GM. Since debuting on April 5th, The Super Mario Bros. Movie has held the top spot at the box office - that is until this past weekend. With the release of the third installment of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal’s month long standing at #1 with Mario has finally come to an end. By no means is its theatrical run over, however. Having made a $1.1 billion splash in only a month means there are likely plenty of people still vying for a chance to go see the movie. Pair that with the fact that the release schedule is pretty clear until Fast X hits theaters on May 19th means there’s likely to still be plenty of showings over the few weeks to catch it at your local theater.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has seen generally positive reviews. Some are loving it, while some are saying it’s only marginally better than the other movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 4 and Phase 5, which is a nice way of saying it’s not complete shit.

The rag-tag space team did $114 million at the box office this weekend. There were reports from over a week ago that the movie was tracking towards a $130 million release. So, while this movie will definitely make money for Disney, we expect the final total - just like the opening - will be a bit shy of what the studio was hoping for.

As we mentioned, the release schedule is pretty clear for the next couple weeks, which means Mario and the Guardians will continue to be the story over that time. Our suggestion would be to check out Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant while you still can and then circle back to The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Guardian of the Galaxy Vol. 3 if you haven’t seen them yet since they’ll have a longer run of showtimes.

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