Nearly two years ago, one of the highest-grossing films of the year was an animated film. He had conquered the world and in particular the French. In a few days it will disappear from Netflix, so hurry up to see or rewatch it.
In 2023, all fans of video games and animated films agreed on one thing: Super Mario Brosthe filmwas a success. At the time of its release in theaters, the French loved it so much that they made it the number 1 film at the box office with more than 7 million admissions. The feature film even became the highest-grossing animated film since the release of Frozen 2in 2019. For several months, Super Mario Bros is available on Netflix. But be careful, it leaves the platform on Tuesday February 4! You therefore have very little time left to (re)immerse yourself in its history. We obviously find Mario and Luigi there, and we understand where they come from and how they ended up in the strange world in which we have always seen them. The two Italian-American brothers have just opened their own plumbing business when everything goes to hell.
In Super Mario Bros, the movie, all the characters from the franchise are together
During an intervention on a water leak in a basement in New York where they live with their family, the two brothers find themselves sucked into enormous green pipes and transported to another world. Worse, they are separated. When Mario finds himself in the Mushroom Kingdom, Luigi is transported to the Black Country. They will then try to find themselves and get out of this quagmire. On their way, they come across all the cult characters of the franchise: Toad, Peach, Bowser and even Cranky Kong. Suffice to say that fans of the Mario video game have clearly found their cocoon with Super Mario Bros, the movie.
Can we hope for a sequel? Super Mario Bros, the movie ?
With the success of the film in theaters – and rave reviews since Internet users recommend it at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes – its creators, Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, can smile: the film earned no less than a billion dollars in worldwide box office revenue. Its three nominations for the 2024 Golden Globes have made it a film to watch and rewatch. And the creators aren't going to stop there. Nintendo characters will return in a sequel Super Mario Bros, the movieshortly. A second opus has been announced and the release is scheduled for April 1, 2026. Only 15 months to wait.
-Article written in collaboration with 6Médias.
