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“Super Mario Bros: The Movie” retained first place at the box office in the United States and Canada a week after its epic opening: the animated film based on the famous video game once again defeated all its competitors, according to estimates published on Sunday.
The Universal, Nintendo and Illumination studio production grossed $87 million in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, bringing the film’s total gross to more than $347 million, Exhibitor Relations said.
The specialized firm had already anticipated that “Super Mario” will be the highest-grossing film of 2023.
Coming in a distant second was Sony’s “Exorcist of the Pope,” starring Russell Crowe, which grossed $9.1 million.
“This is a solid opening for a horror movie on a modest budget,” said analyst David A. Gross.
Third place went to “John Wick 4” with $7.9 million, bringing its four-week gross in the US and Canada to $160 million.
In the fourth installment of the saga, Keanu Reeves reprises his role as a contract killer, this time to combat an international criminal group.
The horror comedy “Renfield,” distributed by Universal, grossed $7.7 million in its opening weekend and came in fourth place.
Amazon Studios’ “Air,” a sports drama about the origins of Nike’s Air Jordan line of basketball shoes, slipped to fifth place this week with $7.7 million in gross.
They complete the ranking of the 10 highest grossing films:
6. “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” ($7.3 million)
7. “Suzume” (5 million dollars)
8. “The Mob Heiress” ($2 million)
9. “Scream VI” ($1.4 million)
10. “Nefarious” (1.3 million)
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