Weekend box office snapshot
This weekend’s North American box office was led by Super Mario Galaxy Movie with about $30 million in its third weekend, while Lee Cronin’s The Mummy opened to roughly $13 million. (deadline.com) Those figures set the commercial context for other releases still in theaters this week. (deadline.com)
North American theaters stayed in sequel-and-franchise mode this weekend, with *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* holding first place in its third frame while Lee Cronin’s *The Mummy* opened behind it. (deadline.com) Deadline reported *Super Mario Galaxy Movie* at about $30 million for the April 17-19 weekend from 4,170 theaters, enough to keep the Universal, Illumination and Nintendo release at No. 1. The trade also said the film was headed toward roughly $700 million worldwide. (deadline.com) *The Mummy*, released by New Line, Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, was projected to open to about $13 million from 3,304 theaters after a $5.1 million Friday. Deadline said the horror reboot drew a 77% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 45% critics score. (deadline.com) The weekend sits on top of a month already dominated by Mario. Box Office Mojo’s April 2026 chart lists *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* with more than $317.6 million domestic for the month to date, far ahead of *Project Hail Mary* at about $85.5 million and A24’s *The Drama* at about $30.8 million. (boxofficemojo.com) That gap widened fast after the opening. Box Office Mojo estimated Mario’s second weekend at $68.1 million on April 10-12, taking its domestic total past $307.2 million before this latest frame. (boxofficemojo.com) The rest of the market shows how concentrated ticket sales have become around a few wide releases. Box Office Mojo’s April rankings place Disney’s *Hoppers* at about $158 million domestic, Universal’s *Reminders of Him* near $47.7 million, and Searchlight’s *Ready or Not 2: Here I Come* at about $22.3 million. (boxofficemojo.com) That leaves *The Mummy* entering a box office where horror can still open solidly, but not necessarily take over the marketplace if a family blockbuster is still drawing crowds. Deadline compared the weekend to a frame still “dominated” by Mario even as new product reached theaters. (deadline.com) For studios, the snapshot is straightforward: Universal has the film still setting the pace, and Warner Bros.-backed horror had to settle for counterprogramming business instead of the top slot. The next set of final weekend grosses will show whether Mario landed closer to that $30 million estimate or moved higher by Sunday actuals. (deadline.com)
