Box-Office Weekend: Mario Bros. Stay Super
The brothers Mario held onto the top spot of the box-office weekend by a wide margin as The Super Mario Bros. Movie bested the second-place film by $77.8 million this weekend.
Adding $87.0 million in its second weekend of release, The Super Mario Bros. Movie easily retained control of the top ten this weekend as it lifted its two-week total to $347.8 million. Debuting in a very distant second place was The Pope’s Exorcist with $9.2 million in its first weekend in release. This dropped John Wick: Chapter 4 to third place where it added $7.9 million over the weekend to bring the film’s four-week total to $160.1 million. In fourth place, the second debut of the weekend, Renfield, managed to bite off $7.8 million over its first weekend in release. This was good enough to best Air which took in $7.7 million over its second weekend and was pushed to a fifth-place finish by newcomer Renfield.
Sinking three spots to land in sixth place was Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves with $7.4 million. This gives the film a three-week total of $74.1 million. Meanwhile, Mafia Mama debuted in seventh place with $2.0 million over the weekend. All of this activity forced Scream VI to an eight-place finish with $1.5 million, after landing in fifth place last weekend. This gives the film an overall six-week total of $106.8 million. The fourth debut of the weekend, Nefarious managed $1.3 million over the last three days, which was enough to claim the ninth spot of the weekend. Finally, after a sixth-place finish last weekend, His Only Son fell to tenth with $519,000 over thew weekend; giving the film a three-week total of $12.1 million.
Four films were forced from the top ten over the past three days as Creed III, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Paint, and A Thousand and One all departed the weekend box-office top ten. Creed III leaves with $154.2 million taken in over six weeks. Meanwhile, Shazam! Fury of the Gods departs with only $57.2 million garnered over four weeks. Paint dried up after only one week, bringing in $750,000. Finally, after earning $3.3 million, A Thousand and One takes leave of the top ten after three weeks.
Weekend Box Office (April 14th – April 16th)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie…$87.0 Million
- The Pope’s Exorcist…$9.2 Million
- John Wick: Chapter 4…$7.9 Million
- Renfield…$7.8 Million
- Air…$7.7 Million
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves…$7.4 Million
- Mafia Mama…$2.0 Million
- Scream VI…$1.5 Million
- Nefarious…$1.3 Million
- His Only Son…$519,000
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