With the world’s theater owners meeting at the annual CinemaCon showcase starting tomorrow, the industry appears to have its first likely billion-dollar grosser on its hands. “Super Mario Galaxy” earned another $69 million over the weekend to hit $308 million domestic in just 12 days. Worldwide, it has pulled in $628.7 million. With little family competition in sight, it could hit the $1 billion mark within the next two weeks.
The only new release was Kat Coiro’s “You, Me & Tuscany,” which earned $8.7 million in 3,151 venues. That was below pre-release tracking, which saw a $10-12 million debut. The global tally is at $9.1 million so far. The romantic comedy starring Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page earned mixed reviews (53 on Metacritic, 69% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), but an A- CinemaScore. This sort of movie has disappeared from studio release schedules and has been relegated to streaming. At a reported $18 million production cost, it won’t be a significant loss in theaters for Universal, and the studio unintentionally did a solid for its competitors with a test case for why it might have been better on Peacock (or banking a bigger movie star in the lead).
“Project Hail Mary” remained in second place with another $24.5 million in its fourth weekend for $256 million domestic. That’s down just 23% from the previous frame, a stellar result. Worldwide, the Amazon MGM Studios blockbuster has made $510.6 million to date, with an eventual $600+ million overall a lock.
A24’s “The Drama” dropped just 39% from its opening weekend for another $8.7 million and $30.8 million domestic so far. Worldwide, the Robert Pattinson and Zendaya drama has pulled in over $45 million.
Genki Kawamura’s “Exit 8,” which premiered at Cannes last May, did a fantastic $1.4 million on just 495 screens for Neon. Another genre play, Daniel Goldhaber’s horror flick “Faces of Death,” earned positive reviews (63 on Metacritic) and pulled in an OK $1.7 million on 1,678 screens.
Among other releases, “Hoppers” hit $157 million domestic and $354.4 million global. “Reminders of Him” has pulled in $47.4 million domestic and $84.1 million global, while “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” has reached $22 million in the U.S. and $37 million worldwide.
New releases next weekend include wide drops of “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” and “Normal” with Bob Odenkirk, while David Lowery’s “Mother Mary” arrives in limited release.
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Editor-at-Large Gregory Ellwood is one of the entertainment industry's most respected journalists and critics. Based in Los Angeles, he's the only current awards expert who previously worked on Oscar campaigns at a major movie studio. Over the years, he has written for the LA Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Vox, among others. He also co-founded the entertainment news site HitFix, which spawned a legion of influential Emmy and WGA Award-winning alumni.
