“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” is dominating the box office, making a colossal $87 million in its second weekend of release. Despite several new films entering the market, “Mario” had the best second weekend ever for an animated film, with a mere 41% drop in ticket sales. The film has earned $347.8 million in North America and $678 million globally.
In fourth place is Universal’s horror-comedy “Renfield” starring Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult, which opened to a disappointing $7.7 million from 3,375 locations. The film cost $65 million to make and will struggle to recoup costs due to the weak opening and the tepid “B-” CinemaScore. “Renfield” is a modern take on the story of Dracula’s loyal servant and is part of Universal’s efforts to revamp its monster-verse.
Sony’s R-rated demonic thriller “The Pope’s Exorcist” opened with $9.1 million, slightly short of expectations, and Lionsgate’s “John Wick: Chapter 4” is in third place with $7.925 million in its fourth weekend of release. Amazon’s “Air” directed by Ben Affleck landed in fifth place with $7.7 million, while Crunchyroll’s “Suzume” opened to $5 million from 2,170 theaters.
