Gamerfan81
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It hasn't opened yet in Japan and S. Korea, 2 major markets. This movie's opening would be even bigger if it had opened at the same time in those 2 markets. That's possibly another 100-200 million right there.
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Mario Movie biggest global opening of all time for an animated film
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Gamerfan81
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Welp. It just hit $500 million globally!
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...vie-box-office-record-500-million-1235372840/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...vie-box-office-record-500-million-1235372840/
nightmare-slain
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So it doesn't suck? I was going to see it today but was too tired after work. Maybe next week.
begotten
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I saw it and wasn't really impressed. Not sure if I had too high expectations?
None of the humour really resonated with me. Like the only time I laughed was when
I thought the pacing was a little weak and the animation wasn't really mind-blowing outside of
It's a fun film no doubt that has some cool nods that fans can pick up on, my favourite being
Yeah it's for kids and meant to be fun, but the sales are indicative of a powerful IP not a great animated film. It just majorly pales to all the recent classics IMO
None of the humour really resonated with me. Like the only time I laughed was when
Diddy Kong was still chugging away at the DK rap. Also WTF did they do with redesigning Chunky Kong?
I thought the pacing was a little weak and the animation wasn't really mind-blowing outside of
The race scenes in and out of the Kong place
It's a fun film no doubt that has some cool nods that fans can pick up on, my favourite being
Luigi's ringtone being the opening theme for NGC
Yeah it's for kids and meant to be fun, but the sales are indicative of a powerful IP not a great animated film. It just majorly pales to all the recent classics IMO
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The wife and I loved it, kids were at the edge of their seats the entire time and have been playing with Mario stuff ever since.
I honestly think it’s depressing how much you need to downplay just straight up giving the audience what they wanted (the hero struggling, an emotional center, character moments, kinetic and clear action sequences, explosions, characters actually fighting with cartoony violence, real jokes, great voice acting, not too much cringe, no over-explaining the world, fun over realism, no subverted expectations, no anachronistic writing, no self-inserts, no Mary Sues, no tearing down childhood heroes, no flossing, the main heroes overcoming and delivering a brutal beat-down at the end…), the references were fun, but a pretty small part of what really makes the movie enjoyable.
Interfectum
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Gamerfan81
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Same here with the wife and kids loving it. This is just an opinion, so no scholarly peer-reviewed academic sources backing this statement.
I believed this movie is doing so well and it's more than just a well known IP, since people love throwing that out, as if the 1993 movie didn't bomb.
It's more than that as you touched on it, no bullshit propaganda, no politics, no divisive issues of the day inserted either overtly or covertly, none. It's just a fun movie that seeks to entertain kids and their families. What you see is what you get. One last thing I have to add, since the past few years were littered with economic and political turmoil, people want to have that little bit of escapism and forget just for a little while, the turmoil that is engulfing this world.
Is the movie a cinematic masterpiece? No. But is it the right movie at this time? Yes.
DetectiveBananas
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Unknown Soldier
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I'm sitting in a completely empty theater except me about to watch this. It's probably because it's a Friday afternoon, it's sunny outside, and I'm at a 3D showing. It would literally have been over $20 if it wasn't for this Comcast free ticket.
The preview for The Little Mermaid looks terrible. Sigh.
Blue Beetle also looks terrible. I don't know what DC actually has besides Batman and Superman and the other Justice League members that anyone actually wants to see.
The preview for The Little Mermaid looks terrible. Sigh.
Blue Beetle also looks terrible. I don't know what DC actually has besides Batman and Superman and the other Justice League members that anyone actually wants to see.
Mario's animation and art style are gorgeous. It's plot and story are basic. Good enough to keep the moving flowing and enjoyable.
Unknown Soldier
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If you grew up with Mario, this movie is great. I have no idea how someone who isn't familiar with Mario or the rest of Nintendo's cast of characters would take it, but I doubt those people are the target market for this movie anyways.
The Mario Kart sequence was by far the best part of the movie.
The Mario Kart sequence was by far the best part of the movie.
MaestroMike
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wait until next month when Tears of the Kingdom smashes the video game sales box office. records will be broken that should answer all your questions
Rockondevil
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Breaking game sales records is different to the IP popularity outside of games, as this is a movie, not a game.
Mario is easily more famous than Link to the majority of everyday people. I'm certain grandparents, parents and kids all over the world would identify Mario over Link any day of the week.
I have no doubt ToTK will sell amazingly, but that's completely different to releasing a movie for Zelda.
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Beastclaw Raider
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Saw it with the kids tonight, was pretty entertaining and pure fan service which I dont dislike
Dirk Benedict
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The 'New'Critics are the same, old Audiences. That's how I see it. They don't look at this shit with narratives in mind. Just good, old fashioned fun.
Azelover
Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
It is relevant. It's just that people's expectations are different. The movie is fairly shallow, but pleasant, fun and entertaining. I enjoyed watching it, that's quality to me.
Movie making is an art form, but before that it is entertainment. It's an entertainment business, just like gaming. It uses art, it uses technology.
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Now best second weekend ever for animated movie, 87m US, now at $678M Worldwide. Still not out in Japan.
https://deadline.com/2023/04/box-office-super-mario-bros-renfield-popes-exorcist-1235325394/
https://deadline.com/2023/04/box-office-super-mario-bros-renfield-popes-exorcist-1235325394/
LordOcidax
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Almost $700M in two weeks… Without Japan and Korea, and the theater still packed. 1 Billy in the next two weeks.
Yes, now it's about can it move Disney films out of the top 5.