“Super Mario Bros” grossed more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office

“Super Mario Bros.: The Movie” It continues to dominate the box office in the United States and Canada and became the first film of the year to exceed $1 billion in worldwide receipts, according to estimates on Sunday from the specialized firm Exhibitor Relations.

The animated film inspired by the video game of the same name, produced by Universal, Nintendo and Illumination studios, billed 40 million dollars this weekend in the United States and Canada, thus remaining at the top of the ranking.

Since its theatrical release on Easter weekend, the film has grossed more than $490 million in those two countries and another $532 million worldwide, according to Exhibitor Relations, totaling $1.02 billion in four weeks. .

It’s the first feature film to cross that threshold this year, and only the 10th animated one, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The film of the mustachioed plumber is followed by the horror film “Evil Dead Rise”, which in its second weekend in theaters registered 12.2 million dollars in revenue.

Actresses Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland star in this bloodbath, playing two sisters who must fight a host of demonic creatures.

In third place, with $6.8 million, is the newcomer “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” (Are you there, God? It’s me, Margaret), a dramatic comedy based on the children’s book by Judy Blume.

It is “a good start” for such a film, according to expert David Gross, who highlighted “dithyrambic reviews and reactions from viewers.”

“John Wick: Chapter 4” is still doing well after six weeks of running, and with $5 million in revenue it ranks fourth. In this new chapter of the successful saga, Keanu Reeves reprises his role as a contract killer fighting an international criminal group.

And showing the enduring appeal of the “Star Wars” franchise, Disney’s relaunch of “Return of the Jedi” ranked fifth with $4.8 million in grosses.

Here’s the rest of the top 10:

• 6. “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” ($4.1 million)
• 7. “Air” (4 million)
• 8. “Ponniyin Selvan: II” (3.7 million)
• 9. “The Covenant” (3.6 million)
• 10. “Suzume” (3.3 million)

With information from AFP