After super-smashing box office records in theaters, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is leveling up to digital platforms.
In a surprise move, Universal announced yesterday that The Super Mario Bros. Movie would be available on premium video-on-demand today, after 45 days exclusively in theaters. This isn’t to say the studio is pulling the movie from theaters. With over $1.2 billion in the worldwide box office and counting—making Super Mario Bros. the highest grossing film of the year so far, and the fifth highest-grossing animated film of all time—you can be sure that Universal will keep the film in theaters for some time. It’s just now also available to own at home, via platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu, and Apple TV. (The movie is not yet available to stream on Peacock.)
Of all the studios, Universal remains the most committed to the post-pandemic method of releasing its films on “premium video-on-demand,” for a higher price, usually after the new standard of a 45-day theatrical window. That’s good news for parents and Mario fans who want to hear Chris Pratt voice Mario from the comfort of their own homes. Read on to find out where to watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie online, and when we think The Super Mario Bros. Movie will be streaming on Peacock.
As of today, May 16, you can now watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie on premium video-on-demand, by purchasing the film on digital platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu, and Apple TV.
You can also still watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie in theaters. You can find a showing near you via Fandango.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is now available to buy or rent on digital platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu, and Apple TV. The price may vary depending on what platform you use to purchase the film, but on Amazon Prime, The Super Mario Bros. Movie costs $29.99 to buy. If you rent the film, you will have a 48-hour window to watch the movie after you hit “play.”
We don’t yet know. The Super Mario Bros Movie Peacock release date has not yet been announced. That said, we can make an educated guess as to when The Super Mario Bros Movie will stream on Peacock, based on previous Universal releases. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, another recent Universal kids’ movie, was released on Peacock Premium on March 10, 2023, about two months after it was released on digital on January 6, 2023. If The Super Mario Bros Movie follows a similar release strategy, you might see the Mario movie on Peacock in about two months, around mid-July 2023.
No, sorry. The Super Mario Bros Movie is not on Netflix or Disney+, and it will likely not be on those platforms anytime soon, given that it has a streaming home at Peacock. For now, the only way to watch The Super Mario Bros Movie at home is to purchase the movie on video-on-demand.