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Nintendo, Illumination Confirm New Super Mario Animated Film on April 3, 2026

The Super Mario Bros. Movie from the same companies last year.

Illumination founder and CEO Matthew Fogel are returning from last year's film for the new project.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie opening worldwide as the highest-earning all-time worldwide opening for an animated film, beating Frozen II. (Frozen II opened over a regular three-day frame, as opposed to The Super Mario Bros. Movie's five-day frame.) The film is also the highest-earning video game adaptation in history.

The film ended 2023 as the #2 top-earning film worldwide and in the United States, with worldwide earnings of over US$1,361,367,353, including US$574,934,330 in the U.S.

Sources: Nintendo via Hachima Kikō, Variety