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\u201cThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie\u201d and \u201cProject Hail Mary\u201d dominated the North American box office again this weekend, leaving \u201cLee Cronin\u2019s The Mummy\u201d in third place for its debut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Mario sequel has spent all of its first three weekends in the first place spot, this time adding $35 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday. The Universal release has now made $747.5 million worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cProject Hail Mary\u201d meanwhile dropped only 15% in its fifth weekend, earning $20.5 million and bringing its domestic total to $285.1 million. Worldwide it’s at $573.1 million. Amazon MGM’s hit is in the midst of another run on IMAX screens, after ceding them to \u201cMario\u201d for two weeks. Filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, along with star Ryan Gosling, made an appearance at the industry trade show CinemaCon last week to thank theater owners for helping to make it the year’s highest earning original film.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The weekend left \u201cLee Cronin\u2019s The Mummy,\u201d which opened wide in 3,404 locations, in third place with $13.5 million. The R-rated movie, directed by the filmmaker behind \u201cEvil Dead Rise\u201d and produced by Jason Blum\u2019s Blumhouse and James Wan\u2019s Atomic Monster, did not resonate with critics or audiences, recording a 45% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lackluster C+ CinemaScore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The film, starring Jack Reynor, follows a family whose missing daughter reappears, mummified and living. It devolves into a \u201ca gross-out bloodfest,\u201d according to a review for The Associated Press. But it also only cost a reported $22 million to produce, and with $20.5 million from international showings, it already has a worldwide total of $34 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Bob Odenkirk-led action movie \u201cNormal,\u201d about a visiting sheriff in a Midwestern town, also opened this weekend, earning an estimated $2.7 million. Directed by Ben Wheatley and released by Magnolia, \u201cNormal\u201d was better received by critics (77% on Rotten Tomatoes) but also got a C+ CinemaScore from audiences, who were 65% male.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
This weekend also had several high profile limited or art house releases, including the Lorne Michaels documentary \u201cLorne,\u201d and David Lowery\u2019s \u201cMother Mary,\u201d starring Anne Hathaway as a tormented pop star and Michaela Coel as her estranged designer. \u201cLorne,\u201d a Focus Features release, opened in 414 theaters in North America, earning an estimated $270,000. A24\u2019s \u201cMother Mary\u201d opened on five screens and made $168,063.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The overall box office is up about 16% from this time last year, according to Comscore. Things will likely pick up next weekend as the Michael Jackson movie \u201cMichael\u201d arrives in theaters. Early tracking suggests the Lionsgate release is poised to earn more than $60 million (some put it as high as $75 to $90 million) in its first weekend in North America, which would make it the biggest ever for a musical biopic. The current record-holder is \u201cStraight Outta Compton\u201d which opened to $60 million in 2015. \u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d debuted to $50 million and went on to earn over $910 million worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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