Box Office: ‘Super Mario,’ ‘Hail Mary’ Rule Over Lee Cronin’s Horror Pic ‘The Mummy’

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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Project Hail Mary continue to rule the box office as new horror pic Lee Cronin’s The Mummy opens in third place domestically with an estimated $12.5 million, based on Friday returns.

From Universal and Illumination, Super Mario — which will cross the $350 million mark sometime on Sunday — will top the chart in is third weekend with an estimated haul of $30 million. While the sequel is running about $60 million behind the first Super Mario, it is already the top-grossing Hollywood film of the year so far and is on the verge of jumping $700 million in worldwide ticket sales.

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