Originally slated to arrive in theaters on April 7, which also happens to be Good Friday, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment have moved up the release date of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, an animated film about the iconic video game character, by two days. As a result, the film will now arrive in theaters on Wednesday, April 5.
This update comes courtesy of a tweet shared on the film's official Twitter page, where it confirmed that the date change will take effect in the US film market as well as over 60 markets around the world, including France, Germany, the U. K., and China. The tweet also confirmed that the film will arrive in additional markets, like the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe, in April and May.
This isn't the first date change for the Super Mario Bros. Movie. It was originally slated to premiere on December 21, 2022, before it was shifted to April 7, 2023. Universal Pictures then moved the DreamWorks Animation's film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish to its original December date.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is the third film adaptation of the character following the 1986 Japanese anime Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! and the 1993 film Super Mario Bros.