Universal’s animated sequel “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” remained No. 1 at the domestic box office, collecting $69 million from 4,284 North American theaters in its second weekend of release. Those ticket sales mark a 48% decline from its debut, a strong hold for a blockbuster of this scale.
So far, the video game adaptation has grossed $308 million domestically and $629 million globally. After just 12 days in theaters, “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” has overtaken “Project Hail Mary” as the highest-grossing movie of the year.
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“Mario” didn’t have much competition over the weekend in terms of family audiences.
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