‘Sonic 3’ handily beats ‘Mufasa’ at the battle of the box office
Written by ABC Audio. All rights reserved. on December 23, 2024
In the battle of animated new releases, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 beat out Mufasa: The Lion King at the box office this weekend.
The third installment in the Sonic series brought in $62 million to land in first place according to Box Office Mojo, with Mufasa a distant second with $35 mil.
Coming in third was Wicked with $13.5 million, which was a 40% drop from last week, with last week’s box office winner, Moana 2, in fourth with $13.1 mil, down about 50% from the previous week.
Rounding out the top five was another new release, Homestead, which brought in a little over $6 million.
Here are the top 10 films at the box office:
1. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – $62 million
2. Mufasa: The Lion King – $35 million
3. Wicked – $13.5 million
4. Moana 2 – $13.1 million
5. Homestead – $6.06 million
6. Gladiator II – $4.45 million
7. Kraven: The Hunter – $3.1 million
8. The Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim – $1.27 million
9. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – $825,000
10. Queer – $364,240
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