The Super Mario Bros. Movie currently beats Wicked 61–39

The Mushroom Kingdom edges Oz on easy fun.

39% 61%

Based on 18 head-to-head votes across 1 bracket

The Verdict Genre Clash

This matchup has 18 votes. The picture may shift as more people weigh in.

When Mario edges ahead, it's accessibility winning the night. The Super Mario Bros. Movie asks nothing of a tired kid at the end of a long day: bright, fast, funny, and over before anyone gets restless, with Jack Black's Bowser stealing every scene he's in. Wicked is the richer film for older kids, but it's also a long, emotional musical that younger ones can find slow going. For a family spanning a wide age range, the game romp is simply the easier yes. A lead here says that when the goal is everybody happy with minimum fuss, the Mushroom Kingdom beats the long road to Oz.

The Numbers

	Wicked	The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Head-to-Head	39%	61%
Overall Win Rate	56%	50%
Championships	6	13
Budget	$150M	$100M
Box Office	$759M	$1.4B

The Twist

The broader numbers favour Wicked: 56% win rate overall vs 50% for The Super Mario Bros. Movie. This head-to-head runs against the trend.

Where This Matchup Sits

BingeBracket tracks 57 films from the 2020s — Wicked is in the top quarter, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is in the upper half.

Against other opponents on BingeBracket, the picture shifts. Wicked beats Wicked: For Good, but The Super Mario Bros. Movie loses to it — the same opponent produces opposite results.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie with 13 titles and Wicked with 6 — the tournament record and the head-to-head point the same direction.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie returned 13.6x its budget; Wicked managed 5.1x. The film that overperformed commercially also takes the bracket matchup.