Following the worldwide success of The Super Mario Brothers Movie, a special Japanese-language version of the film is now being shown in the US! ‘Screening the dubbed Japanese version will bring a whole new level of enjoyment’

Last Updated on 05/04/2023 by てんしょく飯

The Super Mario Brothers Movie was released in Japan on 28 April 2023 (Friday).

The Japanese dubbed version was released in selected theatres in North America & Canada.

The film opened in North America on Wednesday 5 April, one day earlier than the Japanese release, and grossed $146,360,000 over the three-day weekend and $204,630,730 over the five-day period, including the opening day on Wednesday, making it the No.1 film in the US. Worldwide, it grossed $375,579,730, setting a new record for the opening of an animated film.

The film’s momentum continues to build, and in its third week at the Box Office, the film continued to be the No. 1 film in the US for three consecutive weeks, with box office receipts of $58,230,000 (approximately ¥7.8 billion) over the three-day weekend in North America (converted to US$1/¥134.04). (According to Box Office Mojo, as of 24 Apr (estimated figures) *Including the figures below), the total in the US was $434,329,610 (approximately 58.2 billion yen), and $434,507,000 (approximately 58.6 billion yen) was recorded internationally (overseas, excluding North America). Worldwide, it grossed $871,836,610 (approximately ¥116.8 billion), finally surpassing the ¥100 billion mark.

The Japanese dubbed version of the film was released in selected theatres in North America and Canada on 28 April (Friday), the same day as the Japanese release date.

This Japanese dubbed version is a ‘special Japanese version’ because, instead of the traditional process of producing a Japanese translation of the completed film, the Japanese version was produced in parallel with the production of the film, giving the impression that the film was produced in Japanese from the beginning.

Illumination and Universal Pictures commented as follows.

In response to enthusiastic requests from ‘Mario’ fans, we are pleased to announce a special limited screening of the Japanese dubbed version of ‘Super Mario Brothers Movie’ in select cinemas in the United States. Mario” has many deep-rooted fans overseas, and we believe that screening the Japanese dubbed version will bring new enjoyment to the series. We hope that audiences will enjoy The Super Mario Brothers Movie in celebration of its worldwide success and its release in Japan.

The Super Mario Brothers Movie

Genre: Action/comedy

Voice: Chris Pratt, Anja Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day,

Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Kieseth Rogen, Fred Armisen,

Kevin Michael Richardson, Sebastian Maniscalco.

Written by Matthew Vogel.

Directed by Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic.

Produced by Chris Meledandri (Illumination), Shigeru Miyamoto (Nintendo)