'Super Mario' fights off 'Evil Dead' to stay on top in N.America

“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” did an impressive $58.2 million in ticket sales in North American movie theaters this weekend, easily fending off two new challengers, estimates showed Sunday.

The joint effort of Universal, Nintendo and Illumination studios, now in its third week out, ranks as the year’s top movie so far, taking in an accumulated $434.3 million domestically and $437 million internationally.