Mario & Hail Mary Dominate Box Office

0:00It's April 19th. Welcome in. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, where the headlines shine, and powered by AI. Super Mario Galaxy Movie held strong in number one this weekend, pulling in $35 million in this third week out. That's push is domestic haul to $355.2 million, and global to $747.5 million. On track to smash the 1 billion mark worldwide, already the top earner of the year, this universal and illumination hit, has studios eyeing more Mario adventures, pronto. Project Hail Mary from Amazon MGM Studios, grabbed second place with $20.5 million in its fifth weekend, boosting its domestic total to $285.1 million. The sci-fi flick steady run is keeping the top spots locked down tight. New releases struggle to break through, like Lee Cronin's The Mumbing, which debuted at third with $13.5 million on a modest 22. Million budget, produced by horror heavyweights James Wan and Jason Bloom, it falls short of Cronin's evil dead rise from 2023.

1:06Magnolia's normal, starring Bob Odenkirk as a sheriff uncovering a conspiracy, landed seventh with just $2.5 million. Meanwhile, 824's indie comedy The Drama climbed to fourth in its third week, adding $4.8 million for a solid $39.7 million total. Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's chemistry is drawing crowds, and fans can catch them together in three films this year alone. With Mario and Hail Mary dominating, expect the box office to stay animated and spacey for weeks ahead, while underdogs fight for scraps.