Boxoffice History Episode: Video Game Adaptations

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss the performance of Morbius in its limited screening debut and the expectations for Sonic the Hedgehog 2. 

In the feature segment, Russ, Daniel, and Rebecca bring us to memory as they go back to the first film adaptation of a video game, Super Mario Brothers. They discuss how these adaptations evolved over the years and the kind reception the viewing audience had for each film.  

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:19 Updates on recent mergers and acquisitions
• 04:06 Expectations for Sonic the Hedgehog 2  
• 09:44 Box office numbers for Morbius
• 12:15 May 28th, 1993, Super Mario Brothers comes out from Disney
• 25:41 Christmas weekend in 1994, Street Fighter came out
• 31:19 Next is Mortal Kombat  
• 36:44 June 15th, 2001 - Lara Croft Tomb Raider
• 40:49 July 2001 - Final Fantasy
• 41:24 March 15th, 2002 - Resident Evil
• 46:28 July 25th, 2003 - Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life
• 51:40 2016’s Warcraft movie
• 55:58 December, 2016 - Assassin’s Creed
• 59:03 Another wave of video game adaptation