Japan The Super Mario Bros. Movie returned 13.6× its production cost, earning $1.36B against a $100.0M budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
“Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear overalls.”
While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.
The 2022–2024 Japan Window
219 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Super Mario Bros. Movie sits at position #55.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Super Mario Bros. Movie premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 33m runtime, production spent $1.1M per minute on screen and earned $14.6M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #757 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #627 of 2,532 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Illumination, Nintendo |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | April 5, 2023 |
| IMDb | tt6718170 |
| Official Site | www.thesupermariobros.movie |