Animated feature The Super Mario Bros. Movie has remained at the top of the US box office for a second weekend and in the process has overtaken Avatar: The Way of Water as the top grossing movie in 2023.

Highest new movie of the weekend comes in at number 2 as Russell Crowe stars in the horror movie The Popes Exorcist while also inside the top 5 at number 4 is the Nicholas Hoult and Nicholas Cage starring Renfield

Making its debut at number 7 is Mafia Mamma which has a gross of $2 Million and Nefarious is new at 9 with $1.3 Million.

Coming in at number 11 is Sweetwater which takes $350,000 on its debut and Beau Is Afraid is new at 13 on limited release with $320,396, the movie goes wide this coming Friday.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 14th - 16th April 2023

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $92,347,190 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $353,170,890 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It grosses $9,006,368 over the weekend on its debut

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,047,475 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $160,235,180 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum which took $138,662,998 at the box office after 4 weeks of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,026,475 over the weekend on its debut

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,846,808 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $33,409,758 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2023

With The Super Mario Bros. Movie currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Suzume
• The Popes Exorcist
• Renfield
• Sweetwater
• Beautiful Disaster
• Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
• Law of Tehran
• Mafia Mamma

Suzume

• The movie is directed by Makoto Shinkai, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Makoto Shinkai also directed The Garden of Words in 2013 and grossed $439K globally.
• It stars Nanoka Hara who also starred in The Voice of Sin (2020).
• The film also stars Hokuto Matsumura who was last seen in Liar � Liar (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Popes Exorcist

• The movie is directed by Julius Avery, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Julius Avery also directed Son of a Gun in 2015 and grossed $717.4K globally.
• It stars Russell Crowe who also starred in Rough Magic (1995).
• The film also stars Daniel Zovatto who was last seen in Heavy (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Renfield

• The movie is directed by Chris McKay, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Chris McKay also directed The Lego Batman Movie 2 in .
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Inconceivable (2017).
• The film also stars Nicholas Hoult who was last seen in The Menu (2022).
• They also appeared together in The Weather Man in 2006.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Sweetwater

• The movie is directed by Martin Guigui, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Martin Guigui also directed 9/11 in 2017.
• It stars Cary Elwes who also starred in Felidae (1994).
• The film also stars Eric Roberts who was last seen in Babylon (2023).
• They also appeared together in Race Against Time in 2000.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Beautiful Disaster

• The movie is directed by Roger Kumble, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Roger Kumble also directed Cruel Intentions in 2016.
• It stars Dylan Sprouse who also starred in Big Daddy (1999).
• The film also stars Virginia Gardner who was last seen in Fall (2022).
• Roger Kumble directed Dylan Sprouse in After We Collided
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

• The movie is from director Pierre Foldes.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Amaury de Crayencour who also starred in In Safe Hands (2019).
• The film also stars Mathilde Auneveux who was last seen in Custody (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Law of Tehran

• The movie is from director Saeed Roustayi.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Payman Maadi who also starred in Last Knights (2015).
• The film also stars Navid Mohammadzadeh who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Mafia Mamma

• The movie is directed by Catherine Hardwicke, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Catherine Hardwicke also directed Lords of Dogtown in 2005.
• It stars Toni Collette who also starred in The James Gang (1997).
• The film also stars Monica Bellucci who was last seen in Memory (2022).
• Catherine Hardwicke directed Toni Collette in Miss You Already
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• The Covenant - Friday, 21st April
• Ghosted - Friday, 21st April - streaming
• Other Peoples Children - Friday, 21st April
• Evil Dead Rise - Friday, 21st April
• Chevalier - Friday, 21st April
• Spirited Away Live On Stage - Sunday, 23rd April