Super Mario superfans have catapulted the 1993 cult classic ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Amazon’s # 1 best-selling movie, even though it’s terrible

• In a bizarre twist, the original “Super Mario Bros.” from 1993. the film topped Amazon’s video sales.

• The movie even passed the last Fast & Furious movie on Tuesday morning.

• The only ways to watch the movie are on DVD and Blu-ray; it’s not on any streaming service.

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For a movie with 28% on Rotten Tomatoes, this is considered by its star actor to be “the worst thing I’ve ever done” the “Super Mario Bros”. 1993 film is experiencing a surprising renaissance.

In Amazon’s video sales rankings, “Super Mario Bros.” took first place on Tuesday morning, even surpassing the latest Blu-ray release from Fast & Furious.

It’s because of the upcoming “Super Mario Bros.” Animated film, whose cast just unveiled: Chris Pratt stars as Super Mario, alongside a variety of other stars voicing everything from Luigi to Bowser.

The 1993 adaptation of the hit video game series is considered the first live-action video game adaptation in theaters. Unfortunately, it was a critical and commercial flop that set a precedent for the next 20 years of adaptation from video games to cinema.

“The movie maybe tried to get a little too close to what the ‘Mario Bros’ video games were,” Super Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto told Edge Magazine in 2007. “And in that sense, it became a movie about a video game, rather than an entertaining movie in and of itself. “

Likewise, Mario actor Bob Hoskins called the film “the worst thing I’ve ever done” in an interview with The Guardian. “It was a fucking nightmare. The whole experience was a nightmare,” he said.

Over time, it has become a bit of a cult classic among video game fans and moviegoers – a “so bad is good” kind of thing, like “Troll 2” or “The Room.” “.

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With the latest news regarding the cast of the upcoming “Super Mario Bros.” movie, people seem to be looking for the original to watch it again. Since it is not available on any streaming service and was originally released as a VHS tape, copies of the film on DVD and Blu-ray appear to be generating recent sales.

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