A scene from “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.”
Universal Pictures
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the animated sequel to 2023 The Super Mario Bros. Movie, is coming to streaming video on demand this week following the film’s massive run at the worldwide box office.
Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie opened in theaters on April 1 before debuting on digital streaming via premium video on demand on May 19.
Based on Nintendo’s hit 2007 Super Mario Galaxy video game, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie finds Mario (voice of Chris Pratt), Luigi (Charlie Day) and Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) in the Mushroom Kingdom, before Peach and (Keegan-Michael Key) suddenly rocket to outer space to find the princess’ long-lost sister, Rosalina (Brie Larson).
Hoping to aid in the mission, Mario and Luigi, along with their new friend, Yoshi (Donald Glover), follow Peach into orbit to find Bowser Jr. (Benny Safdie), who is holding Rosalina hostage. Rated PG, The Super Mario Galaxy also introduces Glen Powell to the franchise as the voice of Fox McCloud, while Jack Black reprises the voice of the villainous Bowser.
Despite some not-so-super reviews from Rotten Tomatoes critics, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie roared out of the gate and earned $190 million in its five-day opening weekend at the domestic box office April 1-5, with $131.7 million of that tally coming in its first Friday to Sunday frame.
On June 7, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — which had a $110 million production budget before marketing costs — crossed the $1 billion mark in global ticket sales, per Variety. The film, which ended its domestic box office run on June 26, in total earned $429 million domestically and $582 million internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $1.011 billion.
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Arrives On Peacock On Thursday
Peacock recently announced that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will make its SVOD premiere on Thursday, July 30.
For viewers who don’t subscribe to the streaming service, the NBC Universal platform offers the ad-based Peacock Premium package for $10.99 per month or $109.99 per year. For viewers who prefer ad-free programming, the platform also offers the Peacock Premium Plus package, which costs $16.99 per month or $166.99 per year.
For viewers who want to catch the original film before seeing The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Peacock is also the SVOD home for The Super Mario Bros. Movie.