Report: Nintendo interested in Luigi's Mansion movie adaptation

Nintendo is reportedly looking at ideas for new film adaptations, and that might include exploring a possible Luigi's Mansion movie.

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With the Super Mario Galaxy overshooting opening projections by tens of millions of dollars, and recently breaking the $400 million in global ticket sales, Nintendo is apparently eyeing what's next for Mario movies.

New reports from well-known insider and podcaster Shpeshal Nick indicate that Nintendo is looking at offbeat options for more films, including a potential big screen version of Luigi's Mansion.

"The success of the Mario movies must be having quite the impact within Nintendo. A lot of stuff in the works from what I'm hearing, I can't talk about it all just yet, but as an example, they're looking at pitching a Luigi's Mansion movie," Nick said on Twitter.

Nintendo's next film will be the live action Legend of Zelda movie, which premieres on May 7, 2027 and stars Bo Bragason and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth.

There's rumblings that there could also be some sort of Star Fox movie at a later interval, but there hasn't been much solidity to the reports, with Fox's appearance in the Mario Galaxy movie lending to most of the rumor's credence.

These film adaptations have been highly beneficial for Nintendo; combined, the two Mario films are approaching $1.8 billion from box office grosses alone. The first movie helped boost sales of Mario games shortly after release, and then led to Super Mario Wonder becoming the fastest-selling game in the series when it launched months after the film premiered in 2023.

Nintendo has yet to announce or confirm any more films outside of the upcoming Legend of Zelda project.