Just over a week ago Super Mario Bros game. film to raise a whopping $150 million in its first North American cinema weekend. The film grossed $377 million worldwide. The second weekend also turned out to be hugely successful.
From Illumination, Universal Pictures and Nintendo, the animated film grossed $87 million in the US and about $350 million after the weekend. The counter stands at $678 million worldwide. Exceeding one billion seems only a matter of time.
Lots of new horror movies
The North American box office top ten welcomed no less than five new titles, including three horror films. Second and fourth place, respectively Exorcist Pope With Russell Crowe Renfield With Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage. Sales did not exceed 10 million dollars.
The third horror movie is Small Scale outrageous Including Sean Patrick Flannery who is in ninth place. Other newcomers are sports dramas Sweetened water and crime comedy Mafia mom.
Dungeons and Dragons flops
Although well received, it turned out Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves financial failure. The $150 million CGI blockbuster made just $157 million after three weekends.
Top 10 box office hits in North America
Production budgets are not always official. On average, 55% of the revenue goes to the movie studio. The figures below are from Box Office Mojo.
1. (1) The Super Mario Bros. game. film – $87,000,000 [week 2]
US total:
$347,823,700
all over the world:
$677,959,700
budget:
$100 million
NL release:
turns up
2. (N) Pope Exorcist – $9,150,000 [week 1]
US total:$9,150,000
all over the world:
$36,550,000
budget:
$18 million
NL release:
turns up
3. (3) John Wick: Chapter 4 – $7,925,000 [week 4]
US total:$160,112,705
all over the world:
$349,712,705
budget:
$100 million
NL release:
turns up
4. (n) Renfield – $7,770,000 [week 1]
US total:$7,770,000
all over the world:
$1,035,000
budget:
$65 million
NL release:
May 25th
5. (4) air – $7,720,599 [week 2]
US total:$33,283,549
all over the world:
$54,083,549
budget:
70-90 million dollars
NL release:
turns up
6. (5) Dungeons & Dragons: Tribute to Thieves – $7,350,000 [week 3]
US total:$74,070,213
all over the world:
$157,070,213
budget:
$150 million
NL release:
turns up
7. (N) Mafia Mom – $2,044,875 [week 1]
US total:$2,044,875
all over the world:
$2,044,875
budget:
unknown
NL release:
Thursday
8. (6) The Sixth Scream – 1,455,000 USD [week 6]
US total:$106,792,852
all over the world:
$166,992,852
budget:
$35 million
NL release:
turns up
9. (N) outrageous – 1,330,000 USD [week 1]
US total:$1,330,000
all over the world:
$1,330,000
budget:
unknown
NL release:
unknown
10. (N) Sweetened water – 350 thousand dollars [week 1]
US total:350 thousand dollars
all over the world:
350 thousand dollars
budget:
$8 million
NL release:
unknown
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