(Los Angeles) The Super Mario Bros. movie continued its domination of the North American box office and reached a billion dollars in revenue worldwide, a first this year, according to estimates on Sunday by the specialized firm Exhibitor Relations.
The animated film inspired by the game of the same name, produced by Universal, Nintendo and Illumination studios, made this weekend in Canada and the United States 40 million dollars in receipts, thus remaining at the top of the ranking.
Since its Easter weekend release, the animated film has racked up more than $490 million in North America and another $532 million across the rest of the world, according to Exhibitor, for a worldwide total of $1.02 billion in four weeks.
It is the first feature film to exceed this threshold this year, and only the 10e animated film, according to the specialized magazine The Hollywood Reporter.
The plumber in overalls and mustache is ahead of Warner Bros. horror film at the North American box office Evil Dead Risewhich for its second weekend in North American theaters recorded $12.2 million in revenue.
Actresses Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland star in this bloodbath, playing two sisters who must battle a slew of demonic creatures.
In third place with 6.8 million is a newcomer: Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret, comedy-drama about adolescence, adapted from a children’s literature classic by author Judy Blume. “A good start” for such a film, analyzes expert David Gross, noting “dithyrambic reviews and reactions from spectators”.
John Wick: Chapter 4 Still doing well after six weeks in operation, in fourth place with $5 million. In this new chapter of the hit saga, Keanu Reeves reprises his role as a hitman fighting an international criminal group.
And in fifth position, it is the return of the force: Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi raised $4.8 million for a new release, 40 years after the release of this legendary film starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
Here is the rest of top 10
6. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves ($4.1 million)
7. Air (4 million)
8. Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two (3.7 million)
9. The Covenant (3.6 million)
10. Sisu (3.3 million)