continued to rack up coins at the box office, leading ticket sales for the third straight weekend, as the animation hit neared $1 billion after just 18 days in theaters.
The weekendB次元官网网址檚 top new release, the horror reboot debuted solidly, launching with $23.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. But that was no match for Universal PicturesB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淭he Super Mario Bros. Movie,B次元官网网址� which grossed $58.2 million in its third weekend.
B次元官网网址淭he Super Mario Bros. MovieB次元官网网址� is setting a torrid pace for an animated movie. This week, it became the highest-grossing animated released of the pandemic era, with domestic ticket sales up to $434.3 million through Sunday and its global tally at $871.1 million. When B次元官网网址淭he Super Mario Bros. MovieB次元官网网址� soon passes $1 billion worldwide, it will be just the fourth film of the pandemic era to reach that benchmark, following B次元官网网址淪pider-Man: No Way Home,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淭op Gun MaverickB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淎vatar: The Way of Water.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淓vil Dead Rise,B次元官网网址� From Warner Bros. and New Line, is the fifth installment (and first in a decade) in the thriller franchise that Sam Raimi began with this 1981 ultra-low-budget classic, B次元官网网址淓vil Dead.B次元官网网址� Though RaimiB次元官网网址檚 subsequent and much-adored films starring Bruce Campbell grew increasingly slapstick, marrying comedy and horror, the 2013 reboot and B次元官网网址淓vil Dead RiseB次元官网网址� (with Raimi as an executive producer) rely on chillier frights.
B次元官网网址淓vil Dead Rise,B次元官网网址� which had a reported budget of $17 million, also had originally been planned as an HBO Max release. When Warner Bros. , it pushed some films B次元官网网址� including B次元官网网址淢agic MikeB次元官网网址檚 Last DanceB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淗ouse PartyB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� to theaters, and simply canned a few others and B次元官网网址淪coob! Holiday Haunt.B次元官网网址�
likewise initially was intended to go straight to streaming, has also continued to perform well theatrically. The Ben Affleck-directed film, about NikeB次元官网网址檚 courting of Michael Jordan, dipped a modest 29% in its third weekend with $5.5 million to bring its cumulative total to $41.3 million.
But while horror remains one of the most dependable genres at the box office, and families B次元官网网址� after a long dry spell of all-audience releases B次元官网网址� have flocked to B次元官网网址淪uper Mario,B次元官网网址� some adult-oriented releases have continued to have a harder time attracting audiences.
Guy RitchieB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Covenant,B次元官网网址� starring Jake Gyllenhaal as an injured army sergeant in Afghanistan, opened with $6.3 million in 2,611 theaters. But with mostly good reviews (81% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and an B次元官网网址淎B次元官网网址� CinemaScore from ticket buyers, the MGM release may hold well in coming weeks.
Ari AsterB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淏eau Is Afraid,B次元官网网址� the most expensive movie ever made by specialty studio A24, expanded until near-wide release, going from four theaters to 926. AsterB次元官网网址檚 three-hour opus, received with more mixed reviews than his previous two films (B次元官网网址淗ereditary,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淢idsommarB次元官网网址�), took in $2.7 million.
SearchlightB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淐hevalier,B次元官网网址� starring Kelvin Harrison as the 18th century French composer and violinist Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, also failed to make a dent. It took in $1.5 million in 1,275 theaters.
But with overall business in movie theaters largely thriving thanks to spring hits like B次元官网网址淭he Super Mario Bros. MovieB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淛ohn Wick: Chapter 4B次元官网网址� ($168.9 million domestically in five weeks of release), the theatrical industry will have much to celebrate when it convenes Monday in Las Vegas for the annual Studios, beginning with Sony Pictures on Monday, will hype their summer blockbusters as Hollywood looks to return to pre-pandemic box-office levels.
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次元官网网址淪uper Mario Bros,B次元官网网址� $58.2 million.
2. B次元官网网址淓vil Dead Rise,B次元官网网址� $23.5 million.
3. B次元官网网址淭he Covenant,B次元官网网址� $6.3 million.
4. B次元官网网址淛ohn Wick: Chapter 4,B次元官网网址� $5.8 million.
5. B次元官网网址淎ir,B次元官网网址� $5.5 million.
6. B次元官网网址淒ungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,B次元官网网址� $5.4 million.
7. 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� $3.3 million.
8. B次元官网网址淩enfield,B次元官网网址� $3.1 million.
9. B次元官网网址淏eau Is Afraid,B次元官网网址� $2.7 million.
10. B次元官网网址淪uzume,B次元官网网址� $1.6 million.
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