Super Mario Sunshine: The Movie

Super Mario Sunshine: The Movie is a 2003 American CGI-animated adventure film. It was directed by Shigeru Miyamoto in his directorial film debut, and was produced by Steve Oedekerk of O Entertainment, and John A. Davis of DNA Productions, Inc. (now Omation Animation Studios). It is the first film based on the Nintendo GameCube game Super Mario Sunshine, a 2002 platform video game. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and Nintendo EPD, and co-distributed with Regency Enterprises.

Super Mario Sunshine: The Movie was released on August 29, 2003, and received mixed to positive reviews from critics. It also underperformed at the box office, grossing a mere $25 million against a $30 million budget.

Cast

 * Charles Martinet as:
 * Mario
 * Pinata (male)
 * Jen Taylor as:
 * Princess Peach
 * Toad
 * Scott Burns as:
 * King Bowser
 * Toadsworth
 * Pianta (male)
 * Dolores Rogers as:
 * Bowser Jr., Bowser's son
 * Pianta (female)
 * Kit Harris as:
 * F.L.U.U.D.
 * Noki (male & female)
 * Kazumi Totaka as:
 * Yoshi
 * Toru Minegishi as:
 * Petey Piranha

Release
Super Mario Sunshine: The Movie premiered in Los Angeles on March 23, 2003, and was released theatrically on August 29. The film opened in 1,938 theaters, which was the lowest performance of 2003.

Box office
The film has grossed $15.4 million in the United States and Canada and $9.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $25 million. The film is a box office bomb, after grossing $25 million against a production budget of $30 million.

Critical response
Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 65% approval rating based on 32 critics, with a score of 5.5/10. Its critical consensus reads "filled with charming tunes and mediocre voice acting, "Super Mario Sunshine: The Movie" lives up to his name as an okay video game movie." On Metacritic, the film has an average rating of 49 out of 100 based on reviews by 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average rating of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.