'Mario,' 'Hail Mary' Scare Off 'Lee Cronin's The Mummy'

Key Points:

• Super Mario Galaxy Movie remains the box office leader in its third weekend, with an estimated $30 million domestically and nearing $700 million in worldwide ticket sales, making it the top-grossing Hollywood film of the year so far.
• Project Hail Mary continues strong in its fifth weekend, earning an estimated $18.5 million domestically and reaching a cumulative $283 million, with plans to return to Imax and premium large format screens.
• Lee Cronin’s new horror film The Mummy opened in third place with an estimated $12.5 million, receiving mixed critical reviews but solid audience reception, and shares Imax screens with Hail Mary.
• The Mummy, produced by Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, centers on a family discovering their missing daughter has been transformed into a living mummy after eight years, and marks Cronin’s follow-up to his successful Evil Dead Rise.
• Upcoming box office changes include the release of Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic Michael next weekend, followed by The Devil Wears Prada 2, signaling the official start of the summer movie season.