For potentially one last weekend The Super Mario Bros. Movie hangs onto the top slot, a place it has been for 4 weeks taking a further $40 Million to push its gross to nearly $500 Million.

Next weekend sees the release of the next Marvel movie which should, with ease, top the box office.

The highest new movie of the weekend makes its debut at 3 in that shape of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret which takes $6.8 Million on its debut.

A release to celebrate 40 years since it first appeared in cinemas has Star Wars: Return of the Jedi making a new entry at number 5 with $4.7 Million.

Further down the box office there is a new entry for Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two which takes $3.8 Million at number 8 and Sisu is new at 10 with $3.2 Million.

Outside the top 10 there is a new entry for Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World at 11 with $3 Million and the British movie Polite Society which slides in at 15 with $800,000.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 28th - 30th April 2023

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 4 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $40,000,000 over the weekend, a 33% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $490,015,825 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,200,000 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $44,416,000 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Army of Darkness which took $7,800,345 at the box office after 2 weeks of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It grosses $6,800,000 on its debut weekend

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,000,000 over the weekend, a 14% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $176,155,296 over 6 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 $156,067,424 at the box office after 6 weeks of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,694,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $4,694,000 on its re-release debut

The Marvel unsung heroes (outside of Deadpool) have gained a massive following since the release of the first film and the inevitable sequel was always going to be a massive blockbuster.

Landing at the top of this weeks UK box office Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 2 takes a fantastic £13 million making it the 41 highest debut ever, behind The Inbetweeners Movie and head of The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers.

The original Guardians of The Galaxy opened to £6.3 million in 2014, good for an untried new franchise, this film had bigger hype and has gained a loyal following and more than doubles the debut gross.

With favourable reviews and stars Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana at the top of their games, and with the best hero at the cinema in Baby Groot were looking at a £40 - £50 million total gross.

Falling from the top after 2 weeks if Fast and Furious 8, a £1.7 million 3rd weekend means that the film has now taken £26 million, it will struggle now to catch up with Fast and Furious 7.

Also new this week is Baahubali 2 The Conclusion at number 6 with £0.4 million, The Promise at number 9 with £178,000 and Lady McBeth at number 10 with £174,000.

Sing re-entered the chart this week and at 9 weeks is the longest running film while Beauty and The Beast is the highest total grossing movie with £70 million, its the 8th UK top film ever.

Historical Charts A year ago - Captain America: Civil War from Marvel was the top new film of the week, it knocked The Jungle Book from Disney from the top.

Five years ago - Avengers Assemble from Marvel took over at the top, it knocked Salmon Fishing In The Yemen down to number 2.

Ten years ago - Next starring Nicholas Cage was new at the top, it knocked Wild Hogs down to number 2 after a couple of weeks at the top.

Fifteen years ago - About A Boy starring Hugh Grant and Nicholas Holt was the top new film of the week making its debut at the top, it knocked Bend It Like Beckham to number 2.

Twenty years ago - Finishing off the release of Star Wars Special Editions Star Wars: Return of The Jedi made its debut at the top, it knocked Scream down to 2.

Twenty five years ago - Staying at the top was The Hand The Rocks The Cradle for a second weekend while Denzel Washington starred in the top new film Ricochet at number 3.