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‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ wins the box office game

That’s a lot of gold coins.

“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” swept the box office on Friday.

The computer-animated adventure flick, which is based on the Nintendo video game franchise, raked in $55 million, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.

The film, which The Post called “lousy,” opened on Wednesday, ahead of the holiday weekend.

It is projected to enjoy a $368 million opener, which would make it the biggest ever for an animated film, surpassing “Frozen,” according to Deadline.

The beloved Italian-American brothers from the series, Mario and Luigi, are voiced by Chris Pratt and Charlie Day.

The rest of its star-studded ensemble includes Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen and Sebastian Maniscalco.

The sports drama “Air,” which chronicles the story of Michael Jordan’s sneaker line, landed in second, with just over $5 million in sales.

The Post called the movie, which stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, “a slam dunk.”


“Air” which stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, is based on the story of Michael Jordan’s sneaker line.
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“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves"
“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” is currently third in box office sales.
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“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” which was in first place last week, flew down to third, with a $4.84-million take.

“John Wick: Chapter 4,” which was in second last week, came in fourth, earning $4.8 million.

In fifth was the slasher horror “Scream VI,” with $1.255 in sales.