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“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” topped the box office for a full month after grossing one other $8.9 million on Friday alone, in accordance with Box Office Mojo IMDB.
The film based on the popular Nintendo game has grossed over $458 million in the United States since its release on April 5 – and is projected to hit the $1 billion global milestone on Sunday, in accordance with the Hollywood Reporter.
The film – which The Post described as “cheesy” – could be only the tenth animated film to accomplish that.
The demonic horror Evil Dead Rise, the latest in the five-part Evil Dead series, ranked second for a consecutive week with $3.6 million.
Dubbed “bloody as hell” by The Post, the film notably uses 1,720 gallons of pretend blood to attain “just the right balance of hockey cheese… plus some shots and computer graphics that viewers expect in 2023.”
“Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret. the film adaptation of the 1970 Judy Blume classic, starring Abby Ryder Fortson and Rachel McAdams as a mother-daughter couple navigating religion and adolescence, ranked third with $2.25 million on its opening day Friday.
“Star Wars Episode VI – Return of the Jedi”, which reappeared in cinemas on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the return of the Jedi.
Also breaking into the top five at the box office was Sisu, the action-packed Nazi-killing adventure starring Jorma Tommila, which grossed $1.4 million on Friday.