It’s chart day folks and we have some brilliant news for fans of Mario as the star-studded Super Mario Bros Movie lands straight in at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart.
Earning over 63,000 digital download-only sales in its first week, the film – which features the voices of Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Seth Rogan and many more – outsells the rest of the Top 10 combined to claim a big Number 1 debut.
Based on Nintendo’s flagship, iconic video game series, The Super Mario Bros Movie sees Mario (Pratt) and Princess Peach (Taylor-Joy) journey through the Mushroom Kingdom to find Mario’s brother Luigi (Day) and save the world from the ferocious and evil Bowser (Black).
Zipping back up 14 places is Marvel Studios’ feature Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, which lands back at its previous peak of Number 2. Also on the rebound is Creed III which bounces up five places to Number 3, a new peak for the title. Dropping two places to Number 4 is the former Number 1, Avatar: The Way of Water.
Another huge climber comes from Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, flying 17 (5) and finishing just ahead of Fast & Furious 9 (6), and Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (7) which catapults 11 places.
Top Gun: Maverick also finds itself back in the Top 10, up four (8), while last week’s chart-topper Scream VI tumbles eight places (9). Rounding off this week’s Top 10 is Dune (10) which rebounds five spots.
The Official Film Chart Top 10 – 31st May 2023
| LW | Pos | Title | Label |
| NEW | 1 | THE SUPER MARIO BROS MOVIE | NBC UNIVERSAL |
| 16 | 2 | ANT-MAN AND THE WASP – QUANTUMANIA | MARVEL FILMS |
| 8 | 3 | CREED III | MGM |
| 2 | 4 | AVATAR – THE WAY OF WATER | 20TH CENTURY FOX HE |
| 22 | 5 | FANTASTIC BEASTS – SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| 3 | 6 | FAST & FURIOUS 9 | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| 18 | 7 | ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL | SONY PICTURES HE |
| 12 | 8 | TOP GUN – MAVERICK | PARAMOUNT |
| 1 | 9 | SCREAM 6 | PARAMOUNT |
| 15 | 10 | DUNE (2021) | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
© Official Charts Company 2023
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Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
