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Super Mario Bros.
Okay, so first off an apology to @woweed who was the guy who made the "Nintendo/Disney Team Up" thread that inspired the timeline, not Nivek. Sorry, dude. Credit where credit is due.
Next up, the plot. Basically, as explained before, the film follows the plot of the Parker/Jennewein script (synopsis here: http://www.smbmovie.com/SMBArchive/preproduction/script/4_JimTom_synopsis.htm) but with small additions such as making the Hag that Mario kisses be given the name Pauline as a nod to Donkey Kong. I did give it a slightly bigger budget in the hopes of really nailing the special effects, but the risk paid off as you can see. Now, woweed's original thread argued for a $500 million take at the box office, but I didn't want to oversell the movie. five times the budget is nothing to sneeze at though, but if you think the worldwide gross would be a lot higher (consider that the OTL film's gross of $20 million was all domestic, and I imagine the movie made $100 million domestic ITTL) then I can raise the numbers a little both domestic and abroad.
As for the butterflies, the movie's success put a hard dent in the box office for Sister Act which had the misfortune of being released the day after this movie, reaching either only half its OTL or even a quarter if you guys wanna argue a higher turnout (OTL Box Office: $231.6 Million, which could reach either $115.8 million or $57.9 million ITTL depending on how successful TTL's Mario movie is.) Meanwhile, Batman Returns either manages to stand its ground and becomes a strong competitor for the box office or gets its gross halved from OTL (again, up to you guys based on the success of the Mario movie. OTL's $266.8 million vs. TTL's $133.4 million.)
Of course, no matter how you look at it, Iron Eagle III is getting demolished ITTL, though Patriot Games and Alien 3 make it out just fine. Encino Man should also be alright as it doesn't have the same demographic that Mario is shooting for.
Super Mario Bros.
Directed By: Harold Ramis
Produced By: Jake Eberts/Roland Joffé
Written By: Tom S. Parker/Jim Jennewein
Based On: Super Mario Bros. by Nintendo
Release Date: May 28, 1992
Cast
Bob Hoskins as Mario
John Leguizamo as Luigi
Dennis Hopper as King Koopa
Kenny Baker as Toad
Samantha Mathis as Daisy
Lance Henriksen as Woltan the Wizard/King Woltan
Fiona Shaw as The Hag/Pauline
Brad Dourif as Beedleman
Gianni Russo as Big Eddie
Kevin Nash as Mugger
Frank Welker as the voice of Yoshi/Junior and the Goombas
Budget: $50 million
Box Office: $250 million
Directed By: Harold Ramis
Produced By: Jake Eberts/Roland Joffé
Written By: Tom S. Parker/Jim Jennewein
Based On: Super Mario Bros. by Nintendo
Release Date: May 28, 1992
Cast
Bob Hoskins as Mario
John Leguizamo as Luigi
Dennis Hopper as King Koopa
Kenny Baker as Toad
Samantha Mathis as Daisy
Lance Henriksen as Woltan the Wizard/King Woltan
Fiona Shaw as The Hag/Pauline
Brad Dourif as Beedleman
Gianni Russo as Big Eddie
Kevin Nash as Mugger
Frank Welker as the voice of Yoshi/Junior and the Goombas
Budget: $50 million
Box Office: $250 million
Okay, so first off an apology to @woweed who was the guy who made the "Nintendo/Disney Team Up" thread that inspired the timeline, not Nivek. Sorry, dude. Credit where credit is due.
Next up, the plot. Basically, as explained before, the film follows the plot of the Parker/Jennewein script (synopsis here: http://www.smbmovie.com/SMBArchive/preproduction/script/4_JimTom_synopsis.htm) but with small additions such as making the Hag that Mario kisses be given the name Pauline as a nod to Donkey Kong. I did give it a slightly bigger budget in the hopes of really nailing the special effects, but the risk paid off as you can see. Now, woweed's original thread argued for a $500 million take at the box office, but I didn't want to oversell the movie. five times the budget is nothing to sneeze at though, but if you think the worldwide gross would be a lot higher (consider that the OTL film's gross of $20 million was all domestic, and I imagine the movie made $100 million domestic ITTL) then I can raise the numbers a little both domestic and abroad.
As for the butterflies, the movie's success put a hard dent in the box office for Sister Act which had the misfortune of being released the day after this movie, reaching either only half its OTL or even a quarter if you guys wanna argue a higher turnout (OTL Box Office: $231.6 Million, which could reach either $115.8 million or $57.9 million ITTL depending on how successful TTL's Mario movie is.) Meanwhile, Batman Returns either manages to stand its ground and becomes a strong competitor for the box office or gets its gross halved from OTL (again, up to you guys based on the success of the Mario movie. OTL's $266.8 million vs. TTL's $133.4 million.)
Of course, no matter how you look at it, Iron Eagle III is getting demolished ITTL, though Patriot Games and Alien 3 make it out just fine. Encino Man should also be alright as it doesn't have the same demographic that Mario is shooting for.
- Megafighter3
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