Coin Press - 'Super Mario Galaxy' rules N. America box office for third week

The animated sequel from Universal and Illumination Studios tracking the adventures of Mario, Luigi and friends in outer space raked in another $35 million, Exhibitor Relations reported.

That puts the worldwide box office total of the film -- which features the voices of Jack Black, Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy and Brie Larson -- at nearly $750 million.

Holding its own in second place is another space adventure, Amazon MGM's smash hit "Project Hail Mary," which earned $20.4 million over the weekend in the United States and Canada.

The film, which stars Ryan Gosling as a teacher-turned-astronaut who awakes on a spaceship with a mission to save Earth from a dimming sun, has earned more than $570 million worldwide, and its run in movie theaters has been extended.

"'Super Mario' and 'Project Hail Mary' continue to drive the business in their third and fifth weekends -- they're carrying the box office," said analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.

Debuting in third place is "Lee Cronin's The Mummy," an original horror flick from Warner Bros, which earned $13.5 million. The film is not related to Universal's adventure films starring Brendan Fraser.

In the fourth spot at $4.8 million was "The Drama," A24's romantic comedy with a dark twist starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson about a couple unraveling just before their wedding.

And finishing in fifth at $3.8 million was another rom com, Universal's "You, Me & Tuscany" starring actress-singer Halle Bailey and Rege-Jean Page of "Bridgerton" fame.

Rounding out the top 10:

"Hoppers" ($2.9 million)

"Normal" ($2.7 million)

"Busboys" ($1.6 million)

"Bhooth Bangla" (1 million)

"Exit 8" ($670,000)

M.Mendoza--CPN