Super Mario Heroes

Super Mario Heroes is a 2009 computer-animated action-adventure film directed by Shigeru Miyamoto, co-directed by Latifa Ouaou and produced by Jeffrey Seller based on a screenplay by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. It stars Charles Martinet as the title character, with Samantha Kelly, Kenneth Wendell James, and more.

Super Mario Heroes was released on Mario Day of 2009 (March 10) in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received acclaim from critics and audiences, with critics praising its voice cast (particularly Martinet and Kelly), animation, visual effects, musical score by Michael Giacchino, plot, humor, emotional weight, and mature themes. It was a box office success, grossing $988 million worldwide on its $100 million production budget.

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Release
Super Mario Heroes had its premiere in Kyoto, Japan on March 1, 2009 and was theatrically released on March 10 (Mario Day), 2009. It was rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for rude humor, mild language and suggestive themes.

Home media
Super Mario Heroes was released on May 28, 2009 on DVD and Blu-ray by Warner Home Video and Buddy Home Entertainment. They contained a behind-the-scenes featurette, outtakes and bloopers, and an audio commentary with executive producers Cal Brunker and Bob Barlen and actor Charles Martinet.

Critical response
Super Mario Heroes was opened to critical acclaim upon release, with an approval rating of 98% based on 302 critics' reviews, according to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 8.65/10. Its critical consensus reads: "Gorgeously animated, breathtaking and mature for older Mario fans, Super Mario Heroes shows its capability in making a heart-pounding, non-stop action-packed film." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 91 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore assigned the film a rare average grade "A+" on its scale of A+ to F.

Box office
Super Mario Heroes opened with $82.5 million in the United States and Canada on its first day, with an additional $12.9 million in Thursday night previews. It grossed $285.3 million in the United States and Canada and $702.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $988 million against its production budget of $100 million.

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