The animated video game adaptation The Super Mario Bros. Movie makes its debut at the top of the UK box office with a £15.6 Million debut.

Also making its debut is the new Ben Affleck directed Air at number 4 while The Popes Exorcist is new at number 5.

Further down the box office Godland makes £42,854 on its debut weekend.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 7th - 9th April 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

Video game adaptations have not historically made good movie adaptation, and the box office grosses have not been good, but Nintendos flagship character Mario looks set to change that as it makes its debut with £15.6 Million.

The movie has not been a big hit with critics but paying audiences have loved the animated movie and if it be the fan service or the love of the characters this is set to be one of the biggest movies of the year.

In comparison Sonic the Hedgehog from 2020 took £4.7 Million on its debut and Super Mario Bros from 1993 took £2.8 Million on release, £3.7 Million adjusted for inflation.

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
• It grosses £15,691,810 over its debut weekend
• It is the 5th top debuting movie in the month of April
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023

After making its debut at the top last weekend the board game adaptation falls to number 2 on its second weekend with a 54% drop.

The movie has taken £8.2 Million after 2 weeks of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,624,628 over the weekend, a 54% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,224,628 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2023

The fourth chapter in the John Wick series is at number 3 this weekend with a £1.2 Million gross on its 3rd weekend of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,286,221 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £12,933,430 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum which took £8,002,938 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

Ben Affleck directs himself and Matt Damon in this movie based on the shoe made famous by basketball player Michael Jordan.

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,174,554 over its debut weekend

The new movie starring Russell Crowe lands at number 5 this weekend on the UK box office with a gross of £707,050.

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £707,050 over its debut weekend

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