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'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' is No. 1 for third week

Jack Black arrives at the premiere of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." (Courtesy/AP)

"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" continued to rack up coins at the box office, leading ticket sales for the third straight weekend, as the animation hit neared $1 billion after just 18 days in theaters.

The weekend's top new release, the horror reboot "Evil Dead Rise" debuted solidly, launching with $23.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. But that was no match for Universal Pictures' "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," which grossed $58.2 million in its third weekend.

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