The return to Mushroom Kingdom happens after decades of waiting as The Super Mario Bros. Movie brings back the iconic characters from the beloved game to life on the big screens.
After it comes out in theaters, where to watch and when will the streaming release date be?
When Is The Streaming Release Date For The Super Mario Bros. Movie?
Currently the biggest animation movie with the highest opening box office record is The Super Mario Bros. Movie which brings everyone back to Mushroom Kingdom as Mario and his friends go out to an adventure to save the world from Bowser's army.
The hype lives up to the expectations on The Super Mario Bros. Movie given its positive reviews, thus, a lot of viewers are asking where and when will the movie be streaming online, and whether there would be a digital release for the film.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie will be available to purchase on May 16, 2023, at 12 AM EST, on various platforms such as iTunes, Amazon Video, Vudu, and Microsoft Store.
To be able to purchase The Super Mario Bros. Movie on these platforms, it costs $29.99 and it is available to pre-order the release of the movie on Blu-Ray.
As for the release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie for streaming, there is still no definite date when the movie will come out online.
Following the trend of other films, the earliest possible release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie online could be three to four months after its theatrical run.
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Where is The Super Mario Bros. Movie Streaming?
It is possible that The Super Mario Bros. Movie would be out online by July this year and given that it would be available on Amazon Prime Video for purchase soon, the same platform could be where it could come out when it streams.
Other than Amazon Prime Video, Universal also has an agreement with Netflix and Peacock where they would share their animated movies to the streaming platforms.
However, the release on these streaming platforms would not be simultaneous.
On Peacock, The Super Mario Bros. Movie could possibly come out in late June or early July, and it could only come out on Netflix four months after it comes out on Peacock which means it may happen on October this year.
Given those, to be able to prepare for the arrival of The Super Mario Bros. Movie on the streaming platforms, one should have a subscription on either of the three.
A subscription on Amazon Prime Video allows one to access their library of titles for $8.99 per month for ad-supported version or $14.99 per month for an ad-free subscription.
For Peacock, there are two subscription plans: Peacock Premium which supports ads and costs $4.99 per month, and the Peacock Premium Plus which is a semi ad-free (presumably with a smaller number of ads) and costs $9.99 per month.
Netflix has the widest range of subscriptions depending on the inclusions of the plan.
There is the basic with ads that costs $6.99 per month, the basic plan the costs $9.99 per month, the standard plan that costs $15.99 which includes high definition streaming of the titles, and the premium plan that costs $19.99 which not only includes high definition streaming but also 4K Ultra HD.
What is The Super Mario Bros. Movie About?
Despite Nintendo being wary about film adaptations of the title after the failure of the Super Mario Bros. movie in 1993, Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, and Nintendo, finally gave in through their work at the Universal Parks & Resorts that maybe it is now time for another movie.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a collaboration between Universal Pictures, the distributor of the movie, Nintendo, the producer of the famous game franchise, and Illumination, the production studio.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie follows the brothers Mario and Luigi who are Brooklyn plumbers.
With the line of their work, while they are fixing an underground pipe to fix the main one, they are transported through a mysterious pipe leading them to the Mushroom Kingdom.
There, they meet the various inhabitants of the new world where they are in for a new adventure.
Unfortunately, The Mushroom Kingdom is in deep trouble so they have to save it.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been filled with Easter eggs from the game where it is based on.
There's the ice kingdom where the penguins live, King Bowser's airship or some big floating island, Kamek's powers from the game, the Koopa Army and their canons, Jack Black's perfect voice for King Bowser, and a power star!
The Super Mario Bros. Movie boasts the musical prowess of Jack Black as King Bowser so be sure to look out for his songs!
Spoiler-free tip: stay until the very last second of The Super Mario Bros. Movie because there are two post-credits scenes in the movie.
The first one is a mid-credits scene just after the animated credits and before the traditional one, and the other being at the very end of the film which could potentially lead the movie to The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2.
The sequel, however, has not been given a green light yet but with the success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, there is a high possibility that it could happen in the next few years.
Who Are The Super Mario Bros. Movie Cast and Crew?
Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, the creators of Teen Titans Go!, are tapped as the directors of The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
The scribe of Minions: The Rise of Gru, Matthew Fogel, penned the script for The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Joining Chris Pratt who voices Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie are Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, and Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong.
Khary Payton voices the Penguin King, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek, and Sebastian Maniscalco lent his voice as Foreman Spike.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has no streaming release date yet. [This article would be updated once a date has been fixed by the streaming platforms.]
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