when it appears to have been B Beechos you were replying to.

 

[BadBurger]

With all the superhero movies tanking will this cause movie studios to chase up more game franchises now?

I think this along with the critical acclaim of The Last of Us on HBO will probably encourage more than a few studios to explore some video game properties for live action treatment, yea. I think Metal Gear is an obvious choice for a drama thriller television series, for example.

 

[BlackTron]

Suck it Disney.

 

[Joramun]

If Rotten Tomatoes critics hate it and the audience loves it then it's probably a movie you'd enjoy.

 

[Smiggs]

I think this along with the critical acclaim of The Last of Us on HBO will probably encourage more than a few studios to explore some video game properties for live action treatment, yea. I think Metal Gear is an obvious choice for a drama thriller television series, for example.

I think that could definitely be interesting to see, but I wonder if they've ever thought about doing... oh, I don't know, something new and original instead? I've got no issue with rehashing old ideas or superhero movies (even if I don't like them personally), I'm just tired of the overall creatively bankrupt output we've mostly gotten for quite a few years (decades?) now.

 

[Rockondevil]

I’m not sure why anyone is shocked by this.
It’s a Mario movie. One of the most known characters, and it can be watched by any age. It’s guaranteed to make a killing.

Now imagine what a Zelda movie can do it’ll be up there with avatar as one of the biggest movies of all time no doubt about it

Zelda isn’t anywhere near as renowned as Mario.
A movie would be nice but it’d never do what Mario can.

 

[JCK75]

With all the superhero movies tanking will this cause movie studios to chase up more game franchises now?

I'm hoping it will wake them up to just stick to source material and stop trying to turn every story into a political movement.

 

[IDKFA]

To those reviewers/critics regarding the shit plot for a Mario Bros movie

Looooool.

Shit movies can still make money. For example, Transformers 4 is an absolute dog shit of a movie, but still made over a billion at the global box office.

 

[hlm666]

I think this along with the critical acclaim of The Last of Us on HBO will probably encourage more than a few studios to explore some video game properties for live action treatment, yea. I think Metal Gear is an obvious choice for a drama thriller television series, for example.

Amazon seems to be all in on those military thriller kind of things maybe they will take a run at it. I would like to see a dead space movie/series, don't get enough scifi/space horror things.

 

[Umbasaborne]

Happy to see this movie well, and disneys shlock bombing from orbit

 

[LordOfChaos]

 

[Azelover]

I liked the movie, but it's not gonna surpass 1 billion I think. It needs to perform better internationally..

 

[Lasha]

Last of Us TV show threads are still in Gaming Forum.

I call consolism.

GT film thread too. There's definitely more tolerance for non-game news if a Sony property is involved.

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

Clown world

 

[Morrie’s wig shop]

I hope they do a crazy live action zelda trilogy like lord of the rings.

This will never happen in the history of all of mankind…..

Only because, it’s what we all want.

 

[Azelover]

It wasn't a good movie, but I guess it's full of Mario references, which is all people want.

Good for Nintendo, I guess?

And Universal and Illumination.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Video game movies are back Mario has its movie it’s a respected franchise movie theaters and Hollywood are bouncing back and over the pandemic.

 

[Kev Kev]

Dude, yes, let's gooooooo.

 

[Happosai]

They could do some Hammer House-like horror movie for Luigi's Mansion and do an Alien spinoff for Starfox. The promo for the Starfox sci-fi/horror film: "In space -- no one can hear you barrel roll."