LOS ANGELES, April 6 --  The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, based on the wildly popular Nintendo video game, crushed the competition at the North American box office in its opening weekend with US$130.9 million (RM524 million) in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday.

The animated sequel from Universal and Illumination Studios tracks the adventures of Mario, Luigi and friends in outer space, where they must save Princess Rosalina. It features the voices of Jack Black, Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy and Brie Larson.

"This is a sensational opening for the second episode in an animation series," said analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.

"Family movie-going is leading the industry now and these series are a lo...