"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" topped the box office, taking in $146 million in its domestic debut, the biggest opening weekend for a film so far this year.
The animated feature from Comcast Corp.’s Universal Pictures and the Illumination animation studio was forecast to bring in $112 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters from Friday through Sunday, according to projections from Boxoffice Pro.
"Super Mario" was released on Wednesday to take advantage of the spring break and Easter holidays. Over the five-day period it took in $205 million domestically, according to Comscore Inc. Universal said it was the best opening weekend ever for an animated film. With a global haul of $378 million, it’s the biggest opening of any movie so far this year, a title previously held by Walt Disney Co.’s Marvel superhero picture "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," which opened to $225 million in ticket sales.
