Super Mario Sunshine: The Movie

Super Mario Sunshine: The Movie is a 2003 American computer-animated adventure film directed by Shigeru Miyamoto and produced by Takashi Tezuka based on a screenplay by Makoto Wada. It stars the voices of Charles Martinet, Jen Taylor, Scott Burns, Dolores Rogers, and more.

Cast

 * Charles Martinet as Mario
 * Martinet additionally voices Pinata (male)
 * Jen Taylor as Princess Peach
 * Taylor additionally voices Toad
 * Scott Burns as King Bowser
 * Burns additionally voices Toadsworth and Pianta (male)
 * Dolores Rogers as Bowser Jr., Bowser's son
 * Rogers additionally voices Pianta (female)
 * Kit Harris as F.L.U.U.D.
 * Harris additionally voices 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. Grossing $25 million on a budget of $30 million, the film was a box office flop.

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.