Summary
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie box office success suggests potential for a Super Smash Bros. crossover movie.
- Characters like Bowser, Luigi, and Yoshi have hints at appearing in a future crossover event.
- Including characters like Donkey Kong, Little Mac, and Samus could add depth to a Super Smash Bros. adaptation.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has potentially revealed a lot of characters for a future crossover movie, such as a Super Smash Bros. movie. The Super Mario Bros. Movie achieved incredible success earning $1.36 billion upon its release and laying the foundation for many other family-friendly movies based on video games (via The Numbers). To put into perspective just how impressive that box office figure is, the next five highest earning video game movies all failed to go above $450 million (via The Numbers), meaning it tripled the next highest earning movie's total box office.
However, that does raise questions about what Universal will do next to capitalize on the success. Of course, a sequel was hinted at the end of the original, and officially confirmed later, but the world of Nintendo is enormous. Along with Mario, there are several other characters and properties that could be introduced in later movies. And if Universal is ambitious, it could be the next Avengers: Endgame level crossover with tons of characters that were already hinted at in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. coming together for an event like the crossover universe featured in Super Smash Bros.
10 Characters Super Mario Bros. Movie Has Already Set Up For A Super Smash Bros. Crossover
The Super Smash Bros. Movie was a huge success, and laid important groundwork for future entries in a larger franchise, as well as a major crossover.
10 Bowser
First on the roster, Bowser is the primary antagonist of The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Voiced by Jack Black, the character followed his typical antics from the games as he tried to take over the entire kingdom and kidnap Princess Peach to be his bride. However, after being defeated in the original film, he could come back later for a crossover event where he either sides with or against his greatest rival, Mario.
Bowser has also been a constant presence in every version of the Super Smash Bros. games since 2001. The second version of the game, created for the GameCube saw Bowser join the cast of playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Considering how prominent he is in the world of both Mario and the Super Smash Bros. games, it would make sense to include Bowser.
9 Mario
The official mascot of Nintendo
The main man, and the official mascot of the Nintendo corporation, Mario, is a must for any kind of Super Smash Bros. video game or adaptation based on the series. The original game only contained 12 playable characters, and Mario was always going to be the face of it considering the title of the game. Mario is simply too big of a character to leave out of the series.
It may seem straightforward, but finding a way to create a movie based on the Super Smash Bros. game could be the biggest challenge for creatives at Universal. While the games have some storylines to explore and challenges to face, it is mostly known for the 1v1 fighting element. This means that the story would be largely left up to whoever helms the project, which could risk making it either too minimalistic and simple, or too broad and loose.
8 Luigi
Mario's older brother
Making up the other half of the "Bros." titles, Luigi is Mario's older brother, and is usually always close by for adventures with his brother. Luigi is taller and more timid, but that does not mean that he is in any way a less capable fighter, or a skilled plumber. Luigi tends to have a similar move set to his brother, and despite being relegated to the role of sidekick, Luigi has led a fair few games of his own.
Of course, Luigi has also appeared in every single Super Smash Bros. game, and it would only make sense to include him in a crossover movie based on the game. Luigi was a prominent character in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and would be easy to incorporate into any future storylines. However, where things could get interesting is if the story pits the brothers against each other, as often happens in the brawler-style games.
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7 Princess Peach
Long-term love interest of Mario
Princess Peach is the long-term love interest of Mario, but in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, she establishes just how independent and tough she can be. While Bowser has frequently captured her in the games, Peach actually bears a much closer resemblance to her Super Smash Bros. counterpart, who is tough in a fight and ready to take on any opponent.
Just like Bowser, Peach did not appear in the games until the second version was released in 2001. The game more than doubled its roster from 12 to 26 characters, and Peach officially joined the roster. Since that time, she has been included in every other version of the game, where she goes toe to toe with many of the biggest and best characters from Nintendo games.