Not even Nicolas Cage as Dracula could take a bite out of “Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which hosed the box office competition for the second week in a row.
Based on the legendary Nintendo game, the computer-animated adventure flick leapt high above the competition bringing in $22.6 million in its second weekend after raking in a whopping $55 million in its first week, based on IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.
The film, which The Post found “lousy,” has now earned $500 million globally, making it the top-grossing video game adaptation in cinematic history, Variety reported.
The horror-thriller “The Pope’s Exorcist,” which tells the petrifying tale of the Vatican’s top exorcist’s investigation into a toddler’s possession, landed second with $4.3 million after debuting on Tuesday.
The Post said the film’s star, Russel Crowe, assumes a “ludicrous Italian accent” in his portrayal of Father Gabriele Amorth, the real-life Vatican chief exorcist who died on the age of 91 in September 2015.
Cage’s “Renfield” ranked third with $3.1 million.
The Post called the movie a “resounding meh” after it opened on Friday.
“Suzume,” an animated Japanese film released in 2022 that debuted in parts of the U.S. and Europe on Friday, got here in fourth with $2.8 million.
“Air,” which was in second last week,” deflated to fifth with $2.1 million.