Lion King Beats Sonic 3 on New Year’s Day

‘Mufasa' Besting ‘Sonic' For No. 1 As 2025 Box Office Kicks Off
: It’s a better first weekend of the year than last year with Disney’s Mufasa and Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 continuing their tussle into their third frames, $23M-$24M to $20M. In regards to 3-day weekends,
How 'Mufasa' Compares to Other 'Lion King' Movies at Box Office
The follow-up movie to the 2019 live action remake of The Lion King has put in a solid performance at the box office so far.
Mufasa: The Lion King Beats Sonic 3’s Box Office Internationally
The Lion King outperformed Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at the international box office, solidifying its global dominance. While both films competed strongly during the holiday season, Mufasa leveraged its international appeal to pull ahead of Sonic 3 in worldwide earnings.
Box Office: ‘Mufasa’ Beats ‘Sonic’ for No. 1 Over Christmas Stretch as ‘Nosferatu’ and ‘A Complete Unknown’ Start Strong
The Lion King" and Paramount's "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" are duking it out for first place at the North American box office.
Mufasa's Box Office Fortunes Are on the Rise
Mufasa: The Lion King is showing its resilience at the US box office by sporting a 3.8% rise in its second weekend in theaters.
Box Office: ‘Mufasa’ Tops Long Christmas Holiday With $63.8M But ‘Sonic 3’ Steals the Weekend
Elsewhere, Timothée Chalamet's Bob Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown' breaks records for Searchlight as vampire pic 'Nosferatu' bites off big business for Focus Features.
‘Sonic 3’ Narrowly Leads ‘Mufasa’ in a Strong Final Weekend for 2024 Box Office
It’s a tight race between the still speeding “Sonic 3” and the resurgent “Mufasa” for No. 1, with the hedgehog currently having the edge with an estimated $37.4 million Fri.-Sun. total that is just a 38% drop from its $60 million opening weekend. “Mufasa” is just behind with an estimated $35 million, matching its opening weekend total.
‘Sonic 3' and ‘Mufasa’ battle for No. 1 at the holiday box office
Two family films are dominating the holiday box office, with “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” winning the three-day weekend over “Mufasa” by a blue hair.
Mufasa And Sonic Continue Box Office Race Into Promising 2025
The box office race between Mufasa and Sonic highlights a promising 2025 for people who love going to the movies.
‘Mufasa’ Leaps Past ‘Sonic 3’ to Take Top Spot at Christmas Day Box Office With $14.7 Million
That success for “Mufasa” isn’t coming at the expense of “Sonic 3,” which continues to hum along with $10.3 million on Wednesday. The video game adaptation now has $88 million domestic and should reach $125-130 million by Sunday as it begins its overseas rollout.
Mufasa Box Office Continues #1 Streak Over New Year's Day - Could It Finally Beat Sonic Next Weekend?
Mufasa: The Lion King's New Year's Day offers hope for it overtaking Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as No. 1 at the box office after their first two weekends.
'Mufasa' and 'Sonic 3' Compete for Holiday Box Office Crown Amid Disney's Theme Park Revamp
Mufasa benefits from strong international sales, while Sonic 3 leverages its video game roots and family appeal.
‘Mufasa' Roars On New Year's Day; ‘Nosferatu' Already Record For Robert Eggers; ‘A Complete Unknown' Searchlight's Best Post Disney-Fox Merger – Box Office Update
New Year’s Day 2025 rang in an estimated $42.9M for all movies, the best result for the holiday post Covid, ahead of New Year ...