Axios

"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" blew past expectations in its weekend debut, bringing in a whopping $377 million in global box office sales and $204.6 million in domestic sales between Wednesday and Sunday, per Comscore.

Why it matters: The Nintendo film has overtaken Disney's 2019 hit "Frozen 2" for the best weekend opener for an animated film.

Idaho, Montana and Florida saw the highest population growth among U.S. states between 2020-2022, per new U.S. Census Bureau data, while New York, Illinois and Louisiana suffered the most shrinkage.

The big picture: The past few years have been especially turbulent for population trends, with the COVID-19 pandemic affecting birth and death rates, interstate and international migration, and more.

The traditional Easter egg hunt turned into the search for cheaper eggs this year as fewer retailers shell out deals.

Why it matters: Egg prices have been dropping recently but were still up 55.4% in February compared to a year earlier, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, a key inflation barometer.

Chocolate is king for Easter and America’s favorite candy is Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs, according to data from Instacart.

Driving the news: The Reese’s eggs were the top-selling seasonal candy on Instacart last year in 29 states with Reese’s cups, Starburst Easter Jellybeans, and Hershey’s Milk Chocolate tied with five states each.

The 2008 financial crisis was caused, in part, by mortgage lenders taking on too much risk. Now, the pendulum has swung so far in the opposite direction that the private sector has all but ceased taking on mortgage risk any more.

Why it matters: Private-sector risk aversion has prevented millions of Americans from buying houses. It is also driving banks out of the mortgage game. That might be OK, if the nonbanks weren't disappearing too, and unlikely to return any time soon.

Americans continue to get hooked on pickleball and now two of the nation’s largest chains — Walmart and Subway — want in on the action.

State of play: Pickleball, which is a combination of tennis, badminton and ping-pong, was the fastest-growing sport in America for the third year in a row, according to a report from the Sports & Fitness Industry Association.

How did Credit Suisse fail? Two ways: Gradually, then suddenly.

Why it matters: Credit Suisse's final years and hours were uniquely Swiss — which means that the way the bank was resolved is unlikely to provide much of a guide for investors looking at too-big-to-fail banks elsewhere.

A growing number of companies are requiring workers to come back to the office — but not necessarily their managers.

By the numbers: 62% of non-managers work exclusively onsite, compared to 45% of managers, according to an Axios analysis of recent survey data.

As more people turn to fertility treatments to build their families, online invitation company Evite has launched a new "Parenthood Journey” category with invitations for IVF, egg freezing, and “rainbow" baby showers.

Why it matters: Approximately one in six people worldwide experience infertility at some stage in their lives, according to a new report from the World Health Organization and more companies are acknowledging the different paths people take to becoming a parent.