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The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Coin Flip Wins almost exactly half the time
2023 · Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation · Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath

260 head-to-head matchups and still no clear verdict on The Super Mario Bros. Movie. 51% means the room is essentially split — a genuine coin flip every time it shows up in a bracket. Pure nostalgia fuel backed by a billion-dollar box office. The Nintendo brand carries a warmth that most IP adaptations can't manufacture, and warmth is an underrated weapon on a ballot. It leads both Michael Jelenic films tracked on BingeBracket. Voters pick in 1.8s on average — well under the 3.5s platform norm.

Synopsis

While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.

Round 1
60.8%
Where it thrives
Semifinals
35.6%
The ceiling
Finals
46.7%
14/30

The 50% headline hides real variation: 61% opening, 36% semis, 47% finals. The overall split is even, but the opening at 61% and the semis at 36% tell a more interesting story.

Tin Soldier is the easy matchup at 100%. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the kryptonite at 0%. The gap between best and worst opponent says a lot about what The Super Mario Bros. Movie can and can't handle.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie handles Wicked in the semis but can't get past Moana in the final (43%). The tournament nemesis is clear.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie leads Michael Jelenic's filmography on BingeBracket, though only 2 films are tracked so far. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie at 41% is the comparison point.

BingeBracket Record
51%
Win Rate
#17 of 39 in Family #24 of 61 from the 2020s #1 of 2 Michael Jelenic films
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie #4
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie #6
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