The box office report is in and there is a lot to talk about.
The Super Mario Brothers Movie opens this week and blew industry expectations out of the window. Over its five day opening it made a record $204.6 Million to become the biggest 5 day opening ever at the US. It’s also the second biggest three day opening for animation bringing in a massive $146.4 million, just under The Incredibles 2 opening. The film also smashed records overseas bringing in $172.9 million for a global total of $377.5 million. It is officially the biggest global opening for an animated movie of all time surpassing Frozen 2.
This massive opening is a great thing for Universal after investing a lot in the Nintendo brand overall. Expect them to announce a sequel soon as the Mario brand is super strong and all of its fans clearly showed up.
Amazon and Ben Afflecks new film also beat industry projections this week due to incredible word of mouth for the film. In its five day opening it made a strong $20.1 Million and in its three day $14.5 million. If anything shows the box office has recovered from the pandemic, this weekend would be it as both new movies did above expected.
However, due to the massive opening of Mario, Dungeons and Dragons lost a lot of ground. It suffered a harsh 61% drop and only brought in $14.5 million in its second weekend. This film would have done a lot better if Paramount had released it at a different time as it was thrown to the wolves going up against Mario.
Although Paramount can’t be too sad as Scream 6 has officially become the highest grossing film in the franchise at the domestic box office. In its fifth weekend it surpassed $103 million and just shows the success this franchise has had under fresh talent. Expect a Scream 7 announcement in the coming weeks as they will want a quick turn around just like they had with this one.
That’s it for this weeks box office report, did you see Super Mario and what do you think of its record opening?
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