B次元官网网址淭he Super Mario Bros. MovieB次元官网网址� scored the best second weekend ever for an animated movie in North American theaters with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The family-friendly Universal release dropped a slim 41% from its .
With $94 million from international showings, B次元官网网址淢arioB次元官网网址檚B次元官网网址� global total now stands at a staggering $678 million, surpassing B次元官网网址淎nt-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaB次元官网网址� to become biggest film of 2023 in just two weekends.
B次元官网网址淭here are not enough adjectives to describe the enormity of this box office performance,B次元官网网址� said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comsore.
For most blockbusters, second weekends are usually down by about 60%, making B次元官网网址淢arioB次元官网网址檚B次元官网网址� 41% drop especially noteworthy. According to Comscore, only a handful of films that opened over $100 million have had less of a fall, including B次元官网网址淪hrek 2,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淔rozen 2,B次元官网网址� 2002B次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淪pider-Man,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淭he Force AwakensB次元官网网址� and 2016B次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Jungle Book.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淭o the casual observer that may not seem like a big deal, but that is an important metric,B次元官网网址� Dergarabedian said. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 the greatest indicator of audience love for the movie.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淢arioB次元官网网址� faced little major competition this weekend even with a slew of new national releases including B次元官网网址� ,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淭he PopeB次元官网网址檚 Exorcist,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� and the animated B次元官网网址� .B次元官网网址� It still has two weekends before B次元官网网址淕uardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3B次元官网网址� flies into theaters to jumpstart the summer moviegoing season.
Sony and Screen GemB次元官网网址檚 R-rated B次元官网网址淭he PopeB次元官网网址檚 ExorcistB次元官网网址� starring Russell Crowe as the late B次元官网网址� the chief exorcist of the Diocese of Rome from 1986 to his death at 91 in 2016 B次元官网网址� fared the best. It made an estimated $9.2 million from 3,178 locations.
Third place went to B次元官网网址淛ohn Wick: Chapter 4B次元官网网址� in its fourth weekend with $7.9 million. The Lionsgate action pic has now made over $160.1 million domestically.
UniversalB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淩enfield,B次元官网网址� the supernatural thriller starring Nicolas Cage as Dracula and Nicholas Hoult as the title character, opened in fourth place with $7.8 million.
Some wondered if opening B次元官网网址淩enfieldB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淭he PopeB次元官网网址檚 ExorcistB次元官网网址� the same weekend B次元官网网址� both R-rated and of similar genres B次元官网网址� hurt the films. But Dergarabedian said that while audiences may have been similar, B次元官网网址渢hese films play for more than just one weekend.B次元官网网址�
Ben AffleckB次元官网网址檚 Air Jordan origin story B次元官网网址淎irB次元官网网址� rounded out the top five, with $7.7 million in its second weekend to bring its total domestic earnings to $33.3 million.
Makoto ShinkaiB次元官网网址檚 PG-rated anime B次元官网网址淪uzume,B次元官网网址� released domestically by Sony with both dubbed and subtitled versions available, opened in 2,170 theaters and grossed an estimated $5 million in ticket sales.
A24 also debuted its new Ari Aster R-rated mind-bender B次元官网网址淏eau is Afraid,B次元官网网址� starring Joaquin Phoenix, in four theaters in New York and Los Angeles where it made $320,396 over the weekend, boasting many sold out showings. The 3-hour odyssey from the director of horror favorites B次元官网网址淗ereditaryB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淢idsommarB次元官网网址� expands nationwide on Friday.
B次元官网网址淏eauB次元官网网址檚B次元官网网址� nearly $81,000 per-screen average is as remarkable as the slim B次元官网网址淢arioB次元官网网址� drop, Dergarabedian said, and is playing out in a marketplace with options for every kind of moviegoer.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 one of the most diverse lineups of films IB次元官网网址檝e seen on the marquee in years rivaling a streaming service in terms of the depth and breadth of content,B次元官网网址� Dergarabedian said.
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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. B次元官网网址淭he Super Mario Bros. Movie,B次元官网网址� $87 million.
2. B次元官网网址淭he PopeB次元官网网址檚 Exorcist,B次元官网网址� $9.2 million.
3. B次元官网网址淛ohn Wick: Chapter 4,B次元官网网址� $7.9 million.
4. B次元官网网址淩enfield,B次元官网网址� $7.8 million.
5. B次元官网网址淎ir,B次元官网网址� $7.7 million.
6. B次元官网网址淒ungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,B次元官网网址� $7.4 million.
7. B次元官网网址淪uzume,B次元官网网址� $5 million.
8. B次元官网网址淢afia Mamma,B次元官网网址� $2 million.
9. B次元官网网址淪cream VI,B次元官网网址� $1.5 million.
10. B次元官网网址淣efarious,B次元官网网址� $1.3 million.
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