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The Super Mario Bros. Movie has remained at the top of the US box office for a second weekend and in the process has overtaken
Avatar: The Way of Water as the top grossing movie in 2023.
Highest new movie of the weekend comes in at number 2 as Russell Crowe stars in the horror movie The Popes Exorcist while also inside the top 5 at number 4 is the Nicholas Hoult and Nicholas Cage starring Renfield
Making its debut at number 7 is Mafia Mamma which has a gross of $2 Million and Nefarious is new at 9 with $1.3 Million.
Coming in at number 11 is Sweetwater which takes $350,000 on its debut and Beau Is Afraid is new at 13 on limited release with $320,396, the movie goes wide this coming Friday.
US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 14th - 16th April 2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- The movie remains at Number 1 on this weekends US box office
- It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
- It grosses $92,347,190 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $353,170,890 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
The Popes Exorcist
Highest New Movie This Weekend
- The movie is the Highest Debut on this weekends US box office chart.
- It grosses $9,006,368 over the weekend on its debut
John Wick: Chapter 4
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 3 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $8,047,475 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $160,235,180 over 4 weeks of release
- The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023
- The movie is a sequel to John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum which took $138,662,998 at the box office after 4 weeks of release.
Renfield
- The movie is a new entry at Number 4 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $8,026,475 over the weekend on its debut
Air
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 5 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $7,846,808 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $33,409,758 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2023
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