Weekend projections: Mario cruises to fourth win, Are You There God? comes in third
The Super Mario Bros. Movie will easily win the weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. The video game hero and his pals will pick up another $40 million in North America, taking it past $490 million here. With another projected $68.3 million internationally, it’ll have over $530 million outside North America by the end of the weekend, and pass $1 billion worldwide on Sunday. The new releases are mostly coming in behind expectations, with Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret the best-performing among them, earning $6.8 million on its debut.